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What industry secret are you aware of that most people aren't? (programming.dev)

submitted 5 months ago by protein@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Krotz@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

This is dependent on where you live though. In the Netherlands most utilities are buried under ground and enter buildings subterranean.

[–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 5 months ago

But they are not buried particularly deeply. If you have drawings, or just some sense of where the meter boxes are in a particular set of houses, you can make quick work of them with a spade and ten minutes or so.

And that’s why you want a camera on your front yard.