From: Otis Wright
Similar HDD setups are used to lay gas pipe up to 50 inches or so ---
possibly larger --- but this is the largest I have first hand knowledge
of. So, laying underground medium and low voltage lines should be
feasible.
What they do around here is trench alongside the roads &
From: Paul Sorenson
I know what you mean about chaos, but it generally only lasts through
the first one or two snows here, then folks seem to re-learn how to
drive in the white stuff - all but some of the idiots in four wheel
drive SUVs. They never seem to learn that with four wheel drive they
c
Similar HDD setups are used to lay gas pipe up to 50 inches or so ---
possibly larger --- but this is the largest I have first hand knowledge
of. So, laying underground medium and low voltage lines should be
feasible.
Otis Wright
On 9/1/2011 10:35 AM, John Sessoms wrote:
On Tue, Aug 30, 201
I know what you mean about chaos, but it generally only lasts through
the first one or two snows here, then folks seem to re-learn how to
drive in the white stuff - all but some of the idiots in four wheel
drive SUVs. They never seem to learn that with four wheel drive they
can go like hell wh
On 2011-08-31 14:53 , frank theriault wrote:
Yeah, you're mostly right, but there's a down-side to putting
everything underground: Every time there's a problem holes have to be
dug at great cost of money and time, along with all the disruptions
that causes. Once the fix has been made and everyt
I have also been watching the discussion on underground wires. I live in
Louisville, Kentucky. Here strong storms, tornados and shear winds are not
unusual. A couple of years ago remnants of a hurricane even made it to
Louisville, as well as much of the central part of the USA. There were a
On Sep 1, 2011, at 05:16 , Paul Sorenson wrote:
> Wisconsin allowed studded tires for a while in the 1960's and early 70's.
> They made my light-in-the-ass Firebird much more drivable here in our
> winters, but they were quickly outlawed when it was seen how much road damage
> they caused. I'
John,
I've watched this underground wires discussion for a while.
Let me add my personal experiences.
As a child growing up, the wires were overhead from a utility pole at
the back of the lot.
Lightening struck the pole/transformer one morning and the power and
phone went out.
The outages were rare
From: "P. J. Alling"
John Sessoms wrote:
From: "P. J. Alling"
Irene really hit the Connecticut shoreline hard as far as the Power Grid
was concerned. I blame people fighting to keep their scenic trees.
Still I don't blame them much but it's a trade off. Trees that knock
out the power in a les
On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote:
On Aug 30, 2011, at 14:31 , Charles Robinson wrote:
On Aug 30, 2011, at 16:14, John Sessoms wrote:
Put the utilities underground where they belong and you don't got to worry
about trees falling over on them.
DOWN WITH THE WIRES
Wisconsin allowed studded tires for a while in the 1960's and early
70's. They made my light-in-the-ass Firebird much more drivable here in
our winters, but they were quickly outlawed when it was seen how much
road damage they caused. I'm surprised Washington doesn't just do the same.
-p
On
On Aug 31, 2011, at 13:53 , frank theriault wrote:
> n Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote:
>> On Aug 30, 2011, at 14:31 , Charles Robinson wrote:
>>
>>> On Aug 30, 2011, at 16:14, John Sessoms wrote:
Put the utilities underground where they belong and you don't got
On Aug 31, 2011, at 10:31 , Christine Nielsen wrote:
> And Joseph, I'm with you. Our scenic little New England town likes to
> tout the claim that Eleanor Roosevelt described us as having "the most
> beautiful Main St in America," and you have to get approval from the
> town fathers to change th
> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
> frank theriault
> Yeah, you're mostly right, but there's a down-side to putting
> everything underground: Every time there's a problem holes have to be
> dug at great cost of money and time, along with all the disruptions
John Sessoms wrote:
From: "P. J. Alling"
Irene really hit the Connecticut shoreline hard as far as the Power Grid
was concerned. I blame people fighting to keep their scenic trees.
Still I don't blame them much but it's a trade off. Trees that knock
out the power in a less than horrible storm,
On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 3:00 PM, P. J. Alling
wrote:
> Irene really hit the Connecticut shoreline hard as far as the Power Grid was
> concerned. I blame people fighting to keep their scenic trees. Still I
> don't blame them much but it's a trade off. Trees that knock out the power
> in a less t
On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote:
> On Aug 30, 2011, at 14:31 , Charles Robinson wrote:
>
>> On Aug 30, 2011, at 16:14, John Sessoms wrote:
>>>
>>> Put the utilities underground where they belong and you don't got to worry
>>> about trees falling over on them.
> DOWN
PJ, glad to hear you made it through. Hope you up & running soon...
more & more friends here in MA are getting power back today.
And Joseph, I'm with you. Our scenic little New England town likes to
tout the claim that Eleanor Roosevelt described us as having "the most
beautiful Main St in Ameri
Sorry for my Davisms in the my last post on this subject. Workin' too fast!
On Aug 30, 2011, at 16:15 , Joseph McAllister wrote:
> One of my constant bitches for many
Joseph McAllister
pentax...@mac.com
There is no off position to the genius switch.
Genius can, however, be observed as insanit
On Aug 30, 2011, at 14:31 , Charles Robinson wrote:
> On Aug 30, 2011, at 16:14, John Sessoms wrote:
>>
>> Put the utilities underground where they belong and you don't got to worry
>> about trees falling over on them.
>>
>
> Much more difficult to repair when lightning strikes 'em though (yes
On Aug 30, 2011, at 16:14, John Sessoms wrote:
>
> Put the utilities underground where they belong and you don't got to worry
> about trees falling over on them.
>
Much more difficult to repair when lightning strikes 'em though (yes, still
happens when they're underground). Tons more expensiv
From: "P. J. Alling"
Irene really hit the Connecticut shoreline hard as far as the Power Grid
was concerned. I blame people fighting to keep their scenic trees.
Still I don't blame them much but it's a trade off. Trees that knock
out the power in a less than horrible storm, (which is still pret
Not pretty..scene, that is, Peter.Nice to hear your feisty self again.
Jack
- Original Message -
From: P. J. Alling
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Cc:
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 12:00 PM
Subject: PESO: No Kidding
Irene really hit the Connecticut shoreline hard as far as the Power
On 11-08-30 3:00 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
Irene really hit the Connecticut shoreline hard as far as the Power
Grid was concerned. I blame people fighting to keep their scenic
trees. Still I don't blame them much but it's a trade off. Trees
that knock out the power in a less than horrible stor
Amusing.
Marnie the almost akaless :-)
In a message dated 8/30/2011 12:00:12 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
webstertwenty...@gmail.com writes:
Irene really hit the Connecticut shoreline hard as far as the Power Grid
was concerned. I blame people fighting to keep their scenic trees.
Still I
Great shot, it got a laugh out loud. It's a little out of focus, but more
power to you.
Mind if I point to it on FB?
On Aug 30, 2011, at 12:00 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
> Irene really hit the Connecticut shoreline hard as far as the Power Grid was
> concerned. I blame people fighting to keep t
On 8/30/2011 15:00, P. J. Alling wrote:
Irene really hit the Connecticut shoreline hard as far as the Power Grid
was concerned. I blame people fighting to keep their scenic trees. Still
I don't blame them much but it's a trade off. Trees that knock out the
power in a less than horrible storm, (w
Irene really hit the Connecticut shoreline hard as far as the Power Grid
was concerned. I blame people fighting to keep their scenic trees.
Still I don't blame them much but it's a trade off. Trees that knock
out the power in a less than horrible storm, (which is still pretty
unlikely), or r
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