[TowerTalk] water witch ... and digging where you shouldn't

[Andy]

> Gas/water lines and wiring of various kinds don't always run where the
> company's plans say they run. Somewhere on Long Island several years ago
> Verizon dug up one of their own optical-fiber cable bundles which wasn't
> where their plans said it was. Of course they had redundant circuits --
> but all in the same bundle!

In my case I think the gas lines were exactly where the gas company
said they were; but nobody bothered to consult them BEFORE digging.  I
thought that's what "Dig Safe" was SUPPOSED to do.  Apparently not
around here!

Andy