I was in for 16 years myself and burned only once but it was a hard hit at $16K from Spanpro when the Adelphia thing happened. I'm out for good as a lineman but now I dabble a bit in CATV equipment, material, and tools. I enjoy reading and participating on this site and staying in touch with old line dogs.
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