I get home and the power is out… the “other” company must have lost one of those rotten poles behind my house. LoL At least my beer is still cold…

As of midnight that day, the local police were giving the ability to chase criminals again in their patrol cars. Well this jack wagon, after calling multiple times threatening “suicide by cop” decided

... transformer. It was packed completely full of dirt. Gonna have to change this one out and put some compacted gravel in it. #linelife #lineman #worklife #electricity #gophers #asplattslife

... hand getting the lights and A/C back on for the people. Temps were over 100F the whole time. #lineman #fire #linelife #dowork #asplattslife

... delicacy of Charred Owl and Smoked Snake… #linelife #lineman #dinneranyone #asplattslife

... places which cause power outages. #linelife #lineman #pnwlineman #asplattslife

... about what we do as Lineman and how to get into the trade. #futurelineman #lineman #community #asplattslife

The local farmers are pretty good about letting us know what they come across when their power goes out. Whether it be a blown fuse, broken jumper wire, or the obvious wire on the ground or broken pole.

A few days ago we had some wire break and hit the ground in 2 separate places. After getting the wire pulled back up and reconnected we noticed a few insulators had been tracking. This means that the

... cable carrying 14,400 volts. Just the conduit. And this kids is the reason you always call for a utility locate before you did. #callbeforeyoudig #lucky #highvoltage #lineman

... before the snow comes… #lineman #linelife #electricity #pnwlineman #asplattslife

Yo Hivers!! Welcome back to yet another edition of A Day With A Lineman A Day With a Lineman is series about what High Voltage Lineman do and encounter to keep the lights on for our customers. Also some

About a year ago this long 3,200 foot stretch of underground had a bad spot in it. Fast forward to a couple weeks ago and I show up and 2 of the 3 fuses are blown. Welp, time to isolate the transformers

Yo Hivers!! Welcome back to another edition of A Day With A Lineman! This is my attempt to bring a little light to what is Lineman encounter when building, repairing, and maintaining the electrical grid.

... substation. I had to give the wind farm guys a hand with some switching so they could maintenance some switches #lineman #lineman #pnwlineman

The County Boys were out clearing some drainage ditches on the side of the road getting ready for fall and winter. They have been out there for a week or so working around the power poles without any issues.

... road, so we have to relocate the pole line. #lineman #linelife #electricity #worklife

... vaults. This vault has been there for decades. Now a custom built concrete extension needs to be installed so nobody breaks and ankle. SMDH!! #lineman #electricity #publicsafety

Every two years we bring a company in to test our hotsticks. This is a requirement by OSHA (Occupational Health and Safety Administration). Hotsticks are used to when we work on energized powerlines and