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topgroove
04-21-2008, 11:27 AM
Monday, April 21, 2008e-mail this story (http://www.eastbayri.com/story/291509111616987.php#) | print it (http://www.eastbayri.com/print/355484876702428.php) Tree trimming crew causes Bristol power outagehttp://www.eastbayri.com/temporaryimages/bp53243.jpgThe power outage occurred as crews from ABC Professional Tree Services worked to clear lines along Hope Street, just north of Poppasquash Road, of branches around 9:30 a.m. Monday. Partial service was restored by about 10:30 a.m.BRISTOL — Several thousand Bristol residents lost power Monday morning, after a tree trimming crew with National Grid accidentally severed power service along a main line that feeds much of the downtown area.
The accident occurred at 9:29 a.m., and severed service to much of southwestern Bristol, from Chestnut Street south to the downtown area. A repair crew from National Grid made its way to the affected pole about 30 minutes later, and power was mostly restored at about 10:25 a.m.
National Grid spokesperson David Graves said that in all, 2,038 customers lost power. Service to about 1,000 customers was restored by 10:08 a.m., and the remainder went back online at 10:17 a.m. He said the accident occurred while crews were trimming limbs away from their power lines.
"They said a wire slipped loose," he said.
Downtown Bristol merchants seemed to take interruption in stride. Workers at the Beehive Cafe said they had already brewed enough coffee to get them through a few hours, and they'd already done their baking for the day. Outside work sites at the Colt School, Rogers Free Library, Aidans and Belvedere condominium complex, workers passed the time soaking up the spring sun.
By Ted Hayes
thayes@eastbaynewspapers.com

Trbl639
04-22-2008, 12:43 AM
ABC is on our property too, and they do cause outages here too:eek:

some of them are not too Professional:) and most of em don't speak English either:mad: Maybe one on a crew and the GF!!!!

Squizzy
04-25-2008, 12:07 PM
Ah well trust me tree trimmers are the same all over the world, they can be counted on to provide that little bit extra over time...

CPOPE
07-14-2009, 09:33 PM
Ah well trust me tree trimmers are the same all over the world, they can be counted on to provide that little bit extra over time...

THis has teo be somthing to see in operation:
Entergy using helicopter saw crew to clear rights-of-way more quickly, safely
TOM PARSONS Associated Press Writer
11:27 AM CDT, July 14, 2009

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — What is a safer, faster way than 10 people with chain saws to trim the trees along the edges of utility-transmission line pathways?

Try one person operating 10 saws at a distance of 90 feet.

Entergy Arkansas and a contractor on Tuesday demonstrated use of the Aerial Saw, which mounts 10 saws under a helicopter and can do in an hour what it would take ground crews days to perform.

The assembly of 24-inch blades stacked vertically at the end of a 90-foot boom under the helicopter is used to trim the branches from trees along the margins of transmission-line rights-of-way. The rig won't be used around homes.

loodvig
07-15-2009, 07:01 AM
THis has teo be somthing to see in operation:
Entergy using helicopter saw crew to clear rights-of-way more quickly, safely
TOM PARSONS Associated Press Writer
11:27 AM CDT, July 14, 2009

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — What is a safer, faster way than 10 people with chain saws to trim the trees along the edges of utility-transmission line pathways?

Try one person operating 10 saws at a distance of 90 feet.

Entergy Arkansas and a contractor on Tuesday demonstrated use of the Aerial Saw, which mounts 10 saws under a helicopter and can do in an hour what it would take ground crews days to perform.

The assembly of 24-inch blades stacked vertically at the end of a 90-foot boom under the helicopter is used to trim the branches from trees along the margins of transmission-line rights-of-way. The rig won't be used around homes.
There has to be pictures of this!

barehander
07-15-2009, 11:06 AM
Here it is.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oceC9DzDLlE

BigClive
07-15-2009, 12:42 PM
That looks just completely random. The thing was just slithering and bouncing about in the trees chopping random bits of foliage.

It reminds me of the helicopter and saw blade scene in James Bond.

tramp67
07-15-2009, 11:12 PM
I saw that video a while back. It made me wonder how long until some poor guy comes wandering out of the woods to see what the commotion is, and gets cut in half or has part of a tree fall on him. It doesn't seem like it does a very professional job, and it must be fairly damaging to the trees - professional tree crews are usually pretty particular with how they make their cuts, and some species they won't trim certain times of the year to prevent spreading disease.
I guess you have to give the helicopter pilot credit for being able to fly in those situations, kind of like the ones doing the bare hand flying. Not much challenge for the guy on the skid, though, and it takes a lot of work away from fellow IBEW members by not sticking with traditional methods. It all looks good on paper until one of those 50,000 flying bolts decides to let loose! Then you have to ask - Was it worth the life or lives lost to save on labor costs?