Going through power lines.

[sy76uk]

TBF I'm very careful when digging. I expose all sorts of services all the time without going through them.

U try telling a fencer not to smash a spade in though lol.

[GB_Groundworks]

Permit to dig isn't worth the paper its printed on in my experience, as I've worked somewhere where you'd like to think they know where EVERYTHING is, but in reality, they don't have a clue.

but it records on paper the actions you've taken to locate and mark services, might need it one day in a court case or hse proceeding, its more about arse covering.

[Dave_L]

Yes, very true Giles. Sadly!

[digerjones]

Bit of luck today, makes a .

[digerjones]

[Dave_L]

No warning tape either, that's terrible groundwork by someone.

[digerjones]

Yes, I had done about 50 or so kerbs and this was the last few
:p I had done the others with a toothed 10'' bucket, I had changed the bucket the day before to do some other jobs then kept it on to do the last few kerbs it was a toothless 18''

[Dave_L]

Thank god you did! I love our small "Toothless Wonder" trenching bucket!

[digerjones]

The other thing you got to think about is driving road pins in and alike :O

[GB_Groundworks]

I cat cat and cat again for anything now even road pins

I remember haggistani recounting a story of a pin hitting a cable and being flung out the ground, so cat before anything nowadays and mark just to be safe

What happened to hagistani?

[lutonlagerlout]

IMHo the cat is good but not infallible
great for leccy
LLL

[sy76uk]

I started hiring one after starting this thread but picked one up for £70 in good nick the other day. Happy days.

[msh paving]

haggi is on facebook, comes on lancaper group, MSH