[20342] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Internet 1, Backhoe 0
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Erik Neuenschwander)
Fri Oct 9 11:34:27 1998
From: "Erik Neuenschwander" <erikn@leland.stanford.edu>
To: "Christopher X. Candreva" <chris@westnet.com>
Cc: <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1998 08:23:34 -0700
</lurk>
Christopher X. Candreva <chris@westnet.com>, tearfully said:
>
>On Fri, 9 Oct 1998, Jeff Weisberg wrote:
>
>> [Atlantic County, NJ] While attempting to wreck
>> havoc on the world's telecommunications infrastructure,
>> a backhoe mistook a gas main as a fiber optic cable.
>> The evil yellow beast was destroyed in the resulting
>> fireball.
>
>While this is funny, I really hope the backhoe driver was OK.
If you're concerned about the injuries, this is a link to the closest AP
story I found.
http://www.bergen.com/region/gas0919981009.htm
"One worker, whose name was not released, was burned on his right arm, said
Patrolman Troy Midgette. Ruggiero said it was a minor burn. ...
A backhoe was engulfed in flames at the excavation site ... "
<lurk> :)
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