Spring is well upon us, and flowers are in bloom. Maybe you’re seeing some in your yard, or at a neighbor’s home. They are certainly in abundance at gardening centers! Just like each blossom denotes a different flower – so do the tiny utility marker flags you are also seeing pop up like mushrooms as […]
PLAY BALL WITH ONE CALL TO TEXAS811
In case you missed it – spring is in the air. How can you tell? The crack of the bat, the smack of a ball hitting a leather glove, the roar of the crowd, the smell of the newly mowed field, the taste of a hot dog – yes, indeed, everyone’s had their opener and […]
WOULD THE FINAL FOUR CALL 811 BEFORE DIGGING?
We’re down to the final four! Loyola, Michigan, Villanova and Kansas will play this coming weekend to determine which two of those teams will play for the national NCAA College Basketball Championship. Just like in 811, damage prevention is key to winning these games. The tournament so far has been exciting and entertaining, and these […]
Spring has Sprung! Dig Safe with 811!
“Now is the winter of our discontent…” so said Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later to be King Richard III (but not for long) in Shakespeare’s play Richard III. Workplace safety really wasn’t his speciality. If ever there was a man in need of underground utility locating services to hide his misdeeds, it was Richard III. […]
I CAN’T CALL 811 – OH, YES, YOU CAN!!!!
There’s a word that we don’t like very much at Texas811, and it really bites into our mission of underground damage prevention and workplace safety. It’s the word “can’t.” As in: I can’t call 811, I don’t have time to wait for a utility locator. I can’t call 811, it’s not my job. I can’t […]
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, CALL 811, AND DIG TESS
The clouds finally cleared in Dallas for a day, and sitting out in the backyard at night you could see stars and a shining moon. You can see even more in the night skies if you know where to look, just like in underground damage prevention. A dead give away is the presence of underground […]
DAMAGE PREVENTION 2018 STYLE
The annual Texas811 Damage Prevention Summit is in the books for 2018 and everyone is off to a great start for workplace safety, working with underground utility locating services, doing the call 811 before you dig dance, and just taking a big role in damage prevention in Texas! Last year we processed something on the […]
DIG SAFE AND DIG IN TO TEXAS811 DAMAGE PREVENTION
By the time you read this, the annual Texas811 Damage Prevention Summit will be underway in San Marcos, Texas. Summit attendees include excavators, locators, and utility personnel including gas, water, electric and telecommunications; municipal and county personnel; state and federal regulatory personnel and individuals who are involved in installing or protecting underground utility lines and […]
FOOTBALL KINGS, CHICKEN WINGS AND 811
Super Bowl LII is in the record books, and if you’re a football fan, it was a game worth watching. The Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots combined for 1,151 yards of total offense and the final score was Eagles 41, Patriots 33, as the Eagle’s defense went into full damage prevention mode to protect […]
DO-IT-YOURSELF DAMAGE PREVENTION
The man who founded the IKEA store chain passed away a few days ago at the age of 91. Ingvar Kamprad was 17 when he founded IKEA in 1943. His idea of having people assemble their own furniture proved to be business genius. IKEA has been the world’s largest furniture retailer since at least 2008, […]