Post here if buried power lines would have prevented a power outage for you sometime in the last 10

[richmwill]

20. Absolutely, also Upstate NY.

I lived in my last apartment for 9 years, and it was maddening how often my power went out with the above-ground lines. Above-ground lines surrounded by a large amount of trees made for a bad situation. At least once every 2-3 months, not even kidding. The outages would range from 90 minutes to several days. It got to be a point where if the wind even picked up to 25mph, I'd figure on the power going out. Last October was it for me- had a snow/ice storm that knocked out power on a Saturday afternoon, I was without power with only bottled water to keep me going, no heat, no car due to a prior mechanical issue, and a cell phone with a dead battery. All in a rural area. A family member came and got me on Monday (when they heard I still didn't have power at that point they knew I was in trouble), on Monday night I decided I was moving. Power ended up being out there for 5 days, thank God I got out when I did. Moved my stuff out that Thursday morning, gave the landlord my notice, and I was done. Have lived in my new apartment in a different area for 8 months now with no outages.