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To: central_va

Fiber Optic Lineman just doesn’t cut it, either.

When I drive around the west, I sometimes see the old phone line crossbars fallen down. Each had a hundred lines strung on them with old glass insulators. All that replaced with one hair-like strand of optical glass fiber. Fiber optic lines are either underground in conduits or on top of electric transmission towers.

The poor Lineman never had a chance with all these technology changes.

The “Starlink Satellite Man”? Nah. Nobody can run that fast.

Things just aren’t the same.

Besides, it would have to be the “Wichita Line Non-binary Cisgender Questioning Person.”


37 posted on 06/26/2022 4:45:18 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (Wanting to make America great isn’t an insult unless you’re trying to make it worse! ULTRAMAGA!!)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

“Fiber Optic Lineman just doesn’t cut it, either.”

LOL!


40 posted on 06/26/2022 4:50:38 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

When I drive around the west, I sometimes see the old phone line crossbars fallen down.
= = =

On some of my walks I see phone wire connection boxes hanging with the wires splayed out.

Ravens.

So are there that many customers going cel and not needing ‘copper’ any more?


94 posted on 06/26/2022 6:01:32 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (My /s is more true than your /science (or you might mean /seance))
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Fiber Optic Lineman just doesn’t cut it, either.

There should be some credit, some award or something for Freepers who are capable of writing sentences like that. I think even Shakespeare would be proud of you.

98 posted on 06/26/2022 6:02:49 PM PDT by InterceptPoint (Ted, you finally endorsed.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I’m glad I’m not the only one expecting fiber optic splices had replaced all that.


173 posted on 06/27/2022 4:35:43 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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