GraveYard Shift BS

Got that right. Bottle will be gone before the evening!

 

All this drink talking made me thirsty. The pup wants some too.

 

My father works for a coal mine company in central Pa. its all anthracite here.

 

Not all industrial machinery starts up and shuts down like a car. some equipment takes 6 -8 hours just to get it in high vacuum and high heat, so the equipment can be used.

 

Co-Gens on our area will shut down for maintenance, we have to wait at least 24-36 hours for it to cool down before we go inside the boiler for maintenance. Then even the start up requires time, slowly opening valves and the like.

 

I agree

 

Our lineman do pretty well themselves. They're lineup of personal trucks they drive is impressive. You don't need to go to lineman school to get on the the companies here. They have an apprenticeship program that takes 4 years or something.

 

I would be all over that if I was 30 years younger

 

Yeah it's been in the back of my mind lately for doing a career switch and being a lineman. Apprentice pay sucks, but they get OT and there's the journeyman pay waiting for you when you make it through. Plus all the lineman seem like one big family from what I've seen

 

There's free kureigs around and I never paid attention to what's in the office, but it's something generic. Still hate the taste. I can stomach espresso shots and chase it with chocolate syrup tho. Haha

 

Back at it for 2 more nights

 

Coffee brewed and TW loaded.

 

Took the plunge and applied for the apprentice lineman position

 

Good luck.

Still have a few more hours until night 4 of 5.

 

Here. We. Go.

 

Good luck to you.

 

Thanks. At times it'll be tough when Outages happen and you're on call, but lineman are good people and the pay/usual 7-3:30 m-f hours aren't bad.

 

We may have to block you from this thread then... but I figure it may be worth it haha. or you could come post pictures of sunshine for us.

 

It'd be nice to see the sun more often than not.