Yesterday, I was cutting the lawn and I noticed some commotion out in the street. A tree-trimming company was doing the yearly maintenance of the trees around the power lines. I walked over and saw one of the tree trimming boom trucks had tipped on its side, and the boom was resting on top of the high voltage line.
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The outrigger on the truck was down, but due to the recent heavy rains, it sunk right into the ground, and that was enough to tip the truck over. The boom was fully extended at the time due to the fact that the power lines are about 20 feet in from the road.
Anyway, no one was injured, thank God. The high voltage line on my street is insulated (most likely because of the large amount of trees around it), and that is probably what prevented this from being a disaster. At least this story has a happy ending, considering the incredible danger.
-Peter
