Rules to Live By as a Lineman

True education begins when formal education ends.

Experience is the greatest teacher but it’s also the least forgiving.

Learn from others mistakes, you won’t live long enough to make them all yourself.

People will forget it took you longer to do a job but they remember an accident or mistake forever.

Knowledge is education gained through experince.

To speak without thinking is to shoot without aiming!

If it’s not grounded it’s not dead. Ground your @#$%%^* lines.

Wear your protective equipment.

Protect yourself from anything you can reach, touch, or fall into.

Protect yourself from anything that can reach, touch, or fall into you.

Know your load and know your capacity Know your load and know your capacity. If you can’t answer either of these don’t lift it.

No matter how much a man complains about his wife, kids, or family, never complain with him. He will eventually forgive them but will remember what you said.

Everyone can be replaced.

Never get your paycheck and loving at the same place.

Give back to your community.

Don’t do things that would require you to explain your actions.

Leave things better than you found them.

What if all you had was what you were thankful for the day before Never miss an opportunity to say thanks to those that have helped you.

Suck it up Princess

Be careful! From here on out it’s real!!