You may enjoy posting a pic from 2011 with a couple of crisp corpses, but I don't really see the tie in with military vehicles. I'm surprised the moderators haven't taken this thread down.
Allow me to help you recognize the hazard warning here.
We own and operate typically BIG green IRON TRUCKS, often in situations that cause us to be VERY NEAR to ENERGIZED POWER LINES. Yes, this thread's superficial thrust was triggered by a couple of thieves, that true brunt of our message here is about how much danger is traveling through those conductors.
Who here has not thought about responding to a natural disaster where downed power lines are a very real possibility?
Who here hasn't crossed under a low hanging power line with a load on their MV that came dangerously close to arcing against the energized line?
Who here owns a wrecker or crane truck and by its very nature could potentially reach its boom up into electrified overhead territory?
Who here uses electrical power in their homes, shops, workplaces and outdoors either from the power grid or from their own generation capabilities?
How few of the SS Membership is actually a qualified/tested/certified/licensed/professional electrician/lineman/powerplant operator/electrical engineer and can REALLY say they KNOW what they are doing around electricity and DO employ ALL POSSIBLE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS all the time?
I could go on and on, but suffice it to say......
If you mess with power in ANY inappropriate manner, expect to get burned.... possibly to a CRISP as these two characters did.
I trust the Mod Team has a broader view of this thread's applicability than has been questioned above. Sometimes, folks won't pay attention unless a really graphic image burns the message into their memory.
Carry on.
PS: I work for a funeral home. I have been called upon (in my employment and in my chaplain's capacity) to conduct funeral services for several people who died unexpected, premature, accidental deaths that were the result of their actions/mistakes. It's devastating not only for the survivors but also for the first responders, the medical/hospital staff members, the clergy, and even the deathcare professionals who must deal with the inevitable fallout from.... I'll be blunt... THE VICTIM'S STUPIDITY ! ! !
Please, PLEASE don't let anything like this happen to any of YOU.