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05-11-2014, 03:37 PM
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Cut some wire/cable while digging. Help ID it...
I was out doing some yard work this afternoon and accidentally hit a wire/cable that was buried a whole 3-4" below my sod.
I knew I was in the "danger zone" as I had all my underground utilities flagged last spring. I figured no harm as I was only cutting in for a small bed edger...like I said, it was but a few inches deep.  Anyway...there was no pop, shock, or zap when I hit it. I knew I hit something because it felt like I had just cut through a tree root...when there was no tree near me. I went inside and asked the wife if everything was still working inside. Thankfully, everything is fine in that sense. I can not figure out what I hit. My guess it is a tv cable...we have satellite so there is no way of test if it is a cable. Below are a couple of images of it. It is orange and about a 1/4" in diameter. Who the hell do I call to have this checked out/fixed?   |
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05-11-2014, 03:43 PM
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I can't really see what is there. It looks like coax cable that someone ran for their cable
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05-11-2014, 03:45 PM
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Can't tell from the pics. Need to strip it back so we can see what's inside.
From what I can see, my guess is an orange extension cord that shouldn't be buried in the first place. |
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05-11-2014, 03:46 PM
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You should have called dig rite
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05-11-2014, 03:47 PM
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Arf! Arf! Arf!
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Looks like your neighbor was tapping in to your computer, phone and tv
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Someone with a red phone straight to the white house. Black SUVs will show up soon.
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Can I fix it myself?
As I said, I have satellite, so I don't want to spend money on fixing it when I don't even have it!
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05-11-2014, 03:48 PM
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I'm pretty sure it's not an extension cord. It's pretty rigid.
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**** it. The cable company will replace and retrench if you ever connect service with them
At this point you should dig it up burn off the sheath and scrap that 68 cents worth of copper  |
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