Apologies For Server Outages
February 3rd, 2008We apologize to our regular readers - and all the new readers who have discovered this groundbreaking site of late - for the occasional server outages at LocustFork.Net.
It’s obvious we are scaring some people in Washington, Montgomery and Texas - along with some fascists over at Southern Company, AT and T and the Newhouse empire.
Some assholes will stop at nothing to silent a strong voice for change and alternative voices to the traditional, corporate press. Our programmer in Homewood is working hard to keep the corrupt spammers at bay. Please bear with us as we fight the real evil doers in the world.
Underground Lines
Meanwhile, perhaps this would be a good time to bring up one of the pet peeves I’ve harbored for years. We need to find a way to push the power, phone and cable companies to put all of their lines underground. The water, sewer and gas lines are already underground, so there’s a utility corridor in place along every right-of-way.
The power company is the most resistant to this. They don’t like the idea of having to dig a hole to fix their lines. They would rather climb a pole. I have watched and covered this fight for years.
Back in the late 1980s, I was in on a big meeting with company and government officials after there was a push by citizens and the local press (me) to get the power, phone and cable lines placed underground along the beach. Not only is it ugly to have all those poles and lines ruin the view. Every time a storm or a hurricane comes ashore, the first thing to go down are the power lines. Now that includes Internet access for millions of people along the cable and phone lines.
The power companies object to underground lines due to the capital investment expense and for a perceived safety risk. But we have the technology now to alleviate that risk and even make it easier to diagnose problems when they occur on the underground lines. There are many communities in this country where this battle has been fought and won, mostly out West. It’s just not been pushed by citizens or government officials in many areas under the control of Southern Company.
Super Bowl Sunday
I am on the road today and not able to send e-mail, since the stupid Charter.Net Web mail system sux. But I am thinking now about a Super Bowl Sunday column having to do with Tom Petty, who will be playing the half-time show, and his fight with George W. Bush back in 2000 over the use of his song with the line, “I won’t back down.” Check back in a little while and hopefully we’ll get these server issues delt with soon.
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