ESKOM warns of impending Power Outage ~ Oranjemund to Blame!

[Michael Alexander]

Well ESKOM better be careful, after three years, the street light outside my house on 6th avenue was repaired this week..... in fact most of 6th Avenue has been lit up.......

I noticed a mini cherry picker trailer parked behind the SPAR this week.....

   

[Mike Voden (RIP)]

I won't say "Back in the day when.........................." but have they replaced the light poles that have been missing for over 6 years in 6th Ave Mike........................ ??????????????

[Alfred Boehme]

When Town Electric closed it doors the Cherry Picker was passed onto the HT department................ many of the private electrical guys that had to do the street light repairs had to arrange with HT and because they did not have permits to operate the Cherry Picker HT would supply a operator for them but this was not always posible now that there is a little Mini Cherry Picker I'm surtain the streets will be luminated soon

[Mike Voden (RIP)]

Alfie, what happened to the second newer cherry picker that went onto the mine. Were they not changed from mine to town and vice versa..............??????????

[SandyB]

Permit ?? what was that in the good old days ,,  me as a 16/ 17 yrs old appie drove the old  international truck cherry picker to install christmas lights  and do light repairs ??

[Alfred Boehme]

Alfie, what happened to the second newer cherry picker that went onto the mine. Were they not changed from mine to town and vice versa..............??????????

Mike if you go to Maitland SA Metal me thinks you will find it there, the second cherry picker was not as good quality as the first one if my memory surves me I'm sure the first one out lived the second one, the first one was build of metal the second of tin, the first one was named old smokey I know it got a engine replacement during it's life, don't think it ever went faster that 60km/h you could hear it from a mile away the best thing was the low rev power

[Alfred Boehme]

Permit ?? what was that in the good old days ,,  me as a 16/ 17 yrs old appie drove the old  international truck cherry picker to install christmas lights  and do light repairs ??

Sandy ............ Permits are the in thing now days no permit no go

[SandyB]

Sure old smokey was not the old  International  tuck based  one ,, used  to be stationed at the old town electrical workshop ..

[Alfred Boehme]

No this was a Merc 1113 round nose

[SandyB]

Ok remember the Merc now ,, the old  International  had a swiveling   platform that went up straight  , limited reach ..