With Apologies to Zappa.. Had a Emergency Call this morning a whole building was down nework wise.
Its fed by a 48 strand fiber cable underground, then enters the building and runs through a first floor ceiling to a comm room on the second floor. Using a TDR I found an open @ 134 feet on the first two buffer tubes (24 strands) luckily the remaining 24 strands are good.
 
We looked for construction/digging and found none, can only supposition rodents or squirrels ate into the cable and the first trwo tubes.
Can anybody send me a hungry cat?
 

 
Patty Hearst heard the burst of Roland's Thompson gun...and bought it.

That's the cat's meow TheMaartian.

You may have the wrong Zappa album!

This thread just reminded me that I need to check on the status of a project that will provide a dedicated fiber line from Manila to Portland for one of my clients.  The guy at the provider in the Philippines that I have to work with just happens to be originally from Portland!  Not having language issues is a huge plus.
 
Hmm...  I wonder how TDR's work with Bubba's time machine...

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This thread just reminded me that I need to check on the status of a project that will provide a dedicated fiber line from Manila to Portland for one of my clients.  The guy at the provider in the Philippines that I have to work with just happens to be originally from Portland!  Not having language issues is a huge plus.
 
Hmm...  I wonder how TDR's work with Bubba's time machine...

That line will go through the Honolulu hub for sure. I see a road trip in your future! Sit in the outdoor patio at the Gordon Biersch there. Excellent view of the cable support ship when it's not in service. 

Manila > Hong Kong > Honolulu > Los Angeles > Portland
 
Unfortunately, I only get to visit one of those locations...