Posted on 06/11/2002 11:47:49 AM PDT by Willie Green
if they really said that,then I would guess they assume the sgurl was playing with matches as an option also....some people are just so incredibly stoopid.
Get out of an energized car only if you absolutely must. (i.e., the car is on fire, about to explode, etc.) Get out the way I described before, but to be absolutely sure you're safe from being electrocuted, SHUFFLE (maintain contact with the ground with both feet at all times), DON'T WALK at least 100 ft away from the car.
This has been a public service announcement.
True with no path to ground or any potential difference your safe . Most people dont realize it but linemen routinely work on live high power lines
I seen this done were a helicopter will hover next to a line and bond on (putting a conductive clamp on the line to bring the helicopter potential) then the lineman can go out and work on the hot line
True with no path to ground or any potential difference your safe . Most people dont realize it but linemen routinely work on live high power lines
I seen this done were a helicopter will hover next to a line and bond on (putting a conductive clamp on the line to bring the helicopters potential to the same as the line) then the lineman can go out and work on the hot line
I'm an engineer with lots of experience in the power industry. In a situation like that, nobody should put their life in the hands of a cop who wouldn't know a power line from a TV cable line. The guy who gets out of the power company truck wearing the white hardhat is the only one whose word means anything in those situations.
Most utility companies have "bat phones" which connect the fire/police dispatch centers with the utility operations centers/radio rooms. The operations centers talk to each other constantly by radios and phones ensure no mistakes are made. I's called coordinated disaster planning, and it's been going on successfully for years, probably decades.
Police and fire departments receive regular training (usually from the utility companies themselves) on how to handle public safety situations involving electric utilities. If a policeman or fireman ever told a civilian to get out of the car without authorization from the utility, he would probably be severely disciplined or fired.
Squirrels have not been UL-approved for this type of use. ;)
"First, we need sister and cheese."
What you never see the new UL-approved, Environmental friendly, Bio-degradable... Squirrel fuses?
"Is simple, Natasha. You lure møøse to secluded spot, posing as sister. Afterwards force into serving Fearless Leader, by means of compromising photos."
My grandfather saw an eagle land on a high-tension line -- the bird was fine until his tailfeathers touched another line beind him. Presto! Instantly fried!
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