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Post by grumpy » Wed. Aug. 31, 2016 3:53 pm

Whats the point of this..

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Post by CapeCoaler » Wed. Aug. 31, 2016 10:47 pm

Oh...
Whole bunch of sumptin' goin' on there...
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Post by coaledsweat » Wed. Aug. 31, 2016 10:57 pm

I think it might be an episode of The Twilight Zone.
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Post by CoalHeat » Thu. Sep. 01, 2016 9:34 am

WTF????? :lol:
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Post by coalfan » Thu. Sep. 01, 2016 9:54 am

??????? dam weird hmmmm !!!!!!
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Post by Sunny Boy » Thu. Sep. 01, 2016 10:12 am

S'matter with you guys ? Can't you see that they don't want that electric company pole stolen. :D

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Post by CoalHeat » Thu. Sep. 01, 2016 10:16 am

I don't see a chain and padlock on that gate, any unscrupulous individual could just open that right up!
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Post by coalnewbie » Thu. Sep. 01, 2016 11:22 am

We have a gate to the farm where absolutely nothing is happening too. They are quite common.
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Post by warminmn » Thu. Sep. 01, 2016 4:36 pm

............but whats behind that tree behind the gate :?:
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Post by Sunny Boy » Thu. Sep. 01, 2016 4:41 pm

warminmn wrote:............but whats behind that tree behind the gate :?:
Obviously, they don't want you to know. :D

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Post by warminmn » Thu. Sep. 01, 2016 5:50 pm

When I first saw it, I thought it was our security fence with Mexico, but the scenery is a little to green. Then I started wondering...
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Post by grumpy » Thu. Sep. 01, 2016 6:10 pm

warminmn wrote:............but whats behind that tree behind the gate :?:
A golf course..
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Post by Pacowy » Thu. Sep. 01, 2016 8:13 pm

It looks like there is a ditch next to the road, the culvert permits the ditch to be crossed (e.g., by utility company trucks), and the gates are an attempt to keep unauthorized vehicles from crossing.

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Post by freetown fred » Thu. Sep. 01, 2016 9:12 pm

Nah--to simplistic an explanation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :clap: toothy
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Post by KLook » Thu. Sep. 01, 2016 9:15 pm

So I assume the tree/shrub is sacrificial if the way is needed..... or better yet, why plant a tree under a powerline......

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