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August 6, 2008 at 10:33 pm |
Interesting shot. I can see several parallels (not metaphorically). :-)
I have always wondered why wires run overground in the US. In the UK, we do not see any wires exposed but yes, I do know that in India that is the norm..
August 7, 2008 at 9:56 am |
There’s too many Earthquakes in San Francisco to put all the wires underground.
August 7, 2008 at 7:10 pm |
Shefaly: Uberfrau’s “local knowledge” hit the nail on the proverbial head, or fault, as the case may be. There are a whole lot of earthquakes in San Francisco…
August 10, 2008 at 10:28 pm |
@ Uberfrau & Necromancer: I have seen wires running overground in the outskirts of Boston, in New Hampshire, the north east in general and in the mid-west too. Those areas are not earthquake-prone as far as I know. Hence my question “overground in the US”…
August 12, 2008 at 1:00 pm |
Might just be a general question of space and geography. The wires are, on average, spread across longer distances in the US and it might just be cheaper to build infrastructure above rather than below ground…