Phantom51red Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Trying to access some sites in China vpn don't work either,youtube,tiktok,fb,line,none work. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maipenrai Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 4 hours ago, fygjam said: The machine does it. Hail to the machine. Yes, at this point the machine does do all the fine aligning and splicing for you, but what kind of work do you think is involved to get it this far? You're starting with cables that are built for either aerial or underground applications, and they have layer upon layer of protection for such - vinyl sheaths, kevlar linings, "dry-block" compounds that will turn into a water-proofing jelly if water gets into the cable, and in the core you have "buffer tubes" that contain the fibres in further water-proofing jelly; the fibres themselves have a colour-coded plastic coating to tell them apart, which must also be removed with very precise tools. You need a specialized solvent to clean the worst of the gunk and then you finish it with very pure alcohol. In other words, the actual splicing of the fibres is easy, it's the preparation that takes the time and the skill. Blow up my photo and look behind the blue bag in the left foreground and you will see the splice case with four separate labelled fibre cables enclosed - this is a busy splice and it is very finicky work digging into one of these to reconfigure the fibres - you often had to painstakingly take all of the working fibres out of the trays to find the ones you wanted, re-splice them back together and then put the whole mess back in the tray again (or "cassette" in grogmonster's parlance) - again, very finicky work. Thankfully, most of the communication circuitry I worked on had full backups, so you'd kill one side first and re-splice it, then talk to your Network Control Center to make sure it came up again, and then do the backup link - not sure if grogmonster's railroad circuitry has the same redundancy but I imagine so. As with any trade, there is much more to it than often meets the eye. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post galenkia Posted February 17 Popular Post Share Posted February 17 Watering my plants. Really got into them after Jan went into the hospice, would bring them to her a couple of times a week so her room felt like her home. Jan loved plants so much, her flat is like a jungle lol. I buy them from the lady who has a stall below my gym. I think it’s also a part of my bipolar, the obsession and fixation on things. But at least it’s a healthy obsession. 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Krapow Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Just now, Krapow said: Have to say I'm impressed with FinnAir and Helsinki Airport. Flight was under 3 hours, had loads of just out movies in an individual screen back of the seat. I mind the days when I first started coming to Thailand, the big screen front of the airport, thst was it lol. No queues at all at passport control, I expected it bust as first day of Finnish school holidays, people flying back to go skiing. Loads of Asian restaurants in the Airport. Seen a few Chinese planes and the obligatory fag waver lol. And what about the free blueberry juice, was proper lush. It's the little things 😂 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 6 minutes ago, Krapow said: Have to say I'm impressed with FinnAir and Helsinki Airport. Flight was under 3 hours, had loads of just out movies in an individual screen back of the seat. I mind the days when I first started coming to Thailand, the big screen front of the airport, thst was it lol. No queues at all at passport control, I expected it bust as first day of Finnish school holidays, people flying back to go skiing. Loads of Asian restaurants in the Airport. Seen a few Chinese planes and the obligatory fag waver lol. And what about the free blueberry juice, was proper lush. It's the little things 😂 Are you sure that haven't added anything to your "Blueberry" juice ... 555 😜 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Krapow Posted February 17 Popular Post Share Posted February 17 18 minutes ago, Stillearly said: Are you sure that haven't added anything to your "Blueberry" juice ... 555 😜 Aye, don't know what happened with those 2 posts. No text, then quoting myself instead of edit, spelling mistakes all over the shop. I was multitasking, drinking a large latte, eating a falafel wrap, me being a soy boy poof like @galenkia, and posting. I'll do better next time Boss! Menu of where I'm staying, reindeer reindeer and reindeer! 2 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegrogmonster Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 4 hours ago, maipenrai said: Yes, at this point the machine does do all the fine aligning and splicing for you, but what kind of work do you think is involved to get it this far? You're starting with cables that are built for either aerial or underground applications, and they have layer upon layer of protection for such - vinyl sheaths, kevlar linings, "dry-block" compounds that will turn into a water-proofing jelly if water gets into the cable, and in the core you have "buffer tubes" that contain the fibres in further water-proofing jelly; the fibres themselves have a colour-coded plastic coating to tell them apart, which must also be removed with very precise tools. You need a specialized solvent to clean the worst of the gunk and then you finish it with very pure alcohol. In other words, the actual splicing of the fibres is easy, it's the preparation that takes the time and the skill. Blow up my photo and look behind the blue bag in the left foreground and you will see the splice case with four separate labelled fibre cables enclosed - this is a busy splice and it is very finicky work digging into one of these to reconfigure the fibres - you often had to painstakingly take all of the working fibres out of the trays to find the ones you wanted, re-splice them back together and then put the whole mess back in the tray again (or "cassette" in grogmonster's parlance) - again, very finicky work. Thankfully, most of the communication circuitry I worked on had full backups, so you'd kill one side first and re-splice it, then talk to your Network Control Center to make sure it came up again, and then do the backup link - not sure if grogmonster's railroad circuitry has the same redundancy but I imagine so. As with any trade, there is much more to it than often meets the eye. Well said and yes the actual splicing is the easy part of the job. Yes we do have redundant circuits and that is why I came in was to transfer some circuits onto an alternate fibre while the main cable was being relocated. That said there is always the chances of mistakes or issues occurring so we did it in the middle of the night so if things did go pear shaped we wouldn't delay trains as we had a 3 hour trains free window. I reckon it would be at 30 years since I have worked in weather like that and with only 3 years left to go hopeffully no more. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Had breakfast at my mates house, then watched the snooker all afternoon whilst drinking his tea and coffee. I did pay for the bacon and made the sarnies though! Now in the pub for a quick pint of Old Original before taking a kebab home to enjoy the other semi final and make a dint into a nece bottle of red. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Krapow Posted February 17 Popular Post Share Posted February 17 Only arrived a couple of hours ago! 7 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 17 minutes ago, Krapow said: Only arrived a couple of hours ago! Perfect timing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 16 hours ago, Phantom51red said: Trying to access some sites in China vpn don't work either,youtube,tiktok,fb,line,none work. China is (always has been, always will be) on my list of do not go places. No disrespect intended to anyone who chooses to travel there. But a "no go" for me (even in transient). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 (edited) 1 hour ago, Krapow said: Only arrived a couple of hours ago! WOW ! Now that is worth putting up with some snow and cold I reckon. Edited February 18 by Glasseye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 5 hours ago, boydeste said: Had breakfast at my mates house, then watched the snooker all afternoon whilst drinking his tea and coffee. I did pay for the bacon and made the sarnies though! Now in the pub for a quick pint of Old Original before taking a kebab home to enjoy the other semi final and make a dint into a nece bottle of red. Looks tasty mate. I will be checking out some different brews on the HH visit. I'll be looking for recommendations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Recovering in the hotel after a meet up with an old mate in the Robin Hood on Suk Soi 33/1. We always meet there for some very beery nostalgia wallowing when me & the missus are in town,most enjoyable and a very good pub. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Krapow Posted February 18 Popular Post Share Posted February 18 Exploring! 6 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 19 hours ago, galenkia said: Watering my plants. Really got into them after Jan went into the hospice, would bring them to her a couple of times a week so her room felt like her home. Jan loved plants so much, her flat is like a jungle lol. I buy them from the lady who has a stall below my gym. I think it’s also a part of my bipolar, the obsession and fixation on things. But at least it’s a healthy obsession. Very cool that you held onto them mate. They look very healthy and well cared for. Certainly nothing wrong with looking after some precious plant life. You are doing fine mate. Don't be too hard on yourself. 👌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krapow Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Snowshoe trekking. Sure what else would you be doing on a Sunday morning, it's only -10 ffs. Bikini weather for @maipenrai 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maipenrai Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Funny little snowshoes - the snow must either be not too deep or somewhat packed already - this is the style I occasionally used in my youth: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 4 minutes ago, Krapow said: Snowshoe trekking. Sure what else would you be doing on a Sunday morning, it's only -10 ffs. Bikini weather for @maipenrai You will sleep good tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 43 minutes ago, maipenrai said: Funny little snowshoes - the snow must either be not too deep or somewhat packed already - this is the style I occasionally used in my youth: Had a pair of those as well. Even if I still lived in Wisconsin they wouldn't be much use anymore. Getting rarer every year for snow of any decent depth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 3 hours ago, Glasseye said: Very cool that you held onto them mate. They look very healthy and well cared for. Certainly nothing wrong with looking after some precious plant life. You are doing fine mate. Don't be too hard on yourself. 👌 I really have fallen in love with them, having some nature in your life really makes a difference to your wellbeing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krapow Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 3 hours ago, maipenrai said: Funny little snowshoes - the snow must either be not too deep or somewhat packed already - this is the style I occasionally used in my youth: This be more what you're used to 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 8 minutes ago, Krapow said: This be more what you're used to I had something similar to those x-country skis when I first took up the sport many decades ago. Had to use different waxes for the different temp and snow conditions. When they came out with waxless skis, what a godsend those were. Is skikjøring on the menu for you to try? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maipenrai Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Cross country skiing is very popular where I live and we have some world-class trails quite close to town but I never really got into it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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