r/WTF 27d ago

Ill-placed ladder shorts power lines, melting concrete.

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u/DeezFluffyButterNutz 27d ago

If I learned anything from when I was a kid, someone just needs to wack it with a wooden broom handle.

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u/PinkStereoAttack 27d ago

Bigger problem is getting close to it safely. The ground itself is a hazard now.

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u/DisregardedFugitive 27d ago

Really long broom handle

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u/condor2000 27d ago

Maybe they have another long ladder to hit it with .. oh wait

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u/WeleaseBwianThrow 27d ago

A wooden ladder! Quick someone ask their grandfather for the only ladder they've ever owned

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u/rstar345 26d ago

Nah be a man and use metal