Being a Lineman - Episode 41

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• PA

  @paulreiner5163 · 1 year ago (edited) · pinned

  I am a bit embarrassed that even being an electronic engineer I never truly appreciated the professionalism, job complexity and safety culture in &nbsp;power creation and delivery but rather focused on how my family is impacted during the outage and whats taking so long. After subscribing and seeing the professionalism and great attitude towards customers, coworkers, dedication &nbsp;and deep understanding required for safety protocol adherence, I am now actively thinking about ways to help linemen and women. I support better pay, ongoing training, best safety equipment more staff to help in high-demand periods. For my part, I will never hack around in my fuse box and require permits and inspections for all changes. I will never backfeed home generator power onto the lines. Any work i have done will meet all best practices, local codes, and pass inspection the first time. i wont cheap out on cost.<br>So a big thank you to everyone at the various utility companies and their support &nbsp;personnel. for making modern life possible We appreciate all of you!<br>Stay safe everyone.

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• MX

  @mxslick50 · 2 years ago

  Mike did an excellent job, methodical and careful without wasting time or using unnecessary steps. He will indeed do well and be a solid journeyman soon. He was also fortunate to work with you Aaron. &nbsp;Well done by both of you, stay safe!

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• HE

  @heatherkohlwey8379 · 2 years ago

  Amazing dedication to detail and safety. Great catch by the arborist crew. Awesome job, Mike! Best wishes to you in your continuing career. Thanks for the video, Aaron. I always enjoy them and learn something new. Please stay safe, and God bless.

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• MA

  @MarkRose1337 · 2 years ago

  I used to ride my bike under 500 kV AC lines as a kid. The capacitive coupling would give a constant mild buzz if you continuously touched metal bits on the handle bar. If you didn&apos;t touch the metal bits you&apos;d eventually get zapped hard from static build up, the spark jumping between the handle bar and some unfortunate part of a hand. I seem to recall it jumping up to an inch. Fun times!

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• 4_

  @4_Real_Life · 1 year ago

  As an apprentice thank you so much for doing these videos I find them very informative. I learn a lot by watching. Thank you again

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• DR

  @DrewMarold · 1 year ago

  Ok, I&apos;ve binged the entire series and now feel ready to start my career as a freelance DIY lineman.

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• EL

  @ElectricRob · 2 years ago

  As an engineer on the secondary side (480V and below), I love seeing you guys work on your primary side of things. Appreciate you taking the extra time an effort to record and explain all of this!

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• TJ

  @tj9577 · 4 months ago

  &quot;Can&apos;t thank&quot; &nbsp;you enough for your great works !

• KE

  @kens.3729 · 2 years ago

  Thanks for your Dedication to Safety and Detail to keep yourself Safe and our Power ON. 👍🙏

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• JA

  @james5118 · 2 years ago

  Also mad respect for taking precautions for even the slightest potential hazard occurring !!

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• IN

  @instantking2474 · 2 years ago

  “MP” Maclean Powersystems! We order quite a bit of material from them.<br>Great video! I enjoy these more than you even know.

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• AL

  @alanbean8222 · 2 years ago

  I&apos;m not a lineman but I enjoy your videos. Good luck Mike in the rodeo

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