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[System Tech Senior]

What did you do today in CATV land? I hung snow shoes all day in the rain.. I'm wet and cold, but I love it

[olo131]

What did you do today in CATV land? I hung snow shoes all day in the rain.. I'm wet and cold, but I love it

2 Cable cut ins (in a light rain)
3 power supplies maintained
2 Maintenance Tickets
1 TDR old .500 MC2

Picked up 5 EOL for maintenance requirements

Tomorrow is Ingress, Ingress, Ingress and I think I have finished I will work more Ingress

olo131

[System Tech Senior]

What did you do today in CATV land? I hung snow shoes all day in the rain.. I'm wet and cold, but I love it

2 Cable cut ins (in a light rain)
3 power supplies maintained
2 Maintenance Tickets
1 TDR old .500 MC2

Picked up 5 EOL for maintenance requirements

Tomorrow is Ingress, Ingress, Ingress and I think I have finished I will work more Ingress

olo131

Noise will always rear it's ugly head!

[Forbins]

1 bullshit call put in by our contractor for "no dial tone out of the taP" It's doubtful that he even knows what a tap looks like.

was dispatched for sever ingress at a node. I watched it for an hour a few amps away and didn't see a thing. 2 hours later our dispatch said the MTC had switched a card and it's been gone since.

Went to do another call put in for low Mer/ber. Found out last night that the MER/BER/QAM feature on my meter isn't working, i tried again tonight and it's still not working.

swept one amp

Went home for lunch. Had a turkey sandwich with 2 eggs.

Went to a different zone to help a friend that has some digging to do to fix a cli leak and channel 2 problems. Waiting for him now, staying warm.

[olo131]

1 bullshit call put in by our contractor for "no dial tone out of the taP" It's doubtful that he even knows what a tap looks like.

was dispatched for sever ingress at a node. I watched it for an hour a few amps away and didn't see a thing. 2 hours later our dispatch said the MTC had switched a card and it's been gone since.

Went to do another call put in for low Mer/ber. Found out last night that the MER/BER/QAM feature on my meter isn't working, i tried again tonight and it's still not working.

swept one amp

Went home for lunch. Had a turkey sandwich with 2 eggs.

Went to a different zone to help a friend that has some digging to do to fix a cli leak and channel 2 problems. Waiting for him now, staying warm.

Waiting for him now you know you post this at 8:30 at night? A little late to be digging don't you think. STS I think Forbins is more dedicated than you.

olo131

[strange052]

I know its not CATV related but...

Dug out 3 peds, cleaned out mouse nest in 2, replaced load coil in third, got truck stuck 2x. Replaced 1 NID box, got stuck again, installed 3 single lines, fortunately existing homes with cut thru paths.

[olo131]

I know its not CATV related but...

Dug out 3 peds, cleaned out mouse nest in 2, replaced load coil in third, got truck stuck 2x. Replaced 1 NID box, got stuck again, installed 3 single lines, fortunately existing homes with cut thru paths.

That fits in the NOT category if it is CATV or Tele

olo131

[strange052]

I know its not CATV related but...

Dug out 3 peds, cleaned out mouse nest in 2, replaced load coil in third, got truck stuck 2x. Replaced 1 NID box, got stuck again, installed 3 single lines, fortunately existing homes with cut thru paths.

That fits in the NOT category if it is CATV or Tele

olo131

It fits into the cold as f**k category thats for dam sure

Im just glad there was a helpful farmer all 3x I got stuck and offered to pull me out and I didnt have to dig out or wait for a wrecker

[Wood Pecker]

Freaking paperwork....
Getting maps together for tomorows ride out.
and met with customer to discuss const costs and options

BLAH BLAH BLAH....
As the lasher turns these are the days of my life

WP

[System Tech Senior]

1 bullshit call put in by our contractor for "no dial tone out of the taP" It's doubtful that he even knows what a tap looks like.

was dispatched for sever ingress at a node. I watched it for an hour a few amps away and didn't see a thing. 2 hours later our dispatch said the MTC had switched a card and it's been gone since.

Went to do another call put in for low Mer/ber. Found out last night that the MER/BER/QAM feature on my meter isn't working, i tried again tonight and it's still not working.

swept one amp

Went home for lunch. Had a turkey sandwich with 2 eggs.

Went to a different zone to help a friend that has some digging to do to fix a cli leak and channel 2 problems. Waiting for him now, staying warm.

Waiting for him now you know you post this at 8:30 at night? A little late to be digging don't you think. STS I think Forbins is more dedicated than you.

olo131

I think he is!

[System Tech Senior]

Freaking paperwork....
Getting maps together for tomorows ride out.
and met with customer to discuss const costs and options

BLAH BLAH BLAH....
As the lasher turns these are the days of my life

WP

Sounds like a good day!

[System Tech Senior]

1 bullshit call put in by our contractor for "no dial tone out of the taP" It's doubtful that he even knows what a tap looks like.

was dispatched for sever ingress at a node. I watched it for an hour a few amps away and didn't see a thing. 2 hours later our dispatch said the MTC had switched a card and it's been gone since.

Went to do another call put in for low Mer/ber. Found out last night that the MER/BER/QAM feature on my meter isn't working, i tried again tonight and it's still not working.

swept one amp

Went home for lunch. Had a turkey sandwich with 2 eggs.

Went to a different zone to help a friend that has some digging to do to fix a cli leak and channel 2 problems. Waiting for him now, staying warm.

Sounds like a productive day with the exception of your fart filled truck! Them eggs had to play a roll lol..

[System Tech Senior]

I know its not CATV related but...

Dug out 3 peds, cleaned out mouse nest in 2, replaced load coil in third, got truck stuck 2x. Replaced 1 NID box, got stuck again, installed 3 single lines, fortunately existing homes with cut thru paths.

That fits in the NOT category if it is CATV or Tele

olo131

It fits into the cold as f**k category thats for dam sure

Im just glad there was a helpful farmer all 3x I got stuck and offered to pull me out and I didnt have to dig out or wait for a wrecker

Been pulled out a few times by farmers myself lol..

[Forbins]

yup, luckily I only had 2 eggs :) I'll be done in 14 minutes. Couldn't fix the leak or find it. Dug down about 3 feet and all our lines were surrounded by huge roots. Even if we dug down deeper and found the cable, it would be impossible to get in there to splice it so we're putting it in for new cable.

No I'm not overly dedicated Olo, (More dedication than a slacker, but less than an overachiever :) i just happen to work 2nd shift. 3:30 to midnight. Good times.

[System Tech Senior]

yup, luckily I only had 2 eggs :) I'll be done in 14 minutes. Couldn't fix the leak or find it. Dug down about 3 feet and all our lines were surrounded by huge roots. Even if we dug down deeper and found the cable, it would be impossible to get in there to splice it so we're putting it in for new cable.

No I'm not overly dedicated Olo, (More dedication than a slacker, but less than an overachiever :) i just happen to work 2nd shift. 3:30 to midnight. Good times.

Nothing at all wrong with getting new cable laid in...

[Forbins]

In the words of the great Michael Scott "That's what she said"

[olo131]

No I'm not overly dedicated Olo, (More dedication than a slacker, but less than an overachiever :) i just happen to work 2nd shift. 3:30 to midnight. Good times.

So your saying you are somewhere between STS and I with STS being the Slacker.

Sorry STS, you didn't think I was going to be the slacker did you?

olo131

[System Tech Senior]

No I'm not overly dedicated Olo, (More dedication than a slacker, but less than an overachiever :) i just happen to work 2nd shift. 3:30 to midnight. Good times.

So your saying you are somewhere between STS and I with STS being the Slacker.

Sorry STS, you didn't think I was going to be the slacker did you?

olo131

ROFL.. I guess cause I really didn't do a damn thing yesterday lol..

[cablewithaview]

Tuesday: Took RIMS course online, put QC's in for the past week and stay dry.
Wednesday: Safety meeting, pulled new QC route, run QC route
The day to come: Safety guy will be here for inspection, finding a place to hind from safety guy, hear everyone bitch after he leaves, come out of hiding, go home. Damn, I forgot, I will be with safety guy. So much fun when I was a tech. :D

[DiverDog]

Wind storm last night and today. 50+. Hung drops all day long, and gonna do a few tommorow. Monday we had someone shoot our fiber on an easement and had over 9000 customers out. Thank god I wasnt on call, or one of the unlucky ones that had to find it. Some of the guys worked 16 hours...