This week we spent a lot of time ‘on the road’ with the line crew. These guys were SUPER nice and welcoming. They answered all of my questions and told me exactly what they were doing and why they were doing it.  This post will be ‘picture heavy’, because I took LOTS of pictures! On Tuesday I was able to attend a safety committee meeting and we were in the office. Also on Tuesday I learned more about solar energy and renewables.  Monday, Wednesday and Thursday I was able to see the linemen doing a variety of tasks that included:

~investigating reports of blinking lights to find and fix the issue (birds pecking at the wire– this didn’t work out well for the birds!)

~Installing a security light and service to meter box at a new residence

~retiring a pole

~repairing an underground line that had blown out

~installing new lines and setting a new pole for service

~they even let me use a ditch digger to fill a hole!