A Lineman's Wife

Being a lineman’s wife means my husband’s cell phone rings any time, any where and the dispatcher on the other line responds to names such as Donk or Bow. It never fails, if there is a telephone pole anywhere within the vicinity of a road, someone is going to hit it and my husband and all his buddies at work are going to get called out to repair the lines or pole. Linemen, at least the ones I know, are simple, hardworking, and down to earth guys. They tend to drink a lot of beer, chew a lot of tobacco, and use a lot of curse words. Their hands are beat up, their clothes get really dirty and grungy, and they love Sheetz coffee. In fact, I met my husband in a Sheetz (local convenience story chain) and the rest they say is happy history. J