A bunch of Sydney homes were left without power over the weekend because some absolute dickhead decided to take a chainsaw to some power poles.
Look, in hindsight, it probably wasn’t a great idea to go full lumberjack on a a bunch of power poles.
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The attacker targeted two poles in Fiddletown in Sydney’s north on Friday night with a chainsaw. The poles were clean cut, making it pretty clear that this was a deliberate attack.
Emergency crews were alerted to the crime after residents reported mass power outages, obviously because this guy decided to just ruin everyone’s weekend.
Two chainsaws were later found nearby, confirming authorities’ initial suspicion.
“I can’t state enough just how dangerous and irresponsible this behaviour is,” Ausgrid Chief Operating Officer Trevor Armstrong said.
In the midst of wild weather and actual problems that required emergency assistance, Ausgrid crews had to go and deal with this mess that should’ve never been an issue.
“It is the height of stupidity to cut down a power pole carrying live powerlines, we are incredibly lucky nobody was killed or seriously injured,” Armstrong said.
According to The Daily Telegraph, the poles were chopped down in an attempt to harvest the expensive copper wire used in power lines.
I’m no power expert but cutting down a power pole sounds like a surefire way to get yourself electrocuted.
“It is incredibly disappointing we need to spend resources on fixing unnecessary and criminal damage like this, especially on a weekend when our emergency crews were already busy responding to wind damage,” Armstrong said.
The incident has been referred to police for further investigation. Anyone with information regarding the matter should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
If you want to be a lumberjack, go find some firewood to chop up, not the damn power poles. This is very dangerous, please do not try this at home.
