Pravda
Shocked Gary Davies saw his dog erupt in flames — after it peed on a live power cable. Bailey the Staffordshire bull terrier also cut power to 148 homes by cocking a leg against a faulty pylon.
Gary , 42, said: “There was an almighty explosion and the whole street lit up. I turned round and the dog was on fire.”
Power was off for five hours in Middlestone Moor, Co Durham...
On the one hand, I feel sorry for the dog. On the other, I would fall over laughing my ass off if I were witnessing a dog bursting into flames after peeing on a powerline. Kinda conficts your heart, you know? Now, what would be funny would be to see one of those copper thieves burst into flames.
ReplyDeleteI assume you heard about the woman who got a lightning bolt shot out of her butt, right?
Yea, I heard about the woman.
ReplyDeleteThe dog thing, while somewhat humorous, demonstrates a serious problem with crumbling infrastructure. From an electrical POV, there's no way an animal(or human) pissing on something accessable to the general public should be a problem. The story doesn't mention it, but there was clear negligence in the maintenance of these power lines that resulted in insulation breakdown.