jlsplatts

When I created this account years back I had all intentions of My Wife and I sharing the account. Sounds a little weird but when you are married you share everything... well almost everything. The first

It’s not too often hop on here and post up about some random crap going on. Well it isn’t all crap... Why did I call it crap anyway??? Stuff, Things, Events... Crap. just sounds like horrible things are

Welcome back ladies and gents to another edition of A Day With A Lineman. Where I give all you Hivers a little sneak peak into the job of a High Voltage Lineman and what kind of crazy, odd and destructive

As some may know I finally got the parts truck hauled off to the local junkyard. I was just looking for a place to dump this thing off. There are a ton of good parts on it but I just don’t have the time

Yo, Yo, Yo... Welcome back to yet another edition of A Day With A Lineman where I try my best to give you Hivers a little inside scoop of what goes on when your lights go out. I’ve been in the hooks for

It was close to a year ago when I scored a sweet deal on a parts truck for my axle swap. The 2005 axles have made their way under my 1997 Ford F-350 and the driver couldn’t be much happier about the results.

It’s always nice when I swing into the shop to reload my bucket truck with new parts and pieces and see a new toy sitting there with my name on it. A little present if you will. Our purchasing guy must

My Dad got his boat registered in time for us to take on The King of the Reach fishing tournament. The boat registration was filled in a matter of hours. It’s a friendly salmon fishing tournament focused

It seems like these repairs have been happening quite frequently as of late. 🤔 The ol’ 1997 F350 has been on and off the road for 23 years! Things wear out and things break, especially since this truck

This was suppose to be an easy little fix along with a nice short “How To” video. Well the video is going to be longer than expected and removing 3-nuts, 2-fittings, and one electrical connector took a

To think about a year ago I was contemplating putting Sadie down due to her health. She could hardly stand up, we would have to support her with a towel and walk her outside to potty. Her hair was falling

When a call comes in about the top of a pole on fire that carries 115,000 volts between two of our substations, it’s not good. Not good at all!! Yet it does make for a good... A Day With A Lineman #10

Now Now Pabst... what you guys doing gettin’ into the coffee game?? I guess you know exactly what you are doin’ because these hard coffee deleos are dang tasty!! Let’s just say I am glad they only come

The Ol’ Beast is back under the wrench again... this time I caught the vacuum pump before we had a complete failure. In the 7.3 Powerstroke the vacuum pump is used to boost the breaking power and control

The Ol’ Beast is back under the wrench again... this time I caught the vacuum pump before we had a complete failure. In the 7.3 Powerstroke the vacuum pump is used to boost the breaking power and control

When I was at the store picking up some last minute items before we took off to the coast to go camping I found these sandwich maker deleos. At first I thought no way, then I figured what the hell, might

I am sure most have heard or seen the wild fires burning all across the west coast. I honestly lost track of how many places were up in flames. Unfortunately for people in Okanagon County Washington, it

I spent forever and day trying to figure out what type and size of generator to get for my camp trailer. Them dang things can get real expensive real fast. In order to run the A/C in the trailer I need

Welcome back to another edition of A Day With A Lineman. From dusk til dawn we handled outages that came in that day due to the extreme windy conditions that day. From one end of our system to the other.

Trying to get our schedules to work out has been a struggle lately. With my Dad being retired he is pretty flexible, if he would quit fishing all the time. I live an hour away, have work and projects around