So thursday evening here in Arkansas, it was raining and then decided to freeze. Got woke up around 5:30 Friday morning to the sound of limbs hitting the roof. Then a very loud pop....turns out it was our meter loop ripping off the side of the house!!!!

The worst part: It was laying across the top of my wife's Jeep and my pickup. And we still had power, so it was hot! I'm not gonna lie, I was worried.

And after almost 12 hours, the power company finally came and disconnected our power! I can't say I was very happy about that.

But we finally have power again, so I guess that's what matters. Anyways, thought yall might like to see some pictures!

 

man o man here in wichita we missed that. but got cold air. but we have had that here in the past. now that i dont work, as if i ever did, i dont drive in snow 3" or more or ANY ice.

 

Could have just used a DRY 2x4 with a notch in the end and some dry welding gloves to move the wires

 

Not to be a smock but better you than me, we have had a lot of cold days and today we get SNOW, just be safe this winter, glad no one was hurt

 

Yeah thats good advice what is wrong with you...And what happens if he gets electrocuted??? What would you say: Oh he must of done something wrong???Leave downed wires for the proffessionals to handle...Bill

 

I definitely agree with bill, I may be an electrical engineering major, but I'm still not brave enough to tackle live icy power lines in 20 degree weather. I'm just glad to have our jeep out, it definitely does better on ice than my pickup with a 383, standard, and no posi! hahaha

 

were talking house hold voltage not thousands of volts on transmission lines

 

It is still 220 volts on each leg and or 440 volts total, what about the amps which is what kills. How many people have been killed in there bathrooms with the hair dryer falling into the tub...AND thats why they went to ground fault breakers in wet areas of the home..And that is the code nationwide...My point is your standing in water next to live wires and I dont give a sh-t how dry your 2x4 is it is bad advice...But you go ahead and you'll light up like a TV...Bill

 

You could actuly just grab power lines with no worries. I pulled a gutter section that was between the house and the power lines. They are no bare wires so in dry conditions no threat on grabbing them. If younstanding in a puddle or have wet hands you could get shocked as that is how wire fires start is by standing moisture on them.

 

What would you have done if you needed to get the jeep out to go to the hospital or something ???

 

It's actually two 110 legs and a ground. Amps gallore! Two 220 legs would be half the amps but you dont wanna touch that either. 110 will kill you graveyard dead.

 

By looking at the pictures I would have driven forward and found a way out around it. or called someone to take me...If you grab ahold of the wires or get zapped not much reason to go to the hospital anyway..This whole thing is long over anyway and it is all fixed now. Speedog24. got the Jeep out on 12/8 so its all good...Bill