Recent comments in /f/vermont
roadmasterwagon t1_j3uafd5 wrote
Reply to comment by ziggygersh in Why doesn’t Vermont bury its power lines? by tcchen
Makes sense in a place that is all about "place" like that.
Generally only makes sense for densely populated areas or new suburban developments where they are already digging everything. Otherwise the cost is spread amongst too few people to be worthwhile.
Southern-Fox6524 t1_j3u9zwy wrote
Reply to comment by BreadTruckToast in Why doesn’t Vermont bury its power lines? by tcchen
yeah except they had to make that payment once, not yearly, multiple times a year.
BreadTruckToast t1_j3u9u3p wrote
Reply to comment by Southern-Fox6524 in Why doesn’t Vermont bury its power lines? by tcchen
Yes and look how expensive it is to bury those lines.
sad0panda t1_j3u9ru1 wrote
Reply to comment by happyriverone in Why doesn’t Vermont bury its power lines? by tcchen
Keyword: started. Major utility in the most populated state in the USA has just begun burying their utilities and we are supposed to be surprised the 49th most populated state hasn't done it yet?
Southern-Fox6524 t1_j3u9m6k wrote
Reply to Why doesn’t Vermont bury its power lines? by tcchen
it’s definitely more expensive to have to annually fix these things and send out the manpower from other agencies to deal with the emergencies. Not sure why Vermont hasn’t gotten on the ball yet either.
Twombls t1_j3u9jbc wrote
Reply to comment by happyriverone in Why doesn’t Vermont bury its power lines? by tcchen
Thats good that they are finally doing it.
It looks like its a 15 billion dollar undertaking though which is why it hasn't been considered for vt.
If forest fires become a consideration here we should probably look into it.
Southern-Fox6524 t1_j3u9f8e wrote
Reply to comment by SeaBear427 in Why doesn’t Vermont bury its power lines? by tcchen
trust me California has rocks and bedrock lol. look up “high desert California”
happyriverone t1_j3u98tr wrote
Reply to comment by Twombls in Why doesn’t Vermont bury its power lines? by tcchen
Yes, PG&E in CA started finally burying the lines after they burnt down so many towns, killed people and animals and had so many lawsuits.
SeaBear427 t1_j3u8m7x wrote
Reply to Why doesn’t Vermont bury its power lines? by tcchen
Rocks. Large Rocks. Bedrock. Rocks.
ziggygersh t1_j3u7mf1 wrote
Reply to Why doesn’t Vermont bury its power lines? by tcchen
Stowe just buried all its power lines on Main Street. It was a huge 2 year project and was super expensive. Is it really nice now? Yeah. Is it realistic to expect every line in vt to be buried? Absolutely not and even stowe still has a majority of its lines not downtown on towers.
Twombls t1_j3u7jt2 wrote
Reply to Why doesn’t Vermont bury its power lines? by tcchen
By that logic why doesn't California bury its transmission lines?
Its incredibly incredibly incredibly expensive and would be a massive undertaking.
Nutmegdog1959 t1_j3u7ilr wrote
Reply to Why doesn’t Vermont bury its power lines? by tcchen
Generally 10 times more expensive to bury. Typically $75-100/ft for poles vs $750-1000/ft to bury for main lines.
GMP has already set aside $10 mil for Emerald Ash Borer remediation. Cutting ash trees from right of ways.
VTsnowboarder42 t1_j3u751o wrote
Reply to Why doesn’t Vermont bury its power lines? by tcchen
Money
utohforgotmyusername t1_j3u6l5b wrote
Reply to Why doesn’t Vermont bury its power lines? by tcchen
You definitely see it a lot more in new developments
burn1two t1_j3u6fmx wrote
Reply to Why doesn’t Vermont bury its power lines? by tcchen
Maybe because it's easier and cheaper to go over mountains and water.
Aromatic-Low-4578 t1_j3u5s83 wrote
Reply to Why doesn’t Vermont bury its power lines? by tcchen
Some towns require all new lines to be buried.
Existing-Bat5810 t1_j3u5dgo wrote
Reply to Why doesn’t Vermont bury its power lines? by tcchen
It’s incredibly expensive
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OkWatermelonlesson19 t1_j3u05iv wrote
I take my daughter (17 - biracial) to Boston for braiding. Everything else she does herself.
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Yobro_itsfroyo t1_j3txszc wrote
Kreashan shop in Burlington, here is their instagram page:
adk35 t1_j3two7o wrote
Opulence Beaute in Plattsburgh NY might be an option
missmoonlight_ t1_j3twnf9 wrote
I do my own hair and I buy any products I can’t find locally online. I recently went to my home state for the holidays and I went to a natural hair salon for a trim. I plan to use out of state trips as a chance to do any necessary cuts/trims/upkeep at a natural hair salon.
happyriverone t1_j3uai06 wrote
Reply to comment by sad0panda in Why doesn’t Vermont bury its power lines? by tcchen
It would be interesting to see the cost/ROI over time of not burying vs burying. Perhaps someone can figure out a better and cheaper way in the future.