On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 05:08:50 -0600, wrote:

He called the power
company and they found a badly corroded connection up there.

If you do whack the wires, BE SURE to use wood, not a metal pipe or
anything conductive.

And then run like hell.

Like you were hitting a bee-hive with bionic bees.

I might do this, but I would at the same time consider the
possibility that a corroded connection might give way entirely.

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