When we began this journey there wasn't much distribution work available so Dylan had to take a transmission job. It was a little nerve racking for the both of us since he had never done much transmission work. To be honest the last thing I wanted was for his first transmission job to be climbing tower and working on a 500kv line.
Thankfully there were a few open calls in Michigan so he was able to choose which one he wanted to take. The call he took was 46 re conduct with distribution under build. Like in this photo the transmission is on top and the distribution is below them. I will explain a 46 line the way I was explained, its the fine line between transmission and distribution. Some consider it transmission and some consider it distribution. This particular job they replaced all the poles and the 46 line. The crew Dylan joined seemed to be the perfect match; Dylan knew a lot about distribution and the foreman knew a lot about transmission so they have taught each other along the way. The way Dylan just picks things up and the job comes so natural to him that it proves that this is what he is meant to be doing.
Its amazing to see the progress Dylan has made in the last 3-4 months. When he started he knew the concept of what they were doing, now he is running crews when his foreman is out, being called to other jobs to help when they can't get everything done, and being put in charge on wire pull day.
In Michigan Dylan worked on 3 jobs and helped rebuild about 14 miles of line. We talked about it the other night how amazing it is that he is replacing a line that was built in 1940's and wont be touched again for years to come. We also discussed some of the the things we have learned and experienced while being here. Hate to hurt peoples feelings but boiling crawfish in saltwater is not acceptable, dear sir: crawfish is more than bait it is very delicious if you would have been open to trying it, and I still think everyone is lying to me about freeze drying clothes.
We are now back home, and have been for a few weeks, and things have been non stop. We left Michigan Friday November 1st at 3:30 am eastern time, just hours before the snow started. Since snow is technically drag dust it seemed like perfect timing that and the water at our park was cut off Thursday morning instead of Saturday when they closed. After a LONG day we arrived at home at 9:30 pm central time. Saturday and Sunday was spent surprising our family that we had come home 2 weeks early.
We are now settled in at the hunting camp in our new trailer. It is amazing compared to our little 17 footer. Our new adventures will take place in a 2009 Crossroads Cruiser------with 3 slides!!!! After all the times Dylan said he would never own another diesel Ford thats exactly what we have!
If all goes right we will be back on the road shortly after Christmas!
We are now back home, and have been for a few weeks, and things have been non stop. We left Michigan Friday November 1st at 3:30 am eastern time, just hours before the snow started. Since snow is technically drag dust it seemed like perfect timing that and the water at our park was cut off Thursday morning instead of Saturday when they closed. After a LONG day we arrived at home at 9:30 pm central time. Saturday and Sunday was spent surprising our family that we had come home 2 weeks early.
If all goes right we will be back on the road shortly after Christmas!
