Pumps' Perplexities

Another day watching 6 men (4 laborers and 2 supervisors)
dig holes in my back yard for a Verizon Fiber Optic Cable...
Earlier in the day 2 Verizon employees where here in their
truck for a "pow-wow".....

The agreed decision amongst them all was "stay away from
all the painted lines and flags".....Yes, the paid labors of all
the Miss Utility crews was for naught......I guess that since
the planned route for the new cable line was within 18 inches
of the 220V electric power supply line, no one wanted to take
the gamble and have someone "light up" if one of the diggers
touched it with his steel shovel......Wooden handle and all......
Smart move.....

All in all this crew has wired only 7 houses in two days of
work......No wonder my cable is so high and I do not expect
the competition (Verizon) to be any cheaper.......Pumps