[23699] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Spring 1999 NOC contact drill
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (scott w)
Wed Apr 14 17:23:31 1999
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 11:21:52 -1000 (HST)
From: scott w <scott@digisle.net>
To: Matthew_S_Cramer@armstrong.com
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <85256753.0072C11E.00@mailex01.Armstrong.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
Maybe we could get them to run the fibers alongside gas pipes. Then
again, maybe that won't stop the evil backhoe either:
http://www.underspace.com/uf/photolib/photo16.jpg
scott
On Wed, 14 Apr 1999 Matthew_S_Cramer@armstrong.com wrote:
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> tech@ebiznet.com wrote:
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> >Some organization needs to figure out how to have these vehicles
> >or machines NOT cut fibre. Geeze it's not like these people have
> >never seen a "Call xxxxx before digging" sign before. Who makes
> >sure these companies know where not to DIG or DRILL or BORE????
> >What's their professional certification organization? (union?)
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> Believe it or not fibre cuts are not always the fault of the people operating
> the machines or the operator's bosses. They'll call (as the sign indicates), a
> telco tech will come out and point to the place on the ground where it is "safe"
> to dig (after consulting his/her trusty docs), and then 20 minutes later
> **CRUNCH**. "Oops - I guess my docs are off my 10-20 meters". It happens. I'd
> bet a significant number of cuts are because of this.
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> Matt
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