Today was the day-FPL (Florida Power and Light Co) subcontractors came to cut the above ground service and pull the wire through the underground conduit (which has been waiting for 4years to be used!)
The men turned off our power and made the new connections to our electrical panel.
They used the bucked to cut the wire from the first pole.
Bill pulled the wire from the old temporary service we have had in this conduit up the side of the house! Good riddance!
When they turned the power back on and left, having finished their part of the day's work, Bill cut down the old unused pole-Timber!
And dragged it away! (We get to keep the old creosote pole and leftover wiring they took down, which is nice since it cost a LOT to switch the service the materials perk helps!)
Bill worked around the old pole, loosening the sand to try and pull up the buried 6 feet of pole. He was able to pull it up about a foot and then could cut the 'stump' off.
He hauled away the stump and ....
One, two, three jump-and he sunk the pole down about a foot into the hole and filled it in!
It looks so open and neat now without the visual interrupt of that old pole!
There was one unhappy fellow when we finished-he skittered, slithered? to quieter territory!
It sure does look nice without the pole interfering with the roof line! See me do the happy dance!
We got rained out twice while working today-in fact, we have had so much rain the last few days, that the pool is too full and we had to siphon water off! Nice problem to have!
When I wasn't needed outside today, I was putting together the corduroy quilt-all 12 rows sewn and pressed.
I also loaded and quilted half of Millie's latest quilt, a Dora quilt for her great-grand daughter.
This dahlia from my father is blooming again, it has finally adapted to the l o n g e r season of bloom here, and wintered just fine! (Happy Anniversary, Dad and Mom-58 years today!)
Bling was quite tired out from all the work today............a good job done and worthy of a nap!
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It's always go, go, go at your house!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely for you to finally have the old pole gone.
Don't you love it when something big like that is off your to-be-done list?
ReplyDeleteI wish you'd send us some of that rain. You remember when we had all that flooding and record breaking rain in April and May? Now we are having the opposite troubles.
A corduroy quilt ought to be nice and warm for someone. Will you quilt it like the others or tack it?
Hooray for another big milestone reached!
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