[GreenKeys] Re: Teletype and Data Installation and Repair

Thu, 18 Jul 2002 20:44:18 -0700

Windshield time was always a problem especially if you had a poor 
dispatcher.  Several of us took turns dispatching and were always 
better than the clerks they tried out.  I don't envy you having to be 
a multi-faceted repairman.  It is hard to be an expert at everything. 
Thanks for sharing your memories Larry.

Warm regards,
Don

>Oh yes.  I probably had 30 machines.  That was all the 28 KSR/ASR, 33ASR
>and 1 35 ASR that were in about a 4 county area.  Sheriff, Hiway Patrol,
>Police dept, radio stations and Nat'l wx office.  Wasn't so many, just
>that it was a part time job amongst all the other things i had to do and
>i was the only tty trained person in our area of coverage.  The along
>came the DS-40 stuff and some of the other petty small dialup stuff AT&T
>came out with, the new 300baud or LETS system.  2 hour clearing time?
>Yes i had that as well but when it took me 2 hours to get to where i had
>to go, just took the bite on the ass for missing it.
>
>I drove a standard ford pickup with the typical repair box on the back
>that included hauling ladders and all the equipment parts for repairing
>anything in the plant that might require it.  Open wire lines, buried
>drop, tel sets, etc etc.  Never carried any of the tty stuff unless i
>had a repair call.  Then it was back to the office to get what ever
>parts/machine spares i might need. 
>
>I transferred to the Wichita Toll office in 1978.  The tty people there
>all had walking asignments.  Think there were 8 or 10 of them for the
>downtown Wichita area alone.  They had stuff i couldn't even dream of
>cause i didn't know about it.  Had one test set. thought i was a kingpin
>when i got that.  Wish i could remember what it was now.  Oh well. 
>
>Nice to share memories of past operating procedures when there was a
>standard.  The Bell System.
>
>My outfit, QWEST, is almost into bankruptcy.  Stock went from a high of
>$95 2 years ago to less than $2 last week.  We were, i'm now retired,
>the old Mountain States Tel & Tel.  Hard outfit but a good solid one.
>My tty experience came while i was with Southwestern bell.
>
>Larry

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