A squirrel chewed through my fiber optic cable

[Grndslmhttr3]

Has anyone had this problem before? The cable is right outside of the window in the back of my apartment, and squirrels are always dicking around on the ledge. I was away for the weekend and came back to find the cable absolutely shredded.

My internet is fucked, of course. I'm assuming Verizon will fix it, but I'm not sure how to go about preventing this from happening again. If it's not fixed by the release of the new Witcher 3 DLC then heads will roll.

[MrBlip]

squirrels chew through everything. we have like 4 boards on the side of our house from where we patched squirrels chewing through the wood, and I've encountered my share of coax and cat5 lines that had been chewed through when I worked out in the field.

it's ok though, patching a fiber optic cable is easy. just take the light coming from the street end and tie it in with the dark going to your modem and make sure it's sealed tight with some black electrical tape (so the light can't escape). light should return to your modem shortly and you'll be able to use the internet again.

[Ian7]

Poison. Lot's of poison.

[Eviltechie]

it's ok though, patching a fiber optic cable is easy. just take the light coming from the street end and tie it in with the dark going to your modem and make sure it's sealed tight with some black electrical tape (so the light can't escape). light should return to your modem shortly and you'll be able to use the internet again.

That's not quite how it works. You need to get a fusion splicer and weld the cables together.

[Django]

Squirrels 1, White people 0

[Ian7]

Squirrels 1, White people 0

White people 2016, Non white people 0

[Grndslmhttr3]

Django is just mad that I didn't check my privilege

[Django]

Django is just mad that I didn't check my privilege

Real reason is cause i'm jealous


me irl

[Grndslmhttr3]

Verizon didn't show yesterday. They said they called and couldn't get a hold of me, but obviously they never called. Then they said they would show up today after 2; clearly they did not and once again neglected to call me, so I called them again and found out I was never put on the schedule for today. Now they say they'll show up between 5 and 6 tomorrow evening. If I have to get on the phone with these dickheads one more time, I'm going to blow a gasket.

After they finally fix it, I bet a squirrel will probably chew through it within a month or two because my fucking neighbor downstairs feeds them because she's a dumb asshole. Fuck her and fuck Verizon.

[Grndslmhttr3]

Now they are coming today, apparently. I still maintain that they and my neighbor can fuck themselves.

[Bash]

Sprinkle Urine and human hair around the area you want to protect.

[Grndslmhttr3]

What about wrapping the cable in lead tape?

[Eviltechie]

What about wrapping the cable in lead tape?

Not likely to help. Lead is usually thought of as having a sweet taste. It's also incredibly soft and a rodent would have no problem chewing through it.

[Ian7]

Cover it in spices, like really spicy sauce or something. That's we used to do to get my stupid dog to stop eating her poo.

[Grndslmhttr3]

What about wrapping the cable in lead tape?

Not likely to help. Lead is usually thought of as having a sweet taste. It's also incredibly soft and a rodent would have no problem chewing through it.

Damn. At least they'd die a miserable death, right?