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Rats 'Cripple' NZ Web Access
An anonymous reader writes "Drat! It was the rat! Telephone, mobile and Internet access in New Zealand was disrupted over four hours after rats were found gnawing through cables. More than 100,000 customers were affected and even the country's stock exchange came to a standstill. Powerless to take action against the rats, Telecom New Zealand is seeking compensation from the electricity company it says is responsible for knocking out another pipeline which eliminated backup services. Nothing like a backup plan."
The real story is that the RIAA paid these rats to take down the lines, and if they have to take out some phone services to cut down on piracy, then so be it. Those sneaky sunsabitches, I'm watchin you RIAA/MPAA.
"Plans are for fools! Oglethorpe, the plutonian (Aqua Teen Hunger Force)
And that's nothing like a backup plan...
Plans? We don't need no stinking plans!
Of course they're suing the power company. Lawyers won't sue the rats because of professional courtesy.
who ratted the out?
Yeah, blame the rats and the electric company for everyting. While you're at it, find the two-legged rats who couldn't bother to put in a redundant backup plan.
Thank god the sheep didn't rise up against their internet access or they'd have been in real trouble.
But the rodents will go unpunished
What?? How can they let them go unpunished? They need to at least go out and punish a few in a highly public manner to send the rest a message, kind of like when there is a shark attack and they go hunting for "the" shark that did it.... We can't let the rats get away with this!!
dude you are some weird son of a bitch if you memorize the history of rats in New Zealand.
"There are three types of wild rats in New Zealand"
Because the domesticated rats are much more considerate....plus they're easier to milk.
Mr. T pitied this fool on 27 July 1992.
to the rats.
Actually, I love lawyers. They taste like chicken.
Raise your children as if you were teaching them to raise your grandchildren, because you are.
being the absolute best at finding cables, beating any other method by at least 2 orders of magnitude.
Like the most recent joke says "when lost, bury a short piece of cat5, then ask the backhoe operator the way home".
He will come and find the cat5, it would be a violation of Murphy's Law to do otherwise.
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Cheers, Gene
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
I keep telling this to my fiance. I need at least four prostitutes to back her up. I don't know what bothers her more, the idea of being 'backed up' or being 'redundant'.
I run all of my data over cat5 cables, and I can rely on them ALWAYS to keep the rats away.
Damn... tapping into the farmer's electricity wasn't enough. Now those smart bastards want high-speed internet access.
Ben, the two of us need look no more
We both found what we were looking for
With a friend to call my own
I'll never be alone
And you my friend will see
You've got a friend in me
(You've got a friend in me)
Ben, you're always running here and there
(Here and there)
You feel you're not wanted anywhere
(Anywhere)
If you ever look behind
And don't like what you find
There's something you should know
You've got a place to go
(You've got a place to go)
I used to say, "I" and "me"
Now it's "us", now it's "we"
(I used to say, "I" and "me")
(Now it's "us", now it's "we")
Ben, most people would turn you away
I don't listen to a word they say
They don't see you as I do
I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
If they had a friend like Ben
(A friend)
Like Ben
(Like Ben)
Like Ben
This happened on Monday. Today is Friday.
With the lines down there was no way to communicate the outage to the outside world.
"They are also fat and delicious." The Maori people, or the rats?
Hey, I'm a piper - need any help?
Paul
Piping Design Central
It was French rats, with scuba gear.