Buried Utility Structures.

**Goldenboy** · July 1st, 2008, 10:50 PM

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.

**LadyLeatherneck** · July 1st, 2008, 11:06 PM

Goldenboy you weren't digging by yourself today. Just wanted you to know!

**TBONE** · July 1st, 2008, 11:09 PM

Typical looks like the ones we have here out in the rural areas we need weed eaters and bush hogs to access peds

**frostypeters** · July 1st, 2008, 11:29 PM

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 1st, 2008, 11:33 PM

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, 06:41 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, 08:11 AM

Originally Posted by TBONE

Typical looks like the ones we have here out in the rural areas we need weed eaters and bush hogs to access peds

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

**USIC1** · July 3rd, 2008, 12:06 AM

[QUOTE=sprayandpray;3522]

Originally Posted by TBONE

Typical looks like the ones we have here out in the rural areas we need weed eaters and bush hogs to access peds

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

They dont trust us with those...

So I just use my truck...

**yahoo** · July 3rd, 2008, 12:18 AM

you guys actually have to dig those up????????????????

**Goldenboy** · July 3rd, 2008, 12:22 AM

Originally Posted by yahoo

you guys actually have to dig those up????????????????

Yep. I needed to get into the ped to locate it.

**yahoo** · July 3rd, 2008, 12:25 AM

could you have hooked up to a pair somewhere possibly????

**Goldenboy** · July 3rd, 2008, 11:01 PM

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.

**USIC1** · July 3rd, 2008, 11:27 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...

**LadyLeatherneck** · July 4th, 2008, 08:48 AM

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, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by USIC1

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...

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