NORFOLK
Zoom in on the utility pole at the corner of Colley and Maury avenues in Ghent, and you'll see that Dominion Power has named it. In this case, No. 417, U107.
Notice the thousands of rusted staples, staples on top of other staples. Probably for every two staples, someone had put up a piece of paper. Each one of those could've been a story: about a local band, an art display, a poetry reading, a political protest, a lost cat or dog.
Pick any pole at any spot where lots of people and cars pass, and you'll likely notice the same thing.
No. 417, U107 could have launched a music career, led to an artist getting a show in New York, helped defeat some scurrilous zoning proposal, found someone's beloved cat or dog.
Higher up No. 417, a no-parking sign has been bent into a V. What could've bent a sign 7 feet off the ground? How many parking tickets have been written because someone couldn't see the bent sign?
Down low on the pole, two small metal tags read "Osmose, insp. 1988" and "Woodfume."
An Internet search reveals that Woodfume is a product used as a fungicide and insecticide, containing metham sodium. That, according to the EPA, can be a carcinogen, cause developmental problems in children, damage a person's immune system, or disrupt endocrine production, harming chances of having children.
No. 417, U107 has a dark side. Staple up your poster, then go home and wash your hands.
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AHHHH....
....OLE 417,U107...I remember stapling "Tango Storm" posters on ole pole 417,u107 way back in the late 70's...and have visited it through out the years...interesting to note that ole 417, u107 has a twin brother at the corner of Hampton blvd and 47th street whose pole name escapes me now...
Sign on phone pole
In my neighborhood, most likely from a garage sale..They rarely remove the sign. It just decomposes down to the staple or roofing nail.
An even darker side
What this article failed to do is mention the risks all those staples pose to utility workers attempting to work on poles like this. Not just dirty, foul, rusty cuts and scrapes. I'm talking about snagged, ripped and torn protective clothing and equipment. Insulating items that could protect them against the power running through the lines as they work can be compromised and destroyed by all those staples.
Do everyone a favor. If you MUST post something on a utility pole, leave the staples at home. Use tape. Then no one gets hurt.
this is news-worthy?
.................slow day down on tha bayou ?