Hi All Yard Work Season is Here - What's Underneath Your Grass? Don't put yourself at risk. Use new 811 "Diggers Hotline" this Memorial Day weekend.
Madison, Wis. (Vocus/PRWEB ) May 17, 2007 -- Doing some simple landscaping or yard work can be a relatively enjoyable time when the weather is nice. Underneath that sod and soil in your yard are more than just roots, dirt, and insects. There are cables and high-voltage wires that could cause serious injury or even death if they are pierced by a shovel or backhoe. Fortunately there's a new tool you can use to make sure this Memorial Day's yard work projects go on without a hitch. According to the Common Ground Alliance (CGA), there are nearly 700,000 unintentional digging related accidents each year in the United States. An 8-1-1 number has been created this year to help simplify contacting appropriate utilities who dispatch workers to the requested site to mark the approximate location of underground lines. "We can't stress enough the importance of calling 8-1-1 and what it means to you and your family's safety," said Kevin Hess, senior vice-president of Government and Regulatory Affairs for TDS Telecom. "Take the time to find out where major utility lines are on your property." Hess said using the new 8-1-1 Diggers Hotline can even save you money. "Simple digging jobs such as planting trees or shrubs can damage utility lines, disrupt vital services to entire neighborhoods, and result in expensive fines and repair costs." According to a CGA study, 46-percent of Americans are "active diggers" who have done or plan to do a digging project at home; yet only 33-percent of "do-it-yourselfers" plan on calling before they dig. "Which means a lot of people are taking an enormous risk each time they put a shovel into the ground," said Hess. Nationwide, dangerous assumptions about the location of underground utility lines, which are buried at various depths below the ground, lead to more than one accidental hit per minute. More information can be found by logging on to the 8-1-1 Call Before You Dig Web site at www.Call811.com. To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
