What are these paint marks on my lawn? UFB related?

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#868881 30-Jul-2013 20:59

Bzzzzzt!

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#868902 30-Jul-2013 21:17

michaelmurfy: Try digging there to see, might be a treasure chest!

(I accept no responsibility if you hit 11kV cables instead)

If it were treasure it would be an 'X' ;-)

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#868907 30-Jul-2013 21:29

oxnsox:
michaelmurfy: Try digging there to see, might be a treasure chest!

(I accept no responsibility if you hit 11kV cables instead)

If it were treasure it would be an 'X' ;-)

hehe,

The only responsible thing to do is to mow the lawn and re spray the lines 50cm out :)

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#868981 30-Jul-2013 23:07

Alot of markings for all sorts of services on my street, thanks to new wastewater going in. It's going to be at least another couple of months til they're finished, with part of the road blocked at a time, and at some point we'll have no access (except footpath) to our driveway for 3-4 weeks.

I don't suppose you live in Christchurch?

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#868983 30-Jul-2013 23:25

Are they on your lawn, or are they on a council verge, as it looks close to the road. Do they have an easement across your property on the land title? If they are on your land, and they have no easement, you should ask them why they have done that.

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#869001 31-Jul-2013 03:28

If it is UFB they normally have a sign up. In Silverstream (coming in from the Trentham side past CIT) there is a sign saying that they're installing the ducting. I'm assuming though that where possible they're going to re-use existing given that they seem to have quoted an optimistic time of 'August' for when they'll be finished.

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#869007 31-Jul-2013 06:17

insane:
oxnsox:
michaelmurfy: Try digging there to see, might be a treasure chest!

(I accept no responsibility if you hit 11kV cables instead)

If it were treasure it would be an 'X' ;-)

hehe,

The only responsible thing to do is to mow the lawn and re spray the lines 50cm out :)

Thanks. good start to the day :)

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#869012 31-Jul-2013 07:18

mattwnz: Are they on your lawn, or are they on a council verge, as it looks close to the road. Do they have an easement across your property on the land title? If they are on your land, and they have no easement, you should ask them why they have done that.

They're on the verge, not my lawn.

The council replied to my email overnight with "we have no idea what they are" (paraphrased). They said it might be phone or power related. Duh.

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#869034 31-Jul-2013 08:20

thats a bit silly of the council. Anything about to happen needs consent.
Of course it might only be a general costing up at this stage.

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#869042 31-Jul-2013 08:43

mattwnz: Are they on your lawn, or are they on a council verge, as it looks close to the road. Do they have an easement across your property on the land title? If they are on your land, and they have no easement, you should ask them why they have done that.

IANAL but I think utilities have their arses well covered with implied easement as well

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#869044 31-Jul-2013 08:44

Gooseybhai: thats a bit silly of the council. Anything about to happen needs consent.
Of course it might only be a general costing up at this stage.

OP should call back and ask to speak with their right hand

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#869049 31-Jul-2013 08:51

I was just curious, I'll find out eventually I guess. I may mow the lawn soon though ;)

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#869057 31-Jul-2013 09:03

Hah mow the lawns.... careful it could turn out to be alien life forms doing their pre survey before creating a new crop marking.

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