On Sun, 10 Mar 2019 21:06:10 -0000, Bod F wrote:

On 3/10/2019 9:44 AM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
My neighbour has a tall chimney (for a wood burning stove) with a supporting cable, but only one. Obviously the wind doesn't always come from that direction (in fact the cable is to the SE of the chimney, and the prevailing wind here is SW). Same
thing is observed on telephone poles. Any explanation? Is the pole put in at a bit of an angle so it's always leaning one way?

Did it ever occur to you to ask your neighbor?

A) It's a weird thing to go round and ask.
B) Nobody likes him.
C) He's my neighbour, not my neighbor.