Re: Hurricane notes - Pensacola Thon

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Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18-at-bellsouth-dot-net> 

In Orange Beach, Alabama I passed up more than one 3 foot long ceramic
insulator used on very HV lines(that feed entire cities)which had fell
thanks to National Guard with M16s. These were 2 feet from the side of the
road too. I noticed several downed pigs, most on poles in plain sight(one
was in a shopping center parking lot).

---Eric
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Subject: Re: Hurricane notes - Pensacola Thon


 > 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
 >
 > Subject: Re: Hurricane notes - Pensacola Thon
 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: "teri mckenney" <mck-at-ezy-dot-net>
 >  >
 >  > Hey Shad,all,
 >  > I wonder what happens to any damaged pole pigs? Are they refurbished,or
 >  > maybe insurance covers them and the insurance company scraps them?Any
 > chance
 >  > a Florida coiler could get a deal on some dinged up transformers?
 >  > Bill Mck.
 >
 >