Hunts and Fails S01E02

By James Mulvey; posted August 25, 2016

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I just happened to drive by the pole on the right earlier this week to discover a crew just getting ready to replace it. [id=379243232;pole in 2013] This picture taken later, shows the old pole (on right) and the replacement pole (on left). The pole was broken better than halfway up, but was held in place by the top most wires. I have watched for several years hoping I would be able to scrounge the porcelain. And today seemed like the day. The pole had just recently been reported as damaged and this was an emergency pole replacement ! The foreman was most agreeable to my approach and things were looking quite promising. This is a busy pole with nearly 50 insulators of all types on it. Then he dropped the bombshell - snatching defeat from the very jaws of victory. Yes, they are adding a replacement pole, but only changing the lines from the broken part up. ALL the good stuff is below the break and will remain - but I can have the composites........ [id=483742213;next episode]

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