They're easier to put up in the first place than digging up the road, it doesn't take an earthquake to make it easy.
we just like digging up roads.
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_Felix 's school of dance and occult sciences,
Wed 21 Mar 2012, 16:25,
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Depends where you are in the country as well.
Up in County Durham, there's quite a few places where the power cables run across the street rather than under it.
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Smallbrainfield,
Wed 21 Mar 2012, 16:34,
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looks out of window in county durham
FUCK ME, PHONE CABLES!
I'd normally run off screaming at this point but my pizza is in the oven and I can't leave it.
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discomeats This canoe,
Wed 21 Mar 2012, 18:07,
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