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I used to see a lot more aerial drops on my route in Tampa
Last week I was working a new neighborhood and every single house had underground conduit. Three years ago, I'd say half my jobs needed a pole climb or a ladder. Now it feels like maybe one in ten. The builders are putting in the pipes before the slab even goes down. Has anyone else seen this shift in their area?
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willow_martin7mo ago
My old condo complex in St. Pete was all poles. I thought it was fine, honestly. Then a storm last year took out lines for three days. The new place I moved to has everything buried. Power was back in hours. That was the moment for me. Can't argue with the results.
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murray.rowan7mo ago
My old neighborhood in Orlando was all poles, I swear I had to climb one just to check my own mail. The new subdivision they built behind it looks like a spider web got buried, it's all underground. I'm honestly relieved, my fear of heights means my best pole climb looks like a baby giraffe on ice skates. The builders are definitely pushing it hard as a selling point for the new homes. It just makes the old aerial sections look like a mess in comparison.
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gavinw537mo ago
So are we just gonna ignore how weird it is that the future is a bunch of empty plastic tubes in the dirt? Feels like the builders are just setting up a sweet, sweet cable run for the mole people to take over... I mean, it's great for storms, but my ladder is getting lonely.
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