READER COMMENTS ON DIGGING HOLES
Dear Heloise: Calling 811 before you dig a hole for a bush is a waste of the investigator’s time and a needless expense. Now if you’re planting a tree with a substantial-sized root ball (with perhaps a contractor who uses a large hydraulic spade), make the call by all means. Generally, service lines are required to be buried 24-30 inches below the ground’s surface. -- Bob Osterholt, via email
PHONE EMERGENCY
Dear Heloise: If anyone has to inform a person on my contact list about an emergency that I potentially have, this hint makes it easier for them to contact the right people. Instead of listing contacts with a first and last name, I have used “son, daughter or neighbor” as their last name, such as “Bob Son” or “Pat Daughter.”
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