Sunday, October 13, 2024

Not the approved method, but it apparently worked.

 


12 comments:

  1. I think this was taken when hurricane Harvey hit the Houston area a few years ago a dumped about a meter of rain in 24 hours. We got 20".

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  2. Glen Campbell made those fellows famous.

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  3. We’re sure grateful for them here on the Gulf Coast of Florida. They got the house hooked back up today, so now we can continue with the restoration process.

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  4. Just as a side note: He's working on communication line, not electrical (which would be at the top of the pole).
    And yeah, Juanita, that's what I'd expect to see...somewhere in Arkansas!

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  5. Compared to wires in India, that job is a piece of cake.

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  6. I am truly curious, what is the approved method?

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  7. Water landing in case of emergency

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  8. They say that a lineman is perfect. Linemen only get to make one mistake. If he is alive, he has never made a mistake.

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  9. Somewhere, an OSHA manual burst into flame.

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  10. I did this in the mid 70s to pay for college. This person is a fool. I worked some very hard areas and some rough times, but the way this guy is operating is just plain wrong. A couple of times I nearly got fried by heavy juice of over 5000 volts that was not notified.

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  11. Daddy works the pole so mommy doesn't have to.

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