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themadhippy:

--- Quote ---I don't see how they avoid road closures if there's a fault
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here in the uk its  rare to find vehicles on canal towpaths,maybe its different in america

IanB:

--- Quote from: themadhippy on July 03, 2020, 07:14:04 pm ---here in the uk its  rare to find vehicles on canal towpaths,maybe its different in america

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Speaking of which, I wonder how they get motorized vehicle access to maintain their poles? Or for that matter the transmission tower visible on the other side of the canal? In California transmission and distribution lines tend to be placed along a vehicular right of way. In the UK they seem to get plonked down anywhere across the countryside.

The pole in the foreground appears to be burnt. Lightning strike perhaps?

https://goo.gl/maps/MhbJjs7dMU1i61JF9

themadhippy:

--- Quote ---Lightning strike perhaps
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more likely local scrotes trying to set them on fire

AlbertL:

--- Quote from: Monkeh on July 03, 2020, 04:06:28 pm ---
--- Quote from: themadhippy on July 03, 2020, 02:46:14 pm ---
--- Quote --- with HV distribution on poles in a urban area just does not exist here at all
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https://goo.gl/maps/zkvizUUCEwnNckxJ8

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Well, they're not poles.. ;)

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Love the towers in the middle of the roundabouts!  That must have taken some serious coordination between the utility and the road authority.

Monkeh:

--- Quote from: AlbertL on July 03, 2020, 10:46:30 pm ---
--- Quote from: Monkeh on July 03, 2020, 04:06:28 pm ---
--- Quote from: themadhippy on July 03, 2020, 02:46:14 pm ---
--- Quote --- with HV distribution on poles in a urban area just does not exist here at all
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https://goo.gl/maps/zkvizUUCEwnNckxJ8

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Well, they're not poles.. ;)

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Love the towers in the middle of the roundabouts!  That must have taken some serious coordination between the utility and the road authority.

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I think it's far more likely they built that entire estate around them to save costs. They're actually gone now anyway. At least 8 years gone.

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