I missed an all-time great photo recently. Motoring down a two-lane main road in the city, I was met with the sight of a seriously long ladder planted in the middle of the outside lane. Three guys were steadying the ladder while a guy was up the top, fiddling with the maze of overhead wires. The ladder was leaning into ... yes, the powerlines.
I'm not sure if it was the same boys, but we had occasion to have some dealings with the local power company. The Healing Home lost power, and the sparky told us that the problem was at the pole and therefore outside of his jurisdiction. We needed the lane-stopping boys.
Of course, being a problem off-premises and up the pole, the responsibility is with the power company to fix. Cambodia has a very straight forward system for this. You can write a letter requesting the breaker circuit be replaced. Said letter will rotate desks for not less than three weeks. Should you prefer your electricity to be working a little sooner, than there is no need to write a letter. You just need a wallet. Seeing that only the lane-stopping boys are allowed up these poles, your wallet has need of being somewhat fatter than for a normal sparky.
Action at a power pole near us, just 48 hours later. The landlord actually picked up the tab - but I'm not sure this will be likely to happen ever again!
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