"phorbin" <phorbin1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> In article <bYmdnfXaXobCDofVnZ2dnUVZ_jGdnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, "Dioclese"
> <NONE> says...
>
>> Read the link. The sublink for disposal left me at loss. I have a
dozen
>> utility poles that have laid on my property since I bought it many
years
>> ago. I was in the military when I made the contract to buy the land,
and
>> did see same at time of purchase. But, was unaware of likelihood of
who
>> owned same originally (utility poles). Apparently, PEC left them
there,
>> local electric cooperative as best I can tell. The poles vary between
>> 16'
>> and 19' in length. Not exactly something I can set out by the street
for
>> pickup. I can drag them with much effort. The riding mower, I've
found
>> more effective for moving same.
>>
>
> Are you sure they are creosote treated?
>
> How old are they?
>
> Have you cut through any and smelled creosote? (We have ancient railway
> ties that were shoring up part of a hill and in spite of being
> thoroughly rotted, any sound wood still smells of creosote when cut,)
>
> I ask because the city here occasionally takes down "old" cedar
> telephone poles. Then they mill the wood and send it to a local social
> agency for recycling into garden furniture and the like.
>
Poles have a black/brown appearance. To my knowledge, they were laying on
the ground for at least 15 years. Now, when I touch them, they leave a
dirty black dusty material with a touch of greasy feel to it. Washes off
with soap and water. No, its not dirt.
--
Dave
Parkinson's disease, not easy to define.
Much less cure.
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