call before you dig
so, i had alberta one call come out about 3 weeks ago to locate all lines around my backyard, so i could have an auger come and dig some fence post holes. they located only one line, which was the gas line, coming in off the alley. well, on saturday, the auger came and as we were digging a few holes, we noticed an old electrical line wrapped around the auger. at first, we thought it was just a remnant of some older project. as it turns out, it was actually the underground power line connecting my house to the garage. so, now i am without power in the garage because the 'call before you dig' people didn't locate the line.
i just got off the phone with alberta one call and they told me they do not locate 3rd party services and i am out of luck. so, the big wire connecting my house and my garage were not located by one call, and i was totally unaware of an underground line in that location.
word to the wise, just because you called alberta one call, does not mean they will actually located all underground services that could be dangerous, which leads me to ask, why only locate some services and not others?
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