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Told you !!!!

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I’m staggered that anyone, even without formal training,would think removing the bolts from more than one leg at a time is the way.

When I first posted about this , it was more of a "this can’t be true" suggestion, but no, it was real.

Someone’s head needs to roll over this imo.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Transpower's busy throwing their contractor under the ~~pylon~~ bus.

Despite them contracting to (probably) the lowest bidder and then not actually supervising said contractors.

Start with TP's CEO (they're accountable) and whomever down the chain is responsible.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

We really heard it here first!

Mentioning your suggestion to a couple of people made me look like someone "in the know" when the headline came out ha ha.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ha, ha, glad my supposition made you an "expert" 😀😀👍👍

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I think they more likely thought I'd heard Transpower gossip. 😃

I'm super impressed that you were able to deduce it!!!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

They mention "inexperienced" workers, but this sounds more like a training issue than anything else. It can't be hard to explain to someone "don't unbolt more than one leg at a time", can it?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Sounds like some major organization needs to lose a service or maintenance contract

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

You would be amazed how many people don't fully listen to and internalise an instruction like that.