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		pythonguython 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sri Lanka scrambles to restore power after monkey ... The title sounds whimsical, but animals cause a significant amount of outages. Around 5-10% are caused by animals. When I interned at a power company I saw them install “squirrel guard” insulating equipment terminals

MichaelZuo 5 months ago [–]

Yeah from what I recall it was just important enough to actually push through system wide, but not important enough to bother with a PR effort.

Speaking from experience as being the intern responsible for pushing through most projects in Toronto during the summer of 2016.

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