trumpy, don't recall calling linemen "dumb people". the work has a much higher risk of immediate death when the slightest mistake or as you put it lack of safety is involved. a recent documentary on linemen presented by the history channel showed what happen to one unfortunate linemen who had just topped out and didn't use his gloves he now uses prostetic arms to spray paint markings on under ground hv lines. i believe linemen are just as smart as the rest of us sparkys and have a whole lot more balls to do that kind of work. the trade has come a long ways since the days of henry miller when they used felt hats to warn them there heads were getting to close to the lines.
