[conspire] 1999 called, and wants its backhoe returned

[Michael Paoli]

Reminds me - I'd seen years ago, and oft repeated:
"The backhoe is the natural predator of the fiber optic cable."
A quick search, and ...
https://etherealmind.com/networking-term-backhone-attenuation/
https://twitter.com/QuinnyPig/status/1206319017750867971

> From: "Rick Moen" <rick at linuxmafia.com>
> Subject: [conspire] 1999 called, and wants its backhoe returned
> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:23:54 -0700

> Dispatch from the neighbourhood just uphill from us (Sharon Heights -- a
> 1960s buildout where they thought it was very clever to put all the
> electrical lines underground):
>
>
> Robin Riddle in Sharon Heights writes:
>
> Pacific Underground Construction was using a backhoe this morning to
> start the installation of a replacement water main (12" ductile iron
> pipe) along Monte Rosa.  In front of 815 Monte Rosa they hit a PG&E
> secondary and shorted one phase to the uninsulated neutral (according to