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Goldenboy
July 2nd, 2008, 02:50 AM
Today was just one of those days. I dug out three phone peds, one manhole, and two handholes. Sometimes I feel like a need a grunt to ride with me just to dig out all the structures that contractors and landscapers bury.
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LadyLeatherneck
July 2nd, 2008, 03:06 AM
Goldenboy you weren't digging by yourself today. Just wanted you to know!
TBONE
July 2nd, 2008, 03:09 AM
Typical looks like the ones we have here out in the rural areas we need weed eaters and bush hogs to access peds :bang:
frostypeters
July 2nd, 2008, 03:29 AM
Hey GB,

Can you remember to go back after they pave that? I would love to see if they bury those cans under asphalt!
Goldenboy
July 2nd, 2008, 03:33 AM
Actually the job was for moving all the phone. They have to move 4 cad 16s one crossbox and a manhole. They are building a new Menards and all the phone is out of easement. It was a real pain in the back to do that locate. I just hate to know about the 3 900 pair cables running for 1800 feet just abandoned down there. I want all the copper.
gypsygirl
July 2nd, 2008, 10:41 AM
I bet if you had let the contractors know that.. they would be calling in a locate just to dig that up for themselves... Heck it would almost be worth it!
sprayandpray
July 2nd, 2008, 12:11 PM
Typical looks like the ones we have here out in the rural areas we need weed eaters and bush hogs to access peds :bang:

I carry an 18" Machete for that - it also comes in handy at contractor meets:rules:
USIC1
July 3rd, 2008, 04:06 AM
[QUOTE=TBONE;3497]Typical looks like the ones we have here out in the rural areas we need weed eaters and bush hogs to access peds :bang:[/QUOTE

I carry an 18" Machete for that - it also comes in handy at contractor meets:rules:

They dont trust us with those...

So I just use my truck...


:not_ripe:
yahoo
July 3rd, 2008, 04:18 AM
you guys actually have to dig those up????????????????
Goldenboy
July 3rd, 2008, 04:22 AM
you guys actually have to dig those up????????????????

Yep. I needed to get into the ped to locate it.:complain:
yahoo
July 3rd, 2008, 04:25 AM
could you have hooked up to a pair somewhere possibly????
Goldenboy
July 4th, 2008, 03:01 AM
If all the peds were'nt buried I could have just brought everything from the outends. But in this case all the peds and manholes were buried so I had to unbury most of them.:verymad:
USIC1
July 4th, 2008, 03:27 AM
I would of radio sweeped the mess...

Popped a few pics of paint and gravel and been done with it...

Any whacks? I gots pics...See isnt that the area- paint and gravel...

Marks destroyed oh well...

Contractor eats it...Im covered...

I would have liked to watched the golden one using those plastic stem flags...


:p
LadyLeatherneck
July 4th, 2008, 12:48 PM
Another example of time wasted by locators - who can make production like this?

I still say utility owners should have the responsibility to provide locators with access in these cases.
yahoo
July 4th, 2008, 03:24 PM
I would of radio sweeped the mess...

Popped a few pics of paint and gravel and been done with it...

Any whacks? I gots pics...See isnt that the area- paint and gravel...

Marks destroyed oh well...

Contractor eats it...Im covered...

I would have liked to watched the golden one using those plastic stem flags...


:p



hate to say it but this is the way i feel some days out of the week......