possum killer

Yeah, the neighbours are fresh out of possums and he is installing a new one….

an ACTEW guy is out there right now doing something with the pole, not sure if this relates to the possums.. I told him about it and he said he is here because of a fault at a neighbours house.

You’re a strange, strange man. I like it.

Not unusual, whilst not a huge fans of things that go ‘thump thump thump rattle thump bang thump’ in the night I might add that if you discover a toasted possum try and check the pouch to ensure there are no little ones starving to death.

If found keep them in an old beanie or warm pouch like contraption and contact the RSPCA. I have a mate who looks after these little orphan, and whilst I am not renowned for my soft and sensitive side, the little bugers are just too damn cute.

As for power poles in my backyard, yeah they can be a hassle, but complaining about them won’t change. If you can pony up the many millions of dollars to reroute power underground then I’ll be first to sing your praises.

As for toasty bats you can see it in Sydney as well; through the City, Randwick, Bronte, Clovelly, Bondi and Coodgee they are thick in the air at night.

Haven’t seen it with possums, but can we trial it on cats?

must be something like that seepi- touching 2 at once, because they often climb along one line without getting hurt

neighbours of ours once had their car shade/marquee thing blow up ona wind and touch the powerlines, causing a fire. Lots of elderly neighbours (home all the time) so no lasting effects.

Do the possums die from touching the wires ANthe pole at the same time?

oh sad that it happens that often then, i was wondering if there was something that needed fixing for the one out the back or its just something that happens and theres nothing you can do about it.. yeah samuel we’ve always had trouble keeping trees from getting close to the powerlines

I’ve never liked the idea of having power lines running through backyards. I think it is a cheap and unsafe way of doing things.

My main problems with backyard powerlines are:
1. You have to rely on homeowners to keep track of the plants near the powerlines
2. If there is a problem with them then the power company have to trample over your backyard to fix it.
3. When they have issues (I’ve seen some age and catch fire) they are a risk to not only the fences and backyards under them, but also the houses nearby, especially if it happens at a time of day when everybody is asleep or at work/school/shopping/whatever.

I can recall one incident in particular where a powerline went bang in the night and smoldered overnight, the next day the power went out (as a result of the powerline fire) and it is fortunate that somebody was at home to notice the power go out, because when the looked out the window the powerline was on fire (visibly, not like the overnight smolder). Melted bits of plastic and wire fell onto the neighbours compost and managed to set that on fire.

Luckily the fire brigade was called and they put out the multiple small fires, but if nobody had been around to notice it then it could have all been much worse.

There is a pole in Anislie which regularly kills magpies and cockatoos. I only seen a possum at the bottom of it one though.