Must be nice to live in a place where a person can protect their self and not be looked at as a criminal. I hate my government.

Hey guys I'm interested in possibly moving to Arizona and I was hoping someone here could tell me what utility companies are out there so I could contact them. Thanks for your help.

The way I see it is this is kinda a management issue. Managers/ suppervison should be pairing younger blood with the seniors. I'm 26 and will not let an older lineman hook if I'm on the job. Most...

I worked a job where the overhead had to replace a pole and I was there to splice the old lead cable to new Polly cable. The over head had to carry 2 40' poles thru a customers house.

I've been caught off guard a few times. However the most memorable was when I was working a urd and we got a call saying a tornado warning had been issued near where we were working. The skies were...

I would love to be able to carry at work. We have had three guys held up in the last 13 months. My company has hired about 20 city cops that are on call 24/7 so if we get to an area that we don't...

I don't know much about those.

What do you mean contract? Your union contract?

When I got my promotion from a B mechanic to an A mechanic it was a 15% increase. And we usually get a 3- 6% increase every year.

We wear pants, shirts, bibs, coats, sweat shirts, ski caps, hoods, and when working in energized manhole or on 277/480 we have to wear two layers. Base layer is fr pants and shirt, second layer is...

We are ground to ground with gloves and sleeves. I never worn just gloves and don't have problem with that while in the air. However I hate the fact our procedures also make us wear them while...

I don't really know about the money but I was told they work 6 weeks on and 2 weeks off and they travel the world.

I hate when its referred to as "blood money". Yea you bust your balls, work long hours, and you're away from home for who knows how long but thats what separates the professionals from the wannabes.

We are getting crew from New Mexico.

let me know where you end up. maybe I'll be able to meet up with you and say hi. If you get lucky you might end up at Oregon Ridge park in northern Baltimore County. Last storm they had crab cakes,...

Yea fun. Where there is chaos there is cash! I don't want anyone hurt or killed but I would love for this storm to be as bad as the news is making it out to be.

16 hour shifts starts Sunday. I can't wait, I how it tears this state apart. Maybe I'll get to meet a few of you guys if you endup in Maryland.

We have already requested 2000 lineman crews, staging areas are being set up, and Maryland has already be declared a State of Emergency. They are telling people to expect to be with out power for up...

That was 16 years before I was born. So you got me.

It was the Orioles first time in 15 years making it to post season. I'm just grateful for that, but they at lease hung with the Yankees and didn't let them take it 3 games.

Wish it could have been the O's to send the Yankees home early but either way I'm glad to see them go.

When I started I got to work with a crewleader with 35 years. He told me never take another mans word for granted and if I ever had a question to ask it. He said "I'd rather take the time to explain...

There was and earthquake about this time last year that originated near Richmond, VA. I was working near the MD PA line digging a hole to repair a urd fault when we felt it. Customers came running...

If its a loop we would do what we can to keep customers in service so we would work one end at a time.

Our design department will write up a job for all the material, time and men including any outage and switching that may be required to relocate the pole/ poles.