I am a retired member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) after 46 years of service. My last employer was the Golden Gate Bridge Highway & Transportation District in San Francisco, CA.
Please join me while I share my photography, tell some stories and spread a little insight into my life as an electrician who stumbled upon the best job of his life.
Update: My short story, The Lost Scout, will be published in an anthology in late 2018.
Related Link: Worker Stories From the Golden Gate Bridge
As a person who is afraid of heights it was hard to watch that video with you walking along the bridge…I am in awe!!
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Thanks, it’s what I miss the most now that I’m retired: The View! Welcome aboard.
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Thanks for the detective work and the link.
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Hi Allan!
My name is Jane and I wanted to ask if it might be possible to use a photo of the bridge you took as part of a cartoonified image for the inside cover of a rap music EP. I’m a SF native along with the other emcee on the project, and the photo you took woukd be spectacular. I can show you the cartoonified image as well.
Our music is not crass, it’s conscious hip hop and the album is about having a good work ethic.
I’m not sure how to get in touch via email so I’ll leave mine here and I hope to hear from you as it would be amazing to be able to use the cartoon collage I made with your incredible photo.
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I will send a reply to your email address (removed and saved).
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Oh my GOD you’re a great photographer! I think I’m gonna have to give up taking pictures now after seeing a bunch of yours….
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Don’t give up, you are doing fine. I strive for progress, not perfection.
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Thanks for that. Means a lot to me. Still, it’s very intimidating, looking at your – I’m gonna say it anyway – perfection.
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Thanks, Ze.
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Looks good. Thanks.
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You’ve deactivated your FB account? There are times when I’ve considered doing the same! Hope to still find you wandering here around these parts. 🙂
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I will be around this neighborhood, Julie. I have dropped my FB, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest accounts.
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