The weather was very warm and sunny on Thursday the 15th, the best it’s been so far. I decided to take advantage of this by walking around Poitiers. I eventually found myself in a very beautiful residential neighbourhood. The pictures speak for themselves.
We’ve all heard about how too many staples and nails in hydro poles can be dangerous for the workers that must climb the poles. I recently read a CBC news article about Newfoundland’s Hydro company advising a woman not to tack a yellow ribbon to hydro poles, based on this reasoning. “The utility says even one staple can cut a worker’s protective clothing, putting them at risk of electrical shock.”
I was interested that this problem does not exist in at least some parts of Poitiers.
As you can see, the pole is made of concrete with indents, presumably to be used for climbing. If we used these in Canada, the hydro companies wouldn’t need to whine about safety issues caused by their method of maintenance being vulnerable to tiny staples.