Awww, thanks, everyone! I'm crying right now! I never thought of myself as a hero or anything like that...it's feels good to feel the appreciation. Your thoughts made me feel so much better about going.

I just found out that they have to fly me home every two weeks for two days to see my family. That makes me feel much better. -Except of course (if Jaden handles it ok) I won't come home while all my co-workers are away from their families.

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Thank you so much, on behalf of all whose lives you will help restore to normal. A friend's dad was a lineman when I was growing up - is that what you do?

Karen,

I am half lineman. My job title is called a construction splicer. Gosh knows what I'll be in So California. We often help with home repair during storms. I am assuming, we'll be placing brand new cable and just scraping what is left. I am on the same crew as the linemen. I help them place the cables. The difference between myself and the linemen is that I put the wires together afterwards. I do not set poles or operate the diggers. The linemen do that. And I also build HDSL, T-1, etc... lines.