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Ruby the Liberal

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15. I live in a historical district

Reply to GarroHorus (Original post)

Fri Jul 6, 2012, 10:15 PM

Jul 2012

They wouldn't even give Verizon permission to add FiOS here because of regulations - and Verizon was paying for it.

No way will they ever dig up 200 year old streets to bury power lines.

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Thumbs up! hedgehog Jul 2012 #1

That's what I have been saying for years! emsimon33 Jul 2012 #2

There are plenty of public utilities still. Burying power lines has advantages and disadvantages. PoliticAverse Jul 2012 #4

Or backhoeing IDemo Jul 2012 #6

Yes. I keep seeing "Call before you dig - it's the law!!" ads. n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2012 #11

I agree. But I always wondered indivisibleman Jul 2012 #3

It's primarily cost. PoliticAverse Jul 2012 #8

Trenchless conduit or Directional Boring is good upi402 Jul 2012 #10

upsize transformers upi402 Jul 2012 #5

Burying power lines are a lot more expensive than stringing them overhead. RC Jul 2012 #7

Who's paying? pintobean Jul 2012 #9

I'm already paying a 'visual benefits assessment' each month because the local utility had to bury PoliticAverse Jul 2012 #12

The federal government can pay. girl gone mad Jul 2012 #14

dems list of what they want to do is a secret. shhhhh nt msongs Jul 2012 #13

I live in a historical district Ruby the Liberal Jul 2012 #15

Yup. Igel Jul 2012 #16

I also heard that The Rent Is Too Damn High thelordofhell Jul 2012 #17