They pulled a BIFF

Tue Oct 20 14:03:41 UTC 1998

> Hi,
> 
> 	I was wondering if anyone has heard of the following term. I
> received it as a notification of an outtage from a vendor :
> 
> At 5:35 CST, October 19, 1998 our AT&T backbone had 23 T-3's cut by a 
> contractor.  This caused a massive BIFF (Backhoe Induced Fiber Failure).

Sure ... it's a term commonly used to describe a SNAPU.
(Situation Normal, All Ploughed Up)

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