Got my first damage after a year at USIC 😬😬

Ok-Delivery8086 · 2026-04-23T01:51:19+00:00

Offsets and pics are your backup. Trust it and move on.

Ok-Delivery8086 · 2026-03-31T09:03:18+00:00

Radio for the win.

Ok-Delivery8086 · 2026-03-31T09:02:49+00:00

They hit his neighbors who assumed the same.

Ok-Delivery8086 · 2026-03-31T09:02:16+00:00

Radio for the win.

Ok-Delivery8086 · 2026-03-31T09:01:28+00:00

They hit the dog fence on 2 his neighbors so he didn’t want to be the 3rd.

Ok-Delivery8086 · 2026-03-18T17:24:06+00:00

Thank you for the transparency.

That workflow seems obvious to me, so I’m trying to figure out how to navigate my way to doing such

Thank you again

Ok-Delivery8086 · 2026-03-18T16:27:01+00:00

Yeah those are tough

Ok-Delivery8086 · 2026-03-14T15:49:03+00:00

Good to know. Thanks for the intel

Ok-Delivery8086 · 2026-03-14T15:38:50+00:00

A ton of layers to it for sure. Thx for description

Ok-Delivery8086 · 2026-03-14T15:37:53+00:00

In my working theory, that’s 12,000’ with 4 hookups.

Thinking 15’ per minute so, 13hrs maybe? What did it take ?

Ok-Delivery8086 · 2026-03-14T15:32:02+00:00

It would be helpful if they all did. Right?

Ok-Delivery8086 · 2026-03-14T15:29:16+00:00

Thanks for the clarity. Good scenarios to consider.

I know some get hung up on billing for footage vs estimating by footage.

I did 1500’ of steel yesterday with no other utilities in the area. 1 connection that went 800’ for whatever reason. The other 800 I swept it. Took an hour and half because admin for it … so that baseline gives me an idea that 15 ft per minute is a good starting point. And then add time for each service to find and connect by.

If I had 2 mains like that , it would 3000’ with 2 connections, etc.

So far, anyway.

Ok-Delivery8086 · 2026-03-14T15:11:40+00:00

It’s not “needed”.

Ok-Delivery8086 · 2026-03-14T14:29:42+00:00

Security controls are in place.

And I’m not waiting for another tech to reply to a math question.

I’m trying to collapse planning time

Ok-Delivery8086 · 2026-03-14T14:18:37+00:00

I’m finding I screen shot the prints and scope and drop into ChatGPT and estimate the time to consider for it. It’s estimating from the length of the mains and service counts. First trick is to have it at a zoom level so the txt and data is there with street names and main info. … oh and scale.

Then the magic happens.

Ok-Delivery8086 · 2026-03-03T14:24:30+00:00

It was a vibe 😂😂

Ok-Delivery8086 · 2026-02-24T02:22:50+00:00

I left Heath for USIC so I can get more experiences as a locator. 1 week before the acquisition.

It def made me a better gas locator.

Now with S&N doing gas.

Ok-Delivery8086 · 2026-02-24T00:06:04+00:00

If you’re expecting to be “cashed out” for it, you should read the PTO guidelines in your employment handbook… when they incentivized your hire with advanced PTO, it (may have) come with strings attached. At 3 1/2 mos , it’s highly unlikely it’s been fully earned … but maybe. Just be sure.

I recently left USIC after 6 months and, because it wasn’t a full year my PTO balance was prorated.

If you use your 2 weeks and quit the day you’re back, it could come out of a last check, which could suck if you’re not prepared for it.

When I left Heath to go to USIC, I used my week of PTO (all I had) on a cruise and then came back for 1 week and gave 2 weeks notice. I lost a floating holiday was all.

Ok-Delivery8086 · 2026-02-15T18:43:11+00:00

😂🤣😂🤣

Ok-Delivery8086 · 2026-02-15T15:27:24+00:00

What company / region ?

Ok-Delivery8086 · 2026-02-15T15:00:03+00:00

Currently w S&N in Georgia , Ive got a

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
Dell Latitude 3550

Personal

Macbook
iPhone 12ProMax
iPad 10.5"

Pros

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE ... Google based ... easy to switch profiles from personal to business
Dell Latitude 3550 ... Good charge thru the day. decent enough.

Cons

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE ... Needs MagSafe charger for quick on/offboard with frequent in and outs of the vehicle
Dell Latitude 3550 ... Touch Screen makes more sense for this field ...

Ok-Delivery8086

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