[r9etb]

Sagged so it touched trees? Huh? The large power lines that I am aware of are stripped clean of vegetation beneath all and any lines

It happens all the time. The lines might normally be 60-100 feet above the trees, but with lots of extra power going through them, the wires become soft and sag.

[org.whodat]

but with lots of extra power going through them, the wires become soft and sag.

I had a friend the otherday who pulled his back lifting a tire with a 100 lbs. of air in it.