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What to look out for when digging??
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<blockquote data-quote="Earthwerks Unlimited" data-source="post: 21696" data-attributes="member: 1300"><p>It's a craps shoot whenevr you're digging. About 5 years ago I was about to tear down a house that cught fire. The city required a permit to tear it down. But they would not relaes the permit to me until the utility companies had to give an all-clear. The city's "beeotch" in the permit department got a fax from the gas company but didn't bother to read it and wouldn't let me read it. She gave me the permit. The owner met me a t the porprty but my sixth-sense told me that the gas wasn't off. The owner loosened the gas meter pipe and it kept spewing gas. I told him something wan't right. The gas company was called and sure enough it WASN'T turned off and wasn't scheduled to be turned off for another two weeks! SO instead of digging up the line and disconnwecting from the main at the street, they only removed the meter from the house and put a small plastic pipe over the valve! And told me don't ruin the pipe! I tore down the house. Two weeks later I drive by the house lot and NOW they're digging up the supply at the main. I stoppd and asked them what they were doing telling them they were about two weeks too late. They smiled and said oh it was too cold a few weeks ago. I watched them pull the supply out of the main and plug it (and get this: gas is spewing out of the 8" main, he's smoking and tosses his LIT cigarette into the hole! Turns out it wouldn't catch fire unless it was about 6' higher than the hole--not enough oxygen in the hole he said!!).</p><p>Two weeks after that I got a $430 bill for "destroying their gas meter". Called their law department, stated what REALLY happend and the attorney says, "don't worry about, it happens. We'll take care of it" and they did. Whew!</p><p>Two months later while digging a footer for a forklift ramp just up the street, my guys hit a 1" gas supply with a pick. LUCKILY, we were hand-digging it so no charges were levied---though they did get my truck's license plate number and demanded my business card. DOH!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Earthwerks Unlimited, post: 21696, member: 1300"] It's a craps shoot whenevr you're digging. About 5 years ago I was about to tear down a house that cught fire. The city required a permit to tear it down. But they would not relaes the permit to me until the utility companies had to give an all-clear. The city's “beeotch” in the permit department got a fax from the gas company but didn't bother to read it and wouldn't let me read it. She gave me the permit. The owner met me a t the porprty but my sixth-sense told me that the gas wasn't off. The owner loosened the gas meter pipe and it kept spewing gas. I told him something wan't right. The gas company was called and sure enough it WASN'T turned off and wasn't scheduled to be turned off for another two weeks! SO instead of digging up the line and disconnwecting from the main at the street, they only removed the meter from the house and put a small plastic pipe over the valve! And told me don't ruin the pipe! I tore down the house. Two weeks later I drive by the house lot and NOW they're digging up the supply at the main. I stoppd and asked them what they were doing telling them they were about two weeks too late. They smiled and said oh it was too cold a few weeks ago. I watched them pull the supply out of the main and plug it (and get this: gas is spewing out of the 8“ main, he's smoking and tosses his LIT cigarette into the hole! Turns out it wouldn't catch fire unless it was about 6' higher than the hole--not enough oxygen in the hole he said!!). Two weeks after that I got a $430 bill for “destroying their gas meter”. Called their law department, stated what REALLY happend and the attorney says, “don't worry about, it happens. We'll take care of it” and they did. Whew! Two months later while digging a footer for a forklift ramp just up the street, my guys hit a 1“ gas supply with a pick. LUCKILY, we were hand-digging it so no charges were levied---though they did get my truck's license plate number and demanded my business card. DOH!!! [/QUOTE]
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