About 6 months ago I bought a 2006 Subaru Outback from a coworker. It had a nasty knock in the engine and sounded like utter crap!! The car is in great shape inside and out, has about 185,000 miles on

... about what we do as Lineman and how to get into the trade. #futurelineman #lineman #community #asplattslife

... bro?!?” #petsofhive #doggies #tonyandelmer #asplattslife

The dreaded Check Engine light popped up on the dash… Oh Great, What Now!! The car seems to be running great especially after I cleaned the throttle body. The Check Engine light was on before I cleaned

Having owned this car for close to 14 years, I can honestly say it’s been a great running car. The MPG’s aren’t the greatest but I have never had any major issues with it. Besides typical wear and tear

The local farmers are pretty good about letting us know what they come across when their power goes out. Whether it be a blown fuse, broken jumper wire, or the obvious wire on the ground or broken pole.

A few days ago we had some wire break and hit the ground in 2 separate places. After getting the wire pulled back up and reconnected we noticed a few insulators had been tracking. This means that the

... cable carrying 14,400 volts. Just the conduit. And this kids is the reason you always call for a utility locate before you did. #callbeforeyoudig #lucky #highvoltage #lineman

... you just DGAF… 😂🤣 #idk #idc #igdaf #life #relax #asplattslife

Anyone up for a little doggy update? If not… too bad you are getting one anyway. For those that don’t know, the Splatts Fam adopted a couple puppies from a local shelter. These two boys are littermates

While transporting a spray rig to another field, a hydraulic hose burst causing the long spray arm to fall down. The farmer found out the hard way when the spray arm smashed into a power pole tearing it

... before the snow comes… #lineman #linelife #electricity #pnwlineman #asplattslife

... Prolapsed gland of the dogs 3rd eyelid. Hopefully we don’t have to do surgery and some eye drops will fix it. We will see what the Vet says… #petsofhive #dogs

... and Tony. Don’t mind the dog toy carcasses scattered all over the floor. #lazysunday #dogs #adogslife #naptime #asplattslife

It’s been a while since I participated in a good ol’ fashioned Hive Power-Up Day. I’ve been looking at my liquid Hive and I finally got tired of it sitting there doing nothing. I could convert to HBD and

Yo Hivers!! Welcome back to yet another edition of A Day With A Lineman A Day With a Lineman is series about what High Voltage Lineman do and encounter to keep the lights on for our customers. Also some

... the nickname “Tweaker Tony” #petsofhive #dogs #puppies #asplattslife

About a year ago this long 3,200 foot stretch of underground had a bad spot in it. Fast forward to a couple weeks ago and I show up and 2 of the 3 fuses are blown. Welp, time to isolate the transformers

... in years!! WSU tried to “Coug it” but ended up hanging on for the win!! #wsu #collegefootball #Line-brothers #cougarfootball

Yo Hivers!! Welcome back to another edition of A Day With A Lineman! This is my attempt to bring a little light to what is Lineman encounter when building, repairing, and maintaining the electrical grid.