Several years ago I had a 60’ Hackberry taken down in the backyard of the house we own in Aksarben Village area. That was a good $3000 spent. I have backyard neighbors with huge maple trees hanging over their houses. Problems waiting to happen. 😕. Most city yards really aren’t big enough for silver and sugar maple trees.
And better tree control . It amazes me when I drive in other states how susceptible their lines are and how little attention they take until there's a problem . I'll give a shout out to norris public power for that
Personally, I've always waited until the fall (Sept, early Oct). Other than continued spring & summer storms, I feel roofing companies have so many jobs after a hail storm that they try & rush through them.
LES has actually been converting some aged overhead lines to underground. I'm no expert, but I think underground lines do not get effected by high winds as much.
The winds we had can cause singles to lift but not blow off giving the perception that there's been no damage.
I built houses all winter and shingles roofs in the process. When the sun shines on the roof it heats things up. As long as we don't have a major wind storm they will seal in time with no problems.
What do you do to fix that? Throw in a fistful of nails?
No they don't. The unfortunate thing about underground is you tend to lose efficiency (line loss) vs overhead
And rodents do a lot of damage, the Norris guys told me overhead lines take less maintenance
We've got a combination of overhead and underground on the farm. I found out recently underground isn't forever. More expensive to install and more expensive to repair. I do like the safety aspect of underground though and not looking at lines. But sure enjoyed shooting sparrows on the lines as a kid until I shot the wire with my 22 and the wire eventually burned off to the shop and needed repairing
Were you able to get your booze before power went off
Oh yeah! I had to wait in the parking lot for like 5 minutes but then I got in.
Wasn't about to let some weak ass 92mph gentle breeze stop me!
Not quite. Homeowners insurance with low deductibles & full replacement cost coverage will be a luxury in the future.
Insurance companies are liking metal roofs much better than asphalt shingles more & more. That and the synthetic shingles too.
I'm Digging your priorities! I had to wait and hit 3 Gas Stations, before I found one with power. Got mine this morning after work 😀
Really? On the hurricanes. Maybe the map has changed but last I saw, about 3 weeks ago, there's a huge pause on Atlantic activity due to dust storms from Africa that has been covering the sections that are known for our hurricane activity in the US. The dust filters the sun which is primarily detrimental to the formation of hurricanes.
I do think they're better, but not by much really.
