Subj : Re: Planned Outage NET 1
To   : Avon
From : tassiebob
Date : Fri Jan 31 2025 06:51 pm

 Av> It's the Aurora lines company changing out power poles I think Nick...
 Av> seems they are coming to the end of their life...  it's a royal pain but
 Av> at least they let impacted residents know a few weeks before hand.

Don't know about NZ, but over here there is no defined lifespan for a pole - they just test them every few years.  If they pass they stay.  If they need a stay or other support they put a black slash on them.  If they condemn them and they need replacement then they get a red cross (we were never allowed to climb slashed or condemned poles).

Our poles have a tag on them indicating the previous test dates.

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