Originally Posted By FerretAfros Last night we got a pretty decent sized ice storm. I got out of school for it today, but the roads were fine. What wasn't fine was what was over the roads. There was ice all over the trees. Around 12:30 this morning we lost power, and we just got it back about ten minutes ago. It is such a relief to have technology again. Why, especially in a city with tons of trees where it ices fairly often (once or twice per year minimum) do they not bury the power lines? I will never know.