The Rob 14 Report post Posted April 23, 2005 >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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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>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.
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