you said it well Poot... a true Journeyman can do it all... not just his own dog and pony show... guess that another trick of the trade...
for what it's worth
Edge
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No Swamp once again yer wrong. A lineman does whats necessary to get the task at hand accomplished, safely. He uses his knowledge to insure that a feat can be accomplished with a minimum of risk, Hell I dont like workin in a marsh with crap that weighs tons and noooooooooo posibility of gettin equippment to it But you can damn well bet that when its called for I can rise to the occasion n get er done. Dont get me wrong here I aint tootin my own horn, But Linemen hafta work on lottsa stuff that aint their favorite cup of tea, A Journeyman will do just that, n when its done he can go back to workin street lites or whatever his forte may be.
I'd love to see ya "rise to the occasion" on a 400+ ft river crossing... clippin in new static shoes or reconin... static with fiber...... prolly have to talk ya up from your 60ft "sweet spot"...
give it a break swap... and stick to retirement... after all...
you do prefer the politics and Barry Shit forum...
Edge
400 Ft. Tower? Naw, out of my league. Even in my best years.:D That shit is for a certain "Breed" of Lineman.:cool: Out of my class.
What ya trust more...mother nature creating a "60ft" wooden stick or man building a steel tower?;)
yeah I've done that... when I was a road whore... I took all the crazy jobs I could get... the higher the better... the crazier... the more I felt at home... sticking and trollyin in the mountains.... taking the tug out to work on the water... it was ans you say from time to time.."all cool"... still remember when that 'mission line got tore down up on the delaware river up[ near philly.... they reeninged it to 420's most guys were skittish at first but after a week we were walking on 2" steel like it was a side walk... maybe your right... maybe we are breed for it... but then again maybe were crazy...
still gotta do it from time to time... hike up the stick to check a dampner or fly over light/marker... moneys tight and my utlity is cracking down... wwe're doing ton's of stuff they used to hire me to do as a contrater... what ever it's just linework... I'll take that over a short stick or URD ANYDAY!!!!
and yeah I do my fair share of that too... just not if I can help it...
and MI I don't trust either... I trust my training... my skills... and my equipment... put those three togeather and you're in good shape... find a missing link and you'll end up in the dirt...
I don't care what youre doing in line work...
6 feet aboves better than 6 feet below...
for what it's worth...
Edge
guess that's another "trick of the trade"