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Old April 20th 04, 05:02 AM
Phil Kane
 
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On 20 Apr 2004 02:13:51 GMT, Steve Robeson K4CAP wrote:

But it only took one electrocution to make me a believer. The one
victim in particular was in a trench along a runway installing new
lights...Somehow his feet came into contact with buried power lines
that the work crew was unaware were there.


Shudder....

My wife's present specialty is runway utility and lighting design
for upgrades of major airports and conversions of military airfields
to civilian use. Although she doesn't go onto the jobsite - that's
done by electrical contractors on bid - she has mentioned many times
that the "as-installed" drawings were missing or they were inaccurate.
I'm thinking of two particular SAC bases (one is still active, the
other is a conversion) that she's working on now which I had
"intimate familiarity with" when I worked for SAC 40 years ago.
Like "old home week"..... ggg

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73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane