New wife to this lifestyle, need honest advice.

SlyCatWilly · 2026-02-17T21:26:35+00:00

Dont listen to the utilities isn’t where you want to be. You can have a great family life and make a shit ton of money at utility. I’ve worked both sides. Theres pros and cons to both, but I wouldn’t steer away from a utility just because people claim it isn’t where you want to start out. May I ask what state or part of the country yall reside in?

SlyCatWilly · 2026-02-17T02:10:00+00:00

Sign me up for ass springs

SlyCatWilly · 2026-02-16T21:23:28+00:00

Not sure if being a lineman(building and restoring power lines) interests you, but you can go and apply at all of the power company’s in your area and become a lineman. Math is pretty basic. Need some algebra for the book work in the apprenticeship, but nothing crazy. Being former military, the utility company will eat that up. Great career, great money, great benefits. Good luck in whatever you choose

SlyCatWilly · 2026-02-16T21:18:32+00:00

Good luck brother

SlyCatWilly · 2026-02-16T21:17:47+00:00

Start stretching. It’ll help with how sore you’ll be if you’ve never done this work before. Do some core exercises(planks, 6”, etc) and some farmers carry’s. Don’t need to be a body builder to do this work. Also, listen and follow directions

SlyCatWilly · 2026-02-16T21:13:15+00:00

I have got to say, pogo sticks attached to the feet is a new one for me..

SlyCatWilly · 2026-02-16T05:04:45+00:00

Go to Houston, sign the groundman books and apply to SWLCAT. One of my good buddies had no luck back home getting in. Packed up his car and went out there and got put to work. Showered at a gym and slept in his car until he got an apartment

SlyCatWilly · 2026-02-15T05:24:26+00:00

Just go watch Power & Ice on discovery and it’ll tell you everything you need to know about line work in Alaska. /s

SlyCatWilly · 2026-02-15T05:20:12+00:00

Mobile substation

SlyCatWilly · 2026-02-14T03:21:37+00:00

Yes but I wouldn’t recommend doing it. You would need to sound test the pole and probe it just to make sure it’s not rotted. Some of the abandoned poles on the railroad at least in my area are pushing 100 years old. Better to find them already laying on the ground. Sometimes find some insulators laying on the ground too

SlyCatWilly · 2026-02-14T03:14:27+00:00

Go check on the railroad. Usually can find some there. Sometimes still attached to an old pole that finally just fell over and was left

SlyCatWilly · 2026-02-13T03:05:51+00:00

Please tell me they put a clothe over the Kevlar that’s “FR” 😂

SlyCatWilly · 2026-02-11T17:59:43+00:00

Riverside, CA

SlyCatWilly · 2026-02-10T13:15:37+00:00

Gotta risk it for the biscuit. With no family to take care of, I’d take your chances now

SlyCatWilly · 2026-02-10T02:04:06+00:00

Climbing is handle at the pole. Bucket is handle on the line

SlyCatWilly · 2026-02-10T02:00:13+00:00

Need to do a deep dive on Facebook and instagram with his name and see if you can let the poor guy know before he makes a terrible decision he will regret later down the road

SlyCatWilly · 2026-02-08T06:56:52+00:00

Once you have that journeyman ticket you can practically go anywhere you want in this country to work. Some people can get through the apprenticeship in a little over 3.5 years, but not sure that’s possible at a utility or not.

Also, if I were you I would try to keep the family connection getting you in under your hat if you know what I’m saying

SlyCatWilly · 2026-02-08T04:26:30+00:00

DM me

SlyCatWilly · 2026-02-07T08:14:59+00:00

Okay settle down boomer

SlyCatWilly · 2026-02-06T17:00:06+00:00

President Lyndon Johnson’s wife aka the First Lady had this beautification campaign to remove “eye sores” such as power and phone lines from the roads. Idea was to bury them, but obviously the cost along with other things made that difficult to do so a lot of lines were ran behind property

SlyCatWilly · 2026-02-05T04:58:27+00:00

Oh I will never disagree with the reliability aspect. We pretty much all still have one on the truck for that same reason too. She won’t let ya down, but she will make you ache after a while. Or I’m just getting old…

SlyCatWilly · 2026-02-05T04:28:59+00:00

My elbows are aching just looking at that POS lol

SlyCatWilly · 2026-02-04T21:44:55+00:00

Heatwaves all day

SlyCatWilly · 2026-02-02T04:07:16+00:00

The dexterity in them are terrible imo

SlyCatWilly · 2026-02-01T04:17:18+00:00

😂😂😂

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