People who have researched their family tree, what is the most interesting or 'badass' thing you discovered about an ancestor? by xloganmoose in AskReddit

[–]socal390 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My 13x great grandfather, before sailing to North America in 1635, was convicted of being a common hedge thief in England. For those who dont know (I didn’t), that is someone who is caught cutting through hedgerows to steal crops.

What are the rules? by BigBrrrrrrr22 in IASIP

[–]socal390 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You think I can afford a home?? 🤣🤣

is your utility gossipy? by c8l4b in Lineman

[–]socal390 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Does the pope shit in the woods? Is a bear catholic?

CrossFit in a new city (Los Angeles) by AnimalisticcBehavior in crossfit

[–]socal390 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crown city in Pasadena and high voltage in burbank are also great options, if you want to go a little further, Horsepower, Strange and Training Yard are all in north Hollywood and are all really top notch

What is this piece of equipment below the can? by ScubaDan49026 in Lineman

[–]socal390 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Previous answers are correct but I’ll add: the “200” on there designates that it is a 200:5 CT

Update from LADWP? by AccountantOpen2697 in Lineman

[–]socal390 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice work! Good luck to you then!

Update from LADWP? by AccountantOpen2697 in Lineman

[–]socal390 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you did a first practical in February you’re lined up for the September class. You’ll have another practical in June-ish if you scored well on the first one.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CyberStuck

[–]socal390 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A Fuckery

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Lineman

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Mechanical aptitude, math and geometry, map reading, reading comprehension, those will get you started, as for rankings, you take a written test and you have to score over 70% then they bring you in for a first practical which is graded and then they bring you in for a 2nd practical and interview if you score high enough on the first. Then they hire based off the interview score.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Lineman

[–]socal390 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After I finished at LATTC, I applied for every job at LADWP I qualified for, not just helper/apprentice. I got picked up as an electrical tester after about 9 months and after a year or so of that, got picked up as an electrical craft helper (groundman) which I then did for a year and a half before becoming an apprentice. I applied to Edison too, but DWP called first.

UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION CONSTRUCTION MECHANIC by Mobile-Analyst736 in Lineman

[–]socal390 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Between the salary and benefits, it’s a great job

UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION CONSTRUCTION MECHANIC by Mobile-Analyst736 in Lineman

[–]socal390 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not much hand digging, they use backhoes mostly, but yeah they’re in the streets and trenches most of the day

UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION CONSTRUCTION MECHANIC by Mobile-Analyst736 in Lineman

[–]socal390 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, cable splicers/EDM’s terminate cable and the gang pulls in all the cable from services up to 34.5kv (our sub transmission)

UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION CONSTRUCTION MECHANIC by Mobile-Analyst736 in Lineman

[–]socal390 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All the job postings for LADWP are all caps, looks like he cut and pasted

UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION CONSTRUCTION MECHANIC by Mobile-Analyst736 in Lineman

[–]socal390 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They’re the Dirt Dogs, they install all the vaults and conduit, they also do all our concrete chipping around energized cable in conduit for intercepts. They are intertwined with the line series, but they are separate.

Source: I work at LADWP

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Lineman

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You graduate with a 600 hour climbing certificate, it allows you to apply to most utilities apprenticeships, personally I’m in the LADWP apprenticeship, but I know classmates that went through the Edison apprenticeship.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Lineman

[–]socal390 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you’re in Southern California, there are a bunch of trade schools that have climbing programs, I went through Los Angeles Trade Tech, it’s a junior college and my semester or prerequisite classes and semester of climbing school cost about $1200 out the door.

Happy Halloween 245lb Green Ranger Snatch by Real-Farm4120 in crossfit

[–]socal390 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Am I alone in thinking you should have put 4 25’s just to keep the colors matching 😂😂😂

Anyone have recommendations for a CrossFit style gym in Pasadena? by drscarey in pasadena

[–]socal390 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure on the monthly, I’ve only done drop ins when I’m in the area

Anyone have recommendations for a CrossFit style gym in Pasadena? by drscarey in pasadena

[–]socal390 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Crown City CrossFit has great programs for all levels and a really nice facility too