yeah...its a never ending battle.
it all boils down to cost. usually the companies have to place a bid to do the work. the faster they get it done the more money they make. the utilities want hire the companies that bid the lowest.{i think it would improve the work if they use the middle bidder}
the higher the quality of work the higher the cost. the utilities pick up the tab at first but it eventually trickles down to the consumers{who hate the high costs and the poor trimming.}\
training a tree early is the second best way to help the problem. the first is not to plant em under or near the lines. but in some cases the home owner may not own enough land to put the tree a safe distance away{if they want a tree they should be able to have one}
its a bad deal all the way around. ive seen entire housing complexes with their feeders in duct banks. underground is much more pleasing to the eye nad far easier to maintain. its just that it would cost a fortune to change it all over. and id be out of a job in that line of work.
