Outside plant protection, fiber cuts, interwebz down oh noes!

[owen at delong.com (Owen DeLong)]

I've had pretty good luck when necessary using a large screwdriver,
a claw hammer, or a small crow-bar.

I know others who claim it can be done with a spade, pick-axe,
etc. although I have not tested those implements.

Owen

On Apr 10, 2009, at 12:05 PM, Carlos Alcantar wrote:

> Your right about having the right tools whats a manhole hook cost $50
>
> -carlos
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daryl G. Jurbala [mailto:daryl at introspect.net]
> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 10:37 AM
> To: Charles Wyble
> Cc: nanog at nanog.org
> Subject: Re: Outside plant protection, fiber cuts, interwebz down oh
> noes!
>
>
> On Apr 9, 2009, at 6:04 PM, Charles Wyble wrote:
>
>>
>> 3) From what I understand it's not trivial to raise a manhole cover.
>> Most likely can't be done by one person. Can they be locked? Or were
>> the carriers simply relying on obscurity/barrier to entry?
>
>
> Your understanding is incorrect.  I'm an average sized guy and I can
> pull a manhole cover with one hand on the right tool.  It might take 2
> hands if it hasn't been opened recently and has lots of pebbles and
> dirt jammed in around it.  It's like everything else: if you know how
> to do it, and you have the right tool, it's simple.
>
> And, yes, you can get lockable manhole covers.  They aren't cheap.
> McGuard make a popular one.
>
> (Yes, yes...why would I possibly know any of this.....I'm a fire
> marshal in a small town as a part time gig, so I have to deal with
> this kind of thing on a reasonably regular basis)
>
> Daryl
>
>