Mobile Alabama Power lineman reacts to 'aggressive' Houston residents

If homeowners threaten them they should just stop working and put that neighborhood on the bottom of their priority list.

imagine threatening the very people who are trying to help you - humanity is doomed.

What a black eye for Houston. If I was threatened while trying to help, I would pack up & go home.

As a Houstonian that went without power for a few days......this is embarrassing. Thank you Linemen! Be blessed.

If they're argumentative and you're from out of state , go home and relax

Being a lineman is a VERY DANGEROUS job! Leave them alone and they will be able to get more accomplished without having to deal with crazy Karens!

Old phone person. If we came to help and were getting threatened, I would take my crew and go right back home. Working after a storm is so dangerous — people fire up generators and don’t isolate their home from the grid, and someone just walking can get electrocuted if they step on a now energized line. After Hugo, after Andrew, we had guys who drove across multiple states to help. If someone had threatened our crews, we would have pulled them right out of the area, or at least gone to another area. Instead, we had people who were chainsawing the trees in the streets or pulling the trees and debris out of the road by hand so the linemen (phone and power) could get there to restore service. We chainsawed in to a small town in SC after Hugo, and Southern Bell was the first outsiders into the town, other than the national guard dropping supplies and food. It was rubble. People were living in debris that had been their homes, and they were trying to share what little they had with our crews. Those people had no power, it had been 5 days and nobody said anything but thank you.

Holy Cow! Following hurricanes in FL, we all fired up our BBQs and made the out of town linemen lunch.

As a Texan, this is not how Texas hospitality rolls. Shame on Houston who brags they are Houston Strong. They were not prepared. Coastal counties love linemen! We cheer when we see them arrive.

So who are these people who are threatening linemen?

As a Houston area resident, am disgusted routinely by the bad behavior of a small number of our local "newsmakers." Extending a heartfelt thanks to all linemen who have come to SE TX to help folks get their lives back on track. God Bless ya'll!!!

And lineman have came from all around the state to help, come on our community we’re getting mad at the wrong people.

Remember that the line men are working in the heat

Back during hurricane ike here in Houston my house was 16 days without electricity. When i finally did see the Power company crew get to my street and start working, i was offering them cold drinks outta my ice chest i was so happy to see them.

I got my electricity back after being almost 7 days without it!!!! Im forever grateful!!!

No mention, of course, of the kind people they interacted with... such as myself who has went around honking and waving at them with a big smile welcoming them to Texas. We appreciate your help!!!

What normal people do after hurricane disasters? We fire up the grills and cook our beef to feed the linemen. I was out of power for 2 weeks but had generators to keep my lights on so do not blame anyone for your lack of preparedness other than yourself!

I'm from Houston TX and went 9 days with no lights and a autistic teen it was hell in my hood they were fed by whatever we had to offer some ladies that had light and even did their laundry for them and snuck few man lunchables with beers in their laundry bags. On behalf of my city I would like to thank all the lineman who came to help us in our time of need

That's not the Houston I've grown up in. Once we got all these transplants from other cities, it's changed. Anyone who has lived here, knows the process of what the lineman have to do. I've gone 2 weeks after a hurricane before & the guys came all the way from South Carolina & we applauded like a parade was coming to town when they showed up & those guys were super nice. The last thing a true Texan wants to do is make their jobs harder. Thanks for your service!

Get a grip. I lived on Saint Thomas USVI in 2017. Two Catagory 5 hurricanes hit the island 2 weeks apart. The islands were destroyed. I eventually had to leave the island because everything I owned was destroyed. I went well over a month without power and water. Stop crying. I lived in Florida for many years. After the hurricanes hit, I would have been over joyed, only waiting a week for power to be restored. You are alive, and that should be enough. It is a minor inconvenience. It is not going to last forever. The power company and these linemen did not shut down the power. They are only trying to help. Show some some sort of gratitude. Don't act like a child.