When a days fencing was nearly his last !

[goodevans]

When we first came to this farm a bloke from the gas board would come every year for a quick chat to make sure we were aware of the gas line.
Looked forward to him coming as he came baring gifts, something like a pen knife with the number to call if digging near the gas line.

Ain’t seen him for many years now, just a calendar in the post.

I guess it’s all cutbacks so that the CEO can get a pay rise

Are you on mainline, if so he called last week and left some gloves,

 

[66Longhorns]

That used to be my old job.

 

[Forkdriver]

When I worked for Anglian Water you could never rely on the as laid plans. Final surveys were rarely carried out, and pipes were sometimes laid for convenience.

 

[Tarw Coch]

Are you on mainline, if so he called last week and left some gloves,

Think the lines run from Wrexham to Newtown, possibly onto Aber.
One high pressure, one medium.

 

[S J H]

Bloody arm chair fencing contractors! Sorry!

See you at 7 in the morning, I can show you the armchair.

 

[Wilksy]

See you at 7 in the morning, I can show you the armchair.

No you’ve misunderstood, I’m the armchair fencer, obviously your the actual fencer, no offence

 

[wr.]

That used to be my old job.

Are you not with them anymore?
The chopper flew a few circles around us about a month ago when he saw our JCB in a field where the Mainline pipeline crosses and sent the chap from Pembs. up to check it out.

 

[S J H]

No you’ve misunderstood, I’m the armchair fencer, obviously your the actual fencer, no offence

Sorry my mistake I was hoping that I’d mellowed.

 

[steveR]

I certainly wasn’t aware that such pipes could somehow rise over time, there are two gas lines acrosss this farm and the gas board have never made us aware of that.

Leccy cables will do the same...

 

[goodevans]

Think the lines run from Wrexham to Newtown, possibly onto Aber.
One high pressure, one medium.

Different pipeline then , We are on Milford Haven to Seisdon

 

[66Longhorns]

Are you not with them anymore?
The chopper flew a few circles around us about a month ago when he saw our JCB in a field where the Mainline pipeline crosses and sent the chap from Pembs. up to check it out.

No managing a farm in Sussex.

 

[Mdt]

Not sure for definite but the chap could have been using a rock spike possibly.

 

[Steevo]

Not sure for definite but the chap could have been using a rock spike possibly.

I think so. The spike didn’t finish at fence post level.

 

[Ffermer Bach]

I certainly wasn’t aware that such pipes could somehow rise over time, there are two gas lines acrosss this farm and the gas board have never made us aware of that.

I am sure I heard that one reason they don't landfill old tyres is because over time they rise to the surface.

 

[Tarw Coch]

I am sure I heard that one reason they don't landfill old tyres is because over time they rise to the surface.

The gas lines were laid across this farm before we came here, but I do wonder if farmers were made aware of this possibility at the time.

I suppose it shouldn’t be that great of a surprise, it was allways said stones come up.


Note to self: next time some inspector pishes me off, bury the body deeper, don’t want it resurfacing during my lifetime

Although the number of years I have left is getting less so maybe I could get away with burying them shallower

 

[David1968]

Are you not with them anymore?
The chopper flew a few circles around us about a month ago when he saw our JCB in a field where the Mainline pipeline crosses and sent the chap from Pembs. up to check it out.

A few years ago they gave the fly-over contract here to a new company. The SGN swat team were run ragged chasing phantom diggers all over the place. I don't know what the hell they were actually photographing.

By the time they got to me ("digger?" ) their patience with the helicopter guy was wearing a bit thin.

 

[thesilentone]

We have three 36” gas pipes running though our village and two of them have lifted to less than 12” deep , not sure why it has happened but the pipe can go from 48” down to less than 12” in about 50m then back down to 48” . They just come and fence these bits off and pay a lot of compensation for the loss of land .

I was thinking that.

We have a 3' gas pipeline running across a couple of fields, put in in the 80's in heavy clay, depth around 4' to the top of the pipe. Over many hot, and cold years since I've often wondered how much it may have moved as the clay will have expanded and contracted over that time.

 

[Bob lincs]

I was thinking that.

We have a 3' gas pipeline running across a couple of fields, put in in the 80's in heavy clay, depth around 4' to the top of the pipe. Over many hot, and cold years since I've often wondered how much it may have moved as the clay will have expanded and contracted over that time.

Ask for a survey .

 

[neilo]

The gas lines were laid across this farm before we came here, but I do wonder if farmers were made aware of this possibility at the time.

I suppose it shouldn’t be that great of a surprise, it was allways said stones come up.


Note to self: next time some inspector pishes me off, bury the body deeper, don’t want it resurfacing during my lifetime

Although the number of years I have left is getting less so maybe I could get away with burying them shallower

Dig down beside the gas pipe and tuck them under there. Nobody should uncover them then.