There Ain’t Enough Money

[@fricknjeep]

that was an electrifying show with lots of high points john

[@agy234]

It’s so picturesque though!

[@smorefirewood]

It is pleasant enough on a day like this. But most times when the power is out it isn’t quite so palatable. They earn every penny of what they get.

[@leonardryan8723]

He been fired with NO rubber hole on neutral and power line he in the electric field 😮. THINK 🤔 SAFETY and always put SAFETY FIRST if your a good lineman 😊.

[@smorefirewood]

They had about 6 or 8 jumper wires that he was unhooking. Then he closed the breaker things. There are 6 of them up there I think.

[@lifeonmttammanyridge2565]

Boy that brings back some old memories from high school😁

[@smorefirewood]

Did you use to work for the electric company? Lol.

[@lifeonmttammanyridge2565]

Nope, but I did sleep at a Holiday Inn last night😆

[@TwinCityFirewood]

That’s what I do! I don’t envy them working in that weather though

[@smorefirewood]

No thank you. 😊

[@mikehughes2026]

Is it Electric?😂Had that KC and the Sunshine band vibe!

[@smorefirewood]

lol I try.

[@leonardryan8723]

Altec line truck , it’s got lifting power for transformers. Keep its clean 100,000 volts per foot 🦶. 😊

[@smorefirewood]

Built by the lowest bidder and held up by a slippery fluid. That’s what they tell me. The freightliner chassis is the worst part.

[@leonardryan8723]

Alre

[@brandonhoad9033]

Doesn't look like ya got a lot

[@smorefirewood]

They were there to flip the breaker. We were in the dark ages for about 4 hrs. lol. We loose power if break wind towards the power lines. lol.

[@brandonhoad9033]

@@smorefirewood think that's a gate. I was only one w/out juice once(and was pd up). Called electrician neighbor and he said call NYSEG and tell them your gate has dropped and need it reset

[@smorefirewood]

@@brandonhoad9033 that’s what they call it too. But most people wouldn’t get it. So I just call it a breaker to keep things simpler. When the drop In the summer in the dark when there is a decent load it’s pretty blue and bright. Also makes a Doctor Jekyll laboratory arc sound with a pop. lol. Our bedroom on the second floor is only 40 feet away.

[@brandonhoad9033]

@@smorefirewood mines a good couple hundred feet away. It comes in to my barn then to pole barn then my house and finally over to my shop. Over 100 yds by time it gets there.

[@smorefirewood]

@@brandonhoad9033 that pole here is where at least couple hundred homes power comes from. In the summer with all the air conditioning and pool pumps going when it drops it’s sparkly. And when they try to reset it sometimes it pops immediately. By that time all the refrigerators and freezers and well pumps are calling. It’s quite a load all at once.