Re: Backhoe news report (not operations related, maybe)

["John M. Brown" <jmbrown () ihighway net>]

With NM being my home and being a member of the Internet
Community, I will make sure that they add Fiber Splicing
to the curriculum :)    I have it on good source that they will
be putting some "test" fiber in the ground to verify the 
accuracy of the GPS systems. :)

jmbrown () ihighway net


At 02:35 PM 7/31/98 -0500, you wrote:
> Sorry, you can't configure your Cisco router with this, but it was
> too good to pass up.
>
> El Rito, NM -- The Taos News reports the Northern New Mexico Community
> College is offering a new course on operating backhoes.  Prospective
> backhoe operators drove 800 miles to attend the class.  The class
> includes one week with students practicing on three John Deer backhoes
> on projects near the school.  Additional classes offered by NNMCC
> include global positioning systems, welding, computer applications
> and first aid.  No word if NNMCC will be offering classes in fiber
> optic cable splicing.
>
> Backhoe operators trained in GPS, welding, and first aid.  No fiber in
> the land will be able to hide from these trained backhoe warriors :-)
> -- 
> Sean Donelan, Data Research Associates, Inc, St. Louis, MO
>  Affiliation given for identification not representation