different types of lineman

come on guys ,give me something to laugh about,heres some types of lineman,the lineman that makes sure the foreman knows how much hes done that day,everyone knows the quiet guy worked harder,and doesnt need to talk,another type is what i call the primary side and the secondary side lineman,when working on a urd transformer,most guys hate doing one or the other.then theres the church lineman,he works 24 hrs,doesnt get dirty and looks like hes going to church.then theres the albert eienstien lineman,the smart one that knows math and calculations way better then i do,he tries to impress but he hasnt learned to cut the wire long instead of cutting the wire too short all the time,you can also call him the splice lineman cause youll need plenty of splices.then theres the chocolate donut lineman,ohh hes the one eating those donuts,while hes crapping.then theres always the cant do two things at once lineman,he talks but he cant work while hes talking,then we got the in one ear out the other ear lineman,he always talks but nobody really listens to him,although hes a damn good lineman.theres more but its your turn,tell me the others that i missed,i bet i get some good ones.

How about the lineman that has "been there done that" all over the country, and when you start adding up the "years" he spent here and there, knowing his current age he would have been a Journeyman when he was like 5!!

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Originally Posted by hotwiretamer

How about the lineman that has "been there done that" all over the country, and when you start adding up the "years" he spent here and there, knowing his current age he would have been a Journeyman when he was like 5!!

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yea,lineman can lie,bullshit,and some can even survive 2 or 3 plane crashes,then theres the type that look like garbage men,but he shows up everyday

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Originally Posted by reppy007

come on guys ,give me something to laugh about,heres some types of lineman,the lineman that makes sure the foreman knows how much hes done that day,everyone knows the quiet guy worked harder,and doesnt need to talk,another type is what i call the primary side and the secondary side lineman,when working on a urd transformer,most guys hate doing one or the other.then theres the church lineman,he works 24 hrs,doesnt get dirty and looks like hes going to church.then theres the albert eienstien lineman,the smart one that knows math and calculations way better then i do,he tries to impress but he hasnt learned to cut the wire long instead of cutting the wire too short all the time,you can also call him the splice lineman cause youll need plenty of splices.then theres the chocolate donut lineman,ohh hes the one eating those donuts,while hes crapping.then theres always the cant do two things at once lineman,he talks but he cant work while hes talking,then we got the in one ear out the other ear lineman,he always talks but nobody really listens to him,although hes a damn good lineman.theres more but its your turn,tell me the others that i missed,i bet i get some good ones.

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Neat. I think I know all those guys! Where did you say you were from? :D

There's the one who has to take a sh!t when his climb is next.

then theres the one upper lineman/foreman. You know, the one that can do everything faster, in less moves and it look better, but if he does something it takes forever and looks like shit. The kiss ass lineman= the one thats best buddies with the gf, and your pretty sure gives oral to get on the service truck. Then theres the lineman that hates being at work, and will leave the crew high and dry when work needs done after 3pm.

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Originally Posted by loodvig

There's the one who has to take a sh!t when his climb is next.

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I think that is the same one that hides on the side of the truck pretending like he is searching in the bin for something, untill someone else puts there harness on!!!

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Originally Posted by spark and bark

then theres the one upper lineman/foreman. You know, the one that can do everything faster, in less moves and it look better, but if he does something it takes forever and looks like shit. The kiss ass lineman= the one thats best buddies with the gf, and your pretty sure gives oral to get on the service truck. Then theres the lineman that hates being at work, and will leave the crew high and dry when work needs done after 3pm.

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ahh haa!! Someone else with the "Serviceman" problem!!
The experienced D-Dye cover replacement "Specialist"?

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Originally Posted by hotwiretamer

I think that is the same one that hides on the side of the truck pretending like he is searching in the bin for something, untill someone else puts there harness on!!!

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The bin lurker I worked with would wait until you started up the pole and then step out with a climber in his hand and say. "Why I was gonna get that one."

After awhile I just never made a move when it was his turn. He eventually got the message.

His other ploy was calling in sick if he found out we were gonna do something tough. We finally never would let him know if we had something requiring a lot of climbing. What a hand.

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Originally Posted by wtdoor67

The bin lurker I worked with would wait until you started up the pole and then step out with a climber in his hand and say. "Why I was gonna get that one."

After awhile I just never made a move when it was his turn. He eventually got the message.

His other ploy was calling in sick if he found out we were gonna do something tough. We finally never would let him know if we had something requiring a lot of climbing. What a hand.

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Yea, the "bin surfer" is a waste of time, and a worthless lineman!!

Then there's the lineman that try's to make somebody else look bad so he can make himself look good or the one who is missing a finger or two or has those flash marks on him from previous accidents and still takes shortcuts.

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Originally Posted by loodvig

There's the one who has to take a sh!t when his climb is next.

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ive worked for centerpoint,north houston pole&line,mpt,a contracter,and a off the wall contractor in flordia,thanks for the funny replies,i guess everyone has the shit lineman,and the lineman looking in the bins type,heres a few other types of lineman,,,theres the finder lineman that can find where the trouble is,but he never actually fixes shit,kind of like hes the only one that can find the trouble,we all know that type,theres the stocker lineman,that can find you a switch to replace,with the hopes that you will climb the pole,damn,we had a 12 kv switch on this line truck,then theres the early warning lineman,you can tell when a foreman or a supervisor is around ,cause he starts working suddenly,the guy has great eyes.then theres the what if lineman that cant work alone and always wants someone around,he says things like what if im in a urd pot and something happens,knowing the other lineman is over the fence,and might not be able to help,cause the damage is done,just work safe and try not to make a major mistake.

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Originally Posted by wtdoor67

The bin lurker I worked with would wait until you started up the pole and then step out with a climber in his hand and say. "Why I was gonna get that one."

After awhile I just never made a move when it was his turn. He eventually got the message.

His other ploy was calling in sick if he found out we were gonna do something tough. We finally never would let him know if we had something requiring a lot of climbing. What a hand.

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this is the worst type of lineman,that i dont understand,the type,usually younger that climbs the pole,then wants to tell me what clamps he needs,i usually tell him nicely that hes a dumbass and ask if his wife had to dress him that morning,you know the type,the one that cant look from the ground,and see what he needs.

What about the guy that shows up does his job consistently, invents things on the fly, creates ways of getting the lights back on when it can't happen?
You know that guy; the one that says we don't need the bucket, or the damned digger:we'll just go down there and hook it.

Hey screw the back lot machine, we'll tie the phase up in the tree with some bells and run the neutral on the ground: let's get the lights on and fix it in the a.m. when we have some light to work by (God gave us light we just can't out shine).

There are lineman that bring everything they have to the table everytime they eat at the OT plate.

I work with them daily.

Div III
CVEC

I'm damned proud of the men I work with: good lineman everyone!
And, If any of us are found slipping or wanting, we fix it amongst ourselves.

No need for diversifying junk with us.

CVEC DIV III

come get ya some!!!


work safely,

L. A. Martin
Journeyman Div III
CVEC

:Ddont know why you think that swampy. Things are still like that around here... we had 3 poles down in a no access area, and i mean NO ACCESS! not even a backhoe or 4 wheeler. We ended up batting a footing on the bottom of the broken poles made out of 4 crossarms and rope guyed them off to existing poles... all were some apprentices idea. It stayed up like that for 3 weeks till we could get back to it. Even operators have their time to shine. We have a couple that will dig a ditch, jump out of the hoe to glue pipe and push wire. i'm also from idaho, so things might be a little less unchanged than where you are from, swampy.
And by the way everyone, just took my journeyman test! Passed with a 99%! I might be a pup, but i am looking forward to the future ahead!:D

heres a type i met 5 years ago,the guy was clean cut,looked like a good lineman,ect,turned out to be a fair weather type of lineman,was from washington d.c,had his jy card,didnt have a clue what a hi-leg was,208 volts ,what is that,didnt know what purpose a neutral served,didnt ever want to climb,when he did,he was just in the way,somehow this clown got a job out west,went to do transmission work out of a helicopter,or said he was,if so i need to pray for this guy,wow it is a different world,some younger ones will tell you that they cant work 16 hours,too tired,plus now i know there too busy on the cell phone,or looking at facebook,must be smarter than i was,i couldnt find time to do these new things,is there anybody like me that thinks that would the fastest way to get fired back when linework was all about linework,and a thing about the ot plate,,,,,,,,,,,,man that somehow went way over my head,you lost me on that one,please explain if you can.

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Originally Posted by reppy007

heres a type i met 5 years ago,the guy was clean cut,looked like a good lineman,ect,turned out to be a fair weather type of lineman,was from washington d.c,had his jy card,didnt have a clue what a hi-leg was,208 volts ,what is that,didnt know what purpose a neutral served,didnt ever want to climb,when he did,he was just in the way,somehow this clown got a job out west,went to do transmission work out of a helicopter,or said he was,if so i need to pray for this guy,wow it is a different world,some younger ones will tell you that they cant work 16 hours,too tired,plus now i know there too busy on the cell phone,or looking at facebook,must be smarter than i was,i couldnt find time to do these new things,is there anybody like me that thinks that would the fastest way to get fired back when linework was all about linework,and a thing about the ot plate,,,,,,,,,,,,man that somehow went way over my head,you lost me on that one,please explain if you can.

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Knew one once that showed up with a resume that would choke a horse. The hands on the crew were quite impressed. Numerous GF jobs, supts. etc. in his background.

After they worked with him a little they realized it was all a sham. They eventually treated him with contempt. After they did a particular job one hand would taunt him by saying. "Hey put this in your resume".

I learned that a JL who had to tell you how much he has done and how good he is, usually was not worth a Shit. A real Lineman lets his actions speak for himself. Also I do not get the OT thing,I worked a lot of OT to restore the power even though I would rather have gone home to a warm house. Old Retired Lineman

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Originally Posted by hotwiretamer

How about the lineman that has "been there done that" all over the country, and when you start adding up the "years" he spent here and there, knowing his current age he would have been a Journeyman when he was like 5!!

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Now this is a classic!! I guess there's atleast one in every location!!:D:D

There's also lineman that travel in to somebody elses local and bring there ratty and suck ass ways and get GF and Forman jobs when they have never even worked on the property like what's happening at alot of yards at 1245 right now!!!

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Originally Posted by west coast hand

There's also lineman that travel in to somebody elses local and bring there ratty and suck ass ways and get GF and Forman jobs when they have never even worked on the property like what's happening at alot of yards at 1245 right now!!!

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Yeah they try for years to get their ticket transferred to your local and then jump on the first GF's job they can!:(

then theres the type that wants to change out a 25kva urd transformer with the same,damn its only been changed out 3 times in 2 days,could it be overloaded? he states well thats what they want,so thats what we will do,i know everyones seen this type of genius.another subject,how many of you guys dont use computers in your trucks,i guess all large utilities have them,and most contracters dont

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Originally Posted by reppy007

then theres the type that wants to change out a 25kva urd transformer with the same,damn its only been changed out 3 times in 2 days,could it be overloaded? he states well thats what they want,so thats what we will do,i know everyones seen this type of genius.another subject,how many of you guys dont use computers in your trucks,i guess all large utilities have them,and most contracters dont

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Or the ones who wanna change out the tub on every dam blinkin light call instead of takin the time to look into it a little further!!:rolleyes:

Worked with one who on OT would tighten every damn nut on every bolt and say it was to

stop TVI, but on straight rate, he was blind to all kinds of sh-- that could cause problems.
How about never got time to do the job right, but always got time to back and do it again

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Originally Posted by reppy007

then theres the type that wants to change out a 25kva urd transformer with the same,damn its only been changed out 3 times in 2 days,could it be overloaded? he states well thats what they want,so thats what we will do,i know everyones seen this type of genius.another subject,how many of you guys dont use computers in your trucks,i guess all large utilities have them,and most contracters dont

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Not all large Utilities have them!! I have been trying to get the Co. to come on board with computers, but they complain the "software" is too expensive!!

Have all these types here as well!

No offence to the older generation but what about the "BACK IN MY DAY" linesman the ones who could this much in this amount of time, forgetten all the saftey rules we youngin's now have to follow.

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Originally Posted by hotwiretamer

Not all large Utilities have them!! I have been trying to get the Co. to come on board with computers, but they complain the "software" is too expensive!!

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Careful what ya ask for!:rolleyes: They bring a lot of baggage with'em!:(

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Originally Posted by MI-Lineman

Careful what ya ask for!:rolleyes: They bring a lot of baggage with'em!:(

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Your probably right, but it sure would be nice to have the updated mapping system at your finger tips when shooting trouble at night!!

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Originally Posted by hotwiretamer

Your probably right, but it sure would be nice to have the updated mapping system at your finger tips when shooting trouble at night!!

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Me and another lineman were on a trouble call one night, we had half a loop out and we had just got our computers and he told me that as soon as he could get it to load he would tell me where the open loop was, I told him I would go ahead and get started testing the first run of cable, well about a half hour later he told me that he knew where the open loop was, I told him I did to cause I had already found the bad piece of cable isolated it and tied the loop and everybody was back on, he was whipped out.:D But you are right I have had it come in handy on some tricky backbone URD that I was unfamiliar with, there is no substitution for knowing your system when shooting trouble, but as much as things change daily it can be a handy tool.