12 hours and counting of no DSL

So, I come home last night to find that my DSL circuit isn't working. I reboot the modem and router, still no luck, can't DHCP an address. I take a look at the modem and note that the DSL light is on, which means I do have an actual link established to the CO on the other end of the wire. Hmm. So I hop on a neighbor's wireless network and look at their network status page:

We are currently experiencing a problem with the Verizon ADSL platform. This afffects all DCANet/Verizon ADSL endusers. DCANet engineers are on site and investigating the cause. We believe it is a problem with Verizon's ATM network. We will follow up with more information as soon as it is available.

UPDATE: Verizon has located the problem at the CO an is dispatching to DCANet's 1016 Delaware Ave. data center. We hope to have this resolved here in the early morning.

So... you have a problem which takes out service for thousands of customers, and it takes Verizon 12 hours to actually locate the problem. Wow. Way to go, guys.

Verizon's new motto should be: "Where quality and service are often mentioned"

Of course, it's not like Verizon also sells DSL service, and they would intentionally stonewall DCANet because they're a competitor. Nope, that would never happen.

Joe Backhoe

The latest from DCANet:

UPDATE: Verizon has confirmed that it is a fiber cut and they are working out in the street to repair the problem.

Anyone up for taking a trip over to Delaware Ave and heckling Verizon? :-)

I want this calendar

The Lion Man Calendar

I'm amazed the lion didn't rip his face off. Maybe he's into interspecies relationships? (Not that THAT'S ever happened before)

Bounty on gays

Money is being offered to kill gays in Jerusalem

Reading through the article linked above, this is apparently an intimidation tactic that is being used against a Pride Parade scheduled there on August 10th. Lots of quotes from rabbis going on about how evil homosexuality is, yada yada yada. Nothing I really haven't heard before.

I guess this means that Muslims don't have a monopoly on religious-based hatred now. :-/

Watching Verizon work is like a train wreck

Here's the latest from my ISP:

UPDATE: After repairing the fiber cut on the street, Verizon discovered a failed OC12 card on their equipment in our Network Operations Center. They are currently working to replace that card.

First a fiber cut, then an OC12 card. Do I hear router? Any takers on a router failing next?

(no subject)

[Poll #766991]

Gee, maybe it wasn't the OC12 card

Heeeeeere's the latest:

UPDATE
After repairing a fiber cut. Verizon has completed its repairs at the DCANet data center and they have determined that there is still yet another problem in the path between the DCANet data center and the Central office. They are working now with the appropriate fiber engineering departments to resolve this problem.

It is our hope that this will be repaired quickly; however, we cannot promise when this will happen. Verizon is refusing us any ETAs.

Metal Gear Raiden

Metal Gear Raiden: Snake Eraser

Raiden goes back in time to kill Big Boss so that Snake can never be born. This is DAMN funny. The whole thing is in Japanese, but you don't need to understand what they're saying if you've played Metal Gear Solid 3.

Adam's Mark News

Looks like the Adam's Mark isn't going to be torn down without a fight! From http://www.kyw1060.com/pages/55293.php

Worker Hurt During City Ave. Hotel Demolition
by KYW's Michelle Durham

A construction worker is hospitalized in critical condition after a building he was helping to demolish on City Line Avenue started to collapse on top of him.

Philadelphia firefighters were called to the scene of the former Adams Mark Hotel in Wynnefield about 1pm. The building is being demolished to make way for a Target retail store.

Officials say a back wall collapsed, trapping a 55-year-old backhoe operator. He was extricated and rushed to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was listed in critical condition.

This can't be good

Update: 7:35pm
As of approximately 6:30pm on Tuesday, July 11, Verizon has informed us that they have resolved the ADSL outage. We are continuing to investigate the root causes of this event, but service has been restored to all circuits on the ATM platform, which include any ATM PVCs and all ADSL circuits.

Well, having DSL back is good. But not knowing the root cause kinda troubles me. We'll see what comes of this!

Rei-jin, please come to the White Courtesy Phone!

If anyone knows the artist Rei-jin, please inform her that her email account is over quota, which means emails getting sent to her will bounce, as mine did.

Thank you.