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RIP Wooden Light Poles?

Started by x14113, March 12, 2019, 05:44:11 pm

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x14113

For those who haven't heard yet, Clarksville's Metheny Field at Whitson-Morgan Stadium has been shut down indefinitely after the collapse of a wooden light pole with injury.

https://5newsonline.com/2019/03/09/student-and-referee-taken-to-hospital-after-light-pole-falls-on-them/

What are the chances that this will compel other districts to replace the wooden poles at their respective venues?

(There is also a thread re the incident itself on the soccer board.)

ricepig

Quote from: x14113 on March 12, 2019, 05:44:11 pm
For those who haven't heard yet, Clarksville's Metheny Field at Whitson-Morgan Stadium has been shut down indefinitely after the collapse of a wooden light pole with injury.

https://5newsonline.com/2019/03/09/student-and-referee-taken-to-hospital-after-light-pole-falls-on-them/

What are the chances that this will compel other districts to replace the wooden poles at their respective venues?

(There is also a thread re the incident itself on the soccer board.)

It wasn't too many years ago that several fields had to replace their Musco steel/aluminum poles because of a defect??

Arkiesoccer


Brian G

Bad things come in 3's.......

beach bum

The wind as been awful the last week

VHSCoach2

Quote from: B.G. on March 13, 2019, 05:23:45 pm
Bad things come in 3's.......

Well, you're right. The wind snapped the Taco Bell sign in Bald Knob today.

Maynard G Krebs

Quote from: VHSCoach2 on March 13, 2019, 08:57:23 pm
Well, you're right. The wind snapped the Taco Bell sign in Bald Knob today.

Biggest thing to happen in Bald Knob since the Strawberry Jam Festival of yesteryear

threepeoplematter

Begs the question, how much do metal poles cost?  Never ventured into that field or thought about it.  Who sells them?

Lions84

We had a Metal pole fall at our HS field about 10 years ago , Since then we had annual inspections.

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