The Wire: Hanoi one day at a time
Posted: November 23, 2009 Filed under: Hanoi, Pics | Tags: cable management, Hanoi, health and safety, old quarter, streetlife, telecommunications, vietnam, wires, workers 5 Comments »
I had to do something similar to this recently – albeit on a much smaller scale.
I moved into the new flat and once I’d set up the laptop, the additional screen, the internet cable and the speakers, there were cables everywhere. I bunched them all up together and secured them with a twist of wire.
In Hanoi, the telecommunications explosion also means there are wires everywhere. There has been talk of digging up the city and putting them underground but in the meantime – there’s a quick fix.
Place your ladder directly onto wires. Climb up without a safety harness. Loop a rope over the many wires and get your mates at street level to pull down. Tie the bunched up wires together and hope that none have been damaged in the process.
Oh and do it on a weekday. On a busy street. And don’t stop the traffic.
Now that’s cable management.
Oh man..
I was impressed with the wires but more so by the construction sites! I remember passing one everyday and just stopping to stare- all of the guys had flip flops on, suspended by something tied around their waists, no helmets. Amazing…
Health and safety is yet to reach Vietnam. I’ve seen bare wires pushed into electrical sockets before.
Those wires often break and trail down over streets – I’ve always ducked under them, not entirely being sure they aren’t electrical, but if you can lean a ladder against them then I guess they’re not live.
Seriously – remind me why we bother with ridiculous H&S nonsense here. Categorical proof that you can just see a job and get it done, no worries.
Thanks for reminding me *again* why I miss Hanoi so much. Git :-p
Mosh, I was just sat in a coffee shop watching it all unfold. By the end there were tourists all around taking pics while the locals didn’t bat an eye lid.
Hehe, yeah I can picture that! Ah, sensible countries. They’re even banned facebook