Just a typical day as a Lineman, well not really...

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  @toddster2656 · 4 years ago

  It was a boneheaded move by certain members of that police department. They used a chemical weapon to shoot out a light, like something from a movie. And then they didn't even consider making the proper notification afterwards, thus setting the power company employees up to receive chemical burns while replacing the light. Down here in the states, that supervisors' meeting wouldn't have been so congenial.

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  @5_fun_facts123 · 4 years ago

  So glad it wasn't radioactive

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• EV

  @evilkidd174 · 4 years ago

  After 23 years in the U.S. Army as soon as you started the story and I saw the powder on that light I thought of a pepperball or someone got wild with bear spray. I have thrown my share of C.S. grenades but either I've forgotten about the 40mm rounds or its new.

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  @corydavey3026 · 4 years ago

  I'll bet the other officers were like thanks for that as they got cs rain

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• MI

  @MikeF1189 · 4 years ago (edited)

  That story brought a tear to your eye.

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• LU

  @LuBre · 4 years ago

  Mad respect for your professionality, your job, your daily fatigue, your time at our service. Thanks a lot.

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  @assassinlexx1993 · 4 years ago

  That squirrel evidence was pretty funny. &nbsp;<br>Who would of thought the job was going to hot and spicy. &nbsp;Going hot now has new meaning. <br>Those safety glasses probably saved your eyes.🤔

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• GA

  @garyblack8717 · 4 years ago

  Every soldier knew exactly what that was the moment you started talking about it, we&apos;ve ALL felt that (3 times for lucky me!).

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  @20truck · 4 years ago (edited)

  I think this is kind of interesting. The power company where I live in Virginia is AEP and I do a lot of construction work and I deal with the AEP guys as far as planning and coming out inspecting meter bases and things like that. I noticed one day when the AEP person came out he had this little sign on his truck that before he got in the truck he had to walk around and inspect to make sure there was nothing under or behind his truck before he pulled out so the magnet would go on the door right at the handle when he got out. I thought that was kind of a neat thing so one day I was out on one of my commercial properties and I noticed a lady and her husband that were there and I saw a small child when I arrived, I unloaded my tractor which was on a large trailer behind my truck and did what I needed to do so I loaded my tractor back up, as I was getting ready to pull out I didn&apos;t see the little kid anywhere and I thought about the AEP man telling me the reason they have that magnet on their truck when they get out. I got out of my truck and looked under it and I saw at the back of my trailer that little boys ball roll up under the the back wheels of my trailer and he was reaching under there to get his ball and had I pulled out I would have crushed that child ( I did check my mirrors and I did not see that child because of the angle my trailer was at) &nbsp;So my point for this comment to you as a lineman because I saw what another lineman did it caused me to take a second look which prevented an accident. I guess sometimes the safety measures seem ridiculous but I guess they&apos;re there for a reason.

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• MR

  @mrtechie6810 · 4 years ago

  Thanks for sharing that. One would think they must clean up the scene after releasing hazardous substances! And notify the utility to repair the light.

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  @bigclivedotcom · 4 years ago

  That&apos;s bizarre.

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  @Electronics-Rocks · 4 years ago (edited)

  Wow In the UK we call the fire brigade who have full &nbsp;hasmat kit and would have it analysed it. They was the first responders for the novochoc nerve agent attacks great to have this service as many more would have died.

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