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That 'simple' stump removal in a tight backyard took me two full days
Got a call for a big oak stump, maybe 30 inches across, behind a shed in Cincinnati. Figured half a day with the grinder, tops. The roots had grown under the shed's concrete pad and wrapped around an old, buried gas line that wasn't on the city map. Had to hand-dig and cut everything with a sawzall to avoid hitting the line. What should have been a 4-hour job turned into 16 hours over two days. Anyone else had a hidden utility line turn a simple job into a nightmare?
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harperp243d agoMost Upvoted
Always call 811 before you dig, even for a stump. That's on you, not the city map.
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sean_barnes243d ago
My buddy in Austin hit a gas line, @harperp24 is right.
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