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01-12-2013, 03:28 PM
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Lifer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Austin, TX
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AT&T destroyed my backyard
I came home from work yesterday to find a note on my door from AT&T saying that they had to do some maintenance in my backyard. There is currently a 20ft x 4ft hole in my backyard that goes down about 4 feet. They exposed some cables that I guess they're working on.
They dug up two small trees and a bunch of shrubs. These appear to have been removed from the property. They destroyed the border around my planting bed. They also took apart my fence in order to gain access because I had a locked gate. The gate is currently lying broken on my side lawn.
I haven't been able to get a hold of anybody from AT&T yet, but I'm fairly angry. I'm quite appalled that they can just break into my fenced in yard and dig half of it up, destroying the landscaping in the process.
Anybody else have this sort of experience?
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01-12-2013, 03:39 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Kaliforniastan
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I am sure they have an easement but they shouldn't have left the gate off. What if you had a dog and let it out without knowing they had been back there?
They'll probably restore the yard/border back to how it was.
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01-12-2013, 03:40 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2001
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Try giving your insurance company a call. You will likely have to file a claim against them to get things fixed to the way they were.
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01-12-2013, 03:48 PM
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Lifer
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: London, Ontario Canada
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you need to see if they have an easement back there.
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01-12-2013, 03:49 PM
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No Lifer
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Chicago, IL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Leros
AT&T destroyed my backyard
I came home from work yesterday to find a note on my door from AT&T saying that they had to do some maintenance in my backyard. There is currently a 20ft x 4ft hole in my backyard that goes down about 4 feet. They exposed some cables that I guess they're working on.
They dug up two small trees and a bunch of shrubs. These appear to have been removed from the property. They destroyed the border around my planting bed. They also took apart my fence in order to gain access because I had a locked gate. The gate is currently lying broken on my side lawn.
I haven't been able to get a hold of anybody from AT&T yet, but I'm fairly angry. I'm quite appalled that they can just break into my fenced in yard and dig half of it up, destroying the landscaping in the process.
Anybody else have this sort of experience?
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01-12-2013, 03:50 PM
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No Lifer
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Chicago, IL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Iron Woode
you need to see if they have an easement back there.
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Obviously, the cables didn't move by themselves 
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01-12-2013, 03:50 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dmcowen674
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You could well be the biggest asshole I have ever encounterd on any forum anywhere.
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01-12-2013, 03:51 PM
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Diamond Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Eye for an eye.
Go git em!
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01-12-2013, 03:53 PM
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Lifer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 20,221
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Iron Woode
you need to see if they have an easement back there.
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I'm sure they do. It looks like they have a cable that runs through the entire length of my yard.
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01-12-2013, 03:55 PM
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Golden Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
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isn't it trespassing and vandalism? i mean do they have the right to do that with no consequences?
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01-12-2013, 04:08 PM
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Diamond Member
Join Date: Apr 2003
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tommo123
isn't it trespassing and vandalism? i mean do they have the right to do that with no consequences?
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Not if they have an easment.
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01-12-2013, 04:10 PM
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Diamond Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Ten Forward
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wow, wtf. I've never heard of a telco doing anything like this...
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01-12-2013, 04:12 PM
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No Lifer
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Anger is a gift!
Posts: 70,629
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pics?
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01-12-2013, 04:12 PM
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No Lifer
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Anger is a gift!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ch33zw1z
wow, wtf. I've never heard of a telco doing anything like this...
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the rock you live under must be huge
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01-12-2013, 04:13 PM
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Diamond Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Ten Forward
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Anubis
the rock you live under must be huge
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or I've just never heard of it? lol...I will admit, my limited experience with the telco's is communicating at work with them...not at home. So I'm not involved in people's backyards 
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01-12-2013, 04:39 PM
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Diamond Member
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: North America
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It's called a servitude.They have a right to enter the servitude anytime they need to.They will make it back like it was b4 they got there.They do not go around and enter servitudes without a direct need to do so.
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01-12-2013, 04:52 PM
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Diamond Member
Join Date: May 2001
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Go to their hq and dig a big hole
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01-12-2013, 04:57 PM
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Diamond Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
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Call your police non emergency number and have someone come to file a report.
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01-12-2013, 04:58 PM
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Diamond Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Leros
I'm sure they do. It looks like they have a cable that runs through the entire length of my yard.
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Easement or not, I don't believe that can remove the property like that. It would be one thing if they dug them up, netted them, and left them in the yard.
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01-12-2013, 04:59 PM
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Lifer
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: SoCal
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I need to see a pic of that big ass hole in your back yard to assess the level of retribution.
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01-12-2013, 05:02 PM
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Elite Member
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Kaliforniastan
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SpatiallyAware
Easement or not, I don't believe that can remove the property like that. It would be one thing if they dug them up, netted them, and left them in the yard.
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They can. Technically you shouldn't be planting over the easement. They generally don't care and will likely restore it as it was before.
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Originally Posted by Rakehellion
Cars are locked.
iPads cannot be legally left on an airplane.
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01-12-2013, 05:02 PM
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Diamond Member
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: North America
Posts: 4,933
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better yet fall in it and call 911.
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01-12-2013, 05:03 PM
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Lifer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 12,330
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Leros
I came home from work yesterday to find a note on my door from AT&T saying that they had to do some maintenance in my backyard. There is currently a 20ft x 4ft hole in my backyard that goes down about 4 feet. They exposed some cables that I guess they're working on.
They dug up two small trees and a bunch of shrubs. These appear to have been removed from the property. They destroyed the border around my planting bed. They also took apart my fence in order to gain access because I had a locked gate. The gate is currently lying broken on my side lawn.
I haven't been able to get a hold of anybody from AT&T yet, but I'm fairly angry. I'm quite appalled that they can just break into my fenced in yard and dig half of it up, destroying the landscaping in the process.
Anybody else have this sort of experience?
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yes. Came home and the lock to the gate was cut. The guy at least closed the gate and hung the lock through it so it wouldn't just fling open (we had a dog), but I was still pretty pissed. They told me next time to not lock the gate, since they had an easement and rights to the pole in my yard 24x7. They said if we're home, they'll ask us to unlock it, and ONLY if it's an emergency and they need access to it to restore service will they cut a lock. For scheduled maintenance, they will leave a notice saying what time it will be performed and inform us to leave the lock unlocked at that time.
But yea, if they need back there, they'll nuke your yard if it gets in their way.
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Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
You're being difficult. You have not provided us with the information we need to troubleshoot the problem. You have not given us errors, you're vague about where the problem is, you are not answering the questions we ask. In short, you DON'T KNOW HOW TO THINK. Give back that piece of paper you think makes your intelligent, apologize, destroy your computer and go live in the woods kid.
Last edited by TechBoyJK; 01-12-2013 at 05:05 PM.
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01-12-2013, 05:06 PM
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Diamond Member
Join Date: Sep 2000
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SpatiallyAware
Easement or not, I don't believe that can remove the property like that. It would be one thing if they dug them up, netted them, and left them in the yard.
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They are allowed to remove landscaping and trees in their easements at will. Both my parents and grandparents have come home to trees cut down and left on their lawns. In my development we were warned not to put expensive landscaping around the utility boxes in the lawn because it can be removed.
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01-12-2013, 05:06 PM
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Lifer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 12,330
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SpatiallyAware
Call your police non emergency number and have someone come to file a report.
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they won't file a report. A cop will know that it's obvious the telco has an easement and inform you of their rights. That's what happened to me.
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Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
You're being difficult. You have not provided us with the information we need to troubleshoot the problem. You have not given us errors, you're vague about where the problem is, you are not answering the questions we ask. In short, you DON'T KNOW HOW TO THINK. Give back that piece of paper you think makes your intelligent, apologize, destroy your computer and go live in the woods kid.
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