As we venture into the midst of the winter the bad weather appears. Snow, rain, high winds... You name it. It's called bad weather for a reason. Not only does it make us feel miserable but it also disrupts our day to day lives.
Something we all need is electricity, it's become a necessity. We pop our Tesco Value ready meals in the microwave and tune into STV to catch the latest Corrie episode on a day to day basis. Now imagine if that all disappeared.
You're unable to phone anyone, use the heating or have any light. This primitive living can especially affect the elderly who depend on warmth. If you've ever been to a pensioners house you'll have experienced something similar to a sauna. This is because the cold hits them worse.
So, being unable to phone grandma and missing the big Eastenders episode you'll be stuck thinking 'who's to blame?' Well, the answer is clear.
Households get electricity from power cables above ground. These can easily get damaged by the lovely season of winter which brings low pressure systems. Harsh winds and strong precipitation destroy our electrical life lines.
There is, however, a solution.
Underground power cables are not only well protected but are also out of the way. So why don't we use these?
Money.
Everything comes at a price so companies decide to keep the cables above ground, causing the same problems year after year after year.
Oh well, we can continue gazing out of our candle lit rooms, wrapped tightly in our duvets, praying for Summer to hurry up and takes us out of this misery.
Something we all need is electricity, it's become a necessity. We pop our Tesco Value ready meals in the microwave and tune into STV to catch the latest Corrie episode on a day to day basis. Now imagine if that all disappeared.
You're unable to phone anyone, use the heating or have any light. This primitive living can especially affect the elderly who depend on warmth. If you've ever been to a pensioners house you'll have experienced something similar to a sauna. This is because the cold hits them worse.
So, being unable to phone grandma and missing the big Eastenders episode you'll be stuck thinking 'who's to blame?' Well, the answer is clear.
Households get electricity from power cables above ground. These can easily get damaged by the lovely season of winter which brings low pressure systems. Harsh winds and strong precipitation destroy our electrical life lines.
There is, however, a solution.
Underground power cables are not only well protected but are also out of the way. So why don't we use these?
Money.
Everything comes at a price so companies decide to keep the cables above ground, causing the same problems year after year after year.
Oh well, we can continue gazing out of our candle lit rooms, wrapped tightly in our duvets, praying for Summer to hurry up and takes us out of this misery.