“So it’s been very difficult to plan and build the schedule around the fog. Since June 20th I have not seen three days of sun without fog here,” Contreras explained. I think in the month of July, we probably worked one-third of the days, and the other two-thirds of the days, we were fogged out. ![]() “Karl likes to come in during the summertime and sit in the mountains right on the ridge where the line is being built and not move all day long. According to PG&E Crew Foreman and 22-year IBEW member Andy Contreras, the job came with its fair share of hurdles – not the least of which is Karl himself. In late August, the Utility Reporter caught up with the IBEW 1245 transmission line crew from PG&E that’s been tasked with constructing the shoo fly. These 10 towers are part of the 60KV line that services all of Sausalito, so before they can be wrecked out and replaced, a shoo fly needs to be constructed to ensure uninterrupted service for Sausalito’s residents and visitors. Thanks to Karl and all his moisture, metal structures near the coast tend to rust and degrade more rapidly – and for a perfect example, look no further than Sausalito, a small coastal community just north of the Golden Gate Bridge where 10 PG&E transmission towers have recently been A tagged for immediate replacement. Karl the Fog can turn even the sunniest and warmest of summer days into a dark, chilly afternoon in just a matter of minutes, and is likely the impetus behind the age-old adage, “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.” In the San Francisco Bay Area, everyone knows “Karl the Fog” – the tongue-in-cheek nickname that the locals have given to the unique coastal atmospheric conditions that result in a thick blanket of perennial low-lying cloud cover. Left to right: Jacob Barber, Michael Schmidt, Logan Crump, Kris Banzon, Brent Sullivan, Brandon Bonner, Andy Contreras, Dylan Larrimore, Gil Orozco, Quinn Weil-Dye.
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