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My name is Scott Smith and I live between Millport and Reform.

I'm not trying to sound like a know-it-all...just thought you'd like to know...the lines they dropped in the photo aren't transmission lines. They're distribution lines. Transmission lines are the big lines that usually run on metal towers. At least that's the way their classed here in Bama.

I climb the pole and kill the transformer first, so the line is not hot while it's down (usually). Occassionally, a transformer feeds more than one house, and it's necessary to make the transformer hot again until the job is done. If so, just coil the service (while still dead), tape it up, and...

I live in north Pickens County. I didn't say it was hard to get them dropped...it's often difficult to get them dropped on time. I've only dropped it myself three times, but it's comforting having the tools to do so when the power folks are running late and daylight's wasting.

What's not wise? Working 75-100 feet up in a tree running a power saw is far more dangerous than dropping a service line.

Alabama Power is pretty good about dropping services but they like several days notice. Sometimes you need it dropped NOW. For that reason I usually keep the tools in the truck to do it myself. I wait on them when I can, but if they're over thirty minutes late, I go ahead. They don't pay me for...