I came upon this rather tired looking pole in an equally tired street in Fairbourne, Gwynedd.  But according to the notice pinned to it,  this pole is part of the Openreach Pole Inspection Project. 

That all sounds very exciting and got me to speculate about the logistics and organisation of such a project.  I wonder do a delegation of Openreach's be-suited, be-spectacled executives gather at a conference centre at some place like Bristol?  Appointing project managers, approving budgets, and discussing contingency plans.  Whiteboards, powerpoint and balderdash?

And afterwards, does each delegate get to keep their name badge as well as a goody bag of project pencil, notepad and fact-sheet sticker packs?  Then it's off home to regale their respective spouses with stories of tea from a pump flask, how Derek couldn't work the telephone conference gadget, and how the biscuits were probably Marks & Spencers, but had gone soft because they were put out too early.

Red category 'D' pole means it's buggered by the way.