Phone Service
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Phone Service
An elderly lady phoned her telephone
company to report that her telephone
failed to ring when her friends called -
and that on the few occasions when it
did ring, her pet dog always moaned
right before the phone rang.
The telephone repairman proceeded to
the scene, curious to see this psychic dog
or senile elderly lady.
He climbed a nearby telephone pole,
hooked in his test set, and dialed the
subscriber's house. The phone didn't
ring right away, but then the dog moaned
loudly and the telephone began to ring.
Climbing down from the pole, the telephone
repairman found:
1. The dog was tied to the telephone
system's ground wire via a steel chain and collar.
2. The wire connection to the ground rod was loose.
3. The dog was receiving 90 volts of signaling
current when the phone number was called.
4. After a couple of such jolts, the dog would start
moaning and then urinate on himself and the ground.
5. The wet ground would complete the circuit, thus
causing the phone to ring.
Which demonstrates that some problems CAN be fixed by pissing and moaning.
(I have no idea about the technical accuracy of this item, but it makes a good story)
company to report that her telephone
failed to ring when her friends called -
and that on the few occasions when it
did ring, her pet dog always moaned
right before the phone rang.
The telephone repairman proceeded to
the scene, curious to see this psychic dog
or senile elderly lady.
He climbed a nearby telephone pole,
hooked in his test set, and dialed the
subscriber's house. The phone didn't
ring right away, but then the dog moaned
loudly and the telephone began to ring.
Climbing down from the pole, the telephone
repairman found:
1. The dog was tied to the telephone
system's ground wire via a steel chain and collar.
2. The wire connection to the ground rod was loose.
3. The dog was receiving 90 volts of signaling
current when the phone number was called.
4. After a couple of such jolts, the dog would start
moaning and then urinate on himself and the ground.
5. The wet ground would complete the circuit, thus
causing the phone to ring.
Which demonstrates that some problems CAN be fixed by pissing and moaning.
(I have no idea about the technical accuracy of this item, but it makes a good story)
Good One!!!
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