On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:06:42 you wrote:
> Craig Falconer wrote:
> > yuri wrote, On 17/03/10 17:16:
> >> On St Paddy's Day at 13:15, Ross Drummond wrote:
> >>> no matter what conditions the copper cables submerged
> >>> below the water table for 30 years or Telecoms coal
> >>> fired exchange threw at it.
> >>
> >> Pity the poor cable jointer who has to dig up a cable to repair it,
> >> and the hole keeps filling with water.
> >
> > They have pumps in the truck for that, and spanky wee tents to keep
> > the rain off.
> >
> > I'd be more worried about the lead and tar sheathe they use to
> > waterproof the bundles. Using a gas blowtorch to soften the lead and
> > make it watertight again...
>
> luxury! I still have a pair of accoustic couplers in the garage :)
what did you say sonny?
my hearing isn't as good as it was... - couldn't resist it.
