Posted by Ralphwd45 on November 02, 2012 at 20:47:47 from (66.243.226.232):
Reading the post's about line men , the last two days, reminded me of what I watched this past summer. I have 3 Bonnevile transmission lines crossing my place.A Bonnevile helecopter comes down the line, once a month, or oftener, I would guess that they are keeping a check on their lines. This summer a trailer loaded with insulators appeared on a corner of the place, and later on in the morning about 4 Bonneville trucks with crews showed up. A helecopter came down the line, hovered over a line, and dropped a man down to the line, left him and the guy worked his way down the line from tower, to tower. I guess he was checking the integrety of the wire! Then I noticed that the tower away from me, had 4 guys, about the size of ants changeing the insulators. Now I have worked building a grain elevator, at Florence Ill. and then 50 ft up on overhead cranes at Boeing, for the last 20 yrs. I am no stranger to hieght's, but you wont find me dangling from a helo, or a power line, or climbing up where the Redtailed hawks roost! These guys are either crazy, or have a set that won't quit. Bigger than my Angus bull!And after the height issue, they are supposed to remember their training, while working on live wires, at who knows what voltage ,and still come home alive!NO THANKS
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