Re: Hurricane notes - Pensacola Thon

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Original poster: "Harold Weiss" <hweiss-at-new.rr-dot-com> 

It would be a good idea to ask the power company about it.  It would be one
less problem for them to have to deal with right now.  The one I saw from
news footage, had had the pole snap and was laying on it's side with the can
crushed around the tranny, but it didn't look unsalvagable.  Cut the can
away and repot in a new container, and you should have a new pig.  It will
all depend on the power companies willingness to let us have them.  Just
don't steal them and give us all a black eye.

David E Weiss

 > Original poster: "Bob (R.A.) Jones" <a1accounting-at-bellsouth-dot-net>
 >
 > Hi all,
 >
 > I was thinking the same thing. Here in central Florida I have seen a
variety
 > of overhead power distribution gear laying on ground thanks to Charley and
 > Frances..
 > In particular a charred power pole with two small ( they look like the
 > smallest I have seen) pigs still attached and one conveniently laying next
 > to it.
 > Its has its HV bushings broken and has been blackened by the heat of the
 > fire it caused.
 > I was thinking that its thermal mass would have protected its transformer
 > from the heat.
 > I  was wondering how difficult it would be for one man to lift it in to a
 > mini van?
 > Yes it must belong to the utility company so I am just brain storming well
 > at the moment anyway. But it is very very tempting.
 > Just sitting there 8ft from the road.
 >
 > Yes there must be a scrap yards where these discarded pigs end up and
 > perhaps can be purchased for the price of their scrap copper.
 > I surprised that charred one has not already been picked up by one of the
 > teams of scrap metal collectors that combed the area picking up the
remains
 > of aluminum porches and siding that was all over the place.
 >
 > I just heard on the weather report an eddy from of Ivan made its way all
the
 > way back to central Florida and is dropping more rain on us.
 > Most of our lakes and rivers just at or above flood level so Ivan may get
us
 > yet.  Many people with lake side properties are watching there yards
 > disappear and there is a third storm forming,
 >
 > Bob Jones
 >