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 […]
WHAT’S MINE IS MINE
Last week we talked about how underground utility locators generally work to locate only those utilities that belong to them, while ignoring the lines that run from the meter to your house. If you need a refresher, click here to read that blog. A lot of people wonder what to do about the flags if no […]
ROLLING DOWN THE ROAD WITH 811
There was an obituary in the paper the other day about a man you’ve probably never heard of, but you’re certainly familiar with his legacy. Bruce Halle died at the age of 87. He was the founder of the national Discount Tire chain. Discount Tire is the nation’s largest independent tire dealer, with 975 stores […]