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Gaffmatic
5/20/2000
Cable dog...we live, shit, breathe, piss and eat cable TV. To live like a dog, a true line dog has. Go on a two week job that turns into three months, and the first time you go take a shit, your fellow dogs accuse you of holding out on them, 'cause you have to eat before you can make a turd. It's feast or famine, my man, and with your five years in the business...welcome to cable TV. Live like a dog, but have a blast in the process. The business can make ya', or break ya'. Whitfield...words of wisdom!!!
SplicerLife4me
5/21/2000
words of wisdom? where?!!! lol!
Global Broadband Plus
5/21/2000
In Memorium--- It is with great regret that we inform those that knew Paul Gramenz of his untimely death. Those that knew this true "Cabledawg", know that he was truly talented in our profession.
He passed away unexpectedly and suddenly on Sunday May 14th from what appears to be natural causes. He was not discovered until Monday morning the 15th.
He had a passion for cable tv and Harleys'.
Ride Free Brother---you will be missed.
Joe Sadelco
5/21/2000
TIME MACHINE. Summer 1968, hippy riots at Columbia University New York while Cable's first miniature sweep transmitter (white noise technique) was invented and later patented by Mr. H. Sadelco. At this time, the Sadelco factory was in a three story converted building across the river from New York City at the jersey entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel.
Today, SADELCO R&D (Sadelco's only son Joe) makes our industry's sole mini sweep transmitter at the factory in Santa Barbara. You can learn more about the amazing world's FASTEST and SMALLEST sweep transmitter by going to http://user.aol.com/sadelcord1 check out our MODEL PG units. All valid names and trademarks are the sole property of their respective owners.
LOOK
5/21/2000
IS JOE SADELCO A CABLE DOG? LOL!
squirlboy
5/21/2000
thats cableDAWG.......dog.
JIM WYNN
5/21/2000
WHERE I COME FROM, WE CALL EM LINEDOGS. I DON'T KNOW WHERE CABLE DAWGS CAME FROM, BUT FOR LAST 20 YRS. I BEEN CALLING EM LINEDOGS. NOW IF YOU WANT TO CALL EM CABLEDAWGS . I REALLY DON'T GIVE A SHIT BUT I THINK THE REAL QUESTION HERE SHOULD BE IS WHAT IS A TOP HOOK. NOW THIS IS A WORD I WILL GET AN ATITUDE ABOUT WHEN CABLE PEOPLE START SLINGING IT AROUND LIKE IT APLIES TO EVERYONE THAT CAN CLIMB A FUCKEN TELEPHONE POLE , HELL A MONKEY CAN CLIMB A POLE. BUCKET TRUCKS HAVE MADE IT A BITCH TO TRAIN SOMEONE TODAY. NOW DONT GET ME WRONG YOU CAN'T BEAT A T-40 I LOVE EM.AND IT WOULD BE A BITCH TO PUT UP FIBER WITHOUT ONE.BUT IT TAKES ALOT OF EXTRA TIME TO WEED OUT THE WANNA-BE LINEDOGS BECOUSE YOU CAN'T JUST PUT THEM IN THE BUCKET AND SAY HAVE AT IT.NOW I AIN'T REALLY BITCHIN HERE. I'M JUST MAKING AN OBSERVATION. HAVE A NICE FUCKEN DAY ,SEE YA IN THE A.M.
Joe Brown
5/21/2000
Well put Jim,
I spent a good 8 yrs working off a flatbed. The crew never said a word to each other all day other then an ocasional "hold that" or "mon back".Your Brace and bit was your best friend or worse enemy.Those days are gone forever.Although I do meet some kids in the bizz that are pretty sharp on hooks.Usualy tought by an old "Line Dog".Work Safe and be good Jim.
Joe-Joe Brown
Gerald Whitfield
5/22/2000
Not to piss anyone off "LIKE I GIVE SHIT" But I can feel my Uncle turning over in his grave,he was a power lineman/LINE DOG,he started hooking sticks in 1950,some times 70,90 ,100 ft.up,he thought bucket trucks were bullshit,he was part of a die hard breed thats now dead and gone.He put 30yrs on hooks.What I've done in my life seems like it ain't Shit next to them old boys.I hear people talk about how much fiber they can put up in a day,I'm here to tell them its work,but it ain't shit,I think back to the dual cube system we built in CINN.Ohio in 79,some times you had 6trunks and five feeders on a pole ,thats when you had to use a 21in.strap ,because a 16 just wouldn,t cut it.That was real work,not some of simple bullshit that people call work now.LINEDOG,CABLEDOG,the term ought to be just be DOG.
"WHITFIELD" See Ya
Joe Brown
5/22/2000
Thats what it was all about Geri.Hows Conn.treating you? I know your still suckin the gravy boy.Get ready, its on its way.I hope to see ya down here.
