Try to find the information of how they do it in your area. I have almost no doubt it's creosote. I could be wrong :)

		guidogodoy wrote:
		I thought it was arsenic? That is an old pole and I believe the weatherproofing would have still been arsenic. Like pressure treated lumber, no? As for the creosote, I think I just ate my share in the burnt steak I made tonight!      Where AmI wrote: Trivia: Did you know creosote is a toxic carcinogenic? Telephone polls are treated with creosote.      guidogodoy wrote: LOL !!! Farmhouse sounds like mine! Check out the "logs" around my burn pit. Just some telephone pole I found had toppled when I took possession. Didn't seem like anyone was coming back to get it.  'Bout time to get that sucker aflame!    (Quoting Message by jerZgirl from Friday, July 04, 2008 7:13:29 PM)   jerZgirl wrote:   I wish i lived in nowhere for days like today!!! My friend's family owns a hunting lodge on 100 odd acres in nowhere ny.  We almost caused countless forest fires just blowing things up.  LOL  The best was when we'd burn the garbage and throw aresol cans in there, or bullets (her dad has enough ammo and guns for a war).  Scare the shit out of newbies that have never been there before. She since moved to vegas so no more "farm house" (it WAS a farm-till the barn blew up one day!)       guidogodoy wrote:   Awww...too bad. Where I currently live here in nowhere TN it isn't a party until someone loses a finger! LOL! You could always follow this guy and make your own!   Edited at: Friday, July 04, 2008 7:02:03 PM Edited at: Friday, July 04, 2008 7:29:57 PM