Lineman storm work!

[@andreskanes1348]

You talked about following the safest procedures when you're on another company's territory, how do you know what all of their procedures are? I assume you have a briefing before you start work but they can't possibly go over every procedure in their playbook can they? I'm guessing they pair you with a local crew who run the work and make sure you know what you need if you run into something you aren't sure of?

[@Bobsdecline]

Yes exactly! Most area have a mandatory briefing. You're then accompanied by a "bird dog" which is typically a company representative or even a crew from the area. If you run into something you not sure of policy wise, but can still do it safely following your own procedures that's fine... It's definitely going to happen. If you run into unfamiliar equipment or a situation then you must stop work until there is a plan.

[@andreskanes1348]

@@Bobsdecline So cool thanks! I'm a residential contractor in Ottawa so most of my electrical experience comes through my electrician. We've done a few service upgrades and I've always been fascinated when the Hydro Ottawa crews show up to pull the new service conductors and do their connections at the pole. Your world is so cool, thanks for sharing the work you do with us!

[@S.S.H.OCT.18-08]

Many of the basic safety principles we adhere to as lineman are the same no matter you work. Like the golden rule: It's not dead till it's grounded, and you never remove anyone's grounds and tags. I have worked as a lineman for 20+ years as a power company employee and contractor and have worked in many states. In my experience it's more of the paperwork, tagging, and radio procedures that change place to place. As stated above the birddog will keep ya straight on that and in most cases handles those for ya to eliminate any confusion with the local energy control center(the power company). I work for the DOD now on military bases and they do not allow any work on energized poles or circuits except phasing and rotation checks. Nothing else. They also have no 3 shot system, all feeders and protection devices are 1 shot only. Just an example of different rules for different companies. However the other safety rules and clearances are standard.

[@jmi967]

@@S.S.H.OCT.18-08Nah, electricity follows the laws we write for it here😉😂

[@edfowler2928]

You're my new hero buddy, enjoyed watching. Retired Lead Lineman, WV

[@Bobsdecline]

🤝

[@Bobsdecline]

Hey Everyone! A big part of being a Lineman is helping out our neighbors around the world when things get messy! In fact some lineman spend their entire career chasing storms! 🌩️🌬️🥶 Have a great week all! 👊🥂

[@Schooner316]

I have heard of ice storms and even experienced four days without power last spring during a similar storm. The amount of ice buildup that you showed in this video is pretty wild. Also, it is interesting how dependant we have become on electricity. After four days with no heat the house was getting to 5C and we were getting into "OK, this is not fun anymore and we're ready to pull up stakes and find a hotel or go to a family member's home." Thankfully it was restored before we even started packing. Thank you to all of the lineman who work out in these conditions to get power restored. We don't all say it but we all appreciate what you do!

[@Bobsdecline]

Appreciate the comments very much! 🤝

[@abdulelkhatib2674]

As a resident of Alabama where mullets are very common I like it.

[@aydenburris8631]

I think the public needs to give more recognition and respect to linemen. Something I've noticed my short time so far as a firefighter is how much work different agencies do on some of our incidents, but people will only thank the firefighters after. Tons of respect for you guys.

[@patrickreaves844]

Your the man

[@stefankruger3634]

Respect for your work. Greetings from Berlin(Germany).

[@whodat90]

Sir, you never fail to impress with your professionalism and ability to convey your knowledge. Thank you as always!

[@Bobsdecline]

Thank you 🙏 Much respect! 🍻

[@anthonymarino4260]

so true

[@harrygilbert4593]

Thank you for keeping the lights on.

[@johnroper1630]

Thanks for coming to Cape Breton to help with the storm. I’m retried from Nova Scotia Power and live in Cape Breton. I worked as an electrician in the generating stations. Point Aconi and Lingan GS. I’ve always had so much interest and respect for your line of work. Your videos really fulfill that interest so please keep them coming.

[@agdelig67]

Haha lol the mullet.good job guys.

[@johnspace1876]

Just a regular dude who enjoys the convinces of modern consumer electronics. Thanks for keeping the lights on. Climbing those icy poles is some gnarly work. Be safe out there. Subscribed.

[@Bobsdecline]

🤝Thanks John! Cheers!

[@jmi967]

They are horrible on infrastructure, but ice storms make for epic views, especially if the sun comes out!

[@mikeburnett7028]

Been through quite a few ice storms myself as a lineman/servicer. Don’t miss it much

[@jinjinb528]

My preteen daughter was pissed off at that the restoration was taking a long time. I sympathize with the workers restoring power lines. I will show her this video to show her what workers go through, even during graveyard shift.

[@theatermusic87]

As someone that was on the tree side of storm restoration for 10 years. I hope you always tree your tree crews that well. It was a rare day for me that the linecrews were willing to drop the phases out of the way for me. Looks like it was a decently fun and safe trip for you guys. Be safe and maybe Ill see you on the next one.

[@NoblePineapples]

I had a co-worker who lived in Cape Breton. He was in the navy before retiring from it. Awesome guy.

[@S.S.H.OCT.18-08]

Oh I remember those kinda days. As a former storm team member I have had the joy of snow and ice storms many times from North Carolina to Oklahoma and parts in between.

[@idontneedaname85]

👊 love the mullet. Hanging with the boys doing a dangerous job is what dreams are made of.

[@danaelm1069]

Anyone who thinks a lineman is overpaid should try it for a while. How would you like to be on top of a mtn at 2:00in the morning, 42 below zero,wind 50mph, wind chill 70 below, trying to restore power to repeater station for radar for a major airport. You could get frost bite in 5min, Most lineman do their job, because it is their job. Not everyone can do that job, There is a lot of pride in being a lineman. Most of them are ones who like a challenge. They are like a band of brothers,working and watching out for each other. I was always proud of my job. spent 35 yrs as a lineman,greatest group of guys you want to meet. I started my job in 1958 when I finished my apprentice ship , as a journeyman I was making 1.96 cents an hour, Good money back then, Gas was16 cents an hour, As far as I am concerned, they are not paid enough for what is expected of them. With out them, most everything would shut down.

[@jgroves55]

Boy oh boy did that video bring back some memories of working storm restoration. What a great feeling it is to help out the people who are devastated by ice storms and hurricanes. It gives a person a sense of pride to restore power to the ones who are suffering, the gratitude by those effected are priceless and you will remember these days when you retire like I am. Last thought i can remember the day i was one of those people who did not have power after a hurricane and i watched lineman working to restore power to us and thought now that is something i would like to do and I did, and it was the best decision i ever made , all lineman are brothers. Thanks for sharing this video it put a smile on my face !!!!

[@Bobsdecline]

Awesome, thanks for sharing Joe! 👊👊🤝

[@TheAustrianLineman]

Nice job, looks cold! Greetings from the beginning of spring in Austria👊👊

[@Bobsdecline]

👊👊

[@markstevens1729]

Raised in CB, live now in the mountains of BC. Thanks for the reminder of why. Also, the “scenery.”

[@davidleary823]

I’m so glad I don’t have to do ice storms anymore! We get some snow in Denver that takes some tree down but nothing like a Kansas or Oklahoma ice storm.

[@mathewforsman3275]

nice warm welcome to spring

[@freethinkingamerican80]

Better you than me buddy! I'm just over here, clear, sunny, blue skies doing bell changeouts on highline. Stay safe and see you on the ROW!

[@sturnie1]

From New Jersey USA telecom guy. We are lucky most of the storm damage we deal with is from heavy wet snow, high winds or hurricane and thunder storms. We usually work 12 hours or 16 if there is a lot of work and we can start until power clears.

[@mikel9567]

Watching from Camano Island, WA. We just had a storm like that hit us. It was a surprise snow storm that dumped about 6" of the wettest, heaviest snow I've ever seen. It hit us on Feb 21 and we are still cleaning up the damage. I got called by my boss to go out snow plowing and I couldn't even get off my road. Had to cut myself through. We had to go rescue a power crews truck. They abandoned a digger derrick truck when it became too dangerous to drive it down a hill. We sanded the crap out of that road for them so they could get their truck. I think at one point the entire island lost power. I wasn't envying those crews - they'd rehang a line only to have it come back down from a branch or tree. I love storm work because it's challenging, but after an entire winter of nothing but storms I'm getting tired of it. Looks like you had fun though.

[@karsoncampbelllogginginc]

At least the truck didn’t have to go to the car wash anytime soon🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 8:49

[@dasonurlacher693]

I am watching from Bismarck North Dakota.

[@danielnigra1922]

What’s up Aaron. I’m Dan. From East Coast New Jersey. I got to say that’s no joke actually climbing a pole and performing all of those energy checks and safety procedures. I do that frequently but on the ground in substations or facilities where I am isolating equipment to test it. Sometimes it’s pretty hairy doing that stuff on the ground I can’t imagine hanging from a pole especially an icy pole at that. Much respect brother

[@nayanbarman2236]

26th february a storm happened in the area i supervise. it created a chaos of snapped conductor (11kv and .4kv), tilted poles , broken poles along with broken clamp of v cross arms of 33kv feeders and bent top cleat of 33kv feeders. took us 4days to restore completely. 5 groups were engaged . but the fun is the key part to make people do work with a calm head to perform safe work environment. love the job we do 💕

[@scottrugg7109]

Little ice on a fellers grid 😳💥😂

[@joeldube6662]

Love the hydro guys, they always save the day. I worked on traffic signals for 10 years, now I'm a maintenance electrician at Laurentian University. Hydro crews always step up, unsung heroes...keep up the good work..👊👊

[@pvachon01]

Watching from Andover Massachusetts

[@johnprue]

👊 from Boston Ma. USA

[@jameswoods7276]

Thanks for coming to the rescue! That storm was just absolutely nasty. I was working at the Halifax airport we had up to a half inch of ice on *everything* we were without power for about 6 or 7 hours which is really rare being on the airports feeder. At one point I think half of Halifax was out. Gotta love Martime winters!

[@cordelolsen3950]

For True beauty of cape Breton you have to come here during the summer/fall it's amazing thank you for the hard work you guys do to get us power back

[@johnwalker890]

Good job Aaron.

[@gregorymccoy6797]

You guys are super!

[@garyjohnson4575]

Incredible job!

[@jackfromtitanic233]

We get these kind of storms here in Michigan they get pretty fierce at times . Beautiful though .

[@stewartthompson72]

Great Video and very interesting. Thanks. Watching from Vernon BC. 👊

[@oralwilson6464]

Super great video's keep them coming..watching from Jamaica..

[@j2o3sh]

I work as an electrician for the city of Halifax. NSP was installing some new gear near a overpass I was travelling. They had track line trucks …. I don’t see them using those a lot .. was pretty cool… needless to say where they were working was rough terrain lol

[@longviewstud26]

Excellent video that was really cool.

[@russellknight26]

Mullets are awesome

[@jimrobinson1325]

Watching from Delaware. Transplant from Massachusetts. Was with a local town electric department there. Mutual aid is literally a lifesaver in our business

[@fuhlavaflave]

Bob - you have all the knowledge. Keep it up.

[@scottfeatherstone7156]

Cool trip

[@kylecossette5044]

Shit, i never would have guessed people who want to watch what we do, good on ya hopefully it brings in more green horns to fill the shoes. For anyone reading this thinking of getting into the trade, it's hard work but highly rewarding both mentally & financially.

[@Bobsdecline]

It's an extremely diverse career! Thanks for the comment, you hit that nail right on the head 😏🙌👊

[@12BP]

Watching from Sydney NS! Thanks for getting our power back on

[@Bobsdecline]

Nice! Was my first time in Sydney, I'll be back 🍻

[@sbradley34]

Thank you from Nova Scotia.

[@Bobsdecline]

🍻🇨🇦

[@jaketitus4740]

Awww that wasn't major flooding lol. I got a material handler stuck in waist deep water after Hurricane Florence trying to get to our warehouse. Our yard and roads leading to it were underwater but it never made it to the building luckily.

[@samchapple6363]

This great for learning what you all go through.. ❤

[@linehandibew6205]

Nothing better than a little storm break. One of my absolute favorite parts of our trade. Puerto Rico was the most epic for me. Don’t know if I’ll ever top that one. Now a days our utility relies so much on us contractors that they cannot man their system without us. I’m not kidding. Without us they’re screwed. The utility guys are all in their 50s and don’t want to work anymore. So since we are under contract with them they don’t release us anymore. It’s stinks but on the bright side I get to be a contractor and stay busy all year round. Don’t have to worry about lay offs. And I’m home every night…..not looking to live the tramp life. Be safe brother theirs warmer days ahead

[@stanroesner3892]

Ice is always down and dirty. Affects primary, but so many service drops!! No quick fixes, lots of work for small number of customers!

[@crabmansteve6844]

I would absolutely love to see a winter like this once in life. I live in central Georgia, US and I've only ever seen mild snow cover 3 times in 30 years.

[@drmurphy9219]

One ain’t bad, but when it’s one after another, after another, after another, it can get old

[@Bobsdecline]

Absolutely! Although.... The lack of mosquitoes for 5 months is pretty sweet!

[@PMLDrone]

Thanks for coming to the island and helping get us back up and running. I live in Sydney and we really appreciate all you linemen and the hard work you guys and do! Cheers and thanks for the great videos.

[@donairsauce2496]

been an absolute gongshow of a winter this year, but cape breton in the summer is undefeated

[@bhorn9400]

👊 IBEW Lineman contractor out of Local 160 working in Cali on PG&E land, I sure do appreciate the time you put into showing people these tips and tricks. All these bits of knowledge help build a safer better workforce. Prost!

[@missyd0g2]

The beginning looks like a fictional movie. Yet being from Michigan I have in one. The power lines made strange noises. Thank you

[@_hotrod_]

👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼much love as always Aaron! Massachusetts here brother! Great video!

[@ThisDoesNotCompute]

It's not a mullet, it's hockey hair!

[@Bobsdecline]

Your absolutely right! People always razz me for my mullet lol but it's definitely more appropriately called hockey hair lol! 🏒

[@unwired1281]

Surprised they let you in a hotel! 😂😂😂🤣

[@Bobsdecline]

Lol

[@paulross8821]

Nice to see what it takes to keep the power on. People kind of take their electricity for granted without a thought for the guys out in all weather's. Watching from Fife in Scotland 👊

[@wormworm1226]

👊🏾 Watching from WNY.

[@cheart99]

was not expecting to see you making a video from my home town.

[@frwoody1232]

watching from st louis mo

[@assassinlexx1993]

On a pole with spurs with ice. Good time to touch up the edges. Always happy to hear safety is number one. Dispatch must have their hands full with different crews plus not knowing the locations.

[@keysersoze3315]

I admire the work that you do. Watching from New York USA

[@unwired1281]

👊local 1 retired. In central Florida till May. It was hot today. Lol

[@michaelc.3812]

Former electric distribution engineer, and while I went out with crews 100s of times, it’s still great to see how you handle trouble.

[@TechOne7671]

Brilliant Aaron, are going in those conditions. We haven’t had any snow this winter so the call-outs have been quiet for us. Regards from Glasgow Scotland.

[@1960teko]

Great video. Set poles for new construction back in the 80s and 90s did some storm work in Pennsylvania from ice and wind. Some older poles snapped like tooth pics from ice.

[@jeffreykornspan9053]

Nice vid Aaron. I think I saw those Asplundh tree guys there. I didn't realize how far they traveled.

[@seanmccracken4986]

Love your videos #2 aluminum a handline a set of blocks

[@cozdiver]

Love the Vid's! My dad was a High Tension Lineman in the 70's and 80's then went into Power Generation, so I grew up around a great group of people! Thanks! I live on Cozumel Island now in Mexico.

[@Bobsdecline]

I'll have to look up Cozumel, sounds intriguing! Much respect to the lineman in the 70's and 80's, things were quite different then

[@cozdiver]

@@Bobsdecline Ya, my dad lost a close friend back then, he was too close to the 125kv line in a heavy fog, and it bit him! I don't really remember him tho it did bring home the fact that his job was a dangerous one!

[@f0rumrr]

Ya when we had the last major snow storm in the northern Seattle area, it was a crew from Vancouver bc that repaired the two downed poles in front my house.

[@ElectricAve095]

Keep the Mullet✅

[@donniebagwell9536]

I really enjoy your videos, I do live d/c power and we share a lot of similar work practices

[@Garylee17]

Very nice video!!

[@dylandicus2192]

Watching from kentucky bro. Cool stuff

[@cobrastrike5793]

👊 Wallingford, Connecticut USA

[@mikeekim1972]

dangerous job indeed.....be safe out there everyone.

[@Mike-zl4zs]

Hello from Laramie Wyoming! We definitely know a thing or two about wind so strong you can hardly walk lol

[@rickn501s]

I admire your work ethic and dedication to your job.

[@johnspahr6497]

Great content👊 I'm from Menomonee Falls Wisconsin

[@randallcarter-carterhillho2277]

I would like to thank you for sharing your knowledge. I am not a lineman but i love to learn and understand new things. I have learned alot watching your video's. I really enjoy them. Thank you for help keeping our lights on. Be safe!! From northwest alabama usa.

[@jonholt495]

Kudos to all you linemen out there keeping the lights on. I would be a lineman myself but I’m deathly afraid of heights (ironically more so than high voltage lol, hell I’ve shocked myself numerous times with a 200kV Tesla coil but it’s low enough current/impedance that it can’t really do anything besides create a small burn). Nearly s*** myself when you were at the top of that icy pole😱 that’s the kind of stuff that would’ve given me nightmares as a kid! Stay safe out there 👊 -from Cleveland, Ohio

[@davesworkshop2714]

Nice job, looks cold! That ice storm looks crazy, would not like to out in it.

[@kzen347]

Ape from NH Thank you for this channel! I've learned a lot watching! 👍

[@TheJcjss]

Nice was always, Arron . Retired IBEW member watching from Costa Rica. No ice storms here, but they do have to work hard to discourage monkeys and sloths from getting on primarys and secondarys

[@unwired1281]

What local brother?

[@666mrgene]

Great video. Can relate to those Ice Storms, we have them here in New Hampshire. When major storms hit, our NH Electric CO-OP will often get assistance. Much appreciated .

[@baconmcbacon62]

Fist bump from Vincent in Shreveport. Love your work, bud. We get those kinds of work schedules sometimes in IT when there’s a dumpster fire. Hats off to y’all for sticking it out!

[@alan.macrae]

Huge respect for what you do, Aaron. Even though you’re a fair bit north of me, I thank you. We’ve had crews from Canada down here many times and it has made a huge difference. Stay safe and healthy! 👊👊

[@dendkmac]

Brutal weather, ice is not fun to work in Aaron...👊 Vegas...we are ready to run our A/C in another week

[@alastairhumphries46]

Nice work .watch all your video's in the uk

[@Bobsdecline]

Thanks Alastair 👊👊

[@trevorfillmore698]

Man you guys have nice seats in your trucks they give us the cheap seats at NB DTI to plow for 12 to 16 hours a day. You guys have a hard job and it is very much appreciated I live in the country and NB power is most always on the ball. I plowed a road out for one of your crews this winter the driver asked if it was one of my roads it wasn't but if they needed in it became priority for me the way I look at it is it's easier to ask forgiveness rather than permission lol.

[@jacmccauley7581]

Amazing video, very informative. Thanks