North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: MCI WorldCom fiber cut - Syracuse, NY
On Tue, 5 Oct 1999, Mike Heller wrote: > I find it interesting that we don't hear about more accidental gas > explosions and water main breaks from backhoes. Are the blueprints and > posted warnings more detailed or is there more fiber than utility pipe in > the ground? My Dad worked for a Natural Gas Transmission company long ago, and all the cool pictures I saw of flames shooting out of the ground usually didn't involve a backhoe. I say put the cable in the titanium tube another poster spoke of earlier, and pressurize the tube with something highly flammable/combustible while you're at it. Maybe natural gas to power backup generators at each of the fiber landing points. People don't like digging where things can go "Boom". Charles > Michael Heller > Sr. Systems Engineer > Earthweb, Inc. > 212.448.4175 > [email protected] > > On Tue, 5 Oct 1999, Dan Hollis wrote: > > > > > On Tue, 5 Oct 1999, Michael Heller wrote: > > > Has anyone come to the conclusion that there might be a market for > > > titanium-reinforced innerduct? > > > > Actually I think theres a market for armed guards to patrol fiber routes, > > with orders to destroy backhoes on sight (of course the operator would be > > given oh, 10 seconds to vacate the vehicle before its reduced to scrap). > > > > -Dan > > > > > > >
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