Fiber drop went sideways when a squirrel chewed through my brand new line right after I finished splicing

Was out in my own backyard in Phoenix, running a fresh fiber drop to a shed. Took me like 40 minutes to get the fusion splicer dialed in and the pigtail clean. Soon as i closed the splice tray and turned around, this fat little squirrel chomped right through the jacket. Had to redo the whole thing from scratch. Anyone else have wildlife just wreck your work mid job?

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avery_lopez7d ago

Don't they always seem to know exactly when you've just finished something? That's rough having to redo the whole splice from the start. I never trust animals around exposed fiber, they love the taste of that jacket for some reason.

jakel367d ago

Read somewhere that squirrels actually chew through fiber lines because the insulation is made from soybean oil or something like that. Makes you wonder if we're just putting out snacks for them.