Helping with Japanese crisis

[joe b]

Has anybody on here been asked to go to japan and help in the crisis?????

[cololinehand]

Would be that there is a lot to do with the rescue and then sadly the recovery of any flood or quake victims before any restoration could happen.

I was watching videos of the devestation and was wondering how power would be restored with the amount of water still standing and the amount of debris still all over the place.

I would think that the logistics of getting men, material and rigs over there would be overwhelming. Not to mention the language barrier. I wouldn't think to many of their linemen speak English and I sure as hell don't speak or read Japanese.

But I would be wiling to be a part of the resto crew, what an experience that would be.

C

[electric squirrel]

If you want your nuts to shrivel up and your teeth to glow in the dark and your piss to power your hybrid go right ahead and go......:cool:

[BigClive]

If you want your nuts to shrivel up and your teeth to glow in the dark and your piss to power your hybrid go right ahead and go......:cool:

That's what went through my mind too. :D

I think I'd recommend giving the place a wide berth until that reactor has finished blowing up. It's apparently called Fuk-u-shima for a reason.

[bravehearted03]

They have a list going, pm me if you want on..

seems like were in for some work this summer!

even though I dont want to make money off peoples tragedy.. but thats

what were here for..

GOD BLESS

[Patriot]

If you want to help, donate money, blankets, food, via your church or relief organization.

[Highplains Drifter]

Here is a real good article in layman's terms of what's going on over there:






Fukushima Nuclear Accident – a simple and accurate explanation (http://bravenewclimate.com/2011/03/13/fukushima-simple-explanation/)

[boomup04]

If you have any info on going over for work in japan please let me know. You can email me directly at jammtjansen@hotmail.com

[cololinehand]

CL, never said anything about bein and expert just that it would be an experience. Yes, I agree to lettin the radiation die down

I wonder how many linemen they have other there. We haven't had any on here but one would think they would have to have ute and contractor hands as well.

C

[Highplains Drifter]

Satellite images - Japan‏


These are amazing images of areas in Japan--what the area looked like before and what it looks like now. If you put your mouse on the blue line in the middle of the photos, you can drag it over to the right and left to see how it looked before and how it looks now. Unbelievable the devastation.



CLICK HERE (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/13/world/asia/satellite-photos-japan-before-and-after-tsunami.html)

[joe b]

Just thought this would be a good topic since there is a lot of negative stuff going around on this forum!!!!!!!!!!

Good luck to who may go over there and please be safe and god bless you all

[Ben Kaplan]

I have been contacted by a contractor to sign on a storm roster. Nothing definite but I should know more today. I'm still looking for more options and info, though. I'm a 10 year lineman in Cleveland, OH and have at least 10 other JLs that would go with me.

I'm a member of IBEW 71 and went as far as to call the IO about storm work, if you're leaving the country you're on your own... you MUST solicit your own work. I'm not trying to apply at Halliburton and get the screwing of the century, I was hoping to find a NECA contractor that would uphold conditions and scale.

E-mail to share info.

BenWKaplan@gmail.com

[boomup04]

Heard today that we will know something in2-3 weeks. They are working on it as we speak. The list is full as of right now.

[Highplains Drifter]

Here's today's up date from the Nuclear Engery Insitute (http://nei.cachefly.net/newsandevents/information-on-the-japanese-earthquake-and-reactors-in-that-region/).

[I'llclimbit]

i have a phone # of a company putting a list together of ppl interested at going over from the states to help out when the radiation prob is under control

[bravehearted03]

A friend of mine is trying to raise a lil money to help out victims in Japan..
they are selling for 20.00. Company is called IPPON JUDO CLOTHING..
anyway, thank you
Their email is IPPONJUDOCLOTHING@yahoo.com for more info.

[Squizzy]

I haven't heard of any lineman from Australia heading to Japan the guys have enough work to do over here with all the floods and fires we have had recently. Plus with all the radiation I don't think many guys would be to interested anyway. They can re-build Hiroshima and Nagasaki I think they can fix this...

[woodwalker4life]

I'd like to be on that list to go if anyone has any info on it please shoot it to me much thanks

[woodwalker4life]

I'm sorry you don't know me or my intitions and I have donated to the japan crises and I'm not worried aboot a tax write off thou but untill u know me personally you should show some class and ask thank you so much

[Switch]

Please send me any info. on going to Japan. Journeymen Lineman out of local 222. There is no work here at all :(

[HardWorker!]

I heard out here in Cali, Wilson was about to cancel their contract with Edison & go to Japan to work. Heard they was paying willing to pay lineman 250k each to work just 3months.