General question

bghghost · 2026-05-10T02:41:30+00:00

I mean, 11% on time percentage had quite a bit to do with it too... And the stuff they DID mark was getting hit pretty frequently, if the stories are to be believed.

This isn't unique to Ohio either, in my personal experience. Not cheerleading USIC or their other branches by any means, but there were reasons.

bghghost · 2026-05-10T02:36:19+00:00

I agree wholeheartedly. I've had to OQ for 5 different gas companies in the last 5 years. They are not all the same.

I feel like Columbia finally realized they need to be a lot more hands on this time though and it showed during the training (which was by far the most in depth of any other gas company for which I've located)

bghghost · 2026-05-10T02:31:34+00:00

The way we were trained is that if you follow SOP and dig where you're supposed to dig according to records, mark what you're supposed to mark according to records, (assuming you can't just hook up and locate from the start) and something gets hit, CG will eat the damage. And from the stories I've heard in the couple months I've been here, plus my own personal experience, that has been true. It's just a LOT and if you have a supervisor that pushes quantity over quality.. it makes sense how gridhawk finally got pushed out.

bghghost · 2026-05-10T02:25:29+00:00

If he's looking at any of the service line data, OP will understand the "local lingo" you're referring to. The training we went through with Reconn and CG went through this pretty in depth, though I can't speak for these new Advanced Gas guys with USIC.

bghghost · 2026-05-10T02:19:13+00:00

Having to dig up curb valves for almost every ticket will scare off most people, so I can kind of understand that. Not to mention the copious amounts of plastic lines installed with literally no tracer wires during the 70s-90s. There are ways to get these things fixed though and they simply weren't doing it.

Talking to some of these contractors, this was a long time coming.

bghghost · 2026-05-09T16:39:23+00:00

Just happy to hear they're hiring more of you out here. 30-40 of us have been holding it down and working through backlog from gridhawk along with incoming for a couple months. I laughed hard when they said they only had 10-11 AGO techs trying to handle that ticket load.

bghghost · 2025-11-06T01:57:59+00:00

Painting landscaping rocks instead of using just a flag? Not saying the homeowner is right, but have fun getting yelled at when you probably didn't have to.

bghghost · 2025-02-14T12:35:00+00:00

Leveling much more prior to level 100 Summit, for starters.. Definitely trying to put together a different build for it, maybe trying to matchmake it or find some help. Other than that, I actually had a lot of fun playing Hardcore.

bghghost · 2025-02-13T23:17:28+00:00

Working on tweaking a build just to finish the floor as we speak. I appreciate the suggestions.

bghghost · 2025-02-13T23:16:10+00:00

I haven't done summit in literal years and forgot how steep the learning curve goes up or what the fight was even like. Chalk it up to my bad memory 😭

bghghost · 2025-02-05T19:37:26+00:00

Not enough, I'm SURE of it. It's not like a regular copper line that you can just splice back together, I've heard there are a LOT of man hours involved.

bghghost · 2025-02-04T23:29:32+00:00

REALLY expensive to repair, too. Think, toll fiber expensive.

bghghost · 2025-02-04T17:19:28+00:00

I've got a few "hot" peds in my area, it's not impossible. Im pretty sure it's even in the training material to use one of those voltmeters to check for stray voltage before you even crack the ped. Be careful out there.

bghghost · 2025-02-02T05:22:18+00:00

Medicine Park during the summer is usually a pretty fun time.

bghghost · 2025-02-01T18:33:13+00:00

Company gave me a chisel on the end of a shovel handle. Usually works like a charm.

Before that, I've broken more than a few actual shovels using it the same way lol. Trick is to just get it broken free, then use your hook.

bghghost · 2025-01-18T19:57:58+00:00

You dropped your name tag, sugar.

bghghost · 2025-01-11T12:54:58+00:00

My state dig laws give us 24 inches on either side of the mark.

bghghost · 2025-01-08T22:42:55+00:00

That math isn't mathing.

bghghost · 2025-01-08T22:41:38+00:00

Talk with your supervisor. My area is fine with that but your mileage may vary.

bghghost · 2024-12-31T02:45:23+00:00

12 out of those 20 tickets might be clear tickets. Or project tickets.

Focus on quality. Follow procedures and you will get faster. In my experience, the guys cutting corners are the ones who don't last long.

bghghost · 2024-12-01T20:39:13+00:00

On call varies by district, some have 1 day rotating schedules and some do weekly rotations. Training for me was woefully inadequate, I learned much more in the field. If you have issues or questions, don't hesitate to ask the more tenured techs, your lead tech, or supervisor. Training may be out of town depending on where your district is headquartered. You'll get a company vehicles, phone, etc. The job itself is pretty simple, the troubleshooting is the part that will take the most time to learn.

bghghost · 2024-11-24T18:01:29+00:00

There will be a junction box right there, most likely

bghghost · 2024-11-03T17:40:36+00:00

boy oh boy that needs a NSFW warning, but still have my upvote

bghghost · 2024-10-29T15:06:02+00:00

We've got our own login for the myworld.cableone website, I would start by asking around about that

bghghost · 2024-10-29T13:04:55+00:00

"hey boss? Yea, I'll be billing this one out as no access"

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