 The average person just sees us out working. I don't think they really understand exactly what we do Hi, my name is Gary Burgess, and I am a lineman Well, I decided to become a lineman back when I graduated high school my brother He was already in the power line industry, and he was a lineman also So that give me an incentive to become a lineman myself. I guess some of the biggest challenges involved Storm restoration work basically having to go in there and figure out what you have and just piece everything back together piece by piece several years back and Tuscaloosa, Alabama during the tornadoes. We saw a Substation that was just totally wiped out and blown away That was probably one of the biggest things that really stuck with me Typical day is basically starting out in the morning at the headquarters, you know, we stretch before work We go out we get our assignments from a supervisor We load the job up we go out to the job set up a work area have our pre-job briefing And then you know we get started to work and do it safely and return home the same way we left Maybe just a little tired. It's relatively a safe job, but when you Get away from your safety rules and your procedures, then that's when it gets dangerous But the best part, you know is the comradery of you know of everybody that you work with some of your closest friends That you have are the ones that you actually made on the job Ordinary person. I don't guess they just do not realize the amount of electricity that we do work with every day You run across some people that are really appreciated You do have people that comes out and brings you snacks and drinks and really show their appreciation It makes you feel good makes me want to put that much more effort Toward doing my job the way I'm supposed to do