The Internet's Worst Enemy
THE BACK-HOE !
According to Slashdot (AND I AGREE) :
Juha-Matti Laurio writes "Experts say last week's Sprint outage is a reminder that with all the attention paid to computer viruses and the latest Windows security holes, the most vulnerable threads in America's critical infrastructures lie literally beneath our feet. A study issued last month by the Common Ground Alliance, or CGA -- an industry group comprised of utilities and construction companies -- calculated that there were more than 675,000 excavation accidents in 2004 in which underground cables or pipelines were damaged." I estimate that one third of those accidents occured within the 5 block radius surrounding my office.
The other 2/3 rds happened on Ft. Morgan Road, Gulf Shores, AL
in fact, MediaCom fined a homeowner a few doors down $20,000 according to one of the MedicCom employees after they repeatedly cut the cable during hurricane clean-up and rebuilding projects a month or so ago. They were told to call for locating marking, but didn't. I was told that there would be a lean on the properety if they did not pay. As I was DIRECTLY downstream and affected by their idiot back-hoe operator, I am all for it.
According to Slashdot (AND I AGREE) :
Juha-Matti Laurio writes "Experts say last week's Sprint outage is a reminder that with all the attention paid to computer viruses and the latest Windows security holes, the most vulnerable threads in America's critical infrastructures lie literally beneath our feet. A study issued last month by the Common Ground Alliance, or CGA -- an industry group comprised of utilities and construction companies -- calculated that there were more than 675,000 excavation accidents in 2004 in which underground cables or pipelines were damaged." I estimate that one third of those accidents occured within the 5 block radius surrounding my office.
The other 2/3 rds happened on Ft. Morgan Road, Gulf Shores, AL
in fact, MediaCom fined a homeowner a few doors down $20,000 according to one of the MedicCom employees after they repeatedly cut the cable during hurricane clean-up and rebuilding projects a month or so ago. They were told to call for locating marking, but didn't. I was told that there would be a lean on the properety if they did not pay. As I was DIRECTLY downstream and affected by their idiot back-hoe operator, I am all for it.
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