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Offline Wolfala

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Both my cars taken out by high voltage power line
« on: July 05, 2007, 07:02:44 PM »
http://s145.photobucket.com/albums/r207/wolfala/Car%20Damage/

How is there a good way to put this...****ing A.

It was a pretty lazy morning in Los Gatos today. Around 1030am I was on the phone trying to hunt down a JPI engine monitor, and then all of the lights at the office went out, followed by a loud boom. People ran to the windows and what followed was the usual incidence of holy ****, but more so then usual.

A High Tension powerline that PG&E was working on fell and ****ed my car, and my wifes car up - in addition to taking out the power for about 1/2 mile around. Tore out part of my exhaust and moved my car about 2 feet when the cable snapped overhead.

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Love,

Wolf
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Offline Masherbrum

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« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2007, 07:24:13 PM »
Sorry to hear Wolf.    But at least neither of you were in those when that happened.   <>
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« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2007, 07:55:19 PM »
insurance is your friend :)

Very glad you or someone else wasnt in them.

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« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2007, 08:28:49 PM »
Ouch!!:eek: :O
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« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2007, 09:07:57 PM »
Sorry to hear about that Wolf. Hope you didn't have third party insurance.

It's in a moments like this that I'd be reflecting on how many times during the week that I go out to the car to get something and thanking God that it didn't coincide with the cable falling, I suspect it would have done more than blow your muffler off.  :eek:

Glad you're both ok.
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« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2007, 09:18:37 PM »
Time to start talking to the power company about taking care of the damage.
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Offline Wolfala

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« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2007, 01:03:52 AM »
Got the wifes estimate on her car, which was paint damage only. $4100. My car gets it tomorrow - I think it is going to be totalled between the body work and structural damage underneath.
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« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2007, 02:15:50 AM »
Ouch :(
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« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2007, 09:31:09 AM »
At least it wasn't a HO.

Sorry your rides got whacked.

Were the guys on the electricity crew ok?
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« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2007, 11:33:47 AM »
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At least it wasn't a HO.

Sorry your rides got whacked.

Were the guys on the electricity crew ok?


Luckily no one on the ground was injured. Very lucky considering I dont want to think about what a cable would do to a person.
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« Reply #10 on: July 06, 2007, 11:45:16 AM »
what the hell is that little viking horn looking thing in the back window?

This incident sucks, I would think you can get PGE to cover costs. Should have definitely car pooled with the wife that day.
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« Reply #11 on: July 06, 2007, 12:52:14 PM »
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what the hell is that little viking horn looking thing in the back window?

This incident sucks, I would think you can get PGE to cover costs. Should have definitely car pooled with the wife that day.



I work 530 am - 8am at Hayward airport. She drives in at a different time and I leave at a different time. Wish I could've.
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« Reply #12 on: July 06, 2007, 12:52:47 PM »
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Luckily no one on the ground was injured. Very lucky considering I dont want to think about what a cable would do to a person.
We've already had one death to a winch cable this year in Michigan.   He died instantly, the hooked sheared and went through the windshield.   I'm sure the tension on those wires was probably greater.
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« Reply #13 on: July 06, 2007, 12:53:35 PM »
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what the hell is that little viking horn looking thing in the back window?
LMFAO!
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« Reply #14 on: July 06, 2007, 12:54:53 PM »
interesting that I don't see any evidence of rust causing the pole to fall.  It must have been either a) severely overloaded or b) severely underdesigned for the loads.  

Somewhere one of my competitors is having a really bad day.

Very happy neither of you were hurt
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