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GET THE GOLD SHOVEL

January 22, 2018 by Texas811

GET THE GOLD SHOVEL

At Texas811, we pride ourselves on being a damage prevention agency without parallel. Yes, we took about three million incoming locate requests in 2017, yes, we hosted the International Utility Locate Rodeo finals, yes, we did dozens of live mock line strike events, yes, our Damage Prevention Managers held who knows how many individual Damage […]

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ROADMAPS, OR, WHAT THE HECK IS THAT THING?

February 15, 2016 by Texas811

ROADMAPS, OR, WHAT THE HECK IS THAT THING?

I have started a new project.   I’m bringing back to life a Loewe Opta stereo/record changer, built in 1959 in West Germany.   Just by itself it’s a great piece of furniture, currently serving as a sideboard in the dining room – but pull down the front panel, and you get a beautiful old AM/FM stereo […]

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