power line for safety reasons, that was what the engineering department told us. So much safety codes when we do construction but no common sense when people plant trees or just let them grow wild around streets and houses. We can have the latest high tech gadgets, most wonderfully designed homes with gorgeous furniture, latest conviences and expensive belongings. But for want of a simple tree cut to the right dimensions holding up those electric lines servicing that home , so when we flip lovely switches we get power for heat, keeping our foods cold, allowing us to cook and giving us light in the darkness as well as communication with the outside world, it all is for naught. We still must depend on Mother Nature providing us with the humblest of her gifts in the end. How quickly we are reminded of the delicate connections which enable us to go about our existence in the modern age. And that we still are connected to nature no matter how far we think we have roamed. In some instances, would under ground electric lines suffice? These lines are usually buried in conduit or are heavily insulated and depending on size can run several hundred feet (If not several thousand feet) and can reduce down time in heavy storm pron areas. In extreme cold weather these underground cables are not subject to the heavy ice storms of the northeast and many repairs do not require overhead line trucks. After severe storms hit