Kenny,
"Our trade", has had some pretty shaky beginnings.
DC was OK until it had to be distributed over a wide area.
We've all heard the stories of the Edison-Westinghouse spat in the US over AC vs DC distribution, some animals lost thier lives cruelly in the experiments.
AC seems to be the best option so far with the use of transformers.
But you also look at other trades, such as plumbing, they started off in much the same way, I mean open drains and sewers or the pot out the window.
Thank the Lord we've moved on from there!.
