Thanks for one of the best laughs I've had in a while, Dogtag; the imagination is working overtime on that one.

Richard, you are lucky you are still here. I spent a good part of my life up on poles and towers with HIGH VOLTAGE wires and cables and apparatus, a ways above the telephone and TV cable level. Lost a few co-workers over the years to accidents, and had a few myself; also had to clean up after a few idiots (no offense intended) who did stuff like you mentioned and didn't fare so well as you did. Surprisingly, you can get pretty close to most distribution primary voltages, usually from about 2,000 to 25,000 volts, as long as you don't get closer than what is called the touch or reach boundary, somewhere between 18 inches to three feet, depending on the voltage and atmospheric/environmental conditions; after that, all bets are off. Sorry if this sounds preachy.