Note to self, don't eat electrical wires...

dorokusai
dorokusai Posts: 25,577
edited April 2 in Clubhouse Archives
A power outage at a Sprint Nextel site in Missouri was caused by this bear. I don't have particulars on the size, but I think one pic certainly puts it in perspective.
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited September 2006
    YOUCH!!!:D

    That's really sad though.
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  • capecodder
    capecodder Posts: 613
    edited September 2006
    Wow, that was a beautiful creature. Real shame.

    Doro- Look at your fleamarket thread about your Mission speakers. I had asked you a couple of questions about the KEFs.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited September 2006
    Wow, that's really something. I bet he felt that!!

    It's kinda sad, too, though. You think, you're running from a bear, you'd like nothing more than to find a live wire to stick in his mouth, but seeing him laying there like that...kinda a shame.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited September 2006
    A bear that eats electrical wiring have BALLS :D

    BTW I would love to see the written sign that is not whole seen now.

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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited September 2006
    Was there a "danger, high voltage" sign nearby where it can be easily seen?
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,338
    edited September 2006
    That big guy wan't paying attention in the electrical safety class:eek:
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited September 2006
    Damn. Sad to see. Poor bear.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited September 2006
    That's just nasty, I actually wish I had not seen a couple of those pics.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited September 2006
    he got owned... the power line won that one hands down. poor osito
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  • univera
    univera Posts: 848
    edited September 2006
    Call me a puss, but I'll pass on the dead animal shots next time. I thought we'd see you chewing on electrical wires....
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  • Vanhool
    Vanhool Posts: 58
    edited September 2006
    was there even like a fence around it, cause i mean having high voltage wires in a forest(at least that what it looks like) not fenced in is just asking for some critter to come around and take a nice big chomp, if it wasnt fenced that is just plain stupidity. thats just my 2 cents
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited September 2006
    They need a "Caution: Do not attempt to eat electrical wires. May cause death or permanent injury" sign around those things!
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited September 2006
    That had to hurt like a ****.

    He should have stuck with picinic baskets, eh Boo-Boo?
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited September 2006
    I wonder when he thought **** that was stupid.

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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited September 2006
    Dopn't know if it hurt or not. I'm guessing the bear died instantly from getting popped with a zillion volts.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited September 2006
    You think it was a brazilion? :D:D
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,519
    edited September 2006
    mmmmm Toasty!
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited September 2006
    George Grand wrote:
    He should have stuck with picinic baskets, eh Boo-Boo?

    Or Maynard the dunderhead, as seen in picture numero dos.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited September 2006
    Maynard. That killed me. He DOES have a nice Zappa going on over his lip. I'll bet his wife Flossie trims it for him. Needs the little chin thing which I think is called an "Imperial". I'm guessing the hardhat is in case he gets konked by a falling bear.
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited September 2006
    So that's what they mean in the ads, "Don't touch the "Bear" wires.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited September 2006
    Bear thinking....

    Hmm what's that?


    Ok not a Tail?


    Ok not a Snake?


    Ok a bit Rubbery....



    zap


    zap


    Zap


    Gee, what's COOKING smells GOOD.....



    ZAP

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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,786
    edited September 2006
    George Grand wrote:
    That had to hurt like a ****.

    He should have stuck with picinic baskets, eh Boo-Boo?

    You know what that bear's name was don't you ?
    "Yoke-i".

    If you're an electrician that makes sense.
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