One fell on the concrete in an alley in back of my home and burnt holes through the concrete. Dr as mned hu!mbling to say the least.
One night, many years ago, I was awakened by what sounded like ice falling from my roof.
But it was July.
Then came another boom, this time with a big bright light.
Car hit a pole across the street from my house, broke it at the base, lines fell down, transformer blew up and was now on fire atop the pole the car was smashed into.
The lines were on the road, sparking and jumping up and down as they burned holes into the pavement and melted the bare conductors. This continued until the lines had burnt off the ground completely. They must have been the primary feeds to the now smoldering transformer.
The car that hit the pole was an old Ford LTD. It wrapped the front end around the pole so the headlights were pointing at each other. And they were still on!!
The driver was nowhere to be seen. Until I found out he was standing next to me trying to blend in with the crowd. He didn't have a valid license.
I sure don't miss living on that road. Four lanes and crashes all the time.