End of an era... by Gary Winters

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17-AUG-2007

End of an era...

They are taking away our telephone poles. All the wires are
going underground. This will make a remarkable difference in
the appearance of this neighborhood, first built in the 1920's.

The guy in the photo is super strong. Once he gets a good grip
on the pole, he just LIFTS and voila! Up it comes. It's quite
something to see. Then his mates grab the loose end and carefully
load it into a flatbed truck, which is the truck on the right side of the image.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
1/125s f/9.0 at 40.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Lee G		17-Aug-2007 19:14
The birds will soon be looking for a new perch!

Johnny JAG		17-Aug-2007 18:13
Hehe, amazing coincidence.

J. Scott Coile		17-Aug-2007 16:43
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Juuuuuuuuust a litle more... Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh... Will make photo ops easier!!!

Guest		17-Aug-2007 16:43
Wow, it's hard to believe that he can lift the pole by himself.

Bob Townsend		17-Aug-2007 13:47
Oh my gosh! How will people advertise their yard sales now????

Bob Townsend		17-Aug-2007 13:46
Oh my gosh! How will people advertise their yard sales now????

John Cooper		17-Aug-2007 06:19
Back in 1969 as a trainee telephone engineer, I can assure you there is nothing as good as sitting on the top of a tall pole, admiring the view. I never had a camera in those days, which is a great shame, I saw some lovely sights.

Dave Beedon		17-Aug-2007 05:41
Wires B gone!

Hodero		17-Aug-2007 05:17
Strong guy ;-)) Pitty to hear that all goes underground Get's difficult for you to tap some ilegal electricity ;-) Nice bario btw.

Guest		17-Aug-2007 05:06
I remember them putting the poles in the street where I was living... I was 7! Darn!

Scott Browne		17-Aug-2007 04:59
Wow, that would have been something to watch! I wonder if he does the Caber toss at Scottish events.

Dave Wixx		17-Aug-2007 03:46
You've got to be well practiced to handle a pole that big 8->

snootydog		17-Aug-2007 03:37
Really? This is amazing.

Sheila		17-Aug-2007 02:27
Oh I wish they would put the ugly poles underground here too!

laine82		17-Aug-2007 02:20
hehehe...I see what Robin means )

Robin Reid		17-Aug-2007 02:10
It will much improve the view. I love the RB cleanliness.

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