r/TikTokCringe • u/Girl-Understood • Aug 22 '26

Discussion This mother has gone viral vlogging her experience during the ongoing Gary, Indiana Blackout, people angered by the GoFundMe support she's attracted decided to report it and doxxed her.

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u/Effective_Park_594 Aug 22 '26

Someone in a post yesterday commented claiming to be a lineman saying that Indiana's pay package for the work was well below what other states were offering, so they went to work for other states. I've no idea if that's true, but it tracks with what little I know about Indiana.

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u/evilbob2200 Aug 23 '26

Partially true. Nipsco also locked out the union in the spring during contract negotiations and that caused them to lose like 40-50 of their best workers according to the nipsco people i talked to.

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u/DesmondDodderyDorado Aug 23 '26

What's a linesman?

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u/pantry-pisser Aug 23 '26

Dudes who work on lines, like power lines.

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u/JTBeefboyo Aug 23 '26

They protect the quarterback

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u/DesmondDodderyDorado Aug 23 '26

I am also too non-american to understand this.

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u/JTBeefboyo Aug 23 '26

The quarterback is the handsome one that throws the ball. The ball is not shaped like a ball though it’s shaped like an egg. But it’s made from the skin of a pig but it’s brown like chocolate. It’s called football, but nobody touches the ball with their feet, except for 2 guys on each team and for different reasons. Hope this helps.

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u/flhd Aug 24 '26 edited Aug 24 '26

They are just messing with you. The linemen in the power outage story are the workers who work on the electric lines. They will climb poles and or use bucket trucks in their work. A dangerous and normally high paying job.

P.S. Quite often they are called line workers because the workers who performed line work were 100% male. No longer the case. There are now female line workers doing the work. I know some 1st gen female line workers and they had to pass every qualification to get into the line of progression.

The other lineman some are joking about are the (very) big dudes who play on the offensive line in American football. Most often 300+ pounds (136kg/21.4 stone), there job is to block the defensive team attempting to tackle the quarterback when he has the ball and/or block the defensive players so a running back can move the move the ball down the field on a running play.

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u/DesmondDodderyDorado Aug 24 '26

Thanks. You are a kind person.

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u/flhd Aug 24 '26

You are welcome…

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u/Viridien111 Aug 23 '26

What's a quarterback?

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u/JTBeefboyo Aug 23 '26

It’s what you get when you buy $19.75 worth of chocolate chips cookies and pay with a $20 bill

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u/Viridien111 Aug 23 '26

Does that often need protecting? Times really are tough.

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u/trambochambo Aug 25 '26

I thought in America, if you buy $19.75 worth of chocolate chip cookies you have to tip at least 30% or you get deported. So I would hand them a a $20 bill and a $5 bill. Never got anything back.

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u/Tontara Aug 23 '26

People who build and maintain the power grid.

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u/Mr_Halitosis Aug 23 '26

Have you heard about web searches? They’re amazing. You type in your question, hit enter, and get a result in less than a second.

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u/Artarian Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26

In another post someone had also mentioned that the team fixing an electrical substation was shot at. They were told by their boss to not return without police.

Edit: here is the source https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/power-restoration-resumes-in-gary-after-nipsco-crew-vehicle-struck-by-gunfire/3975885/

And as mentioned below, the police escorted them and they got it fixed.

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u/AdorableDemand46 Aug 23 '26

And when asked to cite their sources, there was a single link with an isolated incident that said they returned with security without delay. So stop spreading misinformation to fit your narrative

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u/Artarian Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26

I didn't go back to check the source because I didn't really care. Just something that someone else had commented.

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u/clearfox777 Aug 23 '26

That’s precisely how misinformation spreads.

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u/Artarian Aug 23 '26

Then I apologize, wasn't the intent.

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u/Artarian Aug 23 '26

I went back and edited the comment with proper citing and corrected it. You are just being rude now. I changed it to be correct. No need throw insults after someone apologizes and changes.