Vumatel: Big black ugly pole in front of our house.

[ponder]

But picture this: https://imgur.com/rFUYJ6a

Attempted murder?

 

[Billy]

Will post when I get a chance.

But picture this: https://imgur.com/rFUYJ6a

Strewn across your entire neighborhood. They are as high as your average street lights.

Looks much the same as our telephone supply poles.

 

[UrBaN963]

Attempted murder?

It's a bit lacking for a murder I'd say. We shall dub it "Brandon, The Crow."

 

[itareanlnotani]

It's a bit lacking for a murder I'd say. We shall dub it "Brandon, The Crow."

You'd need at least 2 crows for a murder.

 

[UrBaN963]

:erm:

 

[Gordon_R]

You'd need at least 2 crows for a murder.

That's either a very big pole, or a very small bird. The beak shape is wrong for a crow, looks like a starling to me!

 

[isie]

[video]https://ak0.picdn.net/shutterstock/videos/6748390/preview/stock-footage-black-crow-on-telegraph-pole-hd-p-natural-background.mp4[/video]

OP didn't even credit the source

 

[D tj]

I think Vicki Momberg would suggest you paint the pole white?

 

[mrlgm007]

Vumatel is currently doing the gum pole thing in kensington at least fiber is on-route hope they move in to my area next as just fall out of it.

 

[Splinter]

Will post when I get a chance.

But picture this: https://imgur.com/rFUYJ6a

Strewn across your entire neighborhood. They are as high as your average street lights.

That's an old telephone pole.

 

[Splinter]

Will post when I get a chance.

I will have to get the community together on this one.
That argument doesn't make sense when they are digging trenches in the richer areas and erecting big black poles in the middle/lower middle class areas.

Waiting for your post of pics. Sounds like you trying to cause shyte. Seriously, we are all immunized to telephone/light/whatever poles. Does anyone even notice this stuff; ever?

 

[Muttley]

I live in a “larney” area with Vuma poles everywhere. You eventually realize that the value of having Fibre outweighs the ugliness of the poles.

Like others have said, I’d rather have Fibre than crappy copper.

 

[C@sparis]

Lol, we have been having it since 1652, you were probably born yesterday.

1870 dammit. That's when we got our electricity.

 

[digitalp]

Besides the property value. It is absolutely hideous. They dug trenches in the upper class areas such as Northcliff, Linden, Sandton etc. But they seem to be erecting these monstrosities in the lower middle class areas.

I know they took them down in Westdene when the residents complained, I'm just hoping our community can get together and have them taken down.

Sophiatown not Westdene. The whole of Westdene is trenched.

 

[steveapple]

This alos happened in Magaliessig. Ugly and dangerous gumpoles were suddenly put up along the sidewalks for aerial fibre. Resident's Association found out that a council wayleave to erect the poles was granted without doing a public participation exercise. Residents were not informed or consulted. The erectors were forced to take them down.
So, check that the correct procedures were followed. First notices and public participation with allowance for objections. Second that a council wayleave was granted and that the fibre company has complied with its conditions. If not they must take down.

 

[Dave]

That's an old telephone pole.

But he doesn't like black poles (or black birds) loitering around in his neighbourhood...

 

[isie]

But he doesn't like black poles (or black birds) loitering around in his neighbourhood...

I notice a pattern forming :wtf: