You are looking at the shadow of the tower in the link I posted. The tower appears nearly vertical and looks white. Here's an old pic of the same line about 1/2 mile away.

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Bob, I don't see where anyone suggested you live in a "hick" town, that they have all the answers, or that there's a conspiracy. You are the first to bring up the subjects.
Nobody's denying that there's some electricity there.
Does the whole neighborhood get shocked (looks like there's even a pool)?
How can he expect a final inspection when the house isn't complete?
Do doorknobs shock when they're in the package, or do they wait until they're installed and the owner's broke? He did all the work himself, and never noticed a thing or made a mistake?

I think everyone involved is at fault if for no more reason than poor planning, a series of unintentional mistakes were made, and everybody's gone into disaster control / embellishment mode.
Time will have the answers.