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From: "Ryan Rawdon" <ryan@u13.net>
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.
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.
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
This isn't news in GTE territory, at least; I've seen them use contractor garbage bags -- or something akin to them -- and tie-wraps, to close broken pedestals, and occasionally aerial closures, for at least 30 years; GTE was Cut-To-Clear all the way back to the 80s, and maybe into the 70s. Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink jra@baylink.com Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://baylink.pitas.com 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA #natog +1 727 647 1274