That's a Lineman.
All linemen are electricians, but not all electricians are linemen.
this post was submitted on 14 Aug 2026
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So the juvenile lineman could still be called an electrician until it matures?
I think you’ll find they’re actually all jackdaws.
It's like calling an osprey a bird
What’s a baby osprey called?
Dont call a lineman an electrician. "Electrician" = inside wireman. Linemen are a different animal. At least where I live, you have to be able to troubleshoot a home to be considered a proper electrician.
Source: am electrician, live near a lineman IBEW local
you have to be able to troubleshoot a home to be considered a proper electrician.
SO are electricians considered more skilled? Genuinely curious. I feel like a lineman would be since they deal with more deadly stuff but what do i know.
Nah, not much more deadly kinda, If something sends electricity to the lines when they are supposed to be off, it gets risky which is pretty much an issue since people are stupid and will do it accindentally by connecting their generators or solar pannels where they shouldn't
I suppose. My knowledge of electricity ends at watching ElectroBoom and StyroPyro. Entertaining, sure. but don't learn a whole lot. ElectroBoom teaches more but i don't retain it.
Here's the thing
Line men are absolutely not always electricians
That's not a lineman. That's tower crew for cell phone towers.
Lineman. OP would be tossed out of the nest for calling them a electrician.
Don't touch it or it's mother will abandon it
Fun fact: Birth of an Electrician is one of Arthur Miller's lesser-known plays.
That's at least a third year apprentice. He's taking up the last lineman's nest cuz he got caught going to the bar at lunch.
Where's the blue helmet?
OP is an AI simp and this is probably a generated the image.
I try not to be a clanker wanker but sometimes I legit can't figure out if a picture is AI. This is one of those times.
You've defended AI image generation in the past, why are you pretending to care now?
Because I'm able to recognize when I've made mistakes and take corrective actions.
That's awesome, all the best <3