Meterbase hazard
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chris kennedy
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- Miami Fla.
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- 60 yr old tool twisting electrician
Hard to see Rick, is that a snake?
- Location
- Logan, Utah
chris kennedy
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- Location
- Miami Fla.
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- 60 yr old tool twisting electrician
No, it is a couple of snakes.
Chris
How can you see that? Click on the thumb and get a larger image. Can you then enlarge that image? (yes I'm wearing my glasses)
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- Logan, Utah
I just clicked on the image and it was large enough to see two snake heads. One above the wire terminals and one snake coiled in the bottom of the enclosure.
Chris
Cow
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- Eastern Oregon
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- Electrician
Just the thought of removing the screws and undoing the latch, tilting the cover out and putting my fingers behind the cover to remove it....
Gives me the heebie jeebies....
By the way, the only repellant I carry is hornet spray, do you think that'd work?
Gives me the heebie jeebies....
By the way, the only repellant I carry is hornet spray, do you think that'd work?
ceb58
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- Raeford, NC
Just the thought of removing the screws and undoing the latch, tilting the cover out and putting my fingers behind the cover to remove it....
Gives me the heebie jeebies....
By the way, the only repellant I carry is hornet spray, do you think that'd work?
They're only a couple of rat snakes. Who were homeless. Waiting for a mouse.
The hornet spray would just make them mad.
tonyou812
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- North New Jersey
for me when the animals get to about the size of a big snake I call someone else. Im really not that qualified as to what is poisionous.
Minuteman
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- The Sooner Nation
That truck has the logo of our POCO on it. Also, the snake looks like a Pygmy Rattler. I had a JW kill one this summer on a job. Used a 1/2" bender and a sharpshooter.
Minuteman
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- The Sooner Nation
Ken, it just needs a new coat of all weather paint and it's good to go.
I'll let the current 'tenents' choose the color, though, seing how they're already redecorating the interior as well.....:grin:
Brady Electric
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- Asheville, N. C.
Meterbase hazard
When I find snakes on a job I take them home and put them in the barn.(Only black or rat snakes) I'm not crazy.
One time my wife and I were in town and some people were around a big black snake with golf clubs. She wanted it so I went up and ask if I could have it. Of course they looked at me like I was crazy but I reached down and picked it up and put it in the truck and took it home. That was a couple of years ago and its still here under the house.( No Rats)
BACK TO METER BASE
I was on a job last week where the Poco had drilled four holes at each corner of the meter base and installed locks. A housing inspector wanted us to change the old meter base out so it would be water proof.
(Thought I had seen everything) but never had seen four locks before.
Semper Fi Buddy
When I find snakes on a job I take them home and put them in the barn.(Only black or rat snakes) I'm not crazy.
One time my wife and I were in town and some people were around a big black snake with golf clubs. She wanted it so I went up and ask if I could have it. Of course they looked at me like I was crazy but I reached down and picked it up and put it in the truck and took it home. That was a couple of years ago and its still here under the house.( No Rats)
BACK TO METER BASE
I was on a job last week where the Poco had drilled four holes at each corner of the meter base and installed locks. A housing inspector wanted us to change the old meter base out so it would be water proof.
(Thought I had seen everything) but never had seen four locks before.
Semper Fi Buddy
masterinbama
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- Huntsville Alabama
As far as I'm concerned when it comes to snakes those are what my buddy used to call waterrattlin-timbermocosans .
Minuteman
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- The Sooner Nation
As part of PPEs, one should always have a fresh pair of drawers on their truck.
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