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Wild Turkey Causes Outage
Wellington Daily News (Kansas) ^
| March 19, 2004
Posted on 03/19/2004 4:43:37 PM PST by Shermy
WELLINGTON -- Officials say a wild turkey flew into a primary power line at 19th Street Thursday evening, causing a loud bang and a brief power outage for business owners and residents living on the city's north side.
Wellington Fire Chief John Lloyd says while it may seem unbelievable that a turkey caused the outage -- and not a squirrel as its tradition -- the department "has the feathers to prove it."
A two-man electric power line crew responded to the scene just after the fire department just after 7:30 p.m.
According to Bob Lambert, electric utility director, the crew had power back on in 30 minutes.
"I'd just like to thank the crew that got out there and did the work quickly and put the line back together," Lambert said.
The only thing that wasn't routine about the project was the involvement of the turkey.
Both Lambert and Lloyd said they had never heard of such a thing happening in Wellington.
The turkey did not survive.
Power was out on the west side of North A Street and north 15th Street.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Kansas
KEYWORDS: wildturkey
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posted on
03/19/2004 4:43:38 PM PST
by
Shermy
To: Shermy
Wild turkey has caused a few "outages" here too.
2
posted on
03/19/2004 4:44:39 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(you tell em i'm commin.... and hells commin with me.)
To: Kenny Bunk; w_over_w; Grampa Dave; JohnHuang2; a_Turk; Dog; Dog Gone; blam; FairOpinion; ...
Ping.
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posted on
03/19/2004 4:45:57 PM PST
by
Shermy
To: Shermy
Wild Turkey killed...
4
posted on
03/19/2004 4:46:41 PM PST
by
South40
(My vote helped defeat cruz bustamante; did yours?)
To: Shermy
Awww. Poor critter. Around here it's usually Mr. Squirrel. They're cute, but very dim.
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posted on
03/19/2004 4:46:58 PM PST
by
mewzilla
To: cripplecreek
Is that like Roger Clinton getting drunk and urinating on the city walls???
6
posted on
03/19/2004 4:47:59 PM PST
by
DannyTN
To: mewzilla
Ever see what happens to a rat when he gnaws through a 440V three-phase AC line?
7
posted on
03/19/2004 4:48:28 PM PST
by
Poohbah
("Would you mind not shooting at the thermonuclear weapons?" -- Maj. Vic Deakins, USAF)
To: Shermy
You can't cook a turkey any faster than that.
8
posted on
03/19/2004 4:48:45 PM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: Shermy
A squirrel did that back when I was in high school.
9
posted on
03/19/2004 4:48:46 PM PST
by
Dan from Michigan
(""....but we're not going to sit here and listen to you badmouth the United States of America"")
To: Shermy
Roast Turkey.....count me in.
10
posted on
03/19/2004 4:48:56 PM PST
by
Dog
(Ayman al-Zawahiri ...... Time is up.........American Justice will be served.)
11
posted on
03/19/2004 4:49:49 PM PST
by
Xenalyte
("Marsa Stert is a britch and and I sit on the exhange")
To: Ramius
12
posted on
03/19/2004 4:50:05 PM PST
by
ecurbh
(In 92 days...)
To: Shermy
did it taste good?? we have about 40 to 50 or more around here and they sure make a mess. plan to put a few in the oven. wild turkey is also 80 proof isn't??
13
posted on
03/19/2004 4:51:21 PM PST
by
camas
To: cripplecreek
My thoughts exactly -- you beat me to it! LOL!
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posted on
03/19/2004 4:52:02 PM PST
by
StarCMC
(God bless the 969th in Iraq and their Captain, my brother...God bless them all!)
To: Poohbah
Eeeek! No, but speaking of rats, guess what Mr. Mew just bought at the bookstore tonight...
Mr. Mew's take, BTW, is Mr. Rat becomes rat fricassee. Mr. Mew works around high voltage stuff :)
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posted on
03/19/2004 4:52:38 PM PST
by
mewzilla
To: Dog Gone
You can't cook a turkey any faster than that. Nope. Ya can't
And I love a wild turkey much better than the "domestic variety".
Much more tasty when prepared right
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posted on
03/19/2004 4:53:43 PM PST
by
Fiddlstix
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To: StarCMC
remember the old ZZTop song arrested for driving while blind?
"when you're driving down the highway at night
and you're feelin that wild turkeys bite."
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posted on
03/19/2004 4:53:55 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(you tell em i'm commin.... and hells commin with me.)
To: mewzilla
Around here it's usually Mr. Squirrel. They're cute, but very dim. Except for a moment, they are incandescent, brilliant!
Mmmmm, fried turkey.
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posted on
03/19/2004 4:53:57 PM PST
by
Cboldt
To: camas
"Wild turkey is also 80 proof isn't??"
101.
Be careful. :)
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posted on
03/19/2004 4:54:26 PM PST
by
Shermy
To: cmsgop
You o.k., buddy?
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