Yo, to potential copper thieves out there,
Here is a 100% sure way to tell if the wire is live or not -
Be sure to touch the wire you’re about to cut with your bare hand or cutting tool.
It seems some young lady broke up with a guy, it broke his heart. The guy decided to end it all by giving a 345KV line a BJ and knocked us out. Took a couple of days to find all of the pieces.
I thought if you put your tongue on a wire it should taste sour so you know there is electricty flowing.