movdqa OP t1_j9psjf7 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 6:31 PM

Reply to comment by AnythingToAvoidWork in We're expecting 30 inches of snow over the next 10 days; preparations by movdqa

We have underground power and our last outage was in 2011 in the great ice storm of New England. We have a second residence in Boston that we can use if we need to but it's also another property to maintain though it requires much less maintenance than our primary.

zetterbeauty t1_j9rhtjl wrote on February 24, 2023 at 1:07 AM

The great ice storm was in 2008. The storm on Halloween in 2011 was a nor’easter/blizzard.

procrastinatorsuprem t1_j9qirpx wrote on February 23, 2023 at 9:13 PM

We have underground power in my neighborhood but not my town a d we lose power more often than we should.

movdqa OP t1_j9qnph8 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 9:43 PM

Underground power reduces the odds of outages locally but you're still dependent on the power company to your neighborhood. We also live on a main road and the power company has done a very good job in trimming branches, shoring up and even replacing poles since 2011.