Rap, Juneau does not have a history of significant earthquakes. If it were feasible to run the power lines through conduit underground I can't imagine that in the event of a tremor more damage would be done than if that same quake brought down the snow.

As it happens, Sorch, I personally am not currently affected by the rate increase. I've been in a managerial position here amd the place I'm moving to next week has the utilities included in the monthly rent. Although it is likely that the rent will have to be increased in due time.

I'm doing my bit though to conserve electricity- I have only one lightbulb on at a time, when I shut down the computer at night I turn off the whole thing, and I usually have only one heat strip on. since I don't have furnace heat in this attached-to-the-apartment house-by one-wall unit I have several heaters instead.

In Juneau it's still chilly weather most of the time, temps mostly in the low 40s, and lower at night. When the wind blows it is apparent that the icefields are not far away...