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03-13-2006, 10:19 PM
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Angry Green Rage Monster Mod. SMASH!
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Originally Posted by kirthew
How deep did you till your lawn.. because that cable should have at least been a good foot or two in the ground... When I was doing Fiber Obtics for AT&T we had to have at least 48" of cover... and most utilites we came across were 12" to 24" inches below cover.
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they never dig deep enough for the cable - on new build homes they usually throw it under the sod (what they did for us). I cut my neighbors cable 2 or 3 times putting up a fence, planting trees, etc. ... 
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03-13-2006, 10:44 PM
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Zot
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Originally Posted by jadegiant
they never dig deep enough for the cable - on new build homes they usually throw it under the sod (what they did for us). I cut my neighbors cable 2 or 3 times putting up a fence, planting trees, etc. ... |
I guess no one uses the one Call line... 
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03-13-2006, 10:45 PM
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Angry Green Rage Monster Mod. SMASH!
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Originally Posted by kirthew
I guess no one uses the one Call line... |
what's that?
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03-13-2006, 11:02 PM
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Zot
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Originally Posted by jadegiant
what's that?
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I dont know if you are serious or not... If your serious... One Call Number is a number you call telling them what kinda work your going to be doing around your house and someone will come mark all lines, gas, electric, phone, cable around your house...
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03-13-2006, 11:10 PM
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Angry Green Rage Monster Mod. SMASH!
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Originally Posted by kirthew
I dont know if you are serious or not... If your serious... One Call Number is a number you call telling them what kinda work your going to be doing around your house and someone will come mark all lines, gas, electric, phone, cable around your house...
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yeah, just funnin ... they call it O.O.P.S. round here - can't remember the acronym but it is what you described
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03-13-2006, 11:26 PM
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I used up all my sick days, so I'm calling in dead.
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They've got that up here, but I just think lines SHOULD be atleast a foot-12'' in th ground, the tiller I was using it's max depth was 6''!
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03-13-2006, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by boobhound
They've got that up here, but I just think lines SHOULD be atleast a foot-12'' in th ground, the tiller I was using it's max depth was 6''!
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should being the operative word ... just doesn't happen that way.
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03-14-2006, 01:34 AM
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SNIKT!!! Keeping the pimp hand strong! Rot Minister of Nocturnal Security
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Booby, do not waste money on the lawn!
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03-14-2006, 02:01 AM
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Originally Posted by boobhound
Well this past Saturday, I decided to till my lawn an seed my lawn. So, I borrow a tiller an jump on it. I tilled up the whole lawn, threw out a 50# bag o' fescue an a half of a 50# bag. Threw an spread, 2 bails of wheat straw and watered it all. Then I came in grabbed a shower an sat down to check for any new sneak peeks from Randy an Bowendesigns. The screen wouldn't load, so after 5 or 6 tries, I go an pick up the phone...........dead, nothing, nada. So I call my girlfriend and complain to her that she forgot to pay th phone bill, she apoligizes, I hang up and watch t.v. As this afternoon rolls around the Bellsouth repair man shows up and walks out to the middle of my freshly tilled lawn. He reaches into th earth looking for something, an pulls out a cut phone line. |
Awesome story BH.. Hope it doesn't cost to much to get it repaired!
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03-14-2006, 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by boobhound
Well this past Saturday, I decided to till my lawn an seed my lawn. So, I borrow a tiller an jump on it. I tilled up the whole lawn, threw out a 50# bag o' fescue an a half of a 50# bag. Threw an spread, 2 bails of wheat straw and watered it all. Then I came in grabbed a shower an sat down to check for any new sneak peeks from Randy an Bowendesigns. The screen wouldn't load, so after 5 or 6 tries, I go an pick up the phone...........dead, nothing, nada. So I call my girlfriend and complain to her that she forgot to pay th phone bill, she apoligizes, I hang up and watch t.v. As this afternoon rolls around the Bellsouth repair man shows up and walks out to the middle of my freshly tilled lawn. He reaches into th earth looking for something, an pulls out a cut phone line. |
ROTFL Sorry, just too funny.
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