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Jul 25, 2017 | 09:02 PM

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56panelford

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Saying good night early , getting up before the power goes out in the morning

Jul 25, 2017 | 09:04 PM

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KOESTNER

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They just switched our street lights to LED's

I thought all along that you lived in the boonies!

LED street lights sound pretty uptown to me.

Jul 25, 2017 | 09:04 PM

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Howdy Don!

Jul 25, 2017 | 09:06 PM

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donjamer

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Goodnight John... TTYL

Jul 25, 2017 | 09:06 PM

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Howdy Rick.. We have LED streetlights around here now

Jul 25, 2017 | 09:09 PM

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Goodnight John TTYL bud.

Jul 25, 2017 | 09:11 PM

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Guess I live in the poor section? We don't have streetlights. LOL

Jul 25, 2017 | 09:15 PM

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Guess I live in the poor section? We don't have streetlights. LOL

All your electric is underground.. Maybe the lights are for the gophers...>

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Jul 25, 2017 | 09:26 PM

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KOESTNER

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All your electric is underground.. Maybe the lights are for the gophers...>

Yeah! Every time I dig a hole I have to call JULIE to mark the yard for the utilities.

Jul 25, 2017 | 09:29 PM

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Water, gas, cable, telephone, and electric are all underground.

Jul 25, 2017 | 09:29 PM

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They want us to call too, but I have never.. I know where my Gas line and waterline are..

The electric lines and cable are still on poles so I know where they are also...LOL

Jul 25, 2017 | 09:31 PM

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All your electric is underground.. Maybe the lights are for the gophers...>

I don't know about gophers but I've seen a ground hog in the yard.

Jul 25, 2017 | 09:33 PM

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I don't know about gophers but I've seen a ground hog in the yard.

They need light also to read...LOL

Jul 25, 2017 | 09:35 PM

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They want us to call too, but I have never.. I know where my Gas line and waterline are..

The electric lines and cable are still on poles so I know where they are also...LOL

Some years ago after it was marked I drew a map of the yard where everything was at even the irrigation system. Been a long time since I've had to call.