question for the guys across the atlantic

[reppy007]

Can you fill us in on weather you guys get paid when it rains there,Ive been to Europe twice,now the first time was in northern Germany,Luxembourg,and Ireland......I got the impression that it always rains there,I learned the second time that it wasnt the case........but you guys do get your share of the wet stuff........how does that work,lets say if it rains for a couple of weeks,being non-union and all....does the company take care of you fairly?Show up pay?Half a days pay?

[bren guzzi]

We work in the rain as normal.... We put our waterproofs on and continue as normal. If it rains hard all day we change into our "next set of waterproofs".

We all have at least 3 sets each. And we have a drying room on site.

We get nothing extra for working in the rain.

After all......... We aint made of sugar....

[reppy007]

We work in the rain as normal.... We put our waterproofs on and continue as normal. If it rains hard all day we change into our "next set of waterproofs".

We all have at least 3 sets each. And we have a drying room on site.

We get nothing extra for working in the rain.

After all......... We aint made of sugar....

What the hell is a drying room.....dont tell me,it cant be,is this a joke.......explain that one to us,I beg you please let us hear about the drying room...........well Bren we have plenty of sugar lineman here....seen plenty.

[bren guzzi]

What the hell is a drying room.....dont tell me,it cant be,is this a joke.......explain that one to us,I beg you please let us hear about the drying room...........well Bren we have plenty of sugar lineman here....seen plenty.

A drying room is a conntainer... Specially adapted to store our PPE.
(Personal,Protective,Equipment)

Our overalls, boots , gloves, wet weather stuff )

It has a lot of heaters and blow heaters.. Permenently on "even in Summer"

We hang our PPE in there every night to DRY !!!!

"Think of a sauna without the steam". And you get the picture.

[reppy007]

A drying room is a conntainer... Specially adapted to store our PPE.
(Personal,Protective,Equipment)

Our overalls, boots , gloves, wet weather stuff )

It has a lot of heaters and blow heaters.. Permenently on "even in Summer"

We hang our PPE in there every night to DRY !!!!

"Think of a sauna without the steam". And you get the picture.

Yea ,I get the picture......Poot once mentioned how Fp&l carried all sorts of things with them when they traveled,but I bet he didnt see any of that stuff

[bren guzzi]

Yea ,I get the picture......Poot once mentioned how Fp&l carried all sorts of things with them when they traveled,but I bet he didnt see any of that stuff

Wudda got ya some pics reppy... BUT last day in work today for 2 weeks.

Fly home tomorrow (leave here 4am to get to airport). Then up to northern Ireland to pick up bike.... Weather forecast very very bad. should be an intresting ride back)

Hopefully it will be better next Thursday 14th. Heading off on road trip.

No work pics for awhile. but loads of sunny moto gp ones to follow.

[Volcom]

We work in rain in trouble situations , it's a old rule that if it pours we sit a bit till it passes, it's no fun getting bit while gloving, sucks even more off the pole , bosses don't seem to get it, we get paid either way

[Swamprat]

No work pics for awhile. but loads of sunny moto gp ones to follow.

Lookin forward to those Bren!!!

[Pootnaigle]

Ummmmmmm I unnerstand that werkin inna rain is jusa inconveinence for you guys but ummmmm how bout thunder n lightening? Do they kinda let ya sit that out or do ya hafta take a chance on bein a lightening rod?

[Swamprat]

Ummmmmmm I unnerstand that werkin inna rain is jusa inconveinence for you guys but ummmmm how bout thunder n lightening? Do they kinda let ya sit that out or do ya hafta take a chance on bein a lightening rod?

I'd be real surprised if any Linemen, work when there's Lightning around poot.
I personally am pretty "gun shy" of lightning.

Livin in Florida, and the afternoon "storms" we have down here, are horrendous with Lightning. You do know that Central Florida is the Lightning Strike capital of the US, right?

There's many days, durin the summer, when ya think you're bein carpet bombed.