Future Lineman!

So i know this has been created few times but I'm attending NorthWest Lineman College in April of 2018 in Oroville, CA. Wanted to see where the lineman guys are at, and any advice to maybe prepare me for school, I'm currently working at a good buddy of mines rental company to save money for this. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance!
-Blane

 

Guess not!

 

Bump haha, I assumed there were no lineman working at all anymore

 

Jeez

 

Probably all busy with storm work

All kidding aside this is my end goal. I've got 4 years in with at&t and I'm ready to make the jump. I'll be trying to attend SLTC summer of next yr. just waiting on my bills to lineup and pay some of them down. Made some stupid decisions financially

 

Offensive or defensive?

 

So lame.

Give me my quarterback.

 

I am more of a power bottom.

 

Im looking in to doing the Northwest Lineman College up in Oroville this november, Im curious what it is going to be like

 

I attended NLC in Oroville back in 2015 during the fall. Best thing to do is if you feel you are out of shape, is getting a little workout routine going before you get there. Cardio is going be the most important during the first two weeks when you are learning too gaff and getting the rhythm. If you are not super book smart be prepared too study and get familiar with the fundamentals of math.

 

As a former lineman and freeclimber I enjoyed climbing in the rain and snow!, also before running bucket trucks I was climbing poles so large that you can't even belt off for thirty feet. Some of it takes balls, you'll be climbing poles out there with elevators all over them!, I've slid 10-15 feet many times and once I hit an elevator & fell atleast 20 feet and miraculously landed right on my feet on a 6 foot brick wall!!, without falling off. Be careful but have a shitload of fun. Oh dont ever trust the steps unless you've picked out a casket, lol.

 

Talk about some thread revival

I got my acceptance letter for SLTC. Start may 7th. So ready to be done with the phone company

 

your a linemen right on. I work for an Industrial electrical contractor in Pennsylvania not a line Company primarily through some power distribution fucked around in the bucket and the digger trucks a time or to During my apprenticeship.

 

my grandfather was a lineman with General Telephone back in the day. he's not on TW though. i'm sure there are several on here.

 

That's cool! Now that I'm older I miss climbing, there's something about it that makes me miss it. Whoever says climbing is safe with proper training hasn't climbed long enough like the guys that taught me. I must've had a death wish because of the many near death experiences on different climbs. My pops used to be crazy too, at lineman races, he would run up those poles and jump down 20-30 feet at a time, all it takes is one missed gaff,lol. My brother climbs belted, I laugh because thats how he was taught, I just dont feel safe belting to a pole until I get up top. Its alot to wrap your head around leaning back to gaff in, Ive seen ugly shit when guys fell belted on.. Id jump off before Id fall on the pole and have a ten foot splinter going through me.

 

I cut out in climbing school for AT&T. We're required to use a buck squeeze at all times. Anyways, that bucksqueeze wont let you go anywhere. It can be a pain though when a pole is shelling, or has a bunch of crap in the way.

 

1st day of class @ southeast lineman training center

 

sub cool thread and my you crazy fucks. You have bigger balls than me