this post was submitted on 03 Jan 2025
133 points (97.8% liked)

Side of the Road

236 readers
26 users here now

founded 1 week ago
MODERATORS
 
top 20 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

No so stealthy camping.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

56K loading up for internet delivery

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

They told me it wasn't a series of trucks!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Flowers By Irene

[–] [email protected] 78 points 1 week ago (2 children)

They're loading more memes onto the internet

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Artisanal memes freshly uploaded

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ah so this is a shitpost van out in the wild

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They also offer free candy

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

That van is a Ford Transit 2500, the free candy van is a Chevy Express 2500.

[–] [email protected] 106 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's a splicing van. They are splicing fiber optic cable. They need a cleanroom for that kind of work; the van is a rolling clean room.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You know, I always wondered why they have big switchback loops of cable on a lot of lines.

Now I assume it's the extra cable needed to reach the splicing van.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You know, when I read your comment, I read it in his voice/accent.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Probably splicing fiber optic or coaxial lines. Coax you might be able to do on a lift, but they need literal microscopes to splice fiber so they have to do it in the van.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

They dont need to, but its highly convenient

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

This is the electric car charging infrastructure we need

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago

Someone in there playing with tiny shards of glass

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

That’s how Bluetooth is made