There is moisture above ground too and ground movement can affect the poles as well. I would think that there is more exposure to damages above ground with cars hitting them, tree limbs, strong winds, animals chewing through wires, etc. While it's easier to repair damages above ground I believe there would be less of them with buried lines.
Two days after an ICE agent shot and killed Renée Good in Minneapolis, Rep. Roger Williams issued an ultimatum to the Trump administration’s critics in Minnesota and beyond....
In Trump’s first term, the family ceased foreign commercial deals. This time round they have abandoned that commitment. Don Jr and his brother Eric have spent the past year on a worldwide moneymaking campaign, from the Balkans to Vietnam. Official filings show that profits continue to flow to the president....
In October, he published a list of donors to the project. Alongside tech companies and weapons manufacturers was a Russian-born US businessman, Konstantin Sokolov.
Sokolov is building a £1.8bn AI datacentre in Gibraltar, the enclave’s biggest outside investment.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffimed his firm refusal to cede any territory, resisting U.S. pressure for a painful compromise with Russia as he continued to rally European support for Ukraine....
Yep, senators and congress people are not afraid of Vance like they are of trump. It would/will be an interesting turn of events if ol' couch fucker gets a shot at the big desk.
I've noticed that as well, most cities in the States are all different shades of brown and grey. It's kinda sad to see.
I always assumed that bland colors were easier to maintain and appealed to more people. But by God let's not have any color in the world because of resale value...
it's neither a hobby or a job But the trope that a very complicated, very dangerous situation can be solved by just one person and a gun.
It's unfortunately so ingrained into the Hollywood story lines that people, especially in the US, think that that's reality.
The idea of the rugged individual has destroyed the idea of societal support to the point that some people are actually terrified to ask for help in anyway.
How come residential power lines aren't buried underground still?
It seems kind of primitive to have power lines just hanging on poles, right?...
They want you to "quit demonstrating" ( www.motherjones.com )
Two days after an ICE agent shot and killed Renée Good in Minneapolis, Rep. Roger Williams issued an ultimatum to the Trump administration’s critics in Minnesota and beyond....
Why did Donald Trump Jr turn up in a tiny British enclave looking for money? ( www.theguardian.com )
In Trump’s first term, the family ceased foreign commercial deals. This time round they have abandoned that commitment. Don Jr and his brother Eric have spent the past year on a worldwide moneymaking campaign, from the Balkans to Vietnam. Official filings show that profits continue to flow to the president....
Zelenskyy refuses to cede land to Russia as he rallies European support ( apnews.com )
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffimed his firm refusal to cede any territory, resisting U.S. pressure for a painful compromise with Russia as he continued to rally European support for Ukraine....
If you could travel back 50 to 60 years and introduce one piece of modern music to a band or a musician of the time, who would you choose and what song would you expose them to?
... and for the pedantic in the group you can take something modern with you to play the music.
Trump undergoes medical exam for swelling in legs, hand bruising ( thehill.com )
Without mentioning smartphones or social media, what societal changes have you noticed over the course of your lifetime?
Originally it was going to be "over the last twenty years" but I decided to be more flexible....
What do movies always get wrong about your job/hobby?