[AusNOG] Experience with Global Switch, Sydney?

[Jacob Gardiner]

I walked past last week and it didn't like they were breaking _much_ ground in comparison to the week before, it looked like they were doing more of a cleanup than a dig, but there's definitely heavy machinery sitting there ready to go. 

Is a little surprising that they've (re)purposed half of that area for parking.

On 22/10/2012, at 2:37 PM, Julien Goodwin <ausnog at studio442.com.au> wrote:

> I walk past GS on my way to/from work, and yes for once they're
> *actually* digging it up, it could be just to redo the surface, but it
> is more then just a parking lot.
> 
> On 22/10/12 14:32, Seamus Ryan wrote:
>> Are they actually digging it up or does it just look like they are digging it up?
>> 
>> Many times I have driven past GS, glanced over and seen a number of construction vehicles in that area. I would think to myself "huzzah, construction has started at last"
>> 
>> That was three years ago....
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Julien Goodwin
>> Sent: Monday, 22 October 2012 11:21 AM
>> To: Matt Perkins
>> Cc: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
>> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Experience with Global Switch, Sydney?
>> 
>> On 22/10/12 09:08, Matt Perkins wrote:
>>> That's a good summary of what it's like at GS.  The only thing I can 
>>> add is when you are man handling a large server from the dock 2km down 
>>> to your suite through numerous doors and cage's  with no trolly after 
>>> making your way back down to the dock you were only just at 10 minutes 
>>> before because you had to go through the stupid man trap.  Just as you 
>>> collapse without even some old cardboard to break your fall (cardboard
>>> banned)  You will be dreading the day you ever heard the name global 
>>> switch.
>> 
>> That reminds me, they're currently digging up the back of GS, does anyone know if this is construction on part 2 starting?
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