You can only begin to imagine the super-obese proportions of the sparrow that must have landed on the wires to bend a telegraph pole over like this. The photo was sent in by our Openreach correspondent, Andrew Rowsell (#0466H) who tells us that this particular pole is in Plymouth. And that all his friends and colleagues are mad jealous of his new TPAS certificate. Who wouldn’t be?
Meanwhile, I’ve had an email from our Honorary Technical Adviser, Keith S**** H.T.A.T.P.A.S.
Just a line to touch base (as they apparently say in America). The new photo of the levitating pole is interesting. Have you noticed it has been cut off, sawn off? not snapped off in the wind, which is no doubt seriously keen in Ireland. Maybe another pole has been planted to take the strain. It certainly shows the strength of B.T. cable, (looks like a telephone pole to me), have you ever pondered the difference between a telephone pole and a telegraph pole? Such esoteric thoughts plague me constantly!
The wisdom and that last bit sums up in one-and-a-bit sentences exactly why Keith S**** is our Honorary Technical Adviser and not anyone else. While you and I are wondering about Poincare’s conjecture, if the Higgs Boson really exists or whether hands that do dishes really can feel soft as your face, Keith ponders the difference between telegraph poles and telephone poles. We’ve missed you Keith.