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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Service Life
From: imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2021 22:26:29 +0100
References: <2b20a9cb-4290-8aa4-570c-714013243d5d@lighttube.net>

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
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> 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
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