Steven, I guess this is as good a time as any to join you fine folks. I moved from Rhinebeck N.Y. last Dec. to AZ. In the village of Rhinebeck, there is a home with the exact same situation regarding the telephone pole with one exception: there is a guide wire running perpendicular to the house! I should be visiting in May and I`ll get some picts. Bizarre but true.[:-bigeyes