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#127123 30-Jul-2013 18:27
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I can see these marks on my neighbours front lawn in front of the fence, across my lawn (thankfully they didn't paint my driveway), to a power pole, then across the road. Anyone know what they are? They seem to more or less follow where some overhead wires go, but not exactly.

Are they UFB related? Power related?




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  #868796 30-Jul-2013 18:35
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they will be power related, possibly the 11kv cables



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  #868803 30-Jul-2013 18:41
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Correct orange is power looking that it points to a pole quite possibly High Voltage ie. 11kv

And could be ufb or anyone else who would be thrusting in the area




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  #868824 30-Jul-2013 19:27
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Thanks guys. So they're power, but any idea why they're on my lawn.



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  #868825 30-Jul-2013 19:31
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I reckon alien markings like Crop Circles.

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  #868828 30-Jul-2013 19:37
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This probably means that UFB is coming to your area soon. Chorus gets B4UDig to mark out all services before they begin work. I think the power companies also come and mark their services too. This is all so that they don't break anything.




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  #868830 30-Jul-2013 19:39
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They marked all of the underground services up and down our culdesac before they put the UFB in. So could be UFB related.

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  #868833 30-Jul-2013 19:43
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UFB is already available here, at least according to the online map. They dug up the roads a few months back. I haven't gotten it yet, trying to work out where to put the modem and router.

I don't know of any underground services under there, and I've had a digger thingy dig up that lawn pretty thoroughly.

 
 
 

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  #868843 30-Jul-2013 20:00
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Your power lines could possibly be going underground or the city could be replacing some water mains if UFB is already in the area.




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  #868848 30-Jul-2013 20:06
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That'd be nice, undergrounding the power cables. It'd be nicer if they'd done it before I replanted my lawn for the third time recently...

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  #868849 30-Jul-2013 20:07
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Could be about to redo your footpaths or curb? We had multiple colours sprayed all over our lawn/footpaths and driveway for UFB (we are on a corner so have 3 long stripes of roadside lawn) and than new ones sprayed several months later by the council while the were redoing the curbs... they've left the street side an absolute wreck :-/

Edit: forgot to mention this involved digging up and/or wrecking the vast majority of the lawn first to lay out new storm water pipes

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  #868856 30-Jul-2013 20:26
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see you local council, they will have details. Naturally they should be notifying you by letter box drop too.

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  #868862 30-Jul-2013 20:31
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I guess I'll find out sooner or later. I could ask the council I guess.

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  #868864 30-Jul-2013 20:34
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timmmay: I guess I'll find out sooner or later. I could ask the council I guess.


Pop by your local council service centre, tell them your street name and ask them if there are any planned works about to commence and what does it mean for you. 
They will have the information ! 

Or you could just email or phone them too. 



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  #868867 30-Jul-2013 20:37
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I'll try that, since I have to tell them about a tree down anyway, thanks.

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  #868870 30-Jul-2013 20:39
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Try digging there to see, might be a treasure chest!

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




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