The reality of running a Rural Wireless ISP - Incl.: - Tails from the helpdesk - War stories from the field - Anything that can go wrong - You did what ?
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Funnel what ?
Found out last month that one of our competitors' on the North end of our network is pulling the plug. Looks like they got taken over by xPlornet (I love xPlornet - when they "bought" our main competitor (Storm) we had a party in the office :-)) )... anyways we now have more towers going up, up the valley. One @ 90' on Highway 60 and a 50' (on top of a 150' hill) on Highway 41. Working at about 40' on the Highway 41 location today and we were watching these really black cloud marching along the far side of the valley... then thunder, then something that sure looked like a funnel to me... The ground man (ground crew ALWAYS calls the shots) pulled the plug and we had to pack it in. On the way home we hit a solid wall of heavy rain for about 10 seconds and then nothing. Strange. Hope when we go back tomorrow that the tower is still there :-)). Didn't intend to build out into that area (ever) but you some things you just can't say no to ;-) Thank you xPlornet :-)
Friday, 6 July 2012
Where do I find
Where do I find/buy/get one of those driver's licences that lets people change lanes on the highway without an indicator or roll through stop signs at 10km/h ? Or text their passengers, or fix their hair, brush their teeth, do their makeup, eat a bowl of cereal or have a Bagle, a Coffee and a smoke all at the same time ??? I really need to know....
And while we're on the topic I think those people that have one should all be given free neon orange cars so that the rest of us know that they can do whatever the hell they please at any time with no warning to the rest of us.
Particularly the bozo in the Red Pickup truck that pulled right out of his driveway and into my lane on River Road on Tuesday afternoon, without so much as touching his brakes. Buddy! So sorry I didn't see you NOT looking in my direction or I would have swerved harder or braked more excessively so that you didn't have to come to a full Stop crossways on the highway just to present your middle digit at arms length! I was just glad to still be alive so please forgive me for not taking you up on the invitation to your vehicle... but if you happen to read this could you maybe tell me where the Hell I get a licence like yours ? Please ?? 'Cuz I still bother to slow down when I approach a major roadway, and typically if I pull a bonehead move like that I normally apologize to the poor bastard I almost killed instead of threatening in a drunken slur to finish the job... ya DohHead
And while we're on the topic I think those people that have one should all be given free neon orange cars so that the rest of us know that they can do whatever the hell they please at any time with no warning to the rest of us.
Particularly the bozo in the Red Pickup truck that pulled right out of his driveway and into my lane on River Road on Tuesday afternoon, without so much as touching his brakes. Buddy! So sorry I didn't see you NOT looking in my direction or I would have swerved harder or braked more excessively so that you didn't have to come to a full Stop crossways on the highway just to present your middle digit at arms length! I was just glad to still be alive so please forgive me for not taking you up on the invitation to your vehicle... but if you happen to read this could you maybe tell me where the Hell I get a licence like yours ? Please ?? 'Cuz I still bother to slow down when I approach a major roadway, and typically if I pull a bonehead move like that I normally apologize to the poor bastard I almost killed instead of threatening in a drunken slur to finish the job... ya DohHead
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