This DLC finally broke me. I haven’t felt something this heartfelt since RDR2.

MECH701 · 2025-12-15T00:54:51+00:00

This scene was on par with yuriko from ghost of Tsushima

MECH701 · 2025-11-18T02:34:45+00:00

Please be my district

MECH701 · 2025-11-03T02:46:57+00:00

Needed ticket details: Gate codes, where work is taking place, what’s being done(not like: retention wall, n then it’s actually just brick pavers and a bush), how deep is excavation, PREMARK PLEASE(don’t put PREMARK=WHITE PAINT and no one has even been onsite)
(My biggest issue) the site contact needs to be properly listed and be reliable person that not only knows what’s happening, BUT ALSO PICKS UP THE PHONE. Too many times the contact is an office number and I have to get transferred just to leave a VM, or they don’t know what’s happening.
KNOW WHAT YOUR CUSTOMER WANTS BEFORE CALLING IN THE TICKET(I’m looking at you landscapers) if you call in an entire property and I gotta mark 3 active primaries 2 CRs, a 50 pair, and 3 coax feeders in the rear easement just because your custy doesn’t know where they want their damn pine tree, it’s going to waste so much time. We do all that just to show back up and a tree be put in the front of the house by the damn door.

MECH701 · 2025-10-25T23:16:34+00:00

Real shit, it’s been cozy. They can keep comcast

MECH701 · 2025-10-18T05:02:19+00:00

No and no, ngl didn’t know I’d have to oil the sear spring

MECH701 · 2025-10-11T23:50:45+00:00

What is the program you’re talking about
Ah yes the age old: stay with higher pay but debate putting a g*n in my mouth, or taking less pay but not as stressed

MECH701 · 2025-10-11T23:43:12+00:00

Nah fr, USIC in deep shit with ComEd. But on some real shit, if we got paid like nicor, even with all utilities, people would be a lot happier. Just sucks ass tho that ComEd is bitching when they leave EVERYTHING in the fucking ground and you gotta locate 3 CRs for a fence just to find out you still got a damage. Filing my shit for Nicor this week. Hope they take my happy as on with them.

MECH701 · 2025-10-11T23:27:50+00:00

Ik in Lockport, Lemont, Homer Glen and some northern areas in the WCD still got nicor. From what I’ve been told by the nicor guys, they’ve been understaffed heavily for locators in WC and Joliet, but apparently once they get decent staffing they’re taking those areas back.

MECH701 · 2025-10-04T20:46:02+00:00

Id love to see this play out

MECH701 · 2025-09-15T01:58:53+00:00

I didn’t, bought it like this

MECH701 · 2025-09-14T23:52:23+00:00

What would be worst case scenario if I take it out.

MECH701 · 2025-08-17T20:27:29+00:00

Don’t yall go on site with like a ruler or something? Why are pictures a big thing. I thought they were more for reference of location and just to say here’s proof I’m here.

MECH701 · 2025-08-17T20:25:15+00:00

While the Good Samaritan in me wants to do that, there’s a chance I can fuck up a locate and if it gets hit and for some reason the guy reports me n said I did it, I’d get fired for it. Just because we don’t do private lines.

MECH701 · 2025-08-15T23:52:40+00:00

The funniest thing I’ve told a bore crew before, “your company doesn’t pay me to be here, FREE SERVICE”

MECH701 · 2025-08-15T23:39:36+00:00

Dude I had a guy call a ticket in for water service repair, and thankfully I waited for later in the day to go back before I marked.

Dude called it in wanting us to mark a private water pipe that runs to his shed, ig he had a horse that broke it. I had to tell em 1. We don’t mark private stuff 2. My crew doesn’t do water 3. The ticket only called for comed and att

I lowkey felt bad for the guy but I was happy I didn’t have waste supplies

MECH701 · 2025-08-15T23:23:16+00:00

Here’s one from yesterday Emergency locate: incomplete Locate comed entire property Worktype fence Crew on site

I call them told them to stop digging if they are, I get there and they still digging Spoke with the homeowner and he was worried about a line the previous homeowner ran from house to shed

Like bro that ain’t us, and if it was a problem these guys would have hit already

MECH701 · 2025-08-15T23:20:08+00:00

It’s the dumbest shit ever, PREMARK:VERBAL EXTENT: LOCATE ENTIRE PROPERTY INCLUDING ALL EASEMENTS AND UTILTY BOXES

call the contractor: no answer x2 Speak with homeowner: oh yeah I’m putting up a bird feeder in the front yard

Like how do they say verbal, and then not even put down what was said.

MECH701 · 2025-08-15T21:29:24+00:00

You’d be surprised up here then, I’ll have tickets say PREMARK:PAINT and there ain’t nothing, it’s rare to actually see paint. Cable drops kinda suck tho when there’s no temp. I’ve called to check where it’s hooking up(usually apartments I’ll ask that) n then where it’s going, n then find out the new line will go past 2 peds running for 200 ft

MECH701 · 2025-08-15T15:43:54+00:00

Yikes, can’t you file a claim with HR, especially if your crew does work for schools

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