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. > > http://rock.nyigc.net/verizon/ > > >
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 Pole 1 - there is literally a rat/squirrel/bird nest behind the wiring: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-KqNM2R3MOnQ/UHb7Sk3FPmI/AAAAAAAAG84/XVDEXZTdCWo/s1126/IMG_20121011_114845.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Nwe3xErIU4o/UHb7Su66QLI/AAAAAAAAG84/fOl6fzEy1lM/s1126/IMG_20121011_114848.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-sDjLkDdDt9w/UHb7SuQq-jI/AAAAAAAAG84/RAUtBJUeENE/s1126/IMG_20121011_114855.jpg Pole 2 (not quite as bad): https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-wONWhhi4q9c/UHb7SrnX0ZI/AAAAAAAAG84/XcgxT9hDvvw/s1126/IMG_20121011_114926.jpg
