Lampasas lineman aides those affected by hurricanes in Southeast

  • Armando Rosales poses for a work selfie that includes in the background a broken power pole caused by heavy winds from Hurricane Helene in Georgia. Rosales spent more than a month on the job assisting in restoration efforts after Hurricanes Helene and Milton struck the Southeast earlier this year. courtesy photo
    Armando Rosales poses for a work selfie that includes in the background a broken power pole caused by heavy winds from Hurricane Helene in Georgia. Rosales spent more than a month on the job assisting in restoration efforts after Hurricanes Helene and Milton struck the Southeast earlier this year. courtesy photo
  • courtesy photo LineTec Services workers attempt to resurrect a collapsed power pole in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Lampasas resident Armando Rosales, who is a LineTec Services lineman, was part of the relief efforts.
    courtesy photo LineTec Services workers attempt to resurrect a collapsed power pole in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Lampasas resident Armando Rosales, who is a LineTec Services lineman, was part of the relief efforts.

    Lampasas resident Armando Rosales worked in Georgia and Florida in October to restore power for many communities affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

    Although the work can be grueling, Rosales knows fellow Americans are counting on him and his peers for essential services.

    “Oh yeah, it is pretty stressful,” Rosales said. “You miss your family and want to come home, but then you feel for those p…