"wkearney99" wrote in message

People are too stupid to recognize the long-term benefits. As long
as power doesn't go out 'too often' they only whine about it but do
nothing
to get it solved.

No, not too stupid, just to cheap to pay for it.

Down he road from me there is a community of about 40 houses with
underground wires. Problem is, they are fed with overhead wires that go
down in a breeze so they are often without power. No one is willing to
change it yet though. Not just reliability, just stop and look at the
overhead mess in some areas of the city.