> Well, in most developed countries... Vs. the USA? Further up the chain of replies, this was specified: >>> Here in New York I lose power several times a ye

> Well, in most developed countries... Vs. the USA? Further up the chain of replies, this was specified: >>> Here in New York I lose power several times a year - sometimes for multiple days at a time. In 5 decades I've never lost my gas. And I know quite a few people in Michigan who had similar experiences last year. Total outage duration for many of them was >2 weeks. (I'll admit that, these days, "USA isn't really a developed country any more" is a credible argument.)