Re: Backhoe season?

[Carl Lindahl <clindahl () mailbox mcnc org>]

I think there are pockets of construction all over -- I have quite a few
outages recently with warmer and dry weather all due to various mechanical
implements.

On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 5:29 PM Kaiser, Erich <erich () gotfusion net> wrote:

> The outages in Texas are not uncommon at all. Its probably the worst vs
> other areas of the country.  One other problem area is between Ashburn and
> Atlanta.  We have been seeing more underlying LH carrier equipment
> failures  vs fiber cuts in the last year.
>
>
> Erich Kaiser
> The Fusion Network
> erich () gotfusion net
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 3:22 PM Aaron Gould <aaron1 () gvtc com> wrote:
>
> > Yeah Darron, we lost some san Antonio connectivity to Houston via dallas
> > or somewhere.... twice in the past few days, affecting different things for
> > us
> >
> > -Aaron
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Darron Legnon [mailto:darron () commZoom com]
> > Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2020 1:11 PM
> > To: Aaron Gould; 'William Herrin'; nanog () nanog org
> > Subject: RE: Backhoe season?
> >
> > I've had contractors for Zayo hitting multiple fiber routes over the past
> > 3 months numerous times affecting us, AT&T, CenturyLink, Windstream,
> > Fiberlight, etc in south Texas. Actually had one cut yesterday around 3pm
> > and lasted till 1am.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: NANOG <nanog-bounces () nanog org> On Behalf Of Aaron Gould
> > Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2020 1:03 PM
> > To: 'William Herrin' <bill () herrin us>; nanog () nanog org
> > Subject: RE: Backhoe season?
> >
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> > I heard, and am seeing that construction type jobs don't seem to be
> > affected much with the virus shutdown.  I mean I see guys building homes
> > and working on roads all around me...  furthermore, we've heard of a couple
> > fiber cuts that have brought portions of our network down a couple times in
> > the last week or so.
> >
> > -Aaron
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces () nanog org] On Behalf Of William Herrin
> > Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2020 12:57 PM
> > To: nanog () nanog org
> > Subject: Backhoe season?
> >
> > Howdy,
> >
> > With so much work shut down, I'm curious how backhoe season is shaping up
> > this year? How do the circuit and fiber outage numbers look?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Bill Herrin
> >
> >
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Carl Lindahl
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