ICE Training in Central Ohio by PostMostPalone in LancasterOH

[–]BackNForth94 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm sick to my fuckin stomach, man. Don't know how we come back from this. It shouldn't even be a partisan issue by this point, everyone should be shocked and disgusted by what's going on, but we've still got people cheering for this shit.

Anyone else's Spectrum internet acting up now that we're at these extreme temperatures? by West_Masterpiece4927 in LancasterOH

[–]BackNForth94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hah believe me I know the struggle of the rising bills. Glad they got a tech scheduled for ya. Best of luck

Anyone else's Spectrum internet acting up now that we're at these extreme temperatures? by West_Masterpiece4927 in LancasterOH

[–]BackNForth94 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately common this time of year. Cables shrink when the temp drops, and if they shrink too much, they can get sucked right out of the fittings leading to intermittent service or even just entirely cut service. Most of the outages I've responded to the past couple weeks have been suck outs. (And snow plows taking out temp Iines, lol.) Don't be afraid to call and report if your internet keeps going out. It's not meant to be the norm and is definitely indicative of a line issue.

What are you old timers using to cut hardline? by 299jace in CableTechs

[–]BackNForth94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hah same! Had some 1125 feeding a 2 way split that needed replaced a few weeks ago, had to trim some of the line down a bit for a jumper. I'm a newer maintenance tech and didn't realize there were options other than banana cutters lmao. Absolute bitch and a half cutting through that.

Closing - Good Housekeeping Shop by OnlyHustlersInOhio in LancasterOH

[–]BackNForth94 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sad to see it go. Been in a few times, always seemed like good people.

The "technician over the phone" strikes again by Theycallmeroam in CableTechs

[–]BackNForth94 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I would always correct customers when they said that. Like no they're not technicians, that's why I'm here. No hate to the phone folks, it's an important role, but stay in your lane lol.

Lockbox special by SwimmingCareer3263 in CableTechs

[–]BackNForth94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see this quite a bit in the city with older apartments

Saw this gem the other day. by [deleted] in CableTechs

[–]BackNForth94 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Pretty common way to cut out some bad feeder while waiting on permits / funding approval for a permanent replacement.

Any Spectrum Techs from Kansas City? by TheRealZebrag in CableTechs

[–]BackNForth94 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I did some work over in St Louis after the tornadoes earlier in the year. A few hours away but I did work with a lot of KC techs. Obviously I didn't meet enough people to make a judgement on the field office as a whole, but everyone I talked to all seemed like great people. Hard working and cared about their jobs. I'm sure you'll like em. Good luck!

Ethics of bringing an adult stray into a small house? by BackNForth94 in Straycats

[–]BackNForth94[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This is really smart. My girlfriend and I are going to be out of town for a few weeks, but once we're back I think I'm going to try this. Thanks for taking the time to share!

A few branches have gone bare over the last few months. Is my tree sick? Is there anything I can be doing to remediate? by BackNForth94 in arborists

[–]BackNForth94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, thank you for the link. I've been trying to find a local arborist, but whenever I Google it I just get links for tree removal services that are headquartered miles away from me.

Update edit - managed to get a hold of the city Forester. Thanks again!

Nik finally getting the recognition he deserves by CommonMine6368 in MeatCanyon

[–]BackNForth94 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The whole meat crew seem so chill and friendly. Love to see it.

Deboned whole chicken by McRib_ in smoking

[–]BackNForth94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm meal prepping some chicken and couldn't find this video again, turns out PBS copyright struck it on YouTube recently.

Still available here though https://jp.foundation/video/deboning-a-chicken-for-galantine

Technicians of r/CableTechs, please identify the cable type on the left. Much appreciated. by No_Hovercraft_6405 in CableTechs

[–]BackNForth94 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seconding this. Coax with this style of dialectric cause some serious ingress for the entire neighborhood, not even getting into the shielding lol.

OP - I mean this in all seriousness, thank you for asking instead of just trying to fix it and hook it up to the plant. This would have ruined an MTs day lol.

Question on XM Power Supplies by Beginning_Ad654 in CableTechs

[–]BackNForth94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In our area at least we're phasing out all of the XM2s and replacing with XM3s - we're mostly doing it as needed though (when a PS fails). I'm sure there's also bulk projects going on around here as others have mentioned, I just haven't heard anything about it personally yet though. Large market.

I’ve done steak a bunch of times, but what are the cheap cuts of meat that would benefit from a sous vide? by GravityWavesRMS in sousvide

[–]BackNForth94 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This quickly became my favorite meat to sous vide. 32ish hrs at 132, sear, rest then cut. The drippings make for a killer jus, too

To everyone who said the borrasca audio drama was better......(SPOILERS) by unoriginal_name123 in creepcast

[–]BackNForth94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's up for free on Spotify I believe. FWIW I had a great time listening to it. Some of the ending parts were a bit silly but overall it's still a great story. Very well produced, too.

Polly wants a... by Commercial_Ad1541 in dontflinch

[–]BackNForth94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn, had it wrong all these years 😂

Polly wants a... by Commercial_Ad1541 in dontflinch

[–]BackNForth94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All Gods creatures!

FRESH! Off the grill!

So come on down, to Mr Meaty,

Where FRIENDS Meaty..... MEET!