Yup! So in an “emergency” we are allowed to work 24 hours for the first day, followed by 7 hours of rest. After that we work 17 hour days and have 7 hours of rest until everybody has power. It’s government mandated. Canada works 16 on, 8 off I believe.

dghah t1_j0wj1g5 wrote on December 19, 2022 at 11:05 PM

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how far did you travel to get to your current work spot?

We were driving from western maine back to Boston yesterday down I-95 and saw the expected long caravan of electrical trucks driving north - I'm guessing a bunch of out of state resources are rolling in?

Wooden-Importance t1_j0wj1nn wrote on December 19, 2022 at 11:05 PM

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Replying to tall-lanky-skanky (#975,854)

Wow, that's still a shit ton of hours.

I would think that someone who has been working 23 hours straight has no business being around HV lines. It's good that there are some regulations to try to keep you safe.

Like I said before, stay safe friend and thank you for everything that you folks do to keep our heat and lights on.

tall-lanky-skanky t1_j0wjog2 wrote on December 19, 2022 at 11:09 PM

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Replying to Wooden-Importance (#975,910)

Lots of training, lots of safety devices, lots of communication and regulations keep things safe. Thank you kindly though, means a lot

tall-lanky-skanky t1_j0wk52r wrote on December 19, 2022 at 11:13 PM

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Replying to dghah (#975,908)

I work for CMP, so I’m in my home district. We have crews from all over. In my district we have tons of crews from Canada helping out

Antnee83 t1_j0wl1o6 wrote on December 19, 2022 at 11:19 PM

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You ever had to pee so bad and had to hold it so long that when you finally got to pee, it didn't even feel all that great?

Kramer3608 t1_j0wl61u wrote on December 19, 2022 at 11:20 PM

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What's the fastest way to get CMP to look at a tree that should be cut?

Metal_Worldly t1_j0wlj9d wrote on December 19, 2022 at 11:23 PM

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Replying to tall-lanky-skanky (#975,854)

Of course we work 1 more hour then our brothers up north haha. Keep safe and thanks for all you do. Drove through the crap in VT day and the lineman were at the hotel I stayed at the night before just waiting and preparing.

jumpypapayacat t1_j0wm24w wrote on December 19, 2022 at 11:27 PM

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First off - THANK YOU!

Question - I heard a rumor that some delays from the recent storms were due to lack of staff at CMP. Any truth to this?

Stay safe!!

theeibok1 t1_j0wmn6x wrote on December 19, 2022 at 11:31 PM

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Did a cmp truck make my internet come back or was it just good timing? I woke up Saturday with power and internet. At about 9:30am I heard a very loud bang outside and after that the internet was down. Sometime Sunday afternoon and cmp truck showed up a few minutes later the internet was back. I wasn’t sure if it was just a coincidence.

tall-lanky-skanky t1_j0wn0hg wrote on December 19, 2022 at 11:34 PM

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Replying to theeibok1 (#976,143)

I’d say good timing or good coordination with the telecom guys. We don’t touch internet or phone equipment

tall-lanky-skanky t1_j0wndid wrote on December 19, 2022 at 11:36 PM

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Replying to Antnee83 (#976,054)

Can’t relate. Every piss is the highlight of my day

Mainah888 t1_j0wo2hz wrote on December 19, 2022 at 11:42 PM

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What do you guys/gals ACTUALLY think about this Pine Tree Power thing?
You're all union, right?

lantech t1_j0wolwj wrote on December 19, 2022 at 11:46 PM

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Replying to theeibok1 (#976,143)

A lot of times the internet (cable based anyway) is boosted by repeaters. They're the green boxes you see mounted up high on poles here and there with a green light on one side. When the power goes down, the repeaters have batteries that keep them running a little while but then they die. Power comes back and repeaters power up and you have your internet - assuming there was no break in the cable itself.