Implementation Phase

Cox started digging on Monday morning... and boy did they dig. It took about 8 guys... 1 guy to dig and the other 7 stood around and spoke in Spanish about the guy who was digging.

So Phase I is complete. Unfortunately it's Tuesday night and Phase II has not yet started.

The Delay Phase - Cox cancels

Cox (or a Cox sub) called today to apologize and say that they would not be out today to start Phase I. They stated that they had numerous trucks break down and Monday is the new start. No big deal, I think we were expecting at least 1 delay. 

Implementation Phase - Work is scheduled

Cox will be here in the morning to begin the pedestal move. They will accomplish the task in two phases.

• Phase I (Friday morning) will be to expose the cables and dig the trenches for the work.
• Phase II (Saturday 12AM - 6AM) will be to move the pedestal, fill in the holes, and call the job a success. Unfortunately the move will cause an outage for the entire neighborhood so the work must be performed during the night.

I sure hope there is nothing exciting on at midnight. Hmm, perhaps I should alert the HOA.

Execution Phase - Signed and Notarized

Quick update: The easement was signed, notarized, and mailed back to Cox. I scanned the document and faxed it as well, just for good measure.  Next step is Cox signature and technician dispatch. 

Ironic that I called Cox and threatened to cancel my service when the local HD channels experienced an outage at 1:05PM on Sunday afternoon. 1 PM on Sunday Cox, you better have your ducks in a row during NFL Sunday. 

Execution Phase - New Easement From Cox

Ok, gametime. Cox returned the new easement with my changes PDF'd. Now I have to print, sign, notarize, and send. 

This process, while lengthy, has been much less confusing than I had expected. I'll send it in.. then we wait again. 

Confusion Phase - The Crew Shows Up

Last week the crew showed up, but since the "easement woman" has been on vacation for 2 weeks and I had changes to the agreement, the pedestal movement isn't on their action list. They will be repairing the main line from the street to teh pedestal. If you remember my formal complaint to COX,  they had to fix the main line while they utilized the backup for the neighboorhood cable. 

So, for a few days they have been in my yard, and digging up the entire neighborhood all the way from the main road. I'd say it's a good 1/5 miles of new cable. 

My fear is that since I wanted these activities to overlab,, they'll be hesitant to allow the pedestal to be moved.  They could have realized cost savings by doing it all at once, but without the easement signed they can't move it. 

Execution Phase - Easment Changes

A Lawyer friend of mine looked over the easement and suggested some small changes to protect me. I sent them over to the Easement office, and they are haing their suits take a look. Hopefully this won't take long.