I don't mind pylons but coming home from Wales on Monday I was stunned by just how many of them are marching across the hills and fields it was not a pretty sight. One long line wouldn't ruin the view but dozens and dozens criss-crossing the countryside was disfiguring.
I like the really big ones best, they're more graceful. Not too keen on French ones. I seem to remember reading that underground cables leak more power but I agree a lot of cabling should be underground in sensitive areas.
And wind turbines are just the latest in the development of the windmill. But I agree they have to be situated with great consideration.
Taking my mother (88) out for a drive last week we drove along a road with pylons on both sides and she said how beautiful they are. This surprised me as we rarely agree on anything. She said they stood for women's emancipation. That electricity has done more to liberate women than anything else.