CarsonChris
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An old codger yelled at me last night while I was curb striping. I yelled right back. Ten minutes later he’s out talking to me and being friendly. Making sure I don’t hit a utility line going to his house.
... Making sure I don’t hit a utility line going to his house.
In all seriousness, would a detector pick up those knifed-in lines, like your telephone or cable tv line? They're relatively pretty shallow, but I'm not sure how deep they actually get to.
Roger
Yes, Having been in the Telecom business for 30 years - I have seen all sorts of damage to underground cables - from stalpath to fiber-optic. From an errant diggers shovel, or farmer's tractor to a county backhoe.....
Telecom service drops are typically buried shallow, from placed directly below fresh sod, to about 6” on average. I repair at least a few dozen per year. Miss dig hardly bothers to locate buried drops anymore, as many are vacant.Yes, Having been in the Telecom business for 30 years - I have seen all sorts of damage to underground cables - from stalpath to fiber-optic. From an errant diggers shovel, or farmer's tractor to a county backhoe.....
The telephone and TV cable lines that are knifed to my house are extremely shallow near my house. The come from the road very close to a giant oak tree and the didn't even try to get them deep.
Sorry I am new. What is curb stripping?...
I actually do the opposite. I wear a safety vest curb strip hunting, and when anyone asks what I’m doing I say surveying utility lines. Nobody not once has asked me for who
Was building a new home. Plat showed the 5000 pair phone lines on the next lot down the street. None of the little flags they put out were on the edge of the lot where I was building. Plumber cut the phone lines. They came out and did the repair. Did not bury more than three inches deep and the landscaper broke it again.
Phone company rep came out and wanted to know who to bill for all the repairs. I pulled out the plat map and showed him that his phone lines were trespassing. His attitude changed immediately. Next question was will you give us a utility right of way? I said you will have to discuss that with the people who are buying this house.
that is where Carson Chris strips naked, and walks down the curbs.
Was building a new home. Plat showed the 5000 pair phone lines on the next lot down the street. None of the little flags they put out were on the edge of the lot where I was building. Plumber cut the phone lines. They came out and did the repair. Did not bury more than three inches deep and the landscaper broke it again.
Phone company rep came out and wanted to know who to bill for all the repairs. I pulled out the plat map and showed him that his phone lines were trespassing. His attitude changed immediately. Next question was will you give us a utility right of way? I said you will have to discuss that with the people who are buying this house.
that is where Carson Chris strips naked, and walks down the curbs.