RE: Power Outages
February 11, 2019 at 5:52 am
(This post was last modified: February 11, 2019 at 5:56 am by onlinebiker.)
I dunno if you could call it intentional --- but ----
I have a big dead ash tree next to the power lines. It' s West of the lines - and odds are when it falls it will take out the lines. Odds are, that will happen during a storm - when other tree's will also fall on the lines.
I called the power company. Showed them the tree. ( they sent 3 guys).Asked them to simply cut the tree down - and I would clean it up. They don't cut trees down. Only take them off downed lines.
In other words - preventive maintenance isn't in their lexicon.
But, they'll send three guys in a truck to tell you that.
Edit to add - and if I cut the tree down - and it falls on the line - they charge me for fixing the lines. They don't charge me if the tree falls on it' s own.
I have a big dead ash tree next to the power lines. It' s West of the lines - and odds are when it falls it will take out the lines. Odds are, that will happen during a storm - when other tree's will also fall on the lines.
I called the power company. Showed them the tree. ( they sent 3 guys).Asked them to simply cut the tree down - and I would clean it up. They don't cut trees down. Only take them off downed lines.
In other words - preventive maintenance isn't in their lexicon.
But, they'll send three guys in a truck to tell you that.
Edit to add - and if I cut the tree down - and it falls on the line - they charge me for fixing the lines. They don't charge me if the tree falls on it' s own.
