tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28912193912466272272024-03-12T19:12:07.809-07:00Electrical Lineman TrainingLisa Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494212460130465055noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891219391246627227.post-17966595037908893362013-10-09T15:24:00.000-07:002013-10-09T15:24:29.076-07:00So much to learnThere's always so much to learn when you're getting involved with something new. I never knew that link building was such a complicated thing. I juts thought I'd have to leave my url all over the palce, but that's not the case at all. Apparently there are parts of a link and there are smarter places to put them than others. Who knew? Some of my favorite quotes about link-building are:
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If you diversify your anchor text and stick to these seven link building tips your rankings will skyrocket. Beating the Penguin isn’t about being lucky; it’s about smart link building.</blockquote>
from <a href="http://www.mckremie.com/blog/2012/05/7-link-building-tips-after-the-google-penguin-update/">7 link-building tips after the penguin update</a><br />
Another one I like is:
<blockquote>Try to think about building links as a way of connecting to ‘colleagues’ working within the same industry. This mindset will serve you far better than just spamming blogs for links; the effects will be longer lasting, far more genuine, and ultimately fruitful.</blockquote>
from SoccerWidow's article <a href="http://www.soccerwidow.com/enlightenment/quotes-quotations/link-building-back-links-seo-experts/">Link building and back-links</a> which features some other great quotes, too.
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/hubshout">hubshout.com</a>Lisa Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494212460130465055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891219391246627227.post-62164893255203188342013-09-24T14:11:00.000-07:002013-09-24T14:47:26.504-07:00Press releases for electriciansSo my buddy was working on the power lines and his photo ended up winning an award. Our local office sent a press release out to a few local papers and suddenly the company website for <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.pse.com">Puget Sound Energy</a> is getting a lot more traffic. I had no idea that would happen and now I'm trying to figure out what I can do to get more traffic here. I should have taken more pictures at the opening of the Snoqualmie Hydroelectric Park. I took a great picture of a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gypsy-mom/9838539446/">kid powering a light bulb</a> with her own brute force. Surely that's newsworthy, right?
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<a href="http://freepressrelease.co/">Graphic Citation</a>Lisa Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494212460130465055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891219391246627227.post-84364619962216185552013-09-19T05:55:00.001-07:002013-09-19T05:55:39.212-07:00Random things I looked up todayMan, I am so glad to be a live in 2013 when we have an internet and a google and high speed wireless internet access. When we lived at the farm house, we were using DSL from the cable company and that was fed into a wireless router but now we have the fastest plan the satellite company will allow and it's like lightning fast. I couldn't think as fast as I was googling. ONe minute I'm looking into <a href="http://www.photo4canvas.co.nz/">Canvas Printing</a> for some Christmas gifts (Who WOULDN'T want a giant canvas picture of the wife and I over their fireplace?)
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The next minute I'm comparing <a href="http://www.seacontainers.co.nz/container-sales.htm">Shipping Containers Price</a>s because I've always wondered what those would cost, right? I don't even think I found the answer to that question, but I did find a bunch of modular apartments that were made from shipping containers. It's an entire complex in Japan and when people want to move, they just lock their door and it moves them all, rearranges the entire configuration of the building. Can you imagine coming home to find your third story apartment that faces East is now on the twelfth floor and facing West? that could mess with your feng shui for sure.
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And the final random thing I was looking into was <A href="http://www.amediate.co.nz/">Sheet Metal Fabricators</a>. One of the sites I found had a bunch of welding videos and to me that's just the most fascinating thing to watch. If I hadn't become an electrical lineman I would have been a welder. Welding is sexy and awesome. It's also harder than it looks. Sheet metal fabricators are great for building things like metal desks and cabinets.
Lisa Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494212460130465055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891219391246627227.post-60984061865759233612013-09-17T13:50:00.002-07:002013-09-17T13:50:31.304-07:00New job, new house?
Things have been quiet around here, but that's just on the blog. In real life, things have been hectic and chaotic, to no end. See, I found a new job on <a href="http://craigslist.com">Craig's List</a> and we ended up having to move clear across the state. We found ourselves a nice little house in the suburbs of the big city. We are within walking distance to all of the cute little downtown shops and restaurants and night clubs. We left my sister and her boys in charge of the farm. She's been working it for the past year anyway, so I'm sure it will be in good hands and it's just a few hour's drive, so it's not that big of a deal.
It's crazy, though, how difficult it is to sleep here. I can sleep through the train coming through town a mile from the farm house, it's loud in the dead of night and when we first moved in, it did wake me up. I thought I was dreaming because the nearest train tracks were literally a mile away.
Maybe I'll learn to sleep through the sounds here, but they sure are different. I went ahead and ordered some <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0044DEESS/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0044DEESS&linkCode=as2&tag=mrshann-20">Hearing Protection Earplugs</a><img src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=mrshann-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0044DEESS" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> so I can fall asleep because it's just so ahrd to wake up after all of the noise and sirens and crazy commotion out there. Oh well, I guess it's just part of life.
<a href="http://www.1800packrat.com"><img src="http://www.1800packrat.com/images/moving-trends-in-us.jpg" /></a><br><a href="http://www.1800packrat.com">Reference</a>Lisa Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494212460130465055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891219391246627227.post-27921924759219189122013-09-12T08:49:00.000-07:002016-12-03T23:42:10.398-08:00generating buzz
Generating buzz is something I have avoided up until now in life. You don't mess around with power lines, right? But blogging is different than keeping the lights on in the middle of a storm, folks. This is fun and social and I think I'm really starting to dig it. Have you ever been a blogger? I think it's more fun to write about what's going on in my life and work but helping companies advertise is fun, too. If I had to choose who I'd advertise for right now, it would be <a href="http://www.bringthefresh.com/indexcb.html?hop=hannigan">Bring the Fresh</a> because it's so easy, my wife built a beautiful site for my neighbor last night and I can't wait to try it myself. The other one would be <a href="http://c8364gka-fmwtmcf1e3f4b-3e6.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=ELT" target="_top">Sell Solar Now</a> and I'm really excited about this one. As a lineman, I happen to know a bit about electricity and I would much rather be self-sufficient on my own little mountain house than wired into the city grid somewhere. This might be my ticket to retirement. Wanna buy a solar panel? Lisa Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494212460130465055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891219391246627227.post-7656117142988389882013-09-09T15:39:00.000-07:002013-09-09T15:39:15.261-07:00we're travelingI was totally inspired by <a href="http://gypsymom.com">GypsyMom</a> and decided that we're going to take a road trip. Our first stop will be the Museum of Modern Art in New York. I was looking for pictures of it and found a great website for web graphics, too. I know the kids will be so excited to look around at all of the classic and modern and postmodern artwork that has inspired us year after year in our family. See, maw buys their fundraiser calendars every year so Moma has been part of our life.
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Isn't it awesome that we get to do that? So what are you looking forward to the most next summer? I know this one has barely ended but I'm always thinking ahead. You should, too. Lisa Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494212460130465055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891219391246627227.post-33834582831994407502013-09-04T18:03:00.002-07:002016-12-03T23:37:58.391-08:00Lineman blogswell I've never been much of a blogger, I'm just here sharing tips and ideas for people who wanna do the work I do. my training has made me the happiest on earth, so I think you should do it too. But recently, I learned that people do make money at this and I think that's really cool.
I poked around a bit to see if there were other linemen who were blogging and I learned a lot. First of all, I learned that last week was lineman appreciation day. My friends over at the "It's in our blood" website had the neatest thing to say about it:
"We would like to thank the lineman who work hard and risk there lives everyday to keep the lights on."
In spite of the fact that they used the wrong form of "their/there/they're" it's still a heartfelt type of appreciation and I'm honored to learn that Tracy Moore worked really hard in the state of Florida to get the Lineworker Appreciation day passed. She is also the one who started the High line Hero Foundation. That's an organization that helps lineman and their family get through hard times. You should totally follow them on Facebook.
Lisa Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494212460130465055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891219391246627227.post-45125309760575966462012-04-09T05:58:00.000-07:002012-04-11T10:24:42.726-07:00What is an Electrical Lineman?Lineman (occupation)<br />
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<br />
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Linemen repairing overhead lines (that supply power to trains)<br />
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Linemen repairing electricity distribution lines (that supply power to homes)<br />
A lineman (American English) or linesman (British English) (also occasionally called a lineworker or a powerline technician(PLT)) is a tradesman who constructs and maintains electric power transmission and distribution facilities. The term is also used for those who install and maintain telephone, telegraph, cable TV and more recently fibre optic lines.<br />
The term refers to those who work in generally outdoor installation and maintenance jobs. Those who install and maintain electrical wiring inside buildings are electricians.Lisa Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494212460130465055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891219391246627227.post-22928725672069549322012-04-07T10:01:00.000-07:002016-12-03T23:43:11.463-08:00Lineman Training SchoolsIf you're looking for different schools that offer lineman training, check out "<a href="http://vocational-education.suite101.com/article.cfm/schools_for_electrical_linemen_training">Schools for Electrical Lineman Training</a>" on Suite101. The article talks about Admission Requirements for Electrical Lineman School, Physical Requirements for Electrical Safety Workers, the Cost of Electrical Lineman Training and Other Requirements for Lineman and Cablemen. Check it out :)Lisa Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494212460130465055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891219391246627227.post-10833779444082349442012-04-06T06:02:00.000-07:002012-04-11T10:22:18.598-07:00Safety for LinemenLinemen Safety <br />
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All linemen, especially those who deal with live electrical apparatus, use personal protective equipment (PPE) as protection against inadvertant contact. This includes rubber gloves, rubber sleeves, bucket liners, protective blankets, etc.<br />
All live line work PPE must be kept clean from contaminents and regularly tested for di-electric integrity. This is done by the use of high voltage electrical testing equipment [examples can be found here: http://www.hanco.com/HancoTestingEquipment.html].<br />
Other general items of PPE such as helmets are usually replaced at regular intervals.Lisa Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494212460130465055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891219391246627227.post-46597779071497419162012-04-05T05:58:00.000-07:002012-04-11T10:22:39.405-07:00Electrical Lineman historical informationHistory of Electrical Lineman<br />
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The occupation began with the widespread use of the telegraph in the 1840s. Telegraph lines could be strung on trees, but wooden poles were quickly adopted as the method of choice. The term 'lineman' was used for those who set wooden poles and strung the wire. The term continued in use with the invention of the telephone in the 1870s and the beginnings of electrification in the 1890s.<br />
This new electrical power work proved to be much more hazardous than telegraph or telephone work because of the risk of electrocution. Between the 1890s and the 1930s, line work was considered one of the most hazardous jobs in existence. Approximately 1 in 3 linemen were killed on the job, mostly from electrocution. This led to the formation of labor organizations to represent the workers and advocate for their safety. The most important of these labor organizations in the United States, still in existence today, is the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. This also led to the establishment of apprenticeship programs and the establishment of more stringent safety standards, starting in the late 1930s.<br />
Better tools and protective equipment were produced as the occupation grew and safety became a primary concern. Some early equipment shows remarkable ingenuity even though it often provided only minimal protection. For instance, the orange-colored covering linemen place on high-voltage lines is called hose, which recalls the earlier use of sections of ordinary garden hose for the same purpose.<br />
In the United States, the rural electrification drive during the New Deal led to a wide expansion in the number of jobs in the electric power industry. Many power linemen during that period traveled around the country following jobs as they became available in tower construction, substation construction, and wire stringing. These roving workers or "boomers" as they were called, were known as rowdy risk-takers but also as hard workers with a strong sense of pride in their work. They often lived in temporary camps set up near the project they were working on, or in boarding houses if the work was in a town or city. The occupation was one of the most lucrative at the time, owing to the high level of skill needed and the hazardous nature of the work, but the hazards and the extensive travel limited the appeal of the work to only a hardy few. Often a lineman would finish one job with enough money to live on for several weeks or months before they would "boom out" to another job somewhere else.<br />
A brief drive to electrify some railroads on the East Coast of the U.S. led to the development of a highly specialized branch of linemen who installed and maintained catenary overhead lines. Growth in this branch of line work stalled after most railroads chose to replace their steam engines with diesel, rather than electric, engines.<br />
The occupation evolved during the 1940s and 1950s, as household electricity became more ubiquitous. As the public became more dependent on electricity, it became imperative that damaged power lines be repaired quickly. This led to an increase in the number of linemen needed to maintain power distribution circuits, and to keep them repaired in case of power outages, storms, or other emergencies. These maintenance linemen mostly stayed in one place and could settle down, although sometimes linemen could be called to travel to other states to help repair the damage from major storms such as hurricanes. Also during the 1950s, some electric lines began to be installed in underground tunnels, expanding the scope of the work. Safety standards and equipment have continued to improve; today, while still considered a somewhat hazardous occupation, line work is no longer as dangerous as it once was.Lisa Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494212460130465055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891219391246627227.post-12732835006800663012012-04-01T06:00:00.000-07:002012-04-11T10:22:50.560-07:00Job Description for Electrical Lineman DutiesDuties of an Electrical Lineman<br />
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Lineman replacing a transformer, wearing protective gear, including rubber gloves and sleeves<br />
Power linemen can work on either electrically energized (live) or de-energized (dead) power lines. When working with energized power lines, linemen must use protection to eliminate any contact with the energized line. Some distribution-level voltages can be worked using rubber gloves. The limit of how high a voltage can be worked using rubber gloves varies from company to company according to different safety standards (often negotiated in the union contract) and local laws. Voltages higher than those that can be worked using gloves are worked with special sticks known as hot-line tools, with which power lines can be safely handled from a distance. Linemen must also wear special rubber insulating gear when working with live wires to protect against any accidental contact with the wire. The buckets linemen sometimes work from are also insulated with fiberglass.<br />
Even de-energized power lines can be hazardous, owing to the complex nature of the electrical system. Even though one circuit may be ostensibly shut off, that circuit may still be conducting electricity from an interconnection with other live circuits. Thus, care must be taken to ensure that all possible sources of power to a circuit are removed. This can be especially dangerous when transformers are involved in the connection to another circuit, or one circuit is fed by more than one other circuit. For example: A higher-voltage distribution level circuit may feed several lower-voltage distribution circuits, using step down transformers. A step down transformer can also act in reverse as a step up transformer. If the higher voltage circuit is de-energized so it can be worked on, but any one of the lower-voltage circuits connected to it via a transformer remains energized, the transformer will convert the power in the lower-voltage circuit back to the higher voltage, and the higher voltage circuit will remain energized. This rarely[1] occurs after destructive storms such as hurricanes have damaged the local primary lines and someone wires a generator into their house wiring incorrectly (without an isolation switch). This is known as backfeed. Another problem can arise when de-energized wires become energized through electrostatic or electromagnetic induction from energized wires in close proximity. One precaution against this is to connect all the wires in a circuit to each other and to ground before working on it, hence the saying, "if it's not grounded, it's not dead."<br />
Incredible as it seems, live high voltage transmission lines can be worked barehanded. The lineman must be isolated from the ground by using an insulated bucket truck or other method. The lineman wears special conductive clothing that is connected to the live power line, at which point the line and the lineman are at the same potential, allowing the lineman to handle the wire safely. Such work is often done from helicopters and is considered a highly specialized area of line work; few linemen have the special training to perform it. Barehanded live-wire work can theoretically be done at any voltage, but because better protective means are available for lower voltages, it is only used for transmission-level voltages and sometimes for the higher distribution voltages. Live wire work is extremely common on low voltage distribution systems within the UK as all linesmen are trained to work 'live'. Live wire work on high voltage distribution systems within the UK is carried out by specialist teams. These teams are sometimes referred to as 'Hot Glove' teams.<br />
Linemen may perform a number of tasks associated with power lines, including installation or replacement of capacitor banks, distribution transformers on poles, insulators, fuses, etc. Because most of these devices are heavy and irregularly shaped, linemen and their ground crews must have a good knowledge of rigging techniques, use of ropes, knots, and lifting equipment. These skills may have to be adapted to primitive conditions where almost all work is done by hand, with tools and material that are carried to the worksite. Such conditions are common in rural or mountainous areas that are inaccessible to trucks. The public seldom witnesses this type of work, which leads to the misconception that the occupation consists predominantly of working from a bucket truck on paved streets.<br />
Telephone and cable TV lines may sometimes be placed on the same utility poles as electric distribution circuits. They are placed below the electric lines so telephone and cable TV linemen can work those lines without potential contact with high-voltage electricity.<br />
Not all who work in outdoor tower construction or wire installation are linemen. A crew of linemen will also include several helpers, known as groundmen or grunts. They help with the on-the-ground tasks needed to support the linemen, but may not do any work off the ground, nor any work that involves electrical circuits. Telephone linemen install cables above and below ground but, since telephone cables have many more conductors than power cables, cable splicers splice them.Lisa Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494212460130465055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891219391246627227.post-31190351746579597682011-08-09T07:07:00.000-07:002011-08-09T07:07:11.818-07:00Electrical Lineman Schools in California<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">If you're living in California or you want to go to electrical lineman school in California, there are several schools to choose from. The first one is Northwest Lineman College which is in northern california. According to their site, Their electrical Lineman Program is listed as: </span><br />
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">If you want to become one of those rare individuals that construct, maintain, and operate the electrical grid, the Electrical Lineworker Program can help you get there. Download an enrollment package for full details.</span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">They even offer an NCCCO Crane Certification Elective because a lineman can make so much more if he's crane certified</span><br />
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Northwest</span><span style="font-style: normal;"> Lineman College’s California Campus is proud to announce the addition of a new elective course that offers students the opportunity to obtain their Crane Operator Certification from the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators. Currently over 21 states require utility personnel to obtain their Crane Operator certification to operate digger derricks and/or cranes commonly used by line crews. Because not all utilities are requiring this certification, the course is an elective. In addition, earning this certification can be an advantage over other applicants when interviewing with the companies that are requiring it. Earning your Crane Operator Certification can also provide opportunities in the heavy equipment and crane industry.</span><span style="font-style: normal;"> </span><span style="font-style: normal;">Students will receive classroom instruction, practice time with cranes, and one practical exam on each crane. Upon successful completion of the written and practical exams, students will receive the nationally recognized certification from the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators to operate all swing and fixed cab telescopic boom cranes.</span></span></blockquote>Anyway, if you're looking for a California lineman school, you should check them out, they're at lineman.edu.<br />
</div>Lisa Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494212460130465055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891219391246627227.post-17107989839704539032010-01-26T06:03:00.000-08:002010-01-26T06:03:00.182-08:00How to Become a LinemanHere's a great article from eHow.com about <a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_4837113_become-electrical-lineman.html">how to become a Lineman</a><br />
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Electrical Lineman School<br />
Working as an electrical lineman is a very rewarding career, but it's not for the wimps. You have to be smart and brave to go through electrical lineman school. In fact, in lineman training, you use every skill you have and learn new ones. A lineman job isn't for everyone. Electrical lineman school can help you get electrical lineman training. <a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_4837113_become-electrical-lineman.html">read more...</a></blockquote>Lisa Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494212460130465055noreply@blogger.com0