OT B.T. vs the rain forests

I was outside my house contemplating the BT's contribution to the landscape
and wondered why, three and a half years into the twenty-first Century,
Britons foremost telco is still permitted to distribute it's wares by
dandling wires from dead trees.
I don't imagine Telewest or NTL would get away with this technique so why
can BT.

(I have this vague memory of something called Redifusion, someone tell me
that was just a bad dream)


Graham.


%Profound_observation.%

On Mon, 24 May 2004 21:27:11 +0100, "Graham" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I was outside my house contemplating the BT's contribution to the landscape
>and wondered why, three and a half years into the twenty-first Century,
>Britons foremost telco is still permitted to distribute it's wares by
>dandling wires from dead trees.

Do BT poles come from rainforests?

>I don't imagine Telewest or NTL would get away with this technique so why
>can BT.

Historic. I bet if Telewest/NTL were allowed to use poles they would
- must be much cheaper to get wire into a property than digging up the
street and gardens.

>(I have this vague memory of something called Redifusion, someone tell me
>that was just a bad dream)

Redifusion was no dream.

--
Hiram Hackenbacker

Hiram Hackenbacker <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> On Mon, 24 May 2004 21:27:11 +0100, "Graham" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>I was outside my house contemplating the BT's contribution to the landscape
>>and wondered why, three and a half years into the twenty-first Century,
>>Britons foremost telco is still permitted to distribute it's wares by
>>dandling wires from dead trees.
>
> Do BT poles come from rainforests?

At least the one I sawed through seemed to be pine, with lots of
creosote.

Hiram Hackenbacker wrote:
> On Mon, 24 May 2004 21:27:11 +0100, "Graham" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> I was outside my house contemplating the BT's contribution to the
>> landscape and wondered why, three and a half years into the
>> twenty-first Century, Britons foremost telco is still permitted to
>> distribute it's wares by dandling wires from dead trees.
>
> Do BT poles come from rainforests?
>
>> I don't imagine Telewest or NTL would get away with this technique
>> so why can BT.
>
> Historic. I bet if Telewest/NTL were allowed to use poles they
> would - must be much cheaper to get wire into a property than
> digging up the street and gardens.
>

Actually in at least one part of Nottingham they (Diamond/NTL)have indeed
flown their wires from poles & if you think BT's look untidy you aught to
see those...

Ian Stirling wrote:
> Hiram Hackenbacker <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> On Mon, 24 May 2004 21:27:11 +0100, "Graham" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> I was outside my house contemplating the BT's contribution to the
>>> landscape and wondered why, three and a half years into the
>>> twenty-first Century, Britons foremost telco is still permitted
>>> to distribute it's wares by dandling wires from dead trees.
>>
>> Do BT poles come from rainforests?
>
> At least the one I sawed through seemed to be pine, with lots of
> creosote.

So it's you going around cutting into poles is it...

Better be quiet about it as old nick is involved...

(on a more serious note it is actually happening)...

"Kr?ft??" <kraftee@spam_off_&_die_ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Ian Stirling wrote:
>> Hiram Hackenbacker <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>> On Mon, 24 May 2004 21:27:11 +0100, "Graham" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I was outside my house contemplating the BT's contribution to the
>>>> landscape and wondered why, three and a half years into the
>>>> twenty-first Century, Britons foremost telco is still permitted
>>>> to distribute it's wares by dandling wires from dead trees.
>>>
>>> Do BT poles come from rainforests?
>>
>> At least the one I sawed through seemed to be pine, with lots of
>> creosote.
>
> So it's you going around cutting into poles is it...
>
> Better be quiet about it as old nick is involved...
>
> (on a more serious note it is actually happening)...

And I thought it was just the crack assault digger squadron.

They cut it down first (I'm not completely sure why)ault digger squadron.

They cut it down first (I'm not completely sure why).

Ian Stirling wrote:
> "Kr?ft??" <kraftee@spam_off_&_die_ntlworld.com> wrote:
>> Ian Stirling wrote:
>>> Hiram Hackenbacker <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 24 May 2004 21:27:11 +0100, "Graham" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I was outside my house contemplating the BT's contribution to
>>>>> the landscape and wondered why, three and a half years into the
>>>>> twenty-first Century, Britons foremost telco is still permitted
>>>>> to distribute it's wares by dandling wires from dead trees.
>>>>
>>>> Do BT poles come from rainforests?
>>>
>>> At least the one I sawed through seemed to be pine, with lots of
>>> creosote.
>>
>> So it's you going around cutting into poles is it...
>>
>> Better be quiet about it as old nick is involved...
>>
>> (on a more serious note it is actually happening)...
>
> And I thought it was just the crack assault digger squadron.
>
> They cut it down first (I'm not completely sure why)ault digger
> squadron.
>
> They cut it down first (I'm not completely sure why).

The ones I'm referring to are/were still standing (just).

On Mon, 24 May 2004 21:15:15 +0000, Ian Stirling wrote:
>
> At least the one I sawed through seemed to be pine, with lots of
> creosote.

Did you know creosote has been banned? I kid you not, just do the rounds
to your local DIY stores and garden centres and try to get hold of some.

Personally I blame Blunkett. ID cards, counter terrorism, immigration,
wood preservatives, it's all part of the wider conspiracy.

K

K <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> On Mon, 24 May 2004 21:15:15 +0000, Ian Stirling wrote:
>>
>> At least the one I sawed through seemed to be pine, with lots of
>> creosote.
>
> Did you know creosote has been banned? I kid you not, just do the rounds
> to your local DIY stores and garden centres and try to get hold of some.

Makes about as much sense as changing the formulation in CCA wood.

"Kráftéé" <kraftee@spam_off_&_die_ntlworld.com> wrote in message
newsevsc.129$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Ian Stirling wrote:
> > Hiram Hackenbacker <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >> On Mon, 24 May 2004 21:27:11 +0100, "Graham" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I was outside my house contemplating the BT's contribution to the
> >>> landscape and wondered why, three and a half years into the
> >>> twenty-first Century, Britons foremost telco is still permitted
> >>> to distribute it's wares by dandling wires from dead trees.
> >>
> >> Do BT poles come from rainforests?
> >
> > At least the one I sawed through seemed to be pine, with lots of
> > creosote.
>
> So it's you going around cutting into poles is it...
>
> Better be quiet about it as old nick is involved...


Surely you mean 'old bill'.... or are you suggesting Satan himself is up to
his old tricks?

> (on a more serious note it is actually happening)...