{"id":2041,"date":"2016-11-14T10:51:45","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T10:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ladwpcares.org\/?p=2041"},"modified":"2021-03-15T00:00:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T07:00:06","slug":"dan-grout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ladwpcares.org\/index.php\/2016\/11\/14\/dan-grout\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Grout"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2041\" class=\"elementor elementor-2041\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f2af82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f2af82\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a842ee6\" data-id=\"a842ee6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-837b2c2 de_scroll_animation_no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"837b2c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Electric Distribution Mechanic &#8211; Van Nuys District<\/strong><\/p><p>I&#8217;ve been with the Department of Water and Power for 12 years. Before getting hired, I spent my time avoiding responsibility and generally wasting my time \u201chaving fun\u201d. By the time I was two years into the apprenticeship, I was in danger of failing out because of my poor performance. I finally had to realize that my drinking was out of control and I was about to drink away another opportunity at a decent life. After blaming everyone else for all my problems for years, I took some responsibility for my own actions. I surrendered to the fact that I was an alcoholic and could not stop drinking on my own. No matter how much will power I threw at the problem. I got the help I needed and started on a lifetime journey of recovery. This was ten years ago. I have stayed sober and advanced my career here at the LADWP. I just had to take the first step and admit I needed help. The resources are out there\u2026. 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