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I appreciate the few suggestions
At the same time for what it is worth
I did not come on here to be beat about the head and shoulders and be told how stupid or that I have no expertise
I can remember a few years back when this site was always helpful and never saw anyone put down or beat on
You are right I do not have the ability to go out and trouble shoot every little piece of the utility companies wiring
If it was a matter of simple trees and could be safely removed then yes, I would cut them
When it is out in an open area or it is at the transformer then I can't control that
I apologized for making the wrong statement of power and not the neutral
When you are slapped with the gift of Agent Orange and your world stops turning
Because of the leukemia, the kidney failure, the heart problems, the tumors in your throat
from all the medications you have to take then things do not always stay as sharp as they did
I thought I could come to an old forum and would be welcome back with a handshake I see that was not what happened
Mr. Mivey you seem to be wanting to get me in a position to argue with you so you can show how intelligent you are
I concede you are a far more talented person than I so you win
I continued to lament even after you mentioned it and I do not have enough sense to even talk to you much less anyone with more intelligence that both of us
I bid you a good day sir and leave you to now degrade someone else or continue to tell them things they do not need to hear
To the rst of You I thank you for your patience and your suggestions and answers
I honestly don't think Mivey was bashing on you. I see how you might have taken his comments the way you did, but I think what he meant was that you've obviously been letting the POCO know about this problem and have been dealing with it for a long time. I don't think he meant that you've been complaining about it here.
His comment about expertise has to do with how a given electrician deals with POCO representatives and is also not meant for you to take personally. It can have a lot to do with who someone knows at the POCO or how well that person understands the POCO hierarchy and how to navigate it or even how they communicate during a phone call with whoever they get on the phone. I worked for a guy who had absolutely no talent at getting the POCO to come out for emergency situations in a timely manner. There were times our customers waited for days to get power turned back on when he called it in. On the other hand, I was able to get a trouble call dealt with immediately, in hours, or same day at the latest.
The bottom line is that there is a reason your neutral keep breaking over and over. Determining what the reason is and convincing the POCO to deal with it correctly may not be so simple. It could be anything from a bad batch of triplex they used, to too many splices, an overly tight run, old poles, or a number of other reasons. As Mivey stated, the best thing would be if one of the forum members lived nearby to you and could help you get this resolved with the POCO. If you let us know what are you live in, maybe someone can give you a hand.
Good luck and all the best!