Monday, February 6, 2017

A Shocking Situation, Belle Meade, Tennessee


Do you see it?  The shocking situation?  Look closer.  Everything looks idyllic but something revolting is lurking. I will explain further.

Nashville, Tennessee is my birthplace but we moved our family out into the country about 14 years ago.  Recently while visiting, I decided to share something distressing.  The above scene is on Harding Boulevard, going west right before you get to Belle Meade Boulevard, one of the most affluent areas of the South (certainly not our old neighborhood).


As I drive down Harding Boulevard, I always look to see if the shocking situation has changed or improved.  This is something I have done for years, I don't remember how long, at least since before we moved to the country.

I will move in for a close-up.  Do you see it now?


No?  I will move in further.  Do you see it now?


YES!  You see it!  The electrical wires are running THROUGH the tree branches! Not over or under, but right between the crossed branches.  Who would do something so careless?  Why has no government official ordered this to be fixed?  Am I the only citizen that is concerned?


When I originally noticed this shocking situation, years ago, the branches were small with plenty of room for the wires.  I pointed it out to my young sons who shrugged and passed it off as insignificant.  Every time we returned to the area, I would mention it as we drove past but they would continue to shrug.  When they learned to drive (and I demanded to be chauffeured), they would complain when I made them drive around the block to see the tree.  They would snap, "Mom, I need to watch the road!"

They were young and didn't realize the danger.


What will happen when the branches finally grow together?  Will it create a powerful surge, crash the electrical grid and throw us back to the stone age?  Will life end as we know it?  Am I the only person who sees this ghastly problem?  Or do I need to just stay out of the city...GET ME TO THE COUNTRY!!!!

Additional Links as I continue to issue new reports:
A Shocking Situation, Annual Inspection, 2018
A Shocking Situation, Annual Inspection, 2019
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  1. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2017 at 2:54 PM

    One can be astonished about this situation. These very large branches so near to the street (and over the street) should be cut off. Really looks dangerous. Is there not a sort of citizen´s office where on could ring up? Here most electricity lines are installed in the underground.
    Christel

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    1. JeannieFebruary 6, 2017 at 11:01 PM

      They are installing lines underground in new subdivisions but it would be cost prohibitive in older neighborhoods. This area was established pre-civil war so it is very old (150 years ago).

      This is the oddest thing because the other trees are all trimmed back, but not in this one spot. It is as if no one wants to touch this branch. Bill said it is probably electrical, telephone, cable, and fiber optics all running together and each company says, "Not my problem."

      I think no one but me has noticed it. I always see the strangest things when I should be watching the road.

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