whats your worst

**sling'n paint** · November 4th, 2009, 04:34 PM

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**Mke** · November 4th, 2009, 06:36 PM

what utility we hate locating? or what type of job we hate locating?

Hydro-electric generator facility (dam)- tons of big power and tons of reinforced concrete. Great place to locate.

Basement of Hospitals.... it stinks, its stuffy, and nothing locates worth a damn.

Inside of an airport teminal.... those kinda suck. Specially if it was re-built 4 different times and all the utilities are still there.

Mke

**AULupstate** · November 4th, 2009, 06:43 PM

All 5 Boroughs of NYC!!!!!!!

**sling'n paint** · November 4th, 2009, 07:36 PM

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**yahoo** · November 4th, 2009, 07:41 PM

any contractor doing a 20+ mile sewer rehab job calling in locates 1 mile at a time .....

**sling'n paint** · November 4th, 2009, 09:17 PM

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**Dave72** · November 4th, 2009, 11:38 PM

@sling.. Im curious about that hit. So it was an abandoned 600pr that wasnt on the plats ?

Good to hear it was pulled from your record.

Situ I dont like locating in, is when its a busy locate, time consuming, and the contractor/etc stands there watching/waiting on you. I usually tell em this will take a bit, and Ill call em when Im done (they generally seem to have something to do anyhow).

**sling'n paint** · November 5th, 2009, 08:07 AM

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**Goldenboy** · November 6th, 2009, 06:58 AM

I don't really have a specific contractor I don't like working with but I really hate doing those mile long planning purposes(survey tickets) and the contractor won't even tell what side of the road they really need.

I'm a true believer in white lining where you want to work. Just like a ticket for planting a tree, mark entire lot. Just tell me where the damn tree is going.

VOTE FOR WHITE LINING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**locatin'4Alivin** · November 6th, 2009, 07:57 AM

White Lining!! So true. Your post may be the best one I have read in a while!!
Stupid contractors.

**Utilitrack** · November 6th, 2009, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by yahoo

any contractor doing a 20+ mile sewer rehab job calling in locates 1 mile at a time .....

Yahoo would you rather have all 20 miles called in at once? I for one am thankful for the 1 mile at a time jobs!!!

**FiosKing** · November 6th, 2009, 02:51 PM

Originally Posted by AULupstate

All 5 Boroughs of NYC!!!!!!!

lol NYC is insane... just looking at those manhole lids i dont think i could lift them... they are like 4ft by 4ft and look like the weigh a ton lol

**2RUDE** · November 6th, 2009, 03:20 PM

I get a ton of Trafford tickets too... In Western PA, Trafford is the contractor for all of Dominion Peoples corrosion work. I.E. - Anodes, test Stations, etc. The tickets are always called in incorrectly, so I guess it's not an isolated thing here.

**Goldenboy** · November 6th, 2009, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by locatin'4Alivin

White Lining!! So true. Your post may be the best one I have read in a while!!
Stupid contractors.

I don't know if you read the article Steve posted in the news section but it looks like Rhode Island is trying to force contractors and homeowners to white line their proposed dig areas. I don't know if we have any locators on this site from Rhode Island but if we do maybe they can let us know if it is actually working.

Here's the link to the article.

**yahoo** · November 6th, 2009, 07:42 PM

Originally Posted by Utilitrack

Yahoo would you rather have all 20 miles called in at once? I for one am thankful for the 1 mile at a time jobs!!!

yes i'd rather the 1 mile at a time jobs.........but some contractors believe in calling in the whole job all at once on 1 ticket for the next 3 years never white lining nothing......