Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The newer homes here are usually connected underground. I built this one in 1967, when poles were in vogue. On 10/1/21 4:26 PM, Douglas Barry wrote: > Interesting contrast, Jim. Electricity is generally off pole here, and > connected underground. > > Douglas > > > On 30/09/2021 18:37, Jim Nichols wrote: >> Like humans, utility poles also have a service life.? This >> subdivision was first opened in the mid-fifties, so this pole has >> seen approximately 65 years of service. Though recent years have seen >> bucket truck access become the standard, the early years saw a lot of >> climbing with spikes.? The surface of the pole bears witness to this >> fact. >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20210930-DSCF3279-Enhanced.JPG.html >> >> >> >> The markings on the replacement pole, installed alongside the old one >> so the cables can be moved piecemeal, tell me that the poles are >> owned by AT&T, though they carry telephone, cable TV, fiber optic and >> power cables. They also support transformers serving each home. >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20210930-DSCF3276-Enhanced.JPG.html >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA