Digging a hole for a fence post, I suddenly found an underground void. Maybe I should have been expecting something because it is near a utility lamppost (on our property, but there is some sort of right in the deeds to allow the post, so I have no argument about that). Said lamp post was replaced a year or so ago a couple of feet away from the old one, but I thought the hole had been filled in.
What I actually saw was the base of the post (a metal tube, broken off, starting a few inches below ground) surrounded by concrete. Down the middle is a cable with a metal strip winding. Hopefully that is all just about visible in this picture:
Luckily I can revise the fence plans and avoid this spot. But I am not happy that the lighting people can apparently leave their rubbish in our garden. Do they not have to remove it along with the post? And I have no idea if the cable is live or not. (I'd assume not, but have no intention of taking any chances.) Seems I could put some soil back and ignore it. Or I could complain and try to get it removed or at least checked for safety.
What would you do?
(BTW The Lidl SDS has four positions. Rotate/Rotate and hammer/Hammer and free rotate/Hammer locked. The hammer and free rotate position works quite well with the 'spike' as it helps to avoid it binding into a lump of something hard.)