Gotta have balls to stand in that raw power and trust your fellow linemen for safe passage. And that photo is on a clear day. Try it at 2:00 a.m. on a Monday morning in 45 mph wind, driving rain, wet to the core, and 4,500 homes on this circuit alone.
My home was on an independent line and scheduled as last to be served. They do multiples before individuals. So I got out the 13-foot fiberglass step ladder and attempted to reset the fuse.
Zzzzzz-pop! Lightning. I did not know there is a fusible link in there. However, the Power Company rescheduled me for "right now" so I wouldn't kill myself or someone else while trying again. It was not exactly a play stupid games, win stupid prizes moment, but could have been. Lesson Learned. Call a Professoonal or perhaps die by your own hand.
