Date:         Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:49:10 -0800
Reply-To:     Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: falling trees
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> DM&FS
>
> t 04:07 PM 12/18/2007, pete wrote:
>
> > >Actually trees falling on things are extremely unlikely
> >
> >well, I'd agree about not likely - but it does happen

My street has underground power the entire length, with the exception of *two* poles at the
ending cul-de-sac where the local utility was too cheap to use a ground transformer for a lift
pump. In the five years since we built here, only three trees have come down across the road
in storms, and all of them have landed on that one 75' section of wire... To make matters
worse, BC Hydro seems to forgot these two lonely poles exist every time it happens, and
drive around trying to find them!


Shawn Wright
http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
'85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA