Agreed!
The NW insanity of not burying power lines - so that Doug firs with their shallow roots and 150’ height can blow over every time the wind blows, and take the power out for up to several weeks - has helped my prepper focus immensely. Those prolonged drills, especially when also snowed in due to shitty road clearing, are wonderful opportunities to get it right.
The author of this article comes across as a wee bit clueless, and certainly late to the party.
Well, if they’re gonna fall, I’m hoping they fall on the electric lines somewhere else and not on my house!
I got a couple around me that could literally turn my house into toothpicks. Quite a few over 100 foot, ones gotta be at least 140 feet. If the wind gets to blowing really bad from a certain direction, I power things down and bail to a motel for the night.