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Grog, I agree completely. Nobody's got more respect for construction workers, including outside electricians, than I do. They earn every penny, and then some. Freezing rain coming in sideways, danger everywhere. By they time they are 45 years old, their body is used up. And when the power is out, folks would happily pay they quadruple-time if that's what they required.
That said, and the various other dangers acknowledged (idiots with generators, etc), Powerline Construction Electricians almost never work on or near energized conductors. They throw the switch, then they ground the conductors, THEN they get in the bucket. Now, Powerline Clearance Tree Trimmers.....those guys almost never work around lines that are NOT energized.
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