Can you touch a high tension power line? That was the question of the day back in the 60's when I went hiking with friends and family. Power lines were crossing the Cascades near the Hyak ski area. The lines were kind of in place but not pulled tight overhead. Big fat wires too. I knew touching a hot wire would kill us, but there was my dad's friend, Mr. Gustafson, going up to the wire as it hung at about the level of our head and went up and grabbed it. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Just kidding. They weren't powered up yet. But still, as a kid I was thinking that maybe that's the reason men don't live as long as women.
The back side of Hyak (Snoqualmie East) during construction of the power lines from Eastern Washington.
Just kidding. They weren't powered up yet. But still, as a kid I was thinking that maybe that's the reason men don't live as long as women.
The back side of Hyak (Snoqualmie East) during construction of the power lines from Eastern Washington.