[TowerTalk] Pre-dug ground rod holes

Blake Meinecke n4gi at tampabay.rr.com
Fri Dec 26 14:17:56 EST 2003


My initial response to this query a private one, as is isn't really an issue
that has anything to do with towers.  This should answer your questions
though:

http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/extoxnet/carbaryl-dicrotophos/copper-sulfate-ext.html

Plenty of reasons to show why burying a bunch of CuSO4 in your yard isn't
really a good "plan B".

Blake N4GI


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <WarrenWolff at aol.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 12:57 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Pre-dug ground rod holes


> What does that mean?  I must be too too slow.  Are you saying that all
> communities have signed on to Copper Sulfate intrusion?
>
> I fully planned to have a hefty auger dig the holes for my ground rods.
My
> soil is quite rocky at Lake Havasu City.
>
> The words I have received have always overstated the threat of
> copper sulfate (fish kill, for example).  None of the fish died in
> my old home town lake and folks ate the fish from there all the
> time.  Just killed the weeds.  And the soil in central Texas would
> support osmosis easily.
>
> So, let's get back on focus; what should be my plan B for holes that are
> auger
> drilled?  Hand digging ground rod holes there would take an eternity, it
> possible
> at all.  Surely, driving the rods seem nigh upon impossible.  Have not yet
> talked to
> residents.  Will be there in a few days.
>
> > assume this is a joke, unless you enjoy Phase2 environmental cleanups.
> > Do your neighbors have wells?
>
> Blake N4GI
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