In reply to a post by RobertoS:

I feel like a laugh.
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How do you "erect a cable"? (Dictionary - Put together and set upright).

Maybe it's like they did down our road recently, they erect poles and put the fibre on them. Or it's just bad use of language - the latter is more likely I guess although understandable, what verb would you use for stringing a fibre along a run of existing poles?

Install.

Edit: Or of course the verb you used, which is very frequently used in such contexts.

Edited by RobertoS (Wed 06-Feb-19 09:44:42)

In reply to a post by andyhurley:

what verb would you use for stringing a fibre along a run of existing poles?

I agree that 'Install overhead fibre cable' would have been a better description.

I think 'install' sounds like you are putting something IN something which would not be appropriate quite but I guess better than 'erect' (unless the poles are going up at the same time).
'build' might work but sounds even worse out of context.
Maybe 'fit'?

"Poles erected and running fibre cable"

In reply to a post by busterboy:

"Poles erected and running fibre cable"

Nice, that will do!

And �stringing�, as used in the question and referred to in my reply. Many people string Christmas lights around their house.

�Running� does somehow imply a little more robustness perhaps.

Also three poles were being replaced. Presumably many others were in acceptable condition.

Edited by RobertoS (Wed 06-Feb-19 10:57:53)

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

Also three poles were being replaced. Presumably many others were in acceptable condition.

Contractors came round and was hitting the older poles quite hard with a decent size hammer.

I presume they were checking if any were rotten / hollow.

Is this normal practice.??

Yep.