Re: Internet mauled by bears

[PC <paul4004 () gmail com>]

Worth a read:
http://blog.level3.com/2011/08/04/the-10-most-bizarre-and-annoying-causes-of-fiber-cuts/


On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Jason LeBlanc <jml () packetpimp org> wrote:

> We have had fiber shot with what apparently was apparently a handgun in
> down town Miami.  Interesting that is fairly common.
>
>
> On 09/19/2011 12:45 PM, Eric J Esslinger wrote:
>
> >  -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Suresh Ramasubramanian [mailto:ops.lists () gmail com]
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 4:16 PM, Eugen Leitl<eugen () leitl org>  wrote:
> > >
> > > > He pointed out that these are the kind of problems city
> > > folk probably
> > >
> > > > don't have in an urban area because there is a bear shortage.
> > > And backwoods towns have rednecks with shotguns, and bubba
> > > the backhoe driver exists everywhere there's a road ..
> > To be honest, while we have had some 'shotgun peppered' fiber runs in our
> > rural TN town (mostly in one spot, due to dove hunters), after comparing
> > notes with a lady that works for Mediacom I think it is preferable to having
> > to have security escorts for their crews in some rough urban areas because
> > gangs will shoot up plant then wait for the crews to show up so they can rob
> > them.
> >
> > Everyone has issues as which are as diverse as the areas we deploy in.
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