Hello,

Best not to try to remove the shoes yourself in any way. Further, before you get frustrated it's important to note that shoes hung up on a power line is likely only an aesthetic problem, and not likely to rise very high on CL&P's list of priorities.

However, you can call CL&P to request a maintenance visit at 860-947-2000. Press "1" at the menu for "power outages and street light" issues and you'll get a person pretty quickly.

The trick is to give them a solid landmark to look for in the form of the number of the nearest utility pole.

Keep the number above handy and if nothing changes in a week or so, you may want to call them yourself. Squeaky wheel gets the grease.

CL&P have been called to my home 3 times to remove a tree that was damaged during the high winds last week. They came and acknowledged that this is a dangerous problem but have not been out to fix this before it comes an emergency... to me they are worthless, have fun looking at the shoes...

Shoes hanging on the line can sometimes mean that there is a drug dealer nearby.

This issue appears to have been resolved as per a Sep. 2012 google streetview. Please close the issue if this is correct.

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.839668,-72.485206,3a,75y,224.2h,90.87t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1skOb5JDx0dlUhff0V_cQ0Zw!2e0!6m1!1e1