You mentioned above ground versus buried power lines. I never could understand why in areas that are prone to strong winds and tornadoes etc., why they persisted in having above ground lines that had to be continuously replaced after bad weather. My neighbor who was an engineer for the power company told me the cost of continuously replacing downed above ground power lines was much cheaper on a 10-20 year expense basis than to bury the lines. Result is, the users are inconvenienced by a power outage for days because the power companies save money by not burying the lines. Same old story...”FOLLOW THE MONEY”. I guess I am just cynical.
Godzilla movies would not be the same if they had underground cables. Gamera movies, too.