If you think there’s a 50/50 chance of finding a waterline buried 13 feet deep in a 60 foot ROW, you’re the idiot here.

Good for you. Enjoy paying for another crew because some one on the internet hurt your feelings. I’m sure your boss will understand.

Look douchebag, there’s no reason to get your panties in a twist here. Damn near every utility locating company I’ve worked with has used them when more traditional methods have failed.

I’ve located water mains in the field with a couple pieces of bent wire.

You can disbelieve it all you want, and in any other life I would agree with you. But I do excavation work all the time and I will honestly look you in the eye and tell you that a good dowser with a bent metal stick has found water pipes for me where there were no as-builts or any other surface signs.

You can call BS.…

Muggles complain about everything.