What happens when power gets off...

Power went off this morning in our area. I was going home from the night shift and got stuck in the traffic jam for a while. It got me thinking once again about whether we shouldn't be switching from the posts and wires above the ground to the system with the underground cables?

I know we have a lot of trees, especially here in BC, but we can use them in better way... What we have now is prone to damage whenever stronger winds blow and when that happens we have to set the time on all clocks in the house again (see my post about DST...).

Moreover, do you like those posts? They are not aesthetically pleasing - not at all... Just go to Sidney-by-the-sea. Beautiful sea view distracted by terrible posts and wires. Would it be so expensive to bury the cable underground?

Helen