http://www.sol.net/tmp/nanog/toolbox2.jpg
Ahhhh sweet memories....the 3COM/USR screwdriver. Nice to see someone still has one. -- Jim Wininger On Feb 18, 2012, at 9:41 AM, "Joe Greco" <jgr...@ns.sol.net> wrote: >> Do you guys ride your bike to the colo and show up in shorts and a >> t-shirt? Who goes to the colo without things like their laptop? > > Quite frankly, when the colo is 800 miles away and you've flown out > to do something important, only to be tripped up by a lack of some > stupid $something, and it's 11PM at night, you get a very different > (*very* different) outlook on it all. Especially with the way it is > these days to fly, you don't want to be carrying odd stuff with you > if you can avoid it. We'll ship gear via FedEx or UPS. We rely on > existing on-site supplies to cover most unexpected stuff. > > It is easy to justify keeping a well-stocked toolbox with a ton of > generally-useful tools, and also some specialty tools, for example. > > Our Ashburn toolbox contains, among other things: > > Laminated maps of the area with distributors like Graybar located (now > probably useless, 8 years out of date, anyone familiar with NoVA will > understand, haha), Notebook and pen, pencil > > Precision flat & Phillips screwdrivers, Mini Maglite, Sharpie RGB Markers, > Utility Knife (cutting boxes), Xacto Knife set, hex bit extensions, DB25 pin > inserter/extractor tools, scissors, surgeon's clamp, metal nibbler, wire > stripper, various general crimp tools, several pliers, several needlenose/ > bent-nose, flush cutters, adjustable wrenches, Victorinox Swiss CyberTool, > Milwaukee Power Screwdriver #6546. 22" (not a typo) hex Phillips bit. > > Outlet wiring tester, telephone line tester, RS232 snooper, AUI xcvr (don't > laugh, I actually used one within the last 5 years), wire wrap tool and > wire, pencils and sharpener, anti-static wrist strap, logic probe, tool > magnetizer, digital multimeter, soldering iron and supplies, electrical > tape, punchdown tool, heat shrink tubing kit, hex key sets, socket drive > sets, medium screwdrivers. > > Tap & drill set, 20' tape measure, hammer, rubber mallet, big pliers, big > utility knife, torp level, various bit kits, large adj wrench, tongue and > groove pliers, big wire cutters/needle nose, spare charger and battery > for power screwdriver, small cordless drill, crimpers, first aid kit, > big MagLite, test lead kit, serial adapter kit. > > Now I will concede that we've used a lot of this stuff only a few times > over the years, and some of it maybe even never, but the point is that > it really stinks to be on-site and in-need without an easy way to address > the need. It's really amusing that there've been people who have made > it a habit to borrow tools out of our toolbox "because we have just > about anything." > > Since you guys like pictures: > > http://www.sol.net/tmp/nanog/toolbox1.jpg > http://www.sol.net/tmp/nanog/toolbox2.jpg > http://www.sol.net/tmp/nanog/toolbox3.jpg > > We also keep some small roughtotes with: > > Fiber supplies > Copper supplies > Power cords etc > Server parts > Telecom supplies > > So, yes, sometimes I show up at the colo in shorts and a t-shirt. Matter > of fact, most of the time I do. It's more fun that way. > > ... JG > -- > Joe Greco - sol.net Network Services - Milwaukee, WI - http://www.sol.net > "We call it the 'one bite at the apple' rule. Give me one chance [and] then I > won't contact you again." - Direct Marketing Ass'n position on e-mail > spam(CNN) > With 24 million small businesses in the US alone, that's way too many apples. >
