I actually just read it 10 minutes ago :) On 6/11/09, RickG <rgunder...@gmail.com> wrote: > LOL, I remember someone listed tools for the truck but didnt see that! > -RickG > > On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Josh > Luthman<j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote: >> So you're saying you need to put a shovel to chop up the snakes in the >> work >> truck too? Geez, this things getting full =) >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> "When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however >> improbable, must be the truth." >> --- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 10:42 AM, RickG <rgunder...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I had a similar incident with the previous wisp I owned in Palm Beach: >>> Customer called with outage so I went to their location to find a >>> crane lifting a large load in front of their radio. Worse yet, the >>> crew was taking lunch and left it right in the way. >>> My favorite outage happened just the other day. One of my towers went >>> completely out. This tower has always been sensitive to power outages >>> during electrical storms but there were none in the area. The >>> equipment is located in a shed so I went in, first eyeballing the >>> shelf where the equipment is which had no lights - so next I looked >>> down at the power plug and saw a rather large snake wrapped around >>> the cord which was now unplugged! >>> -RickG >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 7:53 PM, Lists<li...@stlbroadband.com> wrote: >>> > LOL. >>> > I had several support calls today. I tried to trouble shoot, but not >>> > the >>> > usual problems. >>> > My Dude Server started pinging away today and sending messages to my >>> > Blackberry around noon. Customers were going down left and right. No >>> > storms in the area, the AP was up and running, no obvious problems. So >>> we >>> > jumped into the jeep and headed for the highrise that this AP was on >>> which >>> > several businesses connect to. All the while customers connecting and >>> > disconnecting. >>> > Upon approaching the end of our 57 mile drive we see the highrise >>> > looming >>> in >>> > the background with a 200'+ crane standing in front of our radio >>> > lifting >>> an >>> > AC off the roof. I was relieved, but a bit upset with the property >>> > management. >>> > Just goes to show you, every support call can be the unexpected. >>> > >>> > Victoria Proffer >>> > CEO >>> > StLouisBroadband.com >>> > ShowMeBroadband.com >>> > 314.974.5600 >>> > SBA Certified WOSB >>> > >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >>> > Behalf Of Rick Harnish >>> > Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 6:31 PM >>> > To: 'WISPA General List' >>> > Subject: [WISPA] Crazy Weather >>> > >>> > This isn't weather related, but we had an interesting tech call the >>> > other >>> > day. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > The customer said he had Dark Internet, the technician, curious to why >>> > he >>> > called it Dark Internet asked what he meant. He said he only has >>> Internet >>> > when it is dark out. Well, this call was made during the day and >>> obviously >>> > his Internet was not working at the time. The technician could not see >>> the >>> > client radio from the AP so he had him check the power supply and POE. >>> The >>> > customer said it was plugged into the wall but there was no light on >>> > the >>> > POE. While troubleshooting, the customer said I can't see what I am >>> doing, >>> > I need to turn on the lights. Miraculously, when he turned on the >>> > light >>> > switch, the POE light came on and his Internet service started working >>> > again. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Imagine that! >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Rick Harnish >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > From: motorola-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:motorola-boun...@wispa.org] On >>> > Behalf Of Ken Hohhof >>> > Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 6:27 PM >>> > To: Motorola Canopy User Group >>> > Subject: Re: [Motorola II] Crazy Weather >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > This has been the wettest spring in memory here west of Chicago. Some >>> > of >>> > the farmers still have not been able to work their fields because they >>> are >>> > too wet. That makes them over a month late to plant, it's getting to >>> where >>> > it will be too late to plant anything in those fields. Not the usual >>> crops >>> > of field or soybeans. They are starting to talk sweet corn or limas. >>> > I >>> > guess they could always plant hay. Our biggest business customer is a >>> > fertilizer dealer and they don't know day to day what things will be >>> like, >>> > if it rains the farmers don't spread fertilizer, if it is dry for a >>> couple >>> > days then they can't handle all the orders. They do all the custom >>> > fertilizer mixing via VPN to a central application server. I was just >>> out >>> > to a location where their PIX501 stopped talking to the Canopy SM, I >>> finally >>> > had to put a switch inbetween. Not a negotiation problem, just plain >>> > strange. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Unfortunately lightning and tornados are not limited to spring. The >>> > last >>> > few years we have been hit in June/July, even a really bad lightning >>> storm >>> > at Christmas time. We have had tornados and microbursts that have >>> > picked >>> up >>> > silos and dropped them on the opposite side of a barn. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > The storm a couple days ago I had one customer router blow, and one old >>> > Tranzeo radio. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > I also had a customer call today because they went to Florida for the >>> month >>> > of March, they have been back since the beginning of April, and their >>> > Internet has not worked since then. I actually left a phone message >>> > for >>> > them in April, they are an older couple anb honestly I was worried they >>> had >>> > died or something. Oddly, another Tranzeo customer. All they had to >>> > do >>> was >>> > power cycle the radio. But waiting 2.5 months before calling? >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > ----- Original Message ----- >>> > >>> > From: Steve D <mailto:bigd...@gmail.com> >>> > >>> > To: Motorola Canopy <mailto:motor...@wispa.org> User Group >>> > >>> > Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 5:10 PM >>> > >>> > Subject: Re: [Motorola II] Crazy Weather >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > As I was reading this very thread, the first big boom of thunder of the >>> year >>> > shook my office! >>> > >>> > -Steve D >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Dylan Bouterse <dy...@corp.power1.com> >>> > wrote: >>> > >>> > That sounds like an average afternoon here in Central Florida. We dread >>> "the >>> > season". Fortunately today has been rather calm..so far. >>> > >>> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida#Climate >>> > >>> > "Florida's nickname is the "Sunshine State", but severe weather is a >>> common >>> > occurrence in the state. Central Florida is known as the lightning >>> capital >>> > of the United States, as it experiences more lightning strikes than >>> anywhere >>> > else in the country." >>> > >>> > L >>> > >>> > Dylan >>> > >>> > From: motorola-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:motorola-boun...@wispa.org] On >>> > Behalf Of Doug Clark >>> > Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 5:52 PM >>> > To: Motorola Canopy User Group >>> > Subject: Re: [Motorola II] Crazy Weather >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Its been thunderstorms and massive rain here, I have been fielding non >>> stop >>> > calls >>> > >>> > with blown routers and ethernet cards :o( >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -------Original Message------- >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > From: Matt Larsen - Lists <mailto:li...@manageisp.com> >>> > >>> > Date: 6/10/2009 3:44:24 PM >>> > >>> > To: WISPA General List <mailto:wireless@wispa.org> ; Motorola Canopy >>> > <mailto:motor...@wispa.org> User Group; w...@part-15.org >>> > >>> > Subject: [Motorola II] Crazy Weather >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Storm #2 rolling in today.... >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > We've already had three tornado warnings and at least one on the ground >>> > >>> > within three miles of my house. Amazingly enough - nothing is down >>> > >>> > other than one site that had a brief power outage. New 9 mile 19ghz >>> > >>> > link on 2' dishes faded from -48 to -70 for a while and then came back >>> > >>> > within a few minutes. Seems like we have had rain and lightning almost >>> > >>> > every night for the last two weeks. I can't help but feel that we are >>> > >>> > very fortunate that we have only had to replace a couple of radio units >>> > >>> > since it all started. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > This is the most rain we have gotten here in probably ten years or so. >>> > >>> > Anyone else seeing weird weather so far this year? >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Matt Larsen >>> > >>> > vistabeam.com >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > No virus found in this incoming message. >>> > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>> > Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.60/2166 - Release Date: >>> 06/10/09 >>> > 05:52:00 >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > -Steve D >>> > >>> > No virus found in this incoming message. >>> > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>> > Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.61/2167 - Release Date: >>> 06/10/09 >>> > 18:30:00 >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> > ---- >>> > WISPA Wants You! 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