{"id":4801,"date":"2026-07-02T21:39:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T21:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4801"},"modified":"2026-07-02T21:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T21:39:09","slug":"whats-driving-you-crazy-like-elsewhere-unburied-spectrum-cable-in-durham-spurs-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4801","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Driving You Crazy: Like elsewhere, unburied Spectrum cable in Durham spurs concern"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014\u00a0 Scott Michaels lives in the Hope Valley Green area of Durham. He\u2019s frustrated \u2014 to say the least \u2014 about an unresolved cable problem.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4799\">Novak Djokovic says \u2018people need to cool off a little bit with judgment\u2019 on Serena Williams<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis cable has been annoying. It\u2019s like that fly that keeps pestering around you. It\u2019s not causing you any harm, but it annoys you,\u201d Michaels said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s been staring at an unburied spectrum line in his neighborhood for nearly a year. The line snakes from his property, across the sidewalk, into the street, rounds a corner, before eventually winding up inside a utility box.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve lost track of how many times I\u2019ve called and talked to different people, and they all promise, \u2018oh yeah, we\u2019re going to come out and do it\u2019,\u201d Michaels said.<\/p>\n<p>He says crews have been out to examine the line and mark the area, but nothing ever gets done. It\u2019s an issue CBS 17\u2019s Judith Retana has solved for people across the Triangle, and why Michaels turned to her for help in Durham.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, me calling Spectrum wasn\u2019t getting anything done. So I thought, I\u2019ll give you guys a try,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>CBS 17 reached out to Spectrum, and by the time our TV crew got to Michaels\u2019 neighborhood the next morning, Spectrum was there. Those crews, however, were just there to examine the line again and not bury it. Those crews told neighbors the line, which has been lying in the road for months, is temporary.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4797\">Low water levels at North Carolina lakes could make for tough boating conditions this holiday weekend<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The last time CBS 17 connected with Spectrum, they said they would work on getting to the bottom of the miscommunication that is keeping the reported issues unaddressed.<\/p>\n<p>CBS 17 reached back out about this issue in Durham and we\u2019re still waiting for a response answering why cables continue to remain unburied for months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes I\u2019ll call and they\u2019ll ask me like, \u2018Oh, would you like to sign up for our service?\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018Let me think about that. No, are you kidding me? Like the vibe you\u2019re giving off is I don\u2019t care about you\u2019,\u201d Michaels said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>MORE FROM CBS 17<\/h2>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<p>\t\tDURHAM COUNTY NEWS<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\tSpectrum cable unburied for months in Durham spurs concern<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\t2 Duke Health cardiologists take AHA leadership roles<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\tDrought conditions in NC improve, but not by much<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>With Spectrum workers making another visit after CBS 17\u2019s inquiry, Michaels is hopeful for a solution in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll see if it actually does get done. I feel like with you on our side now, it\u2019s going to happen,\u201d Michaels told CBS 17.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for a solution to an issue in your neighborhood or if there\u2019s something driving you plain crazy, email Judith Retana at crazy@cbs17 com.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4794\">Extreme heat continues through the holiday weekend for central NC<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DURHAM, N.C. 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It&#8217;s not causing you any harm, but it annoys you,&#8221; Michaels said.&nbsp; He&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What\u2019s Driving You Crazy: Like elsewhere, unburied Spectrum cable in Durham spurs concern - Raleigh Moving News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4801\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What\u2019s Driving You Crazy: Like elsewhere, unburied Spectrum cable in Durham spurs concern - Raleigh Moving News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"DURHAM, N.C. 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