Fw: BARKING PHONE

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I thihk we should all observe the ideas presented here!!!!!

Subject: BARKING PHONE

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.

Have A Safe And Healthy Year!