OT (most likely) strange modem disconnection when using USB drives

[Tim]

On Tue, 2007-10-02 at 23:07 -0600, Frank Cox wrote:
> About 20 years ago I was changing a ballast in the office where I
> worked at the time. (I got tired of working in the dark while waiting
> for the maintenance department to get around to visiting me.)  Just
> when I was in the midst of removing the old ballast, someone walked in
> and switched the light on. 
> 
> The next thing I know, I'm sitting on the floor in the corner, and my
> arm is numb.
> 
> I learned my lesson -- always put a piece of tape over the light
> switch when doing that!

Not nice...  You're supposed to pull the fuse or breaker before working
on fixed wiring.  I wouldn't rely on a switch, some only break one half
of the circuit, and if there's bad wiring, that mightn't be the live
half.

At least, when you're working on stand-alone gear, you can unplug the
cord and take it with you.  The second half is important, there's always
someone who'll see you working on a set, and helpfully plug it back in
for you.  You also ensure that you unplug the device that you're working
on, and not something next to it.

-- 
[tim at bigblack ~]$ uname -ipr
2.6.22.9-91.fc7 i686 i386

Using FC 4, 5, 6 & 7, plus CentOS 5.  Today, it's FC7.

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