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August 2005 MYSTERY
IN THE AIR! Last month we experienced some intermittent down time from the Hillsdale tower, which affected the Joslin link. When we climbed the tower on a sunny Sunday afternoon we didn't expect to find what we did. Either a winged creature or some other creature unafraid of heights (unlike us) had visited our equipment and decided to make a snack out of our cabling and one of our plastic outdoor tool boxes (We keep a tool box up in the air so that when we forget the basic tools, we have a backup. Also, we keep chemical pack hand warmers in the tool box as well so that when we climb in the winter we have them to keep our little digits warm). Anyhow, the link to Joslin was completely disconnected and the link to Annawan/Kewanee was almost cut as well. The mysterious part is that there was no evidence of any kind to confirm the guilty critter so we are not quite sure what we are up against. Could it be a mouse, a rat, a racoon, a hawk, a squirrel, a buzzard, or something even larger? We have one of those battery powered motion triggered cameras so if we experience any more trouble we may have to install it to photograph the guilty party! Until then, be assured that NBS was able to correct the problem within minutes and we are prepared to defend our Wireless Internet from any ongoing assault in the future, whether it be cyber, winged, crawling, or whatever perils jeapordize our signal. WHAT COULD IT BE? Call or email Stephanie with your imaginative idea on what it could have been, and you could win a free month of Internet! P.S.
That tool box cost $4.95 to replace, but it won't affect your monthly
bill! Microsoft
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