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- Path: sparky!uunet!psgrain!ssd.intel.com!scic.intel.com!venkat
- From: venkat@scic.intel.com (Venkat Iyer)
- Subject: Re: utility pole available - 'free'
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.000903.17398@scic.intel.com>
- Sender: news@scic.intel.com
- Organization: Intel Corporation, Beaverton, OR
- References: <1992Dec22.200623.14854@scic.intel.com> <13094@sail.LABS.TEK.COM>
- Distribution: pdx
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 00:09:03 GMT
- Lines: 28
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- In article <13094@sail.LABS.TEK.COM> arnief@sail.LABS.TEK.COM (Arnie Frisch) writes:
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- >In article <1992Dec22.200623.14854@scic.intel.com> venkat@scic.intel.com (Venkat Iyer) writes:
- >>I had my electrical service changed recently; so I now have an
- >>unused utility pole on my property. It is the standard height
- >>(I think 30(?) feet tall and about 12" (?)in diameter) and in good shape.
- >>It is yours for the asking. And I can help you take it down.
- >
-
- >I think you may find that there are some hidden gotcha's here. If it's
- >a wooden pole, its got preservatives in it that will leach out into
- >your soil and into the groundwater at a much higher rate if it's layed
- >over on its side. I believe there may be some prohibitions against
- >such secondary uses. And besides, it is probably not a good idea. I
- >would ask the utility company to remove it and dispose of it.
- >
- >Arnold Frisch
- >Tektronix Laboratories
-
- It is a wooden pole; but I find it hard to understand why it would have
- any more preservatives than railroad ties or even pressure treated lumber
- which are used commonly. I will call the utility company and see if I can
- get more info (if I can get past the receptionist).
-
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- Venkat Iyer - SCIC - Intel Corporation
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