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4. Absolutely, I worked for the phone company outside for 5 years and we doubled up
Thu Jan 9, 2025, 05:18 AM
Jan 9

to replace broken drops during snow and ice storms. I mostly did the pole work, and my
partner did the groundwork. There is nothing fun about that. If the power lines were down
we had to wait until they fixed theirs before we were allowed to fix ours. I finally got the
chance to move into the switching center and I can tell you for a fact, it is much better
being in a warm central office than outside hanging on a snow- and ice-covered pole.

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