These days kill me!! With one guy out due to a torn ACL, another sick, that just leaves my foreman and I. We have a ton of jobs in the pipeline, just need a couple more days to finalize. So we venture out and check out how everything is holding up. This results is better reliability of electricity for out customers. Fix it before it breaks and causes a huge outage.
I take the side by side and wonder around the fields to all the poles that aren’t very accessible by a truck. This little buggy gets movin!! I got it up to 63mph. Ha ha ha man was it loud in the cab.
I ran across this old creepy house. Well what’s left of it anyway. I didn’t go inside, the wind is blowing and I was thinking it might fall over at any moment, plus all the rotten trees around it.
Doing line patrol is a bit boring for me but it is a great way to know how to get to certain areas. Every pole or piece of equipment we look at, is inputted into our IPads. We have a system map application that shows us everything. It’s pretty awesome what tech has done to the electrical industry.
I give each pole a thorough look over from all angles, looking for signs of decay and lost or broken hardware. Then check if off on the iPad. Not too often I find things that I can fix by myself safely. But when I do I’m all over it. Lol
NEXT!!!
Found a friendly cow that thought I was goin to feed him. Sorry buddy I don’t have anything you would want.
Also found a cool water slide with a drop off at the end. 🤪🤪🤪
These aren’t my favorite kind of days but I always manage to make some sort of fun out of it.
Well lunch time is over gotta get back to the grind.
Sorry, this is the boring part of my job as a High Voltage Lineman. Hopefully the next one will be a little more exciting. 😉
Definitely gonna keep checking out on here as well😁More pictures on here than SOLA😂Followed and resteemed😉and my tiny upvote also😜
I just wish it was easier to post short videos. Thank you thank thank you. Here I will return the favor 😉
Great post get some rest and stay safe. That house was pretty cool. I found you from sola and will be supporting your steemit as well as sola. Check out my pipeline posts if you get a chance. Take care bud👍🏼👍🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸
Right on. Ya I have been seeing your pipeline posts on Sola. I will be keepin my 👁 on you. Lol.
Hahaha, i know the feeling, lol! Ill take that side by side, my address is....
Cool post
I wish I owned one too. They are super fun and super expensive. They cost about as much as a dang car!!
Yah, lots O cash. I had an Argo & an airboat at my last job. Seems cool n all but some days, man Yawnn.
Most interesting part of the day… watching the blades turn. Ha ha ha ha
Lol damn i want one of those too! Could prob power my house lol.
Oh ya, power your house and some. They might be on sale in the next few years. I will keep an eye out for ya. 😂😂These things are massive!! It’s kinda creepy standing under the blades as they are turning. They are about 100 feet long. 😳😳
I was 100' 2" last life, so no real intimidation, :D.
Ill give you $500 if you take it down and ship it here :p
Lol, yah i bet "standing under blades
So is the electric grid you work on connected to the wind generators? Great pictures and it was very interesting to get a glimpse into your day.
In a round-a-bout way yes. My company buys power from Bonneville Power Admin. (the government) From their substation it is metered. Connected to that substation is Portland Gas Electric who owns the windmills.
Your blog is really fascinating. It's got a "dirty jobs" vibe to it, except I think you look a little stronger than Mike Rowe. In all seriousness, it's great to read about someone who does real work, from someone who can write, too.
I'm so glad you left a comment so I could follow you back here.
Thanks I’m glad I am able to shed some light on what lineman do to keep the lights on for everyone. I think he did an episode about lineman in Alaska. Those guys are crazy!!
Everything is crazy in Alaska! At least those fires keep you warm, right?
That is the worst work ever!!! Fire damage, my boys down in Cali had a lot of it this year. Me on the other hand, not a single one 😜😜