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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

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 #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,

Up and att’em before the sun comes up. A nice sunrise at the wind farm ...

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

It’s Hotstick Testing Time @ Work

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

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

A Day With A Lineman #37 ~ Energized Pole Replacement Using The Fiberglass Tree

There are many different ways to change out a power pole while keeping the electricity flowing and the lights on. We call it a Hot Pole Changeout. Every pole presents

According to The Local Hawks - Building a POS Nest is Punishable By Death

Spring must not be too far away because the hawks are back at it building nests again. Our local farmers are pretty good at calling in a letting us know about any

A Day With A Lineman #36 ~ Snow, A Fallen Tree and A Slingshot

The Sandman just knocked me out and I was sleeping hard. I was hearing this weird noise in my sleep and nobody would shut it off. Oh… it’s my phone and that means

There Is Something Living Inside This Transformer…

My career as a Lineman is full of daily hazards, most of which can be deadly. Dangers of the actual job are one thing, then you add nature into the mix and it takes

A Day With A Lineman #35 ~ A Quick Transformer Change Out

A little snow, a little wind, icy roads, what a perfect time to change out a transformer. Oh ya and it’s 15 degrees Fahrenheit, which makes it real pleasant. The

No sense on building this transformer bank out in the wind and snow. O ...

No sense on building this transformer bank out in the wind and snow. Our giant, heated 2 acre shop at work sounds much nicer. #linelife #transformerbank #electricity

A Day With A Lineman #34 ~ Snow, Trees, & Wire Down

Watch on 3Speak---As far as power outages go in the Blue Moutains this winter, it’s been pretty quiet. Which is a good thing for our customers. A couple years ago

Couldn’t ask for a much nicer morning to do some work in the Blue Moun ...

Couldn’t ask for a much nicer morning to do some work in the Blue Mountains. Had a tree fall through a service wire going to a cabin #worklife #linelife #pnwlineman

A Lineman’s View ~ Energized Pole Replacements

Watch on 3Speak--- A little breezy but not a bad day for changing out some poles energized. We keep the main line energized and spread it out to the Hot Arms. then

A Day With A Lineman #32 ~ Pole Farming

Pole Farming is what us Lineman around here call it when a farmer is working their field and they get a little too close to a pole. It doesn’t take much for those

A Day With A Lineman #30 ~ Down Goes The Locust Tree

It’s been raining non-stop for weeks it seems. The ground can’t hardly soak up anymore water. Still raining,the wind decides it wants to join in on the fun. Looking

A Spring morning up in the Blue Mountains putting wire back up that a ...

A Spring morning up in the Blue Mountains putting wire back up that a tree had taken down. I could have hung out in the woods all day. Instead I had to go back down