jamies98lsc
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i got off the phone with my brother in law earlier today after he tells me he is on his way to louisianna( spelling lol ). my brother in law is a lineman for north east utilities ( connecticut light and power ) and he made the treck along with 25 other trucks from CT. to LA. in a bucket truck 22 hour drive. not only do they pay for him and all the other guys to sleep in a hotel, pay for all their food, fuel and tolls, but his paychecks will be around the 5 grand mark a week, and they could be there for 3 weeks or more depending on how fast they can restore all the power. i've seen his pay stubs, its no joke, i hate him for it but i will say unlike some high paid people, these guys work in absolute terrible conditions. i have seen jobs they have done from climbing 200 foot towers to being dropped off on high voltage lines by helicopters that they crawl across to running fiberoptic lines in 35 below zero in the manholes in new england. but still, 5 grand a week?????????? i'd be happy with 500 a week lol, where did i go wrong, man o man!