My father in law is a retired lineman. We had a killer storm here a year ago and were without power for about a week too, people working 24/7 to make sure everything gets back to normal. It's a thankless job, people dont understand what those folks go through to get everything up and running.
My aunt works for the same power company running their social media, the amount of ungrateful wokusts that crawl out when shit goes down to bitch about not being able to watch their dumb shit is nuts.
So yes, a yuuuge thank you to all the linemen and clean up crews that get everything fixed, you're the backbone of our nation.
These guys were amazing, they came in like a fucking army! It means so much to us. We still have about 70,000 without but there are 7 states here to help. So hopefully soon all will have.
Years ago, here in CT, we had an storm that knocked out power for over a week. When we saw caravans of linemen on the highway coming from Massachusetts, Vermont and as far away as North Carolina, we all laid on out horns and gave them a big thumbs-up.
The $220 bar tab at the Comfort Inn, where many of the out of state linemen were staying, was my absolute pleasure. God bless these hard working men and woman.
I wish I could pay that team but the hotels don't have power so these guys are staying at the YMCA. We grilled food for them though. Offered sodas as they were driving multi-million dollar vehicles.
My father in law is a retired lineman. We had a killer storm here a year ago and were without power for about a week too, people working 24/7 to make sure everything gets back to normal. It's a thankless job, people dont understand what those folks go through to get everything up and running.
My aunt works for the same power company running their social media, the amount of ungrateful wokusts that crawl out when shit goes down to bitch about not being able to watch their dumb shit is nuts.
So yes, a yuuuge thank you to all the linemen and clean up crews that get everything fixed, you're the backbone of our nation.
That’s what electric cooperatives do! They help each other when tragedies strike in neighboring areas. Not-for-profit electricity providers rock!
These guys were amazing, they came in like a fucking army! It means so much to us. We still have about 70,000 without but there are 7 states here to help. So hopefully soon all will have.
Years ago, here in CT, we had an storm that knocked out power for over a week. When we saw caravans of linemen on the highway coming from Massachusetts, Vermont and as far away as North Carolina, we all laid on out horns and gave them a big thumbs-up.
The $220 bar tab at the Comfort Inn, where many of the out of state linemen were staying, was my absolute pleasure. God bless these hard working men and woman.
I wish I could pay that team but the hotels don't have power so these guys are staying at the YMCA. We grilled food for them though. Offered sodas as they were driving multi-million dollar vehicles.
Good for you. Talking to these guys at the bar, they truly appreciated our appreciation. It makes a difference to them in a huge way.
HUGs and love from Texas for all our Midwest Frens <3