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    Still kicking!

    Hey all long time since I’ve been on the Forum , how's everybody doing?
  2. Thread: Rest Periods

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    How do guys keep track of your hrs and breaks? Is...

    How do guys keep track of your hrs and breaks? Is it upto the bloke in the paddock or a co-ordinator in a office?
  3. Thread: Anybody

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    Not seen that Bren, have seen the polymer...

    Not seen that Bren, have seen the polymer insulator fracture internally though by trying to turn it while under tension.
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    Alone in a EWP! Never heard of it. All our's ,...

    Alone in a EWP! Never heard of it. All our's , nifty lifts, gmj, RG's have rescue boxes on the side, although in saying that some goon hurt themselves doing it in training using the controlled decent...
  5. Thread: Face Shields

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    Not here, not on distribution anyway. Saw a...

    Not here, not on distribution anyway. Saw a traffic controller wearing one on the highway yesterday :confused: not sure what that was all about, maybe had a face like a smashed crab !!
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    We have separate scratch brushes for each, white...

    We have separate scratch brushes for each, white for ally and black for Cu. I'd have to say I've been lazy at times and not scratched.
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    I was involved in an investigation this week, as...

    I was involved in an investigation this week, as the worker 31 yrs in the game was walking around the base of a tower his pinkie became wedged in the K brace. Pulling away it has tore off the tip!
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    Maybe beside a fish & chip shop ?

    Maybe beside a fish & chip shop ?
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    pinch points on transmission towers

    Has anybody ever heard of someone losing a digit on a tower, catching in a tight angle on the structure?
  10. We don't do nothing live unless the Feeder is set...

    We don't do nothing live unless the Feeder is set to one shot and tag placed.

    Funny story about this we were once completing a theory test to be re-authorised Live LIne and we all got the Q's...
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    Bren we use the same as you, clip on's and screw...

    Bren we use the same as you, clip on's and screw on's ( the laatter can be a pain in the ass). Ours all come to a common earth tail which we connect to a known earth or if none around a similar...
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    By sectionilising Bren do you mean converting the...

    By sectionilising Bren do you mean converting the intermiadiate to a Strain? If so we call this a cut & shut ;)
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    If found my 6" shifter on top of a x-arm doing a...

    If found my 6" shifter on top of a x-arm doing a lighting arrestor change on a TX some years after the tradesman who borrowed it missed placed it. We were finally reunited:)
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    66Kv EARTH FAULT

    Got some pictures and a story of what we got called to on FRIDAY (as it always happens). Some guys working in the nearby Sub yard (132kv-66Kv) watched this all going on and would love to see the...
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    Tripwire- by Lee Child

    Tripwire- by Lee Child
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    Even see that here, may have to agree with mud...

    Even see that here, may have to agree with mud nests and webbs in them helping the fuse holder burn in half. Nice easy call if you got a spare the same on the truck.
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    Johnny Balls? we call them stay eggs or...

    Johnny Balls? we call them stay eggs or pineapples don't know the origin of them names though. We used to have head wrap stays but have never had to do one in my time.

    Bren we usually knink the...
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    So what's a pot??:o

    So what's a pot??:o
  19. Thread: Live at Night

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    Live at Night

    Wondering if any of you out there do Live Line gloves or stick at night? If so all tasks, or just simple ones? Pros n Cons. Living here in the Southern hemisphere know for starters it'll be a darn...
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    Bren, remindes me of one we had come in as a...

    Bren, remindes me of one we had come in as a defect rust on the bottom side of the tank. A crew goes out and thinks hey ain't that bad, we'll give it a rub with a wire brush and give her a coat of...
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    This would be Bisbane QLD area by the comments on...

    This would be Bisbane QLD area by the comments on YOU TUBE, yep 3 phase 240/415.
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    Everything here every 6 months, seems a little...

    Everything here every 6 months, seems a little over the top sometimes as some sticks might not even see the light of day.

    We got caught out once cutting a long hose in half as the one half didn't...
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    Deepest sympathies from Billymac & Mrs.Billymac.

    Deepest sympathies from Billymac & Mrs.Billymac.
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    Just need the 3 P's patience, perseverance and...

    Just need the 3 P's patience, perseverance and practice.;)
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    Had a boss who was a bit of a smoker and...

    Had a boss who was a bit of a smoker and seriously suggested plumbing the pole from both sides (180) as it could be differtent????:confused:

    Bren did a little surveying work before being a liney,...
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