tactful powerline?

[Mark Mandel]

As opposed to a broken wire, which would be out of tact (fresh out of
tact?). Certainly electrocuting people is tactless.

m a m

On Feb 12, 2008 6:54 PM, <RonButters at aol.com> wrote:

> This from my neighborhood list-serve:
>
>  Hi everybody,
>
> Beware: a branch fell on a power line, it's in the middle of the street on
> the 900 block of Dacian Avenue. I called Duke Power (Conf. #4082832) to
> have it
> repaired. The wire is in tact but drooping.
>
> Take care,
>

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