• RubberDuck@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    This could be absolute nonsense… but it sounds legit… so I’ll believe you internet stranger. Have my up vote.

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      7 months ago

      I was curious if what I had been told had any reference online, a quick search did turn up this post which pretty much says the same:

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      7 months ago

      Worked as a telecom lineman, he’s not wrong, but we (our company personally) normally go the extra steps to remove it for aesthetic reasons. Helps when the job is done and the foreman is doing his review walks.