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This is how the city of tallahassee's electric department builds their power lines. That a guy link in direct contact with an energized conductor. (7200) volts. Oh....and lookie...they put a...

The larger corporations hire of the street and they have accredited apprenticeship programs. I.B.E.W. of course. Southern Company, Progress Energy ( In Florida), Tampa Electric, Tampa Bay area. And...

I was on a car v pole with a line crew.The pole had snapped just above the CATV. We had secured most of the pole, had the line truck on the pole top. They did not want to kill it because it fed most...

Saw a flock of crows at the dump take out a three phase 1/0 vert. line after it operated a couple of times. some would land on B phase then some would land on A phase. It would bag down and make...

It really depends on what the terrain is like where you are. Will it be used in rural, suburban or urban. The reason I ask is for instance a 4x4 will go a lot of places and has a better turning...

Coming into my 25th year. 15 @ 2 corp's, 8 contractor. All of that union. Last couple @ a non union muni, GOD forgive me! Need to stay close to home for awhile. Still keep my traveler current. Best...

Let me explain something so you mite understand the ramifications of this hazing. This same crew was splicing some 556 ACSR transmission. The men in the bucket doing the splice said that the sleeve...

Some serious shit here. Total harassment of the Apps. and grunts, cussed, humiliated, Brunt of practical jokes. A lineman that hired in three years ago got involved. Spoke up in their defense. First...

Top, I thought that was a scab.

Hows the work in Cali? Got a buddy working in Sacramento?

The first thing I learned when I was being trained by the I.B.E.W about SALTing was never insult a man making an honest living. Non union line hands do not know what the bennys are being a union...