Original Message

They were the biggest powerline utility operator out there and still are. I didn't find long, boring days in the seat rewarding. It was both tedious and dangerous flying. Don't forget to add in some dumbass line man that's your boss. But how about the saw? Imagine waking up and having to do that sh*t all day, every day. 

And don't give me some bullsh*t about how the MX problems somehow were my fault. EVERY job I showed up on had a helicopter with problems and much of the time there WAS NO MECHANIC within a 1,000 miles to fix it. Anybody that does that sh*t for 48 years is out of their mind. 

You do get to grow a long beard and cover yourself with tattoos and consider yourself Mr. Super Alpha Badass, though. At least until you end up in intensive care or the morgue.