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I don't know about you, but......
......... does this seem like a good idea?
Local FD was having a 'show and tell' for the kiddies at the nearby elementary school. I happened by as they were just starting to leave.
Seems to me they would kinda be aware of what is right in front of their station. And I've seen the ladder set up this way more than once.
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10-07-2009, 12:06 AM
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that's just good sense right there, I tell ya. S-M-R-T!!!
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10-07-2009, 12:11 AM
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Are those overhead lines Hendrix by any chance?
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10-07-2009, 12:14 AM
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That is like when the PO was giving a class on gun safety and shot himself in the foot
Ken.. you MUST have that UTUBE tape in your "bloopers" collection 
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10-07-2009, 12:15 AM
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Quote:
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Ken.. you MUST have that UTUBE tape in your "bloopers" collection |
"Tape"? 
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10-07-2009, 12:16 AM
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Quote:
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Are those overhead lines Hendrix by any chance?
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What in Hendrix?
I never did HV line work 
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10-07-2009, 12:16 AM
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Quote:
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That is like when the PO was giving a class on gun safety and shot himself in the foot
Ken.. you MUST have that UTUBE tape in your "bloopers" collection |
No, he was a DEA agent, and he shoots himself in the hip.
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10-07-2009, 12:20 AM
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What in Hendrix?
I never did HV line work |
It's HV wire coated with a heavy covering. I'm not sure what the material is but I've seen scraps of the insulation on the ground where some linemen were doing an HV tap and it is tough. The linemen sometimes call it "tree wire" since if a tree branch falls on it, it won't short out and blow the cutouts.
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10-07-2009, 12:22 AM
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Quote:
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What in Hendrix?
I never did HV line work |
Naaa. We're cheap 'round these parts. We use aluminium.
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10-07-2009, 12:23 AM
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10-07-2009, 12:25 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter D
It's HV wire coated with a heavy covering. I'm not sure what the material is but I've seen scraps of the insulation on the ground where some linemen were doing an HV tap and it is tough. The linemen sometimes call it "tree wire" since if a tree branch falls on it, it won't short out and blow the cutouts.
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OK... I have seen that stuff..never knew the name.... learn something new everyday
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10-07-2009, 12:28 AM
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.... learn something new everyday |
And from Peter D no less.
Be afraid. Be very afraid! 
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10-07-2009, 12:29 AM
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OK... I have seen that stuff..never knew the name.... learn something new everyday |
Also, the use of Hendrix allows the wires to be spaced much closer, thus eliminating the need for crossarms, insulators, etc.
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10-07-2009, 12:29 AM
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"Tape"? |
It's a habit hard to break
It is left over from when VCR's first came on the market ($1500.00) and buying "tapes"
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10-07-2009, 12:32 AM
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It's a habit hard to break
It is left over from when VCR's first came on the market ($1500.00) and buying "tapes" |
Yeah, I know. I'm old enough to remember VCR's too, and I'm not that old. 
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10-07-2009, 12:32 AM
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And from Peter D no less.
Be afraid. Be very afraid! |
Wow Ken, you've been on a roll lately.
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10-07-2009, 01:43 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter D
Wow Ken, you've been on a roll lately.
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Is there a breakfast sandwich barb hidden there someplace?
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10-07-2009, 08:40 PM
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Quote:
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Wow Ken, you've been on a roll lately.
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4 - 0 now?
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