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Comment by Lighthouse3 Div203 PIR5/24/13 on August 28, 2013 at 8:51pm

Karen, I will be praying for your son tomorrow, for safety and a successful completion of the climbing.  That's an awfully large transformer--more than my son weighs.  I believe he will be on medical hold until the class he began with graduates, 2 1/2 more weeks, and then his knee re-evaluated.  He's actually processing the orders of his fellow classmates.  That's bittersweet. 

Comment by Karen on August 28, 2013 at 6:47pm

Lighthouse3:  Happy to hear you had a wonderful visit.  That was one very long trip.  I am sure you and your husband were both exhausted.  So happy to hear your son has found a chaplain to talk to.  That will be such a help to him and comfort to you.  My son has one more day of climbing tomorrow.  Its a buddy climb and they will be hooking up a 170 lb transformer.  If he makes it through he will be finished with climbing.  Any word on when your son will be able to return to block 5?

Comment by Lighthouse3 Div203 PIR5/24/13 on August 28, 2013 at 6:05pm

Thank you, Karen. We had a wonderful visit, although, of course, too short! The trip home was uneventful, by the Lord's grace; we were quite exhausted and I don't dare do that (all in one 15-16 hour day) to my husband again! My back is still bothering me today; it feels like I kinked it all over!

It was so good to be able to get an idea of what their Navy A School life is like, as well as to share a bit in this part of it. I can see why our son said it gets lonely.

We went to chapel and met a wonderful pastor/chaplain. He gave our son his phone number and said to feel free to call him day or night. It was the 11 a.m. service and not our usual type, but the pastor gave a solid sermon from Scripture and the people were friendly. One of our son's friends, a UT, has been going there for a while, and I think our son might make this a regular thing. I hope so.

I pray your son has made it safely through the climbing.

Comment by Karen on August 25, 2013 at 10:43am

Lighthouse3: from what I am getting from my son they had to climb 4 days last week and will climb either 2 or 3 days this week. They have to complete dummy rescue and cross arm change. Hope you had a good visit and a safe trip home!

Comment by Lighthouse3 Div203 PIR5/24/13 on August 25, 2013 at 9:57am

Thank you for your prayers. My son said he appreciates it. He did three full days of the pole climbing, but I'm sure there is more. The whole block 5 is 2 1/2 weeks. He said he's done the homework ahead for the last two blocks, but we will see how the knee does ultimately. Our son isn't afraid of the climbing and actually was enjoying it until his knee went out.

We have about 926 miles to drive tomorrow and our right rear shock is bad. We want to replace it with another GM shock of the same variety, so we will be driving more slowly home. I don't know if we can make it all the way home in one day at a slower speed, so we will need wisdom.

Dad is picking up son so we can eat together and go to chapel.

Comment by Karen on August 25, 2013 at 12:02am

Lighthouse3: Garcia is a nice guy! I talked to my son this morning. He is worried about Garcia and how long he will be washed back and worried about more pole climbing next week. I can't wait until it is over. Happy to hear your son will have a full recovery. Was he finished with climbing or will he have to go back to it? Hope you are having a good visit. Keeping your son in my prayers.

Comment by Lighthouse3 Div203 PIR5/24/13 on August 24, 2013 at 11:31pm

I saw your son's roommate last night and tonight, Karen, although I haven't met him. It makes me so sad. Our son says he's a nice guy. He was waiting for a van to pick him up at the quarterdeck when we returned our son tonight, on crutches. :-(. Our son said he saw yours this morning, Karen, but they didn't talk. We saw the poles quite a ways in the distance tonight.

Our son was told his knee was at 65% function right now and they expect a full recovery (PT 3x/wk). However, he took a step tonight and it made the most awful sound, it nearly made me sick. He's not limping at least.

Comment by Karen on August 23, 2013 at 7:32pm

CBGB: My fiancé is also a lineman and has been for over 30 years. There are safety harnesses out there like the supersqueeze. While it might not be perfect if it prevents even one injury it would be worth it. I hope your husband continues to remain safe and bless him for wanting to develop a safer harness. Thanks for the well wishes!

Comment by CBGB on August 23, 2013 at 10:34am

Hope everyone stays safe and heals this weekend. My husband has been a utility co. lineman for almost 25 years. Unfortunately there is not a lot of safety equipment for pole climbing.  He was trying to develop as safer harness years ago and get a patent, but was told that if OSHA did not require it on job sites then it wouldn't be worth the time and money to produce it. He often is miles out in the woods climbing old rotten poles. It gets easier, and the more they do it the better they get at it. But I remember the climbing school was no fun when he was there. I was home with a baby and a 3 year old hearing the stories of everyone getting hurt. Good  luck everyone, wishing strength and courage to all your seebees for the next week of climbing. 

Comment by Tobianne on August 23, 2013 at 9:38am

I completely agree. That however is the Navy way of safety. If they had that my kiddo would not have fallen, room mate would not have a broken leg from falling. I am with you 100% there. it is odd how they seem to find the smallest of ways to show them safety. I guess they use the bucket trucks more if they need to go up a pole. Much safer they must feel. I can not remember, but I know my dad and even my BIL had/have a ton of gear for safety measures. My husband is a roofer and he has so much gear, that it is crazy. years ago, my husband would not have tied off, many years later a few falls and he is sure to tie off and harness up!

 

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