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    I was hired on last April, the only advice I will...

    I was hired on last April, the only advice I will give you is make sure you can provide the
    "job scared" look without personal conviction. They are more concerned with hiring "yes men",
    or...
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    If someone told you "yes", would you change your...

    If someone told you "yes", would you change your mind about being a lineman? . . . . . . If you
    want to do it, you will. I'm 5'9", b/w 172 & 178 lbs and I've worked coast to coast on Hi Line and ...
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    You'll get work if your willing to go to it, I...

    You'll get work if your willing to go to it, I would encourage you to start applying with the JATC's. Once you get out of school you will be able to pick up a job pretty easily but, landing the right...
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    I wouldn't expect to get on the electrical side...

    I wouldn't expect to get on the electrical side just because you are a laborer in the gas dept.,
    you might not shake out as a lineman even if you do get the opportunity to jump. The "great ...
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    A lineman and an apprentice transferring a reject...

    A lineman and an apprentice transferring a reject pole on the side of a mountain in the
    southwest, instead of waiting on the bucket like they were told, that was actually in route,
    decided to be...
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    Sounds like you guys need to get the hell out of...

    Sounds like you guys need to get the hell out of ladwp area, there's linework all over the country bro. Go get it, it won't come to you unless your really lucky!!! I left socal in June 2010, have...
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    BPA, I believe, is G&T. I had a chance to get on...

    BPA, I believe, is G&T. I had a chance to get on with them right out of line school years ago but, they wanted me to remain a student for a few months until they were ready to hire me. They have a...
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    I sat for 3 mos. hoping to get a chance to go to...

    I sat for 3 mos. hoping to get a chance to go to work with cal-nev, that was back in March 2010. I interviewed with nw, cal-nev, ms (which is where I lived), sw, neat and albat. I had been working...
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    Good company, I have a few buddies working for...

    Good company, I have a few buddies working for them b/w Ohio and Texas. I contracted for them, they always treated me right. If you know someone @ AEP that will help otherwise, listen, be honest and...
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    I have worked with a few narrowbacks that changed...

    I have worked with a few narrowbacks that changed over to linework, only one so far in my opinion could "handle the job", how do you know you can? Its not that they were less than, it just takes a...
  11. greed and selfishness are a human problem, no...

    greed and selfishness are a human problem, no more secluded to capitalism than any other "ism". my opinion, the best setup for any entity is structured yet ordered by the workers. i'm talking with a...
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    i would suggest either find a contractor doing...

    i would suggest either find a contractor doing work related to the industry and try to get on w/ them (i did that in 2004) or getting in a line school, (which i also did in 2007). alot of the good...
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    "hope obama fails"

    i listened to the comment rush limbaugh made, you need to first put it in context, which limbaugh explained. the reason some of us hope obama fails is because he is pushing a socialist agenda,...
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    perserverance

    i was working, (with no previous training), for a URD company from 2004-2007 and forsaw a layoff in the future back in jan. of 07'. i then decided to pursue a career in the power industry, the...
  15. Thread: Pranks

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    look man, i bleed red like anybody else. im...

    look man, i bleed red like anybody else. im currently looking for work due to an altercation with a deceptive foreman that the company sided with 100%, so don't label me as a company man and rave...
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    there is down time in this industry in which i...

    there is down time in this industry in which i try to do things that pertain to linework. some guys dick around with other guys drag, prankin' and stuff but, when there is a work ticket in my hand,...
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    im with you edge, i play around plenty, shootin'...

    im with you edge, i play around plenty, shootin' the white water, softball, football and basketball, depends on the season. but its after work. don't let someone pay you for goofin'. where's the...
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    what a fantasy job

    it would be great to land a job w/ the dept. of energy but, it is not open for the regular everyday apprentice who works full time, is enrolled in a DOL certified apprenticeship and participates in...
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    speaking of urd

    i was working for a coop (1st mistake)who has a pretty nice urd system (all swithes are under oil) and is 70% u/g (2nd mistake) due to the resort area they are in (3rd mistake). i swapped crews for...
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    Sticky: how ya'll doin'

    been in the industry since 04', took alittle while to figure out the process. so i'm just now a legitamate third year apprentice. worked in the ohio valley to the flat lands of idaho to southern new...
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    aep's been posting quite a few jobs in west...

    aep's been posting quite a few jobs in west virginia, i just tried to get one in bluefield but, they wanted a b and i'm a c. it's not southern ohio but, close.
    aep's a pretty good company i know a...
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    so maybe also concentrate on some storm country...

    so maybe also concentrate on some storm country utilities? i don't have to go union, just looking for good training and with the most exposure.
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    i've read all of your posts, trying to gather an...

    i've read all of your posts, trying to gather an opinion of my own. now 30 years old, i've been working as a legitamate apprentice for two years with two different cooperatives. previously i spent...
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    love for the bucks

    i know the sec has the big ten scratching their heads up to now but, keep an eye on this pryor kid. if he can become a pocket man as well as move, ya'll got problems. great time of the year, ain't it.
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    there is a reason that we are called "lineman"...

    there is a reason that we are called "lineman" but, with the advances in technology, alot of utilities, (mostly big city), could put a woman to work fairly easily. you should steer clear of the...
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