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"[CONWAY, Ark.] A Conway-area man died from electrocution while he was using
jumper cables to hook up power to his house after his electricity was shut
off."

With file pic of electric meter:
http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news...7-926fcbb82a57


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HeyBub posted for all of us...

"[CONWAY, Ark.] A Conway-area man died from electrocution while he was using
jumper cables to hook up power to his house after his electricity was shut
off."

With file pic of electric meter:
http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news...7-926fcbb82a57



Go to Philly. PA they are experts on this.
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On Jul 31, 6:47*pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
"[CONWAY, Ark.] A Conway-area man died from electrocution while he was using
jumper cables to hook up power to his house after his electricity was shut
off."

With file pic of electric meter:http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news...ontent_id=3344...


Ha, and the investigating sheriff's name is Andy Shock!
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RickH wrote:

On Jul 31, 6:47 pm, "HeyBub" wrote:

"[CONWAY, Ark.] A Conway-area man died from electrocution while he was using
jumper cables to hook up power to his house after his electricity was shut
off."

With file pic of electric meter:http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news...ontent_id=3344...



Ha, and the investigating sheriff's name is Andy Shock!


And, I was tickled by that "Skunk Hollow Road" location too.

Jeff

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Jeff Wisnia wrote in
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RickH wrote:

On Jul 31, 6:47 pm, "HeyBub" wrote:

"[CONWAY, Ark.] A Conway-area man died from electrocution while he
was using jumper cables to hook up power to his house after his
electricity was shut off."

With file pic of electric
meter:http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news...spx?content_id
=3344...



Ha, and the investigating sheriff's name is Andy Shock!


And, I was tickled by that "Skunk Hollow Road" location too.

Jeff


You think that's bad. Hope Mills, NC has Chickenfoot Road.


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You think that's bad. Hope Mills, NC has Chickenfoot Road.


Named after the bird appendage or the dominoes game??
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Beats the crap outta me. I suppose you could snail-mail write to some of
the addresses to ask. Not sure anyone on Chickenfoot Road can read though.


I'd definitely take the under on that bet (g).
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And, I was tickled by that "Skunk Hollow Road" location too.


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