Wallis, TX | ben5398 - 5/13/2016 09:34 Big Ben - 5/13/2016 07:58 KDD - 5/13/2016 06:49 Maybe why some here are on your case is because you posted those pics with someone in the middle of the damage making light of it with a thumbs up, and you left everyone here with the impression that you and your company felt it was funny to cause such damage in a crop field, and that it does not matter. I know that is not at all what you said...it is what you pictures "said." It's not what the pictures said, that's how you saw them. Not "everyone here" got that impression. A bunch of you guys need to relax. A lot. It was my impression. I would not say compensation is always the same. I know the compensation on a crop removed and ground tore up on relatives land for a pipeline was not well compensated and a court order for the line to go in was mandated by a judge a month before the court date in which a settlement was to be made. Thus the company had little incentive to give a fair price as the line was already in the ground. The judge said it was necessary the for the line to go in then as the company had made a case for its necessity. The court date should have been moved up not a mandate made. I will add I believe it is also a state by state deal. Illinois for instance does not allow for farmers to get compensated for the energy off of windmills, only a rental fee. So I assume compensation can be different in different states due to different rules. I've had more than my share of crop damages over the years from oil & gas and powerlines. And I have yet to be 'fairly compensated' for my time and trouble, about the best I got was the crop value. Still didn't get anything for the next year lower yield, which by the way, is almost always lower. Sometimes not so much and sometimes a total loss. Worst was twice the company doing the work was a 'shell' company working for some oil company and went bankrupt just as the job was finished. How convenient! No money, no assets to sell to pay for damages. This was to the tune of $10K in 1980 and well over $30K in '98. Y'all can say what you want about having electricity, gas etc,,,,,,, but there is NO WAY, anyone is going to tell me how it doesn't hurt the ground or how well you get compensated. Oh and about the OP and the pic of the stuck truck. I think it shows all to well the lack of care and consideration the utility has for others. |
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