Posted on 09/24/2017 9:36:04 AM PDT by VRW Conspirator
I was visiting family in the Orlando area during Hurricane Irma and spent five days with them while the power was out. Although there is much public appreciation for the repair crews, there is also considerable anger at the power companies. It appears that for reasons of cost, routine line maintenance and tree trimming were neglected. Utility company promises to storm harden the transmission system have been proved mostly illusory.
From a resident of Pinellas County, THANK YOU!!! Did you make it to the big feed at Seminole High School? There are far more of us thanking you than spitting on you, that is for sure!
My brother’s line crew from NY got down there before the storm. He’s still down there. Had five phones stolen by the people they’re trying to help.
So glad for the work you and your fellow linesman do. I have been in Florida for only 4 years. I saw what great work the power workers did in Maine for 18 years. My Atlantic beach community was evacuated for Mathew and Irma since I lived here but I was already visiting Maine both times. I know we got speacial treatment because we have skilled nursing and an assisted living units. I ate my ice cream when I got back because the power was out less than two days. The street curbs were already pile high with the logs, limbs and leaves cleaned up from the lawns and streets. I don’t know how it was done in a week. Pickup is slower but not crucial.
Thanks again.
Larry
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A small neighborhood in my old area wanted to go underground instead of overhead with their distribution. The cost?
Only $310,000 for the equipment, boring, cable, and labor.
It’s significantly more expensive.”
SO it’s cheaper - *this time*, how many times does the overhead system have to be replaced before someone figures out underground is - in the long run - less expensive?
Most folks get sticker shock from the up front costs of OH/UG distribution.
You are correct, the time wasted on repairs, outages, trees, maintenance, animal guards, & long sustained outages more than makes up for it with UG distribution.
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