To all.

[PA BEN]

We in the northwest are having a wind storm now and more to come. 12/3/07. I just heard on the news this morning that last night out of Aberdeen WA. Two line workers up in a bucket were hit by a tree and rode the bucket/tree to the ground. There ok according to the news. If I hear more I’ll post it. We are expecting 100 mph winds today on the Washington coast. Let’s stay safe and watch out for each other. Last year’s wind storm hit last December and the line crews had to be called back in because of trees coming down. We also lost a tree trimmer in the Seattle area durning last years storm. A tree took a power pole to the ground. The pole was laying there like an arrow on a loaded bow. When the crews freed the pole the butt took off and hit the tree trimmer killing him. I say again, be safe and watch out for each other.

[chaz33]

damn that is like hurricane winds . do be careful and watch out for each other .

[PA BEN]

Extensive storm damage along Washington, Oregon coast
By The Associated Press

Winds gusting to 81 mph blew trees onto roads and across power lines as drenching rain pelted the Washington coast, bringing a danger of flooding across much of the western part of the state.

The Grays Harbor County Public Utility District (PUD) reported 33,000 customers without electricity today, and most major roads in Grays Harbor and Pacific counties were closed or blocked, including U.S. Highways 12 and 101. At one point this morning nearly every road into Aberdeen was closed or blocked.

Two PUD workers trying to restore service were injured, one seriously in a 40-foot fall, when a windblown tree hit a lift truck bucket Sunday night, sheriff's Deputy David A. Pimentel said. Both were hospitalized, one with head injuries and the other with back injuries.

Rescuers used chain saws and dodged falling trees to clear the way for an ambulance to the scene, Sheriff Michael J. Whelan said.

"It was very dicey," Whelan said, adding that he had to be picked up by a patrol car after a falling tree smashed his truck in the driveway at his home.

"In 30 years of law enforcement, it's as bad as I've ever seen," Whelan said.

Whelan said all access to the western part of Grays Harbor County was blocked.

"We have trees and power lines down literally all over the county and they're blocking the roadways," he said. "The wind so far has not abated. It's been extremely strong."

Crews won't be able to reopen the roads until the wind dies down, Whelan said, though officials are trying to get some emergency routes open.

Repair crews were pulled off the roads and streets early today because of the continuing hazard, PUD officials said.

Doug Barker, managing editor of The Daily World in Aberdeen, said the newspaper had no electricity and only one reporter was able to get to work this morning. "We're powerless and trying to figure out how to print today," he said.

[electric squirrel]

Are they looking for hands?? Who , Where? E.S.

[Koga]

in the bucket is going to be OK . Yall be safe up there and don't fly your buckets in wind that strong.

Koga

[Bull Dog]

I Would Be In The Barn Till It Calms Down.

[Bull Dog]

I WOULD BE IN THE BARN TILL IT CALMS DOWN. ES is always up for a little extra cash!

[PA BEN]

Are they looking for hands?? Who , Where? E.S.

Call Local 77 in Seattle about the work. The whole coast from Oregon up in to Washington was hit hard. 124 mph winds in Oregon up to 100 in Washington.
As far as for the linemen in the buckets. Our boss told us today that at 10:00pm last night a tree hit the boom and broke both buckets off the boom. The two lineman rode with the tree to the ground.

[BigClive]

I WOULD BE IN THE BARN TILL IT CALMS DOWN. ES is always up for a little extra cash!

Nah, ES wants to ride the storm like a bronco.

Worst winds are the ones that surge. You go up in the bucket while it's calm then suddenly all hell lets loose while you're up there. You can either try to go down or hold onto whatever you were working on until it passes.

Personally I quite enjoy the more "rugged" weather.

[Orgnizdlbr]

Stay safe PA