{"id":13509,"date":"2018-02-08T13:22:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T07:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/?p=13509"},"modified":"2026-03-13T22:13:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:13:40","slug":"wheres-the-cable-guy-when-i-need-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/wheres-the-cable-guy-when-i-need-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Where&#8217;s The Cable Guy When I Need Him?!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cable-on-the-road-I-feat-image.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"896\" src=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cable-on-the-road-I-feat-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cable-on-the-road-I-feat-image.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cable-on-the-road-I-feat-image-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cable-on-the-road-I-feat-image-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cable-on-the-road-I-feat-image-768x573.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I originally posted this blog post just a few days after the incident! But the server that hosts my homepage crashed on January 8, and didn&#8217;t come back online until January 11, and contrary to what I had been led to believe by them &#8212; that they make daily backup of everything &#8212; they appeared to NOT have the latest backup. When they restored my homepage, they did so from a January 4 backup! I lost everything I published and worked on between January 4 and 8! \ud83d\ude41 \ud83d\ude41 One of them was this blog!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, the incident took place late afternoon, early evening of January 2. I walked into a pile of cables in the middle of a road on my way to my car after work on January 2, and no sooner had I come across it, a scooter got stuck on one. I took a few photos and noticing how everyone seemed to just continue on driving over it without doing anything about it, I started recording it. Watch the video below to see what happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Where&#039;s The Cable Guy When I Need Him?!\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U3Nk4emVU6g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The cables were there still the morning of January 4. It appeared to have been taken care of sometime during that day because they were gone by late afternoon (see below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cable-on-the-road-second-evening-II.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cable-on-the-road-second-evening-II.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cable-on-the-road-second-evening-II.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cable-on-the-road-second-evening-II-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cable-on-the-road-second-evening-II-768x574.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">No more cables!!! Photo taken the late afternoon of Jan. 4.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And that is NOT unusual! Kathmandu traffic is an endless source of amusement and danger!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested, the following blog posts touch on the many amusing sides of traffic in Kathmandu, all of which are applicable to traffic in most of the rest of the country as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><a title=\"Permanent Link to Nepal, in the upcoming Election, vote Motorcyclists for a future like no other\" href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/nepal-vote-motorcyclists-for-a-future-like-no-other\/\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nepal, in the upcoming Election, vote Motorcyclists for a future like no other<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a title=\"Permanent Link to Fight Fire with Fire!\" href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/fight-fire-with-fire\/\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fight Fire with Fire!<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"Permanent Link to NEPAL: Never End Piss And Love\" href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/never-end-piss-and-love\/\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>NEPAL: Never End Piss And Love<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a title=\"Permanent Link to Horn Rules\" href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/horn-rules\/\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Horn Rules<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a title=\"Permanent Link to The Best I Have Heard\u2026So Far\" href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/the-best-i-have-heard-so-far\/\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Best I Have Heard\u2026So Far<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a title=\"Permanent Link to \u201cThe Waiting Place\u2026\u201d[\u2026] \u201cNo! That\u2019s Not for [me]!\u201d\" href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/the-waiting-place-no-thats-not-for-me\/\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThe Waiting Place\u2026\u201d[\u2026] \u201cNo! That\u2019s Not for [me]!\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a title=\"Permanent Link to I Don\u2019t Always Drive in Kathmandu, But When I do\u2026\" href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/i-dont-always-drive-in-kathmandu-but-when-i-do\/\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I Don\u2019t Always Drive in Kathmandu, But When I do\u2026<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a title=\"Permanent Link to In a Hurry\u2026To be Late\" href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/in-a-hurry-to-be-late\/\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\" target=\"_blank\">In a Hurry\u2026To be Late<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"Permanent Link to How Would Kathmandu Drivers React I Wonder If\u2026\" href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/how-would-kathmandu-drivers-react-i-wonder-if\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>How Would Kathmandu Drivers React I Wonder If\u2026<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>My motto when it comes to traffic and driving in the country is &#8220;If you can&#8217;t join them, have a laugh!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following blog posts touch on the many dangerous sides of traffic and driving in the country!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a title=\"Permanent Link to Close Encounter of The Unnerving and Sobering Kind\" href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/close-encounter-of-the-unnerving-and-sobering-kind\/\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Close Encounter of The Unnerving and Sobering Kind<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a title=\"Permanent Link to Use Your Head: Protect Your Head\" href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/use-your-head-protect-your-head\/\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Use Your Head: Protect Your Head<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"Permanent Link to To Yield, or Not to Yield: That ISN\u2019T The Question\" href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/to-yield-or-not-to-yield-that-isnt-the-question\/\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>To Yield, or Not to Yield: That ISN\u2019T The Question<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a title=\"Permanent Link to I Have a Fear in Kathmandu\u2026\" href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/i-have-a-fear-in-kathmandu\/\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I Have a Fear in Kathmandu\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a title=\"Permanent Link to When A Random Act of Kindness Calls\" href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/when-a-random-act-of-kindness-calls\/\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\" target=\"_blank\">When A Random Act of Kindness Calls<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a title=\"Permanent Link to Zebra Crossing\u2026in Kathmandu\" href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/zebra-crossing-in-kathmandu\/\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zebra Crossing\u2026in Kathmandu<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a title=\"Permanent Link to On The Road\u2026Not Taken\u2026Before\u2026In Nepal\" href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/on-the-road-not-taken-before-in-nepal\/\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\" target=\"_blank\">On The Road\u2026Not Taken\u2026Before\u2026In Nepal<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>What do you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s a pile of cables on the road in Kathmandu?!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":13598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Where's The Cable Guy When I Need 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