I had a similar experience at a familiar location in Washington, DC. I can
still taste the funny taste that it left in my mouth. No - I didn't grab the
wires in my teeth - but the experience did leave me with a funny taste. If I
think about it, I can still taste it today...
Was no wall there - went straight out the door and into the cubes...
Z
>From: "Howard C. Berkowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: "Howard C. Berkowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Systemic problems at Verizon
>Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 15:53:47 -0500
>
> >There exist little red caps that fit onto 66 blocks and binding
> >posts. They're hard to find, though. If someone here knows of
> >the supplier, I'll buy a few hundred.
> >
> >In the 60's there was a special red ty-wrap that went around/over
> >posts/punches for ""national security"" lines. You had to cut same
> >off to test, and {in theory} requisition a replacement. I've only
> >see same in BSP's so I've no idea if they ever got much use.
>
>I think the BSP called them Special Service Protection, and there was
>a more stringent version called Special Safeguarding Measures. The
>latter, IIRC, didn't quite qualify as a military grade Protected
>Wireline Distribution System, which went to the extents of
>pressurized conduit with intrusion detectors.
>
> >
> >We used to protect leased metallic pairs in a simpler manner; we
> >parked +130 Tip/-130 Ring on same. When Mr. Green put his butt set
> >on same; if his fingers didn't alert him, the BANG in his ear did.
>
>Someone did that once with _stranded_ wire, so the strand was fine
>enough to puncture the skin. I found myself in a corner with very
>little recollection of how I got there, and am really not sure that
>if there had not been a wall there, I would have kept going. Oh
>well...I didn't freeze to the conductor.
>
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