Several telegraph poles have been taken down and left on our boundary and new ones put up in a different position.  Also electricity poles that support a transformer will soon come down also.  Is this wood (obviously treated but in the case of the poles are at least 20 years old) any good for burning on wood burning stoves?  Would be glad if anyone knows because it is quite alot of wood.  BT don't seem to be interested in taking it away.
Christine

Is it for cooking on????
Aparently, according to my sons Scout leader, the treated wood taints the food, And you wouldnt want the chemicals inpregnating the food anyway.
A mate burns everything on her fire (including the hamster when it died!!!)
Sometimes it smells!!!!
Also you will have the chemicals from the creosote coming into the room,.
Also they arwe VERY difficult to cut up, some have wire running up them
And they blunt the chainsaw chin as quick as anything.
So al in all, it probably isnt worth it :(
Lea

personally i wouldnt. we have several poles going thru our garden, some are 20 yrs old but even those start weeping creosote in hot weather. it would stink on the wood burner!! During FMD when we couldnt get any wood in because of the restrictions here on the farm we decided to chop up/burn some of the sleepers that MAFF left here....they were disgusting and it took weeks to get the smell out of the house!!