00:03Been involved in Al Lineman's rodeo, whether it be competing,

00:05judging or coaching since 2000.

00:08And I just been kind of part of my heart since, yeah, I've been coming to the rodeo now,

00:13probably for the last 20 years. Uh I competed in the rodeo itself about three

00:19years and the closest we ever came to placing was uh sixth place,

00:24which I thought was pretty good for, for the first time,

00:27you know, and as the years go on, we, we moved up a little bit fifth and then third.

00:33But it was, it was a great learning experience more than anything.

00:37Well, I've been coming since 2000. I've been competing since then.

00:40We did something special this year. We've, we've done a lot of mutual aid the,

00:43the last few years in Florida with all the Hurricanes.

00:46We just wanted to get together and compete together instead of just helping each other.

00:51But we're, we're uh competing together this year and that's uh that's pretty cool thing.

00:55There's a culture there, a subculture of linemen.

00:58They're very passionate, it's a brotherhood and they don't get a lot of the glory that some of

01:02the other professions get that you'll see on TV, and such.

01:05But they are a high risk profession. They do it in bad weather,

01:08they do it in good weather, they do it in hot weather and they just do their job and they're

01:12not looking for glory, they're just satisfied in their job.

01:14And that creates a real bond in the industry and with each other it's really impressive.

01:23There's only two kinds of people in the whole world, the lineman and the wannabes.