Comments on: All Red Line http://heatherinbc.com/2008/12/27/all-red-line/ 'Living the Baby Boomer Life in BC... and Beyond! Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:59:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Connie http://heatherinbc.com/2008/12/27/all-red-line/comment-page-1/#comment-4798 Connie Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:00:38 +0000 http://heatherinbc.com/?p=1959#comment-4798 Sorry but I got distracted by the photo of the hunky man in your blog post! You are blessed to have a father who is able to share history with you. <abbr><em>Connie’s last blog post..<a href="http://brainfoggles.com/2008/12/27/zenses-nintendo-ds-giveaway/" rel="nofollow">Zenses Nintendo DS Giveaway</a></em></abbr> Sorry but I got distracted by the photo of the hunky man in your blog post!

You are blessed to have a father who is able to share history with you.

Connie’s last blog post..Zenses Nintendo DS Giveaway

]]> By: Samantha & Mr, Tigger http://heatherinbc.com/2008/12/27/all-red-line/comment-page-1/#comment-4797 Samantha & Mr, Tigger Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:04:30 +0000 http://heatherinbc.com/?p=1959#comment-4797 What a wonderful story your Pop told you! A commercial fisherman must have been hard work! We bet he has lots of cool stories! Thanks for sharing! We always wondered where all the internets went to get all around the world! Now we know! We want to wish you a Happy & Prosperous 2009!! Your FL furiends, <abbr><em>Samantha & Mr, Tigger’s last blog post..<a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2008/12/mancat-monday-with-mr-tigger_29.html" rel="nofollow">ManCat Monday with Mr. Tigger</a></em></abbr> What a wonderful story your Pop told you! A commercial fisherman must have been hard work! We bet he has lots of cool stories! Thanks for sharing! We always wondered where all the internets went to get all around the world! Now we know! We want to wish you a Happy & Prosperous 2009!!
Your FL furiends,

Samantha & Mr, Tigger’s last blog post..ManCat Monday with Mr. Tigger

]]> By: Scott http://heatherinbc.com/2008/12/27/all-red-line/comment-page-1/#comment-4795 Scott Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:04:43 +0000 http://heatherinbc.com/?p=1959#comment-4795 What an interesting story and I had no idea myself that there were actual cables under water. Thanks for the post it is always nice to learn something new. Happy Holidays What an interesting story and I had no idea myself that there were actual cables under water. Thanks for the post it is always nice to learn something new. Happy Holidays

]]> By: Janet Giacoma http://heatherinbc.com/2008/12/27/all-red-line/comment-page-1/#comment-4792 Janet Giacoma Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:57:44 +0000 http://heatherinbc.com/?p=1959#comment-4792 What a truly wonderful story, rich in details! What a truly wonderful story, rich in details!

]]> By: Karen http://heatherinbc.com/2008/12/27/all-red-line/comment-page-1/#comment-4788 Karen Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:36:18 +0000 http://heatherinbc.com/?p=1959#comment-4788 Well whadda ya know? I thought everything was brought to us through satelittes. I love hearing stories from your pop. Well whadda ya know? I thought everything was brought to us through satelittes. I love hearing stories from your pop.

]]> By: Bill Burns http://heatherinbc.com/2008/12/27/all-red-line/comment-page-1/#comment-4787 Bill Burns Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:52:23 +0000 http://heatherinbc.com/?p=1959#comment-4787 Good story, and the recent breaks in the Mediterranean cables show how important it is to guard cables against ships' anchors and fishing trawls. Cables are protected by international law, which makes whoever damages them responsible for the repair costs, typically about a million dollars per incident. On the other hand the law also requires the cable companies to compensate mariners for any loss or damage to their gear, as you note in your article. Regarding satellites, about 95% of all traffic - phone, internet, video, etc. - goes by cable worldwide. Cable circuits are cheaper than satellite, and much faster. The heavier cables are used only near the shore where extra protection is needed. Deep-sea sections are only about an inch in diameter. Here's an example on my website: http://www.atlantic-cable.com/Cables/2008TPE/index.htm There's over 150 years of undersea cable history, much of it chronicled on my site. Start at the main page: http://www.atlantic-cable.com Good story, and the recent breaks in the Mediterranean cables show how important it is to guard cables against ships’ anchors and fishing trawls.

Cables are protected by international law, which makes whoever damages them responsible for the repair costs, typically about a million dollars per incident. On the other hand the law also requires the cable companies to compensate mariners for any loss or damage to their gear, as you note in your article.

Regarding satellites, about 95% of all traffic – phone, internet, video, etc. – goes by cable worldwide. Cable circuits are cheaper than satellite, and much faster.

The heavier cables are used only near the shore where extra protection is needed. Deep-sea sections are only about an inch in diameter. Here’s an example on my website:
http://www.atlantic-cable.com/Cables/2008TPE/index.htm

There’s over 150 years of undersea cable history, much of it chronicled on my site. Start at the main page: http://www.atlantic-cable.com

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