Evil backhoe.

[wxgeek.livejournal.com]

The backhoe has eaten our fiber link to our Aberdeen and Klamath Falls markets. :( I just wanted to mention our frustration.

nomnomnom

Comments

[heinousbitca.livejournal.com]

i know that it's annoying to listen to them whine but isn't the world a better place with k-falls and aberdeen offline?

[wxgeek.livejournal.com]

I, uh. I don't know, really, as I live in Florida. It wouldn't be a fair comparison; pot, kettle, etc. :D

[wibbble]

It's safe to say that you're all talking about a different Aberdeen than the one I'd be thinking of.

[mattcaron.livejournal.com]

When I hear Aberdeen, I think of all the fun toys at the proving grounds...

[wibbble]

Whereas I think of people engaging in illegal activities with sheep...

[wxgeek.livejournal.com]

Figured. :)

[heinousbitca.livejournal.com]

the one in washington isn't much better.

there's more meth. it looks like Glasgow all winter, except without any of the four positive things about Glasgow.

[wxgeek.livejournal.com]

...which...are... ?

[heinousbitca.livejournal.com]

Generally, it's not on fire.
You can get Irn-Bru easily.
Convenient to Edinburgh!
And, oh yes, useless subway to nowhere.

[enchanrenan.livejournal.com]

The tube is useful! It takes me from the train station to outside one of our stores!

Also, I debate the truth of the first "positive" ;3

[heinousbitca.livejournal.com]

i'm no American, but i do speak enough "American "English"" to be able to say that whenever i use the word "generally" it means whatever the heck i want it to mean. ;)

have you done the SubCrawl (http://www.subcrawl.co.uk/)? it's kind of awesome actually.

[enchanrenan.livejournal.com]

It does indeed look awesome, but I have sadly not done it ;[

[wibbble]

I'm torn.

I'm essentially Weegie, but have lived in Edinburgh for five years now.

Although, sadly, I've been exiled to Fife by the cost of buying a house in the capital.

Anyway, surely the main positive thing about Glasgow is that there's now only a 34% chance of getting stabbed?

[wxgeek.livejournal.com]

Aberdeen, WA.

[heinousbitca.livejournal.com]

[starzz.livejournal.com]

yummy!

[mouser.livejournal.com]

FIBER line?

Worst is the four times in one month they backhoed our COPPER lines!


~It's drinking time~

[wxgeek.livejournal.com]

ew.

[mouser.livejournal.com]

I meant the fiber line cut has to be worse than the copper cuts.

[mattcaron.livejournal.com]

And so it begins (http://community.livejournal.com/techsupport/1634669.html?thread=16841069#t16841069).

And people wonder why I want a bazooka... in case of the machines, duh! It's just like why I need a machinegun - zombies!.

[compwizrd.livejournal.com]

The rain eats our international T1 link. The phone co waits until our line is back up, and then comes out to test it, and then claims it's an issue with our interior wiring.

[wxgeek.livejournal.com]

Don't you love the phone company? C'mon, love the phone company.

[mattcaron.livejournal.com]

Well, of course - you don't want them to get wet, do you?

[momentarygenius.livejournal.com]

I once drew a doodle about a situation similar to this.

(http://picasaweb.google.com/rysah57/WorkDoodles/photo#5075228797385717106)

[ptstech.livejournal.com]

DAMN YOU, BACKHOE!!!!!

[gholam.livejournal.com]

Now you can empathize with Egyptians :)

[geekgrrl-ca.livejournal.com]

It's great for the handle time though
"Yes you're with out internet, a construction company cut the line accidently, I don't know when it will be back up. Is there anything else i can help you with? no? thanks for calling."

[jecook]

At one point, boss asked me to make up a "network tarot" set of sorts.

Death would be represented, obviously, by a backhoe.

we counld'nt figure out the rest of them, though...

[ateji.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't the rest just be lusers and stupid coworkers? :P

[the-s-guy.livejournal.com]

The Fool: A switch plugged into itself.
The Magician: BOFH
The High Priestess: Book: _The Art of Network Design_
The Empress: An accountant, holding out a copy of the IT budget
The Emperor: a CIO behind their desk
The Hierophant: The Sytem Administrator's Code of Ethics
The Lovers: IT job market position listing
The Chariot: Network admin standing over a pile of management bodies
Justice: IP packet filter interface
The Hermit: The graveyard shift - network admins working with the lights off
The Wheel of Fortune: IPO annoucement
Strength: IT policy document as drawn up *by* IT
The Hanged Man: Major infrastructure upgrade plan
Death: The backhoe
Temperance: A network admin, eyes closed, seated yoga position. A perfectly balanced network cluster rotates overhead.
The Devil: A salesweasel talking to your boss and danging Ferrari keys. A network admin rushing into the room, intent on disruption.
The Tower: A business office, still using all non-electronic equipment (typewriters, abaci etc). A dozen technicians piling in through a door in the back of the office, bearing a complete electronic fit-out.
The Star: Massive IT budget increase
The Moon: Open Source Software
The Sun: The network admin as benevolent deity (robes, glowing/floating, the works)
Judgement: Scales, balancing a lock icon against a key icon
The World: Network admin, raising a glowing network-cloud icon overhead

[wxgeek.livejournal.com]

This is why I love this community. :D

[jecook]

I'll see what I can do with my semi-l33t photoshopping skillz.