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Well, first they have to plant the seed that grows into the tree that gets poisoned so the bugs dont eat it, then they shape it up and it becomes a telephone pole!

That's about what it will take. I cannot conceive of any utility that can afford to keep 10,000 power poles in reserve, and that is what they are telling us they need. Which means they might need twice that. If Dominion bought up all the available poles in the eastern half of the country, how long would it take to come up with 10,000?

Maybe for now they should just stick some of the fallen trees in the ground and string lines up on that.

My ex b-i-l who works for GA Power has been in NC, VA, and now Maryland. They've been working hard and doing the best they can. He hopes to come home for a rest this weekend.

There is a utility company depot in my town with at least 500 poles stacked up the last time I was by there.

And, as bad as this storm was for those who got hit hard, it may prove a blessing for the rest of us in NC. All of the weak limbs and branches in my area have fallen to ground leaving only the strongest branches. This will be a good thing come the winter ice storms.