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Boy Shoots Transmission Line, Causes Power Outage
WFTV ^
| Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013
Posted on 01/02/2013 4:51:10 PM PST by nickcarraway
A 12-year-old north Florida boy shot a high-powered rifle and hit a 69,000-volt transmission line, causing almost 6,000 customers in Lynne, Silver Springs Shores, Silver Springs and Ocklawaha to lose service for several hours.
The Ocala Star-Banner (http://bit.ly/Vw7rxh) reports that the Clay Electric Co-op said the outage began at about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday and lasted for about five hours.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Local News; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: banglist; powergrid
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To: nickcarraway
He did all that with a RedRider BB gun??!
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posted on
01/02/2013 4:53:27 PM PST
by
Ken522
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
01/02/2013 4:54:24 PM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(How long before all this "fairness" kills everybody, even the poor it was supposed to help???)
To: nickcarraway
Had some pinhead sight in his .30-06 on a transformer out here years ago with similar effect. Don’t they know that’s what squirrels are for?
To: nickcarraway
First rule of shooting power lines is to leave the area rapidly and deny that you were ever near.
To: nickcarraway
Good thing he didn’t shoot his eye out.
But seriously:
12 years old is old enough to know better. Stupid little jerk.
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posted on
01/02/2013 4:57:48 PM PST
by
Nik Naym
(It's not my fault... I have compulsive smartass disorder.)
To: nickcarraway
High powered rifle? It's always a high powered rifle according to the media..
To: nickcarraway
Well, that means all 12 year old boys will have to be confiscated and banned forthwith.
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posted on
01/02/2013 4:59:23 PM PST
by
exit82
("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
To: nickcarraway
Yippie Ki-Yay!
I would blame it on squirrels.
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posted on
01/02/2013 5:00:20 PM PST
by
SeeSharp
To: nickcarraway
As a boy, I once tossed a wire coat hanger up onto some power lines. The resulting blinding purple flash and rain of molten metal so charmed my companions that we spent the rest on the evening trying to reproduce the results with about fifty hangers. We never got another light show. It’s amazing how much dangerous fun we had in those bad old unsupervised days.
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posted on
01/02/2013 5:00:38 PM PST
by
muir_redwoods
(Don't fire until you see the blue of their helmets)
To: InsidiousMongo
Nobody wants those low powered rifles.
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posted on
01/02/2013 5:01:08 PM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(How long before all this "fairness" kills everybody, even the poor it was supposed to help???)
To: muir_redwoods
Prolly because you tripped the breaker with the first one.
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posted on
01/02/2013 5:02:17 PM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(How long before all this "fairness" kills everybody, even the poor it was supposed to help???)
To: muir_redwoods
Sounds like y’all had some fun!
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posted on
01/02/2013 5:03:02 PM PST
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: Tijeras_Slim
Squirrels are for taking out transformers, at least from what I’ve seen.
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posted on
01/02/2013 5:09:14 PM PST
by
Ingtar
(Everyone complains about the weather, but only Liberals try to legislate it.)
To: nickcarraway
Shooting at tree limbs? with a rifle? where is this dumba$$ kids father to administer a severe enough beating so he remember to NEVER shoot a weapon with a mile range up into the air
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posted on
01/02/2013 5:11:44 PM PST
by
Mr. K
(There are lies, dammed lies, statistics, and democrap talking points.)
To: nickcarraway
Just a few short weeks ago this would not have even made the news.
But as usual the media is continuing to bring up every single issue that has a firearm involved. No matter how insignificant.
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posted on
01/02/2013 5:15:37 PM PST
by
unixfox
(Abolish Slavery, Repeal The 16th Amendment!)
To: HiTech RedNeck
We actually thought if that but the street lights stayed on and the nearby houses were still lit up so we figured the power was still on
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posted on
01/02/2013 5:21:37 PM PST
by
muir_redwoods
(Don't fire until you see the blue of their helmets)
To: nickcarraway
“watch this...here hold my Red Bull”....*smiles*
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posted on
01/02/2013 5:24:06 PM PST
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: Tijeras_Slim
Thats what the county provides all those signs for...keep things like this from happening.
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posted on
01/02/2013 5:25:37 PM PST
by
Tainan
(Cogito, ergo conservatus sum -- "The Taliban is inside the building")
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
01/02/2013 5:27:11 PM PST
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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