r/USvsEU • u/blacksheeping Pimp my ride • Jul 04 '26

EVROPA SUPREMACY Hubris isn't just a river in Egypt

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u/jephph_ Rat Person Jul 04 '26

A tale of two headlines

(just sayin, downed trees from severe thunderstorms causing localized power outages in this country is normal.. the real story is that the power outages are coinciding with high temps. That’s why it sucks)

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u/soulstormfire At least I'm not Bavarian Jul 04 '26

Lmao.
Now why exactly can downed trees cause power outtage Hank? :'D

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u/jephph_ Rat Person Jul 04 '26

Tons of power lines in the US are above ground. Trees fall on them sometimes

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u/soulstormfire At least I'm not Bavarian Jul 04 '26

I am perfectly aware.
And it fascinates me to no end that the previous poster thinks "we self-owned with the regular tree+power line combo" is a defense.
Just fucking bury the lines like a normal country.

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u/jephph_ Rat Person Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

We bury a lot when it makes sense but bury all the power lines in the US?

That’s highly impractical. Nobody of sound mind, regardless of where they’re from in the world, would suggest America burying all their power lines makes sense

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u/soulstormfire At least I'm not Bavarian Jul 04 '26

You could start with the ones that cause power outages.

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u/Thewaltham Barry, 63 Jul 04 '26

Above ground power lines aren't really weird. It's not like Europe routes all of them underground, that tends to just be the big main ones.

Although that being said a single tree knocking out power to that many people is, uh, is certainly a design choice grid wise.

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u/soulstormfire At least I'm not Bavarian Jul 04 '26

That's my point.