Dumas Walker wrote to MORNINGSTARR <=-
I lived in an area where electric was underground. Even so, you can
just about bet that the lines eventually run above ground somewhere
and, if they get bad ice, your power is still going out.
I wish we had underground power. I'm in the hills along the California
coast, and on my little cul-de-sac street, half of the street is fed
power from the cross-streets. My half, nearer the cul-de-sac has power
running over a ravine behind our block and into the rest of the street.
That line is notorious for having trees fall on it.
Internet has its own issue. It runs along the length of the street, but
the utility pole is across the street. AT&T is the low wire on the pole,
and moving trucks are notorious for taking down the low-hanging feeder
lines to the house next door (which has AT&T).
They've "solved" the problem by looping the fiber up and over the
Comcast line, which is about a foot and a half higher up on the pole. It
gives the line just enough lift that the truck clears.
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