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Power lines still look like garbage, IMHO. After having lived some years in Germany where they are almost universally buried (except high voltage long-haul line
by titzer 6y ago
Power lines still look like garbage, IMHO. After having lived some years in Germany where they are almost universally buried (except high voltage long-haul lines), I can't stop seeing them everywhere in the US. So ugly. Every sky and scene just spoiled with rickety old third-world "oh let's just put this here for now" trash. Like a scratch right across my eyeballs.
- lovemenot 6y agoNot sure where in the USA you are looking. If it's in a seismically active region there could be factors other than cost and aesthetics. Here in Japan power lines are seldom buried for this reason.
- titzer 6y agoI've been everywhere, man.
- PaulDavisThe1st 6y agoAlthough there are some areas where power (and comms) cables are buried, it is overwhelmingly common in the US for them to be pole-mounted.