Recent comments in /f/vermont

Commercial_Case_7475 t1_jci7a6c wrote

Reply to So. With all of the power outages in VT and New Enland area, hats off to all of the line crew for restoration! But.. what if.... your company instilled a root cause, corrective action plan? Root cause? Um maybe the infustructure can't withthstand the weather presenting trees taking out the system? by 4eververmonter

Trust me, you'd rather lose power for a few hours or days, vs the weeks it would take to find out where the fuck that root busted up the conduit underground. It's a terrible idea to bury power lines long distances in Vermont especially.

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vermont4runner t1_jci5nwk wrote

Reply to comment by Twombls in So. With all of the power outages in VT and New Enland area, hats off to all of the line crew for restoration! But.. what if.... your company instilled a root cause, corrective action plan? Root cause? Um maybe the infustructure can't withthstand the weather presenting trees taking out the system? by 4eververmonter

Right, because they had to go extra deep and the conduit has to be reinforced. It’s not feasible for the vast majority of places.

Shelburne and Stowe are two of the most expensive towns in Vermont. They are trying to project that image of wealth and perfection, they’ll pay to bury the lines out of pure vanity.

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Optimized_Orangutan t1_jci5bq1 wrote

Reply to comment by Twombls in So. With all of the power outages in VT and New Enland area, hats off to all of the line crew for restoration! But.. what if.... your company instilled a root cause, corrective action plan? Root cause? Um maybe the infustructure can't withthstand the weather presenting trees taking out the system? by 4eververmonter

That's why it's a bad idea. We will spend huge amounts of money burying all the lines that don't need it and the same people will still lose power.

Edit: burying the lines doesn't eliminate or even reduce maintenance cost either... So you spend a bunch of money digging the lines and then you don't even get a payback from upkeep cost reductions.

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Twombls t1_jci4t3c wrote

Reply to So. With all of the power outages in VT and New Enland area, hats off to all of the line crew for restoration! But.. what if.... your company instilled a root cause, corrective action plan? Root cause? Um maybe the infustructure can't withthstand the weather presenting trees taking out the system? by 4eververmonter

This has been a problem as long as I've lived here. We could bury the lines. However its incredibly expensive. And the people who get hit the worst tend to live way out up a mountainside or something so their lines would never get buried anyway.

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Twombls t1_jci49nr wrote

Reply to comment by vermont4runner in So. With all of the power outages in VT and New Enland area, hats off to all of the line crew for restoration! But.. what if.... your company instilled a root cause, corrective action plan? Root cause? Um maybe the infustructure can't withthstand the weather presenting trees taking out the system? by 4eververmonter

The town of shelburne and stowe did bury cables within a lot of their town center. It was expensive af.

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Twombls t1_jci41bw wrote

Reply to comment by Optimized_Orangutan in So. With all of the power outages in VT and New Enland area, hats off to all of the line crew for restoration! But.. what if.... your company instilled a root cause, corrective action plan? Root cause? Um maybe the infustructure can't withthstand the weather presenting trees taking out the system? by 4eververmonter

I mean its a good idea. Our tiny rural state just cant afford it. Also if we did bury them I doubt the people that are effected the most would get their lines buried as they are usually like the last house in bumfuck nowhere up a single line.

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vermont4runner t1_jci4021 wrote

Reply to comment by GraniteGeekNH in So. With all of the power outages in VT and New Enland area, hats off to all of the line crew for restoration! But.. what if.... your company instilled a root cause, corrective action plan? Root cause? Um maybe the infustructure can't withthstand the weather presenting trees taking out the system? by 4eververmonter

Underground cables in New England is folly. We have to go deeper than 4ft to get around frost heaving. Not to mention New England soil is incredibly rocky and shifting.

Better line management and tree trimming is absolutely required. But your proposal for underground utilities is half baked.

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GraniteGeekNH t1_jci1z0i wrote

Reply to So. With all of the power outages in VT and New Enland area, hats off to all of the line crew for restoration! But.. what if.... your company instilled a root cause, corrective action plan? Root cause? Um maybe the infustructure can't withthstand the weather presenting trees taking out the system? by 4eververmonter

Hunt around - there are lots of discussions about the pros and cons of burying power lines which I think is what you're getting at.

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endeavour3d t1_jchk07w wrote

Reply to comment by RiddleofSteel in Desperate for plowing by Jazzhandsfolkfeet

I can assure you the majority of dickbags that post here only say shit like this because they can get away with it, I've had neighbors help with my snowed in driveway many times completely unsolicited, people are generally friendly and helpful here, one post on Front Porch Forum will get a ton of helpful responses immediately from my experiences.

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mikefromdeluxebury t1_jcgfio4 wrote

Reply to Desperate for plowing by Jazzhandsfolkfeet

Wow. Lots of tools in the comment section lecturing someone asking for help… Real Vermonters just help. Come on folks.

Glad you found said assistance, OP! I’m over past Waterbury, but could always refer some trusty friends your way if it’s ever an issue again!

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taez555 OP t1_jcgc92t wrote

Reply to comment by QualityRescue in You know you live in Vermont when the boss rides his snowmobile to work. by taez555

Ah man, I was really hoping this was purely a Vermont thing. :-(

Just like good beer, cheese, maple syrup, fentanyl and everyone owning Subaru's. :-)

Nah, seriously, of course not. I just thought it was a cute title when I drunk posted it.

Although I will say it's not a super common sight in downtown Morrisville on a weekday. Saturday at the Cow Palace in Derby is a different story. :-)

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