Calling is how you get someone to make sure there’s no cables down there.
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abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I wanted to plant a tree today. Dug a hole. Hit my Internet cable and cut it clean in half. Just my Internet cable though, not the whole neighbourhood. But still… no Internet until at least Tuesday.
I don’t how calling could have saved me from this predicament though. But at least now you know the universe doesn’t hate you, it hates everyone equally.
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 1 day ago
walden@sub.wetshaving.social 1 day ago
I doubt they’d mark non-dangerous, buried by the lowest bidder, no paperwork fiber cables. But you never know.
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
They’re supposed to.
It’s all part of the service, right? Also losing internet could be dangerous in the same way a landline phone cable is. (Ie preventing someone with VOIP phone service from calling for help.)
It can also cause harm for people who work from home, etc.
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
www.callbeforeyoudig.org/washington/
At least in Washingon there are free services to locate pipes and lines for this exact purpose.
Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Yeah, joe shmoe the average homeowner is never going to hit a water main. Those are going to be over 6ft down so there’s basically no way you hit one with a shovel.
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 1 day ago
In Canada, click before you dig (same thing rebranded) they can only locate public utilities. So water, power, gas, maybe main data lines. But private lines aren’t, so if someone installed a shed and ran power, clock before you dig can’t find it.
Sometimes you need to pay a private locator, they will dig through permits and use tools to locate possible lines. But if a homeowner buried their own power or water lines…. Your SOL in all regards.