thegrogmonster Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 3 hours ago, thegrogmonster said: It’s 1am and pissing down rain and us silly Railway workers are relocating fibre optic cables. Mini squall went through and demolished the gazebo the cable jointers were working under. IMG_5885.mov 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krapow Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 2 hours ago, boydeste said: I transferred all of my stuff from my old suitcase to my recently purchased one in readiness for my return journey and added some more fishing bait and condoms! What are they, never heard of them? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krapow Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 10 hours ago, coxyhog said: Just got back from Central World in BKK with a new charger for my laptop....& lo & behold it's 3 pin plug needs an adaptor for my hotels sockets....ffs! So now off to Robinsons to get one....I guess TiT! I always bring one of these, with just one Thai plug. Saves fucking about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 37 minutes ago, Krapow said: What are they, never heard of them? They are like party balloons , always good fun to see them expand. 🤗 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 7 hours ago, Krapow said: I always bring one of these, with just one Thai plug. Saves fucking about. We have a couple at our place in Korat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maipenrai Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 8 hours ago, thegrogmonster said: Mini squall went through and demolished the gazebo the cable jointers were working under. IMG_5885.mov 4.03 MB · 0 downloads Hope they were able to repair this okay - we used similar quick setup shelters that worked beautifully when every thing was straight on them... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 3 hours ago, maipenrai said: Hope they were able to repair this okay - we used similar quick setup shelters that worked beautifully when every thing was straight on them... I wish I had pics from when an ice storm wrecked a 3 mile long line of wooden power poles. Snapped them like fcuking toothpics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maipenrai Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 3 hours ago, Glasseye said: I wish I had pics from when an ice storm wrecked a 3 mile long line of wooden power poles. Snapped them like fcuking toothpics. Thankfully we don't have the environmental conditions where I live that cause these massive ice storms and snowfalls- all that humidity coming off of the Great Lakes can create havoc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 18 minutes ago, maipenrai said: Thankfully we don't have the environmental conditions where I live that cause these massive ice storms and snowfalls- all that humidity coming off of the Great Lakes can create havoc. Worst weather event I have ever witnessed, by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Just now, Glasseye said: Worst weather event I have ever witnessed, by far. It occurred on Valentines Day as well. Temps dropped to around 10 f for a week after. No heat, no power, no water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambo Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 This morning took the bus to drop one of the kids at school then walked to work. Best time of day 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post andycoll Posted February 16 Popular Post Share Posted February 16 I am in my hotel room in Nha Trang. As it is TET they have music every night starting about 6pm and going to about 10pm. They started with a few instrumental numbers. The first sounded a bit like Local Hero by Mark knocker. Then a bit of Hotel California. Unfortunately when they get going it's the usual Asian way. The louder the better. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom51red Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Just landed Amsterdam airport. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krapow Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Packing! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krapow Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 (edited) . Edited February 16 by Krapow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Been out with a mate all afternoon, we had dinner and a few pints, he went home to smoke a joint then sleep. I went for a walk and called into a pub for another pint. Now home with my feet up and a 1.5litre bottle of Black Stump wine that I had forgot I had. An evening of snooker it is then. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegrogmonster Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 (edited) 14 hours ago, maipenrai said: Hope they were able to repair this okay - we used similar quick setup shelters that worked beautifully when every thing was straight on them... The spliced cores hadn't been put into the cassettes yet and some got damaged by the gazebo frame as it collapsed. They had to resplice a few cores. The gazebo was beyond repair. We were working within a fenced of construction site and in the end we were able to remove a section of fencing to bring in a work vehicle that had a side awning attached. This allowed the jointers to keep splicing while it was still raining. Edited February 16 by thegrogmonster 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom51red Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Just having a laugh Snapchat-544614894.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycoll Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 TeT is over and the soundstage is coming down. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maipenrai Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 9 hours ago, thegrogmonster said: The spliced cores hadn't been put into the cassettes yet and some got damaged by the gazebo frame as it collapsed. They had to resplice a few cores. The gazebo was beyond repair. We were working within a fenced of construction site and in the end we were able to remove a section of fencing to bring in a work vehicle that had a side awning attached. This allowed the jointers to keep splicing while it was still raining. Yes, you do what you have to so the job gets done. We were set up pretty well from the beginning when fibre started being used in the north, we had a cube van (freight van with 16' box) set up just for splicing and we could do almost everything with this rig - the only time we had to put up temporary shelters was when we couldn't get the van into the location or if we were working at both ends of a section. The only disadvantage of the van was that for bigger jobs lasting more than a day, we'd have to leave the rig in situ and get a ride back and forth from it, so eventually they replaced it with a tandem axle enclosed trailer that could be detached and left in place. Here's me in the van back in 2003: 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 ^^^ I miss the days when I could do that kind of detail work without the need for reading glasses. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maipenrai Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 1 hour ago, forcebwithu said: ^^^ I miss the days when I could do that kind of detail work without the need for reading glasses. I was wearing contact lenses - I managed with them exclusively for around eighteen years until my short range vision began to deteriorate with age; I still wear them occasionally depending on what I am doing but need to carry reading glasses or similar with me if I do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krapow Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 On the new Elizabeth Line to Heathrow. It's very nice, very smooth, but also plagued with delays, so shitting myself a but every time it takes a bit longer to move on from a station. Only 2 stations let now, phew! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom51red Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Wondering where is everybody in shanghai airport, crap selection of eaterys,settled for a Starbucks caramel coffee with cheese and ham croissants. Glad this site works as Facebook and line don't. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fygjam Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 (edited) 2 hours ago, forcebwithu said: ^^^ I miss the days when I could do that kind of detail work without the need for reading glasses. The machine does it. Hail to the machine. Edited February 17 by fygjam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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