In my state, they are /required/ to find out about lines before digging, and there is a service that will mark them for you. We had it done at my house when we had a cable line installed, it didn't cost us any money. My guess is they didn't even get the lines marked.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Josh Nathanson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 2:26 PM > > Fact is those construction guys are supposed to know about > where gas lines, > electrical, cables etc. are located before they start > digging. Out here in > Cali a couple of years ago, a few guys died when they hit a > gas line and > caused a huge explosion. The construction company > undoubtedly has insurance > so if I were HMS I'd nail them to the wall, they could probably get a > settlement without even going to court. > > If the cables weren't marked though, then that's somebody > else's fault, not > the construction company's. Not sure who'd be responsible for that. This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. A1. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:250069 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
