Last Friday the Planner and the Kid purchased a power pole from an approved seller.  An approved seller, what is that you ask?  According to the only local power supplier (the company who owns all the power lines) in this area, the power pole must built using pre-approved components to their exact specifications.  To our luck, the poles can be bought from an approved seller and installed yourself.  The assembled pole comes with the correct electrical meter box for your desired amperage, pole heights, wiring thickness, and poles are as straight as an arrow. Not!

Let’s just say, a positive side to the purchased pole was the ability to purchase it locally.  Apparently, the requirement for the pole to be straight was not a priority.  With limited approved sellers available, there are very little price negotiations, quality control, or product comparison or selection.  These sellers don’t have to stand behind the product. You get what you get and you don’t throw a fit.

With the use of the borrowed tractor, the pole was installed in one of the two approved power company suggested locations.  The installation was easy enough.  Dig a hole to correct depth, install pole, and fill and pack hole.  Easy peasy.  A hole was dug, the pole was installed, secured in place and was as straight as an arrow.  NOT!  Somewhere, the instructions should have said, “install pole straight as an arrow”.  Oh well, so it leans a little to left, no right, no front, no back.  Huh, guess that depends on your perspective when looking at the pole.  Mmm, could always say it was done by the power company.  Their’s don’t look any better and they have the proper equipment and more workers.

The power line workers arrived, the line was run to our pole and viola, the pole now doesn’t lean.  Never knew electricity weighed so much.  Don’t get me wrong, the pole is still crooked, but its crookedness is straight with the world.  Now if there was just something to power…..