We are so bad we were featured on ABC News.... people just want to fucking party...
On Sat, Oct 24, 2020, 1:25 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > Numbers here in Illinois are bad again today, all we can say is “at least > we’re not Wisconsin”. > > > > I no longer roll my eyes at my daughter choosing to live in Maine, where > “social distancing” was already the norm. (bike photo was actually from a > ride a month ago up to the Quebec border) > > > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Jaime Solorza > *Sent:* Saturday, October 24, 2020 12:17 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] WISPs & Covid at 8 months and counting > > > > On Thursday our techs had to stop wiring up panel and stuff because two > electricians would wear masks...I wasn't there , I would have made them > step outside ...our boss complained to water utilities because we are on a > schedule with several people. > > The control room is small. > > > > > > On Sat, Oct 24, 2020, 10:19 AM Matt Hoppes < > mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net> wrote: > > We are doing normal installs for now. Watching our local county info in > internal tracking systems I developed. > > > > So far we’re staying fairly isolated. If things severely spike this winter > we will shut down installs again. > > > > At this point we are not masking nor requiring customers to wear masks - > but we do ask customers to stay 10feet away from techs. This point will be > driven home even more as we go into the winter months. > > > > On Oct 24, 2020, at 12:02 PM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > > > > So 8 months in, numbers are getting worse not better, and despite what > anybody says the end is not just around the corner. > > > > I remember at the beginning some WISPs were not sending techs inside > customer homes, maybe pushing a cable through the wall and having the > customer plug in the POE and router. Is anybody still declining to do > inside work? Installs, repairs? > > > > Also, what about the FCC requested “pledge” not to disconnect customers > for nonpayment during the pandemic. How many are still doing that, and > assuming things won’t be back to “normal” until well into 2021 or even > 2022, how long do you plan to continue? Are you taking any additional > steps, like downgrading their speed or declining to do upgrades, or > requiring proof of hardship? I know this wasn’t mandatory, but if we did > it voluntarily, should there be a time limit? And if at that point they > are 6-12 months behind, do we write that off rather than expecting they > will catch up? > > > > It’s also interesting I see on cable company forums issues about mask > refusal, both by techs and customers, and even of customers who have Covid > but still want their Internet fixed. I hesitate to bring this up because > it has become a political or “freedom” issue in a way that seatbelts or > smoking or wearing a yellow vest at a grain elevator or even picking up > after your dog isn’t, and I’m tired of being caught in the middle. But > take the extreme case of a customer who recently tested positive or the > tech gets there and strongly suspects someone in the house is contagious, > is this really happening, and what is your response? At the beginning I > would ask when setting up every appointment, has anyone in the house tested > positive, but I’ve come to believe that’s pointless. > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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