Friday, December 30, 2011

Skywatch Friday: Adelaide's Stobie Poles





Because of a lack of suitable timber to make utility poles, a resourceful Adelaide utility engineer came up with stobie poles, which are a precast concrete and steel structure. They are everywhere around Adelaide and look spectacular against the sky.

Happy New Year everyone and all the best for 2012.

7 comments:

  1. What an interesting post, Colin! And your skies look very much like ours here in Seattle! Wishing you and your family a very Happy New Year!

    Sylvia

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  2. I was wondering if you worked for the electric company!
    Beautiful sky!
    Best wishes for the New Year!
    Lea
    Mississippi, USA

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  3. Great skywatch post. Have a Happy New Year.

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  4. Anonymous4:27 pm

    You've turned those wires into poetry!

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  5. Hi there - they are an underrated icon!

    Have a good New Year - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  6. I'm seeing more and more concrete poles here in CA. Wonder if the traditional wood telephone poles will be a thing of the past?!

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