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  1. Thread: Any info?

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    https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/linem...

    https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/lineman-dies-after-electrocution-in-north-wilkesboro/83-548649251

    30 years old, with a 4 year old and wife 4 months pregnant. I heard he was working in...
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    When I got hired at the power company back in 78,...

    When I got hired at the power company back in 78, my boss came to the companies main office to meet me and pick me up. I followed him to the line shop, and he showed me around before hauling me out...
  3. Thread: Duke Energy

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    Yeah, non union as I'm actually not in the line...

    Yeah, non union as I'm actually not in the line crew anymore. Where I work, the lineman are non union....but I've signed a card 3 times during my career when the IBEW came around to organize. We...
  4. Thread: Duke Energy

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    Well....I was just browsin around, and reread the...

    Well....I was just browsin around, and reread the words I wrote 5 years ago and thought I would give a little update. Instead of doing the right thing, and raising the legacy Dook people up to what...
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    It was so cold here this morning....I saw 2...

    It was so cold here this morning....I saw 2 Beagles with jumper cables trying to start a Rabbit so they could run him! :eek:
  6. Thread: Duke Energy

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    This reply may be way too late, but I haven't...

    This reply may be way too late, but I haven't been on here in a while. You would be better off going to work for Dominion in VA, or maybe go to SC and work for Santee Cooper or SCE&G. I worked for...
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    When we went to Watertown, NY in 1998....there...

    When we went to Watertown, NY in 1998....there was a thing running around called a Rock Blaster. It was some kind of huge air powered rock drill mounted on a big track hoe, where the bucket would...
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    About 5 or 6 years ago, we had an dude climb a...

    About 5 or 6 years ago, we had an dude climb a 40' aluminum ladder that he rested against a flood light bracket...and was going to get an escaped parrot off the primary. He went phase to phase on the...
  9. Thread: Lost Art

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    Hey Tracy. I've been scarce around here for a...

    Hey Tracy. I've been scarce around here for a while too. Sorry to hear your Mom and Mother are having troubles, and hope they are doing better. I live about 75 miles from Pigeon Forge, and thought I...
  10. Thread: If

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    I worked with a female lineman several years ago,...

    I worked with a female lineman several years ago, and she was top notch. She was a Canadian girl, and worked for Ontario Hydro before coming to work with us. She was smart, and worked as hard or...
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    It doesn't matter if you're required to use full...

    It doesn't matter if you're required to use full fall restraint or not, the ACTUAL climbing part is done with your feet either way. If you don't watch what you're doing without fall restraint, you...
  12. Thread: forgive me

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    I can tell you why Mayor Michael Bloomberg shut...

    I can tell you why Mayor Michael Bloomberg shut them down. He's one of the biggest dildos on the face of the earth.....and he was afraid of the competition!
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    I used to read more than I do now, and always...

    I used to read more than I do now, and always liked Stephen King's books. I read Kujo, Christine, and Pet Cemetary. I've always wanted to read The Stand, but just won't take the time to do it. That ...
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    I did it the same way as Poot.....in a circle. I...

    I did it the same way as Poot.....in a circle. I got in the habit of doing all my dig ins for new services and any new overhead temp or perm service first thing in the morning. Then I would start my...
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    God love your heart, if you thought Cracker...

    God love your heart, if you thought Cracker Barrell grits were good. Those things are horrible! You need to go to a little Mom & Pop type diner for breakfast to get decent grits. And yes Reppy....I...
  16. Thread: Oh My God

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    It ain't over till it's over!

    The NC Utilities Commision and the Attorney General of NC have launched an investigation into the deal Duke pulled. Duke stock fell almost $3.00 Friday because Standard and Poores is threatening to...
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    You gonna see Goober later on? Tell him I said "Duh huh!" He'll know what you mean!

    Cilmb a pole to brush 4 connections and tighten 4 nuts? Would I let a kid do it on a pole accessable with a material handler?

    Free climbing- yes

    Bucksqueeze- no way!
  18. Thread: your hoist

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    If you're the guy who designed the larger up/down...

    If you're the guy who designed the larger up/down lever on the strap hoist, THANK YOU! :D If you aren't, please thank that person next time you see them. That made it easy to flip that lever with...
  19. Thread: Duke Energy

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    Big Bill got F'd big time! He never struck me as...

    Big Bill got F'd big time! He never struck me as a quitter, so the BS that was in the media about him quitting with a "Mutual Agreement" is just a smoke screen. He was a good CEO for Progress Energy,...
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    I've got one, but haven't used it yet. One of the...

    I've got one, but haven't used it yet. One of the other guys at work says it works good, and is also great for getting a limb off a line. There used to be a lady that insisted on planting Wisteria...
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    Word on the street is....the job was done, booms...

    Word on the street is....the job was done, booms down and outriggers up. Poor guy was rolling up some wire on the ground, and an automatic splice on copper wire let go and the line fell either on...
  22. Thread: Pet peeves

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    I guess my biggest one is after racking the...

    I guess my biggest one is after racking the bucket, some dumbass lifting the outriggers before I get out of the bucket,off the truck and get my feet back on the ground. I took a quick trip to the...
  23. Thread: Capt Bly

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    I've worked for an IOU for 34 years, and our...

    I've worked for an IOU for 34 years, and our safety rules have always stated that we aren't allowed to move # 6 copper hot. More than once, I've seen it hit the ground while moving it dead and...
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    We have them where I work too, but I don't...

    We have them where I work too, but I don't participate. My wife & I walk 3 miles a day, and I work out at the gym 3 days a week to try and stay in shape. The piddly ass amount of $$ I would get to...
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    Some of the worst I can remember was...

    Some of the worst I can remember was Watertown,NY. We worked there after the ice storm in 98, near Ft. Drum, and rebuilt a line going to a village named Theresa. That place was nothing but a swamp...
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