Re: Fiber cut in SF area

[Andy Ringsmuth <andyring () inebraska com>]

On Apr 13, 2009, at 11:12 AM, Mikael Abrahamsson wrote:

> > Manhole locks are just going to stop vandalism, and I think the  
> > threat
> > to obstruction calculation just doesn't add up for that small level  
> > of
> > isolated cases.
>
> It doesn't stop it, it just makes it slightly harder, and they'll go  
> after another point.

IMHO, I think manhole locks would only serve to HEIGHTEN the threat,  
not minimize it.  Flag this under the whole "obscurity" category, but  
think about this - if you're a vandal itching to do something stupid,  
and you see a bunch of manhole covers and a couple of them have locks  
on them, which ones are you going to target?  The ones with the locks,  
of course.  Why?  Because by the very existence of the locks, it  
implies there's something of considerable value beyond the lock.


-Andy