Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In my case, I'm dating the pole from the opening of the sub-division.? I was living 3 blocks away at the time. In our case, what was intended as an easement got incorporated into fenced back yards.? And no one really wanted heavy utility trucks driving across the grass.? So, a lot of minor jobs were done by linemen wearing spikes, though the trucks are seeing more and more use in later years. On 10/6/20 11:02 AM, Don Dory via LUG wrote: > For the most part telephone/utility poles will not have so many spike marks > going forward. The utilities I am acquainted with all use lift trucks. In > fact, the caravans of utility trucks moving south to respond to the recent > hurricane damage in Mississippi and Louisiana all had lift trucks. So the > lineman going up with spikes and a belt is getting to be pretty rare. As a > side note you can sort of date poles by the use of creosote as a > preservative, the new poles don't have it and haven't for 15 years? > > On Tue, Oct 6, 2020 at 7:31 AM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > >> Nice observations, Don. I like the utility pole and the palm tree >> detail best. To follow up on the utility pole theme, here is one from >> around 1957 that contains the bane of the lineman's existence, nails. A >> new pole has been placed alongside it, but the lower part remains. It >> has obviously seen more spikes than yours. >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20190824-P8240017.JPG.html >> >> On 10/6/20 6:35 AM, Don Dory via LUG wrote: >>> Greetings to all. These images were all from a walk around the block >>> examining Halloween decorations and finding trees as well. Typically >> these >>> are all detail images. The first is a tree trunk from 1984 repurposed >> to a >>> telephone pole as identified by the ID tag and information stamped on the >>> trunk: >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Tuesday+Trees/AT_amp_T.jpg.html >>> I have always been fascinated by Palm trees so a detail look at one: >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Tuesday+Trees/Palm+trunk+I.jpg.html >>> This is about symmetry or not, an old injury on a relatively young tree: >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Tuesday+Trees/old+injury.jpg.html >>> LIkewise, I have always liked the trunks of crepe myrtles: >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Tuesday+Trees/Crepe+Myrtle+figure+study.jpg.html >>> Last for today is an oak tree with multiple burles: >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Tuesday+Trees/burls.jpg.html >>> All the best. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> -- >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA