The Log Lady would approve! Yesterday, running home from a film screening, I ran into this at the corner of Broadway and 25th:

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Looks like someone forgot their tree remains. A closer look:

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Yep, sure enough, it’s actual forest detritus, on a power line! How the fuck did THAT happen? Let’s face it: The city’s latest power line tossing trendโ€”dildosโ€”is a pretty jaunty deviation from the classic power line sneaks, but their method of placement isn’t exactly reinventing the wheel. I couldn’t get close enough to see how the logs were placed, but it looks like there was no string-slinging involved. How did log pieces get up there? Is this art? Is this a prank? Is it a fire hazard? Do the logs contain the trapped spirits of missing husbands? What can the logs tell us?

10 replies on “Is Putting Forest Detritus on Power Lines the New Putting Dildos on Power Lines?”

  1. When trees grow too close to power lines and no one trims them back, then the tree branches can actually grow around the power line, completely encasing the line. When the trees are eventually pruned or cut down, these chunks of branches remain, since there’s no way to remove them without risking cutting the power line itself.

  2. This was actually a very enlightening post.

    Certainly not any of the words, but now I’m wondering if Twin Peaks was some sort of prequel to Stargate SG-1.

  3. Lighten up, people. She didn’t know a thing, now she does. You have sufficiency mocked her ignorance of a super dumb thing.

    Now where are the veggie burgers? Gettin’ a little peckish.

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