[TowerTalk] working on HV lines - video

ersmar at verizon.net ersmar at verizon.net
Wed Apr 18 11:50:07 EDT 2007


Peter et al:

     IMHO, the two occupations whose practitioners don't get paid enough are coal miners and HV bare-hand linemen.  God bless them all.


73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F
(Former EE at local electric utility and 
born and raised in anthracite coal country.)

From: Peter Larsen <ve6yc at shaw.ca>
Date: 2007/04/18 Wed AM 09:09:12 CDT
To: Jim Lux <jimlux at earthlink.net>, 
	=?ISO646-US?Q?Dave_N=3FRQ?= <n0rq-lists at sbcglobal.net>, 
	Towertalk Reflector <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] working on HV lines - video

>You know.. it's not the HV that's so scary

You are right about this. You should see the guys who do this out of a 
bucket truck. Or the guys who leap out of the chopper onto the top of the 
towers to do the maintenance. I saw that sort of thing when I was a teen 
living on my dad's farm. It looked like so much fun, I am now a Power 
Lineman. BTW, you do get danger pay to wear the "aluminum underwear"

Just think about these guys the next time you throw a light switch.

Cheers
Peter larsen
VE6YC


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