Deer Stand in Transmission Tower

[MossRoad]

For the deer stand? For the house? Both?

Steve

Both!

 

[MossRoad]

Some studies have shown some not so friendly electro-magnetic wave coming off those high tension wires that may affect the human body from long term exposure. Maybe not such a good place for youngsters to have a playhouse. Likely not a big deal for having those lines in back of your property, not as much visibility as one would think from the aerial photo. My ex-daughter in law has a house abutting power easement at the back of her house and you wouldn't even know it was there due to a line of trees blocking the view. I would much rather have a house next to a power easement than in the flight path of airport. Even if you are several miles from the airport, a big jet coming over is disturbing.

I know when the air is damp, the lines like that in our neighborhood crackled a lot. And lightning would hit that tower several times a year. I don't know any kids that grew up with me that have any serious health issues and we played under those things for decades. In our 50-60-70's now, for what its worth.

 

[smstonypoint]

I'm not sure it's safe to assume the deer stand goes with the big house, though the play structure under it probably does so that makes it more likely.

What looks close and related from the air doesn't always look that way from the ground.

I was going to ask what that object was. It does look like a play structure, but I'm having a hard time figuring out why it is located there.

Steve

 

[therealmjfox]

What's more amazing is the size of that house, the pretentious gates, the Bradford pear trees all right next to high tension lines. If you can afford a house like that, you could afford a better location, one would think?

You would really be surprised to see some of the upscale neighborhoods around here with high tension lines through them. Attached is a screen grab from zillow.com of an expensive neighborhood in southern Durham, NC. I used zillow so you could see the home prices. Yes the wide open area running through it is high tension lines. If you want to explore more and see all the $500-800K houses around the high tension lines, start here on google maps: https://goo.gl/maps/GH52M

 

[polarred21]

Was that in NC? It sure looks like my area of NC. It really does not surprise me that someone did this.

I know a guy and it would not surprise me if that was his house and he built the stand. :laughing::laughing::laughing:

Later,
Dan

Creedmoor Brassfield area...

 

[deerseeker001]

what was he thinking or not.

 

[haveissues]

When my wife and I were looking for a house we noped right past any ones that had high tension lines anywhere close.

 

[Redbug]

We say no to not just power lines, but RR tracks or an interstate, either.

 

[Mace Canute]

I worked two years as a Journeyman Lineman on a Transmission crew and am familiar with climbing steel towers. It has it hazards...

If the builder of that deer stand didn't have both experience climbing towers and the proper equipment to do so, he put himself into a very high risk situation doing so and was both very lucky and incredibly stupid.

 

[RobertBrown]

I see a few pieces of plywood on a steel tower. Why should I believe that someone actually hunted from it?
If I were going to hunt from that structure I would only consider getting what was absolutely necessary up there, and if it was plywood it would be horizontal, not vertical.