OUTAGE RESTORATION - A LINEMAN'S JOURNEY 

My husband has been a lineman all our married life. He has worked for co-ops and for contractors and is now working for a municipality. He has worked hurricanes, ice storms, tornadoes, and fires just to name a few. Years ago when our children were young, Hurricane Hugo hit Charleston, SC and he was gone for 6 months restoring power. He would come home for the weekend every 2 or 3 weeks. I'm proud of the dedication he has in making sure that not only is power restored, but, that he puts his men's safety as priority.

Thank you for all lineman. Really thank you.

As a 30 years plus lineman I can relate to missing many holidays and family functions in the course of doing my work,fortunately I have a loving wife and children who understand my role in helping people who are without power. Lineman and their families are truly special people.

You look pretty fresh after working 16 straight! I work for Xcel in NM. Great video, stay safe. Local 602.

Great video of what goes on in the life of a lineman. I've been a lineman for 15 years now. I'm a registered P.E., but I find working the lines to be a rewarding career. A job that truly seperates the men from the boys!

U truly have to enjoy this work...yes, we’re paid well, but all the money in the world cant replace missed christmases and birthdays...sacrifice and holding a deadly product in our fingertips on the daily is the reason we make good $...cant imagine doing anything else...once linework is in ur blood, its the only thing u can see urself doing... stay safe boys and keep the lights on...

Shout out to all the lineman and crews! Friends and Family of mine are utility workers. People remember with Smart Meters you don't even need to call in an outage hardly anymore, leave that for emergency calls for people with medical needs and or equipment such as oxygen concentrators Etc. They will know when the supply gets cut from the meter. And remember cordless phones will not work without AC unless attached to UPS. Always have at least one corded phone hardwired to a jack because the phone company will have battery standby or diesel and still work! At 5:40, shout out to the farmer with the Deutz-Allis! Air-cooled inline 6 diesel probably one of the coolest tractors ever made! (She's an old girl but run forever, keep that fan clean!!)

This was better acting than on a lot of tv shows and movies today...lol

The unsung heroes! Working whenever it is required!

Hi there i am lineman. I work for a peruvian eléctrical company. This is my story. Twice a month i Have maintenemt outage . we call it here in lima-peru "Maniobra". We changed transformers, overhear cables, concret frames, etc. I feel so exciting when everything is ok . people thank us so much.

Equipment is different than back in the 80's when I was doing this in KY, but the story is the same everywhere. It was always a good feeling to get "the lights" back on.

This remind me of my self always on the go trying our best to keep the power on the life of a linesman. #GUYANAPOWER&LIGHT. GPL. From Georgetown Guyana South America

lineman are the backbone of the industry

I missed 42 years of birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas, Thanksgivings, kids ball games, camping trips, fishing trips, the list goes on and on not to mention 3 marriages. The commitments of this trade takes it's toll.

Wow this was really awesome thank you so much for putting this together.

What a sweet family! Super appreciate you guys, it is not an easy life at all.

very cool vid. nice editing and filming. thanks for sharing. and thanks to the linemans

Can’t get over him putting the wheel chock on the back of his tire at home I’m sure he’s parked in a slope facing down hahahahaha damn lineman!

My dad was a linemen and had the same boots

Great video. I have always respected what they do but never knew what all it takes to get there.

Great video.

Belo video. Bela Profissão.

Takes a special breed to do this...BTW I've never witnessed someone eat a cup cake with a fork before in my 30 years of life

Wow!

To linemen and their company crews, everywhere.... Thank you for your dutiful compromises, risks, sacrifices, and service!👍 🙏🙏🏽🙏🏾🙏🏼Stay safe out there brothers and sisters, in this line of work, We will praying for you all!🙏🙏🏻🙏🏿

great film, I have an interview coming up in six months with IBEW, looking forward to a lifelong career with this brotherhood!

Love the film! About to be on my journey to becoming a lineman can not wait.

Watching during the Memphis ice storm of 2022. If MLGW linked this video and showed us the process, they wouldn’t have so many angry customers. To clarify, we’re mad at the administrators, not the linemen. We appreciate all of you.

Sacrifice time from your kids birthday to get someone's power on who wouldn't give two fucks if you died doing it. I'm sorry for the family's that lost good men cause of this career. That sometimes isn't worth it at all

I know the feeling brothers 23 years and I have been called out on Christmas Eve 15 years of them.

Great public service announcement!

any call outs are usually Doubletime reguardless of what day of week it is

Gonna try for the overhead line worker course at Hudson valley community college in Troy my , then see if my uncle can get me into national grid as an apprentice

How much are these employees paid? And how many hours do they have to work? The linemen take care of the vehicles of the company and can take them to their houses?

Who eats a cupcake with a fork?

Was 'Dean Jackson' calling from a portable phone? Hmm.. Might have been a sat phone..?

Bucket babies... Bucket babies everywhere.

Purchase a stand- by generator. It is a great investment.

the gas station has a standby generator because I google-searched the restaurant and look on google street view you can see the generator

What are those green things on the lugs of their wheels I saw them on a garbage truck the other day but have no clue what they are

I like the over night calls overtime pay 💰 is good 90 dollars p/h

Jw im 3:38 into video anyone notice the phone wasnt on

Amazing video, but who eats a cupcake with a fork?

These are their stories

wouldve been better if this was in wichita... glen cambell wouldve been proud

Nice trouble truck..Wish we could get dodges here...

funny the power is out but you can use a cordlesss phone also the gas station sign still lit, but i understand its only a simulation but hey for what its worth we in ohio appreciate our lineman at least i do

love the linemen but don't forget the Tree crew that's usually there First!

That's so sad! His parents didn't tell him you can eat cupcakes with your hands.

nicely done video but i cant help but LMAO from 2:00 to 2:10

Bucket truck is parked on a decline why do you chock the back of the wheels??? Power is out everywhere and it turned from night to day lol

Good thing you’re linemen and not actors. And who eats a cupcake with a fork LOL.

The response time is hell. Took them 5 hours to get more crew to help them.

How does this make anyone want to be a lineman? LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My grandson is a journeyman lineman with Toledo Edison for 5 years

who eats a cupcake with a fork?

3:28 and cordless phone wouldn't work with the power out...so fake!!!! hahaha

Boo. I didnt realize it was fake until I watched a bit into it, and not even "the special moment" when the power comes back on :-(

I'd bet one day that kid's gonna do something naughty, and Dad's gonna say, "You're GROUNDED!" And the poor kid's not gonna understand why Mom is suddenly giggling.

Dude has it made. He'll retire with 2 million and other than that, his bank account will have probably grown to over a million. Power companies sure do have their choice of guys, as everyone wants to get into it. No school, just straight hired at about 18 dollars an hour and all the overtime you can dream of. Your weekley bring home will be fucking 1500 dollars. I make that in a fucking month, I could just never get the right opportunity to get into power. I couldn't find anyone who'd help me get a CDL to get in the door. I was going to SLTC in Georgia, but my boss fired me at the HVAC company and I had to spend the 10 grand for the school on living. These guys don't know how lucky they are that they fall into these power jobs. They better thank their fucking God, cuz I never fell into it. I fell into communications linework. I was one of those dudes a job always found me. I started at Bell Atlantic, then I knew someone who worked for a communications contractor. I applied at CW Wright, a power contractor but God damn I got the jist when I went in to fill out the application and check on it, "we don't have the work". Only contractor around. Sucks. I like linework. I do. It's a challenge. Plus power pays well. Fuck, I could have actually had a life if CW Wright hired me. They gotta pay 25 an hour.

WTF should of told them it's your kids birthday and you will get the call first thing in the morning... lol

You’re all fired. There’s no way a pole in the middle of nowhere took the entire night.

This video has taught me: 1) Service disruptions to gas stations affect their lights but not their electronic pricing signage. 2) The electric company doesn't proactively investigate outages until people call in about them; even when their own employees experience a service interruption during a special event. 3) The electric company has no shame in blaming nature/storms for outages, rather than a lack of redundancies. 4) Electric companies always employ really bad actors. 5) As with most things, the entire operation is really being run by a woman with a floral print shirt on that's working longer shifts than anyone else involved. 6) Rural Pennsylvania doesn't have any kind of computerized field operations, but they do have really clear radios in their vehicles.

Damn. Hot wife. ....what time does Daddy come home again? 🤔

The resteraunt has no power but the gas station sign managed to stay on logic think

call 911 for down lines not utility center

This is the corniest thing i have ever seen

Bullshit!

didnt know i was about to watch high school drama class failures. click bait and reported