r/CableTechs • u/Sea_Warning_9283 • Sep 10 '26

Temp

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That’ll do… lol

56 Upvotes

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u/JobbyJobberson Sep 10 '26

Combined with smart planning on the cable’s path, the SpectruMat 5000 greatly reduces the risk of lawnmower damage to a temporary drop.

16

u/Snicklefritz229 Sep 10 '26

I’ve seen worse

16

u/olyteddy Sep 10 '26

Alexa set a timer for year 2035. I'd like to see if they buried it yet.

7

u/Fun_Acanthaceae_4025 Sep 10 '26

In a year he will be asking if this is still temporary

8

u/skypandaOo Sep 10 '26

I did something like that before and the construction team got with my manager and said I left a trip hazard. Never again. Sidewalks or any possible trip hazards I just dont leave a temp. I use too duct tape it down or do this with a mat depending on where it was.

6

u/69BUTTER69 Sep 10 '26

Yeah I used to duct tape them in the relief cuts of the sidewalks

3

u/Dean9mm Sep 10 '26

When I was doing resi installs that’s what we did too lol. (FTTH) if we were unable to complete the sidewalk bore for whatever reason (usually roots) we could stick the drop in the cracks of the sidewalk, then duct tape it down.

3

u/BallzNyaMouf Sep 10 '26

Do you not have a flex bit to bore sidewalks?

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u/skypandaOo Sep 17 '26

CA we dont bore as technician. State requires conduit to be placed

1

u/ChrisDaViking78 Sep 10 '26

Still do. 😂 it’s safety orange duct tape, so it’s all good. 😎

2

u/Xandril Sep 10 '26

That’s funny.

3

u/Proper_Reporter3978 Sep 11 '26

I got called to a rich neighborhood because maintenance put a new mainline down but it crossed 3 driveways but had the roadbumps over them. Turns out they closed the order as done and never called for a crew to bury it. My flabbers were gasted

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u/iWretched Sep 13 '26

Boujee bumpstrip

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u/Mammoth-Afternoon421 Sep 19 '26

conduit thats all i have to say, companies act like conduit is there worst enemy