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NOT JUST ANOTHER SATURDAY

August 6, 2018 by Texas811

NOT JUST ANOTHER SATURDAY

This coming Saturday is National 811 day.  How did we arrive at that?  Easy!  August is the 8th month, and then add on the 11th day.  It’s a day to remember to always use 811 before you dig! This year, Texas811 is proud to be participating in a big 811 day party in Houston at […]

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TELLING THE STORY

July 30, 2018 by Texas811

“Publicity is absolutely critical. A good PR story is infinitely more effective than a front page ad.” That quote is attributed to Sir Richard Branson, the British business leader, investor, author and philanthropist.  He is the founder of the Virgin Group, controls over 400 companies, and, according to the June Forbes magazine, is worth about $5.1 […]

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811 IS DEADLY SERIOUS

July 23, 2018 by Texas811

We’ve talked over and over in this blog about the importance of getting in contact with 811 prior to a dig.  The free call gets underground utilities located (also for free) so that excavators can dig with confidence.  In fact, a locate request processed by 811 and executed by utility locators reduces  the chance of […]

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NO EXCUSE, SIR!

July 16, 2018 by Texas811

Have you ever been truly inconvenienced? Not the-barista-gave-you-regular-coffee-when-you-asked-for-a-latte inconvenienced. More like losing your telecommunications cable, or your gas service, or your water service because someone hit a buried utility they didn’t know was there. What?  You didn’t know that utility was buried in that location? No excuse, sir!  That’s one of the four approved responses […]

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MAKE AN IMPACT

July 9, 2018 by Texas811

MAKE AN IMPACT

Have you ever heard of Marcus Maecilius Flavius Eparchius Avitus?  Probably not.  He was a short-lived Emperor of the Western Roman Empire from July of 455 to October of 456. Not that it mattered much.  The Western Roman Empire fell in 476, barely 20 years after he was deposed and tossed on the rubbish heap […]

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HALFWAY THERE

July 2, 2018 by Texas811

The Fourth of July holiday is already upon us!  If you want to do the math, there are 174 days until Christmas. (Sorry, didn’t mean to put you into a panic!) 2018 is halfway done, and it’s been a busy time for us at Texas811. So far this year we’ve taken over a million and a half […]

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WHO’S SUPPOSED TO MARK THESE LINES?

June 25, 2018 by Texas811

  Today, let’s address a common item that many homeowners, farmers and ranchers may have run across. A locate request was put to 811 for an area of your front or back yard, and after 48 hours, no flags or other markings have appeared in the area. There are several reasons for this, and you […]

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DON’T MEET YOUR WATERLOO

June 18, 2018 by Texas811

DON’T MEET YOUR WATERLOO

On June 18th in 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte met his Waterloo.  Literally.  The Battle of Waterloo was fought in what is now Belgium and ended the period of history known as the Napoleonic Wars.  The failed emperor was shipped off to spend the remaining years of his life a prisoner on the tiny island of St. […]

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EVERY MONTH IS SAFETY MONTH

June 11, 2018 by Texas811

EVERY MONTH IS SAFETY MONTH

Did you know that June is National Safety Month?  As far as we’re concerned at Texas811, every month is National Safety Month.  Our goal is damage prevention and making sure everyone goes home safe at the end of a day of construction and excavating around Texas’ vast buried infrastructure of utilities. It’s easy enough to […]

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BUILDING A CLOCK

June 4, 2018 by Texas811

I was at a flea market over the Memorial Day holiday weekend.  Besides the usual used tools, velvet paintings of Elvis and other such treasures, one gentleman was selling a box of tiny parts.  When I enquired, he said they used to be a clock. Some assembly required, apparently. That got me thinking about the […]

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