Verizon's New Repair Method: Plastic Garbage Bags

Mon Aug 20 19:41:08 UTC 2012

On Mon, 20 Aug 2012, Joel Esler wrote:

> Can we all just agree that the whole pole needs to be restrung?
> That's horrible!

Agreed, but Verizon and whoever happens to be on that pole are pretty 
unlikely to do that unless pushed.  The NY Public Service Commission 
might find the state of what's on that pole interesting, particularly with 
supporting documentation (trouble history, pole number/location, etc).

jms

> On Aug 20, 2012, at 3:25 PM, Harry Hoffman <hhoffman at ip-solutions.net> wrote:
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>> What? That's totally legit. Look! There's even bubble wrap there for
>> cushioning! ;-)
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>> On 08/20/2012 03:09 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.
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>>> 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.
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>>> http://rock.nyigc.net/verizon/
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