[157226] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Verizon's New Repair Method: Plastic Garbage Bags
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ryan Rawdon)
Thu Oct 11 13:14:07 2012
From: Ryan Rawdon <ryan@u13.net>
In-Reply-To: <616B4ECE1290D441AD56124FEBB03D0863F84A3A@mailserver2007.nyigc.globe>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:13:18 -0500
To: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On Aug 20, 2012, at 2:09 PM, Eric Wieling wrote:
> For a while we have had a customer with some lines which go down every =
time it rains. We put in the trouble ticket, a couple of days later =
Verizon says the issue is resolved...until the next time it rains.=20
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> The customer sent us some pictures today of the pole outside their =
office. The repair appears to be wrapping some plastic bags around =
something up on the pole. Here is link to the pictures the customer =
sent us, in case anyone in the mood for a good scare.
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> http://rock.nyigc.net/verizon/
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I was just walking home to see similar craftsmanship (garbage bags and =
all) on two poles behind our new apartment. I believe this is AT&T =
territory in Chicago
Pole 1 - there is literally a rat/squirrel/bird nest behind the wiring:
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https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-KqNM2R3MOnQ/UHb7Sk3FPmI/AAAAAAAAG84/XVD=
EXZTdCWo/s1126/IMG_20121011_114845.jpg
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https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Nwe3xErIU4o/UHb7Su66QLI/AAAAAAAAG84/fOl=
6fzEy1lM/s1126/IMG_20121011_114848.jpg
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https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-sDjLkDdDt9w/UHb7SuQq-jI/AAAAAAAAG84/RAU=
tBJUeENE/s1126/IMG_20121011_114855.jpg
Pole 2 (not quite as bad):
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https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-wONWhhi4q9c/UHb7SrnX0ZI/AAAAAAAAG84/Xcg=
xT9hDvvw/s1126/IMG_20121011_114926.jpg=
