Power to the people

I don't know why it took me so long to notice these.  Once I did, I saw them everywhere.  Truck chassis, welded together into power poles.  Of course.  Why not?  I understand power costs $20/mo. for a household, however much you use (and however much you get!) Someone said that there is a lot of disrepair and inefficiency in the power delivery because the people working on the lines don't live where they would get power themselves.  But if $60 is a good wage for a night guard, I doubt he would be paying that bill anyway.  Twice in one week I saw a notes on the desks of someone I visited (once at a colleague's house, once in a university office) that were written in bold, red ink, "to be cut off in 24 hrs!!"  I wonder how often they get those notices.