Where the F*<k did the truck go?!
Had a pretty good one on monday. Rolled up on our job. A little restring on a highway. Only about a mile and a quarter long. All we had to do was hook up the wire and pull in the wire. Ropes were in the week before. The rope machine we have is a f350 with a flatbed and 4 drums mounted on it. The rope was a half inch samson hollow braid(10 grand for all four drums i was told). Well, i was looking up checking the ropes making sure we didnt mess up and tramp anything, and the other lineman said "HEY where THE FU$K IS THE PULLIN' TRUCK??!!" Well, sure as hell, somebody cut our ropes and stole the damn truck! And i dont live in los angeles, i live in north idaho! Well, we called the cops and did our own little redneck csi, and followed the dually tracks to an empty lot. Sure as hell, there was the truck. We thought for sure it would be somewhere getting stripped! The only thing they took was a pintle hitch, fire extinguishers, first aid and body fluid kit, and a cb radio with GPS in it. Truck was fine, and still pulled in center and the neutral that day.
Long story short- always grip or tie off your rope! Never know whats gonna happen over the weekend.