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I rarely watch YouTube but when I do I watch these… Enjoy… 😂😂 Yes, I do laugh… it’s a Lineman thing…

A Day With A Lineman #41 ~ Up In Flames

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

I guess this guy was done with the wheat harvest. “Screw this!! I’m putting this ...

... truck into the trees and leaving it!!” 🤣🤣 The things we see when running on a midnight power outage. #wheattruck #crash #linelife #asplattslife

These gophers have been busy!! I could barely get the lid open on this ...

... 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

After a fire ripped through Lewiston, ID. The boys and I went over to give them a ...

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

DANG!! It’s been awhile!! Well here is a fun one for you all.. Serving up a fine ...

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

Perfect day for some Linework! Had to reframe this pole to eliminate nesting ...

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

Wire Down ~ A Quick Fix

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

Lineman Shenanigans ~ Getting a little workout in

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

A Lineman’s View

While transporting a spray rig to another field, a hydraulic hose burst causing the long spray arm to fall down. The farmer found out the hard way when the spray

The Boys and I rebuilding some powerlines. Better get this section rebuilt ...

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

A Day With A Lineman #40 ~ A Balancing Act

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

A Day With A Lineman #39 ~ Farmer Destroys A Pole Again…

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,

A Day With A Lineman #38 ~ Road Grader Meets Pole & Lightning Strikes

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

The Boys and I out here building those powerlines!! The county is widening the ...

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

New Music Venue Needs Electricity For The Weekend Concert ~ Let’s Hook Them Up

It seems like an odd place to have concerts. A Golf Course Driving Range… really?? The range does have a nice slope so people can throw out their blankets and not

Had to spend some time looking in the substation to see what caused the 115,000 vo ...

... lt powerline to have a little hiccup and blink the power… Only went crosseyed a couple times… didn’t find anything??!! #lineman #substation #linelife #electricity

A Lineman’s View ~ A Little Storm Moving in

Watch on 3Speak---I was finishing up changing all the old induction lights to LEDs in the shop yard, when I caught some lightning off in the distance. I better hurry

A Lineman’s View ~ Out With The Old & In With The New

Watch on 3Speak---Up in the Air with my Boy, Cheezit getting this new wire pulled in and dead ended. This is the last stretch along the highway that was in desperate

Had an outage call the other night and wasn’t expecting to see this. T ...

Had an outage call the other night and wasn’t expecting to see this. This VFD (variable frequency drive) pump had a full come apart!! It’s only about 4 years old.