The phone/Internet line is definitely the strangest. Rather than coming straight up from the box and following the overhead electrical lines to the house, it crosses under our driveway, heads towards the house, crosses the gas line twice, crosses the driveway again, heads away from the driveway and house for a while (going around the current septic), circles back to go in front of the cabin, then goes under the driveway again in front of the garage, and finally makes it to the house. It's almost like they were intentionally making life more difficult for themselves.
With the locates out there (and looking so colorful), the project seems more real. I'm looking forward to having our septic woes dealt with. However, I know that our landscaping in that area is going to look quite different too. It will be interesting.