I remember quite a few winters where you had to use a ground rod to find the ped under the snow. Then as you're digging down to it praying it was a cable ped and not a phone. Made running service calls a pain in the ass but you did what you had to do to get the job done.
If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn't thinking.
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