Nate Armbruster
Women married to lineworkers are beefing with Florida bucket bunnies, and if you also don’t know what that means, let’s walk through this together, shall we?
Powerline technicians, aka line workers, from all over traveled to Florida to assist in restoring electricity to residents and businesses affected by Hurricane Ian. Some folks on TikTok were excited to swipe right the potential mates in neon shirts and hard hats.
As it turns out, wives of lineworkers refer to those women interested in line workers as “bucket bunnies.” The term “bucket bunny” is a reference to the bucket trucks the lineworkers stand in to work on the electrical lines, and implies that these women are potentially trying to tempt these lineworkers to cheat on their wives.
TikToker @ohhmtee, a self-identified “pipeline wife,” said in a video, “I stand with all the linemen wives as they prepare to take on Florida’s bucket bunnies.” The clip has since gone viral on both Twitter and TikTok. She continued, “Blue collar is not a trend, it’s a lifestyle.”
People Were Unsure What This Meant
People Responded In The Thread To Explain
TikToker @linewifejessica shared in a post, “This life isn’t a TREND and being a bucket bunny isn’t attractive.”
Another said they aren’t concerned about bucket bunnies because of the clear consequences.
“I’m pretty sure I can speak for the majority of line wives,” TikToker @alabama.sisi said in a video. “I promise you the men fear the wrath of their old lady more than anything Hurricane Ian is dishing out right now.”
People New To This Drama Between Lineworker Wives And Bucket Bunnies Ate It Up
One person shared via Twitter, “There’s an entire war raging around us that I didn’t even know about.” One TikToker said she’s “just watching the chaos,” and others are just waiting for more “tea.”
The lineworker wives of TikTok aren’t only worried about prospective cheaters. Many are discussing how helpful the money earned from storm recovery operations will be for their families.
Either way, identifying as a “line wife” is an important part of some of the wives’ identities. How much, you wonder? Well, there’s even merch.
“I just can’t imagine a large enough group of women lusting after married repairmen to create an entire phrase about them,” one person tweeted.
Lineworker wives aren’t the only people who have derogatory names for women who pursue men with specific careers. Police officers have “badge bunnies,” pipeline workers have “row hoes,” and motorcyclists have “patch chasers.”
While the beef between line workers and bucket bunnies is entertaining on TikTok and Twitter, some have pointed out that much of the responsibility lies on the married people who decide to cheat.
