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Re: Back afloat
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 12:19 pm
by sahona
bad boys ride our young girls but virgins grow wise
black brown red orange yellow green blue violet grey white
At least that's what they told me as an apprentice.
Re: Back afloat
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 3:18 pm
by Telo
trev wrote:claymore wrote:Oh goody - will they be in colour?
Yes, ----- Blue Orange Green Brown Slate.
White, Red, Black, Yellow, Violet......
Re: Back afloat
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 5:54 pm
by Booby Trapper
claymore wrote:Oh goody - will they be in colour?
Of course
The old way with bits of waxy string and a certain amount of skill and dexterity.
The new way which anyone can do.
Re: Back afloat
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 6:08 pm
by claymore
Thank you ever so much - I think you have just helped me to understand why we have so much trouble with our phone.....
Re: Back afloat
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 6:19 pm
by Booby Trapper
claymore wrote:Thank you ever so much - I think you have just helped me to understand why we have so much trouble with our phone.....
Ah don't worry the stuff in the top pic is not carrying traffic anymore. The little wires in the bottom pic are however carrying thousands more calls than the nice coloured ones ever could.
Re: Back afloat
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 11:21 pm
by sahona
silent uniselectors, how peaceful.
I bet the nightshift is far more restful these days.
Re: Back afloat
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 11:33 pm
by Telo
sahona wrote:silent uniselectors, how peaceful.
I bet the nightshift is far more restful these days.
The nightshift?
Back in the 70s, the PO Telephones proposal for System X staffing agreement was one Engineer and a dog.
The Engineer was there to feed the dog, and the dog was there to stop the engineer fiddling about with the equipment.
Re: Back afloat
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2016 9:52 am
by cpedw
Telo wrote:the dog was there to stop the engineer fiddling about with the equipment.
Was the dog successful?