Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 16

Thread: Another 1st for Tennessee....

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Feb 2003
    Location
    Conway, Arkansas
    Posts
    13,182

    Another 1st for Tennessee....

    Copper Wire

    After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, New York scientists
    found traces of a copper-wire system dating back 100 years, and they
    came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone
    network more than 100 years ago.
    ------------------------------------------------
    Not to be outdone by New Yorkers, in the weeks that followed, California scientists dug to a depth of 20 feet, and shortly after, headlines in the LA Times newspaper read: 'California archaeologists have found traces of 200 year old copper-wire system and have concluded that their ancestors already had an advanced high-tech communications network a hundred years earlier than the New Yorkers.'
    -------------------------------------------------
    One week later, The Redneck Rebel Gazette in LaVergne , Tennessee ,
    reported the following: 'After digging as deep as 30 feet in an empty field near Smyrna , Bubba Ray Johnson, a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely nothing. Bubba has therefore concluded that 300 years ago, Tennessee had already gone wireless.
    Last edited by Dennis Peacock; 07-13-2008 at 11:38 PM.
    Thanks & Happy Wood Chips,
    Dennis -
    Get the Benefits of Being an SMC Contributor..!
    ....DEBT is nothing more than yesterday's spending taken from tomorrow's income.

  2. #2
    Wheres the often missed ROFLOL smilie?




  3. #3
    Join Date
    Feb 2003
    Location
    Conway, Arkansas
    Posts
    13,182
    Ok Steve...I fixed it fer ya.
    Thanks & Happy Wood Chips,
    Dennis -
    Get the Benefits of Being an SMC Contributor..!
    ....DEBT is nothing more than yesterday's spending taken from tomorrow's income.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Location
    Lewiston, Idaho
    Posts
    28,566
    The same guy in Tennessee invented the palm pilot. You take a pen and write notes on the palm of your hand!
    Ken

    So much to learn, so little time.....

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Location
    Auburn, ME
    Posts
    749
    Good Story. As I was passing it along to a friend this evening he told me that he had just dug down 3' into the ground to dig out a copper wire....lol. btw he is in New Hampshire...so I guess they just got phone service 30 years ago.

  6. #6
    Quote Originally Posted by Dennis Peacock View Post
    Ok Steve...I fixed it fer ya.

    Oops. I meant in the smilies that are available here to use.


  7. #7
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Savannah, GA
    Posts
    4,422
    Thanks for the laugh Dennis from a technologically challenged individual (TCI for those acronym nuts)! Back when PDAs were first available I had several friends ask "Do you have a PDA yet?" I replied, "No! I much prefer the PAD!" You would not believe how many people were completely hung up by that response. They actually had to stop and think about it to determine if they had missed some new gadget.

    “Life is not so short but that there is always time enough for courtesy and chivalry.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

    Everybody knows what to do with the devil but them that has him. My Grandmother
    I had a guardian angel at one time, but my little devil got him drunk, tattooed, and left him penniless at a strip club. I have not had another angel assigned to me yet.
    I didn't change my mind, my mind changed me.
    Bella Terra

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Smithville Missouri
    Posts
    604
    Loved the laugh, thanks.
    Been around power equipment all my life and can still count to twenty one nakey

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Sep 2003
    Location
    South Carolina
    Posts
    1,429
    Quote Originally Posted by Greg Cuetara View Post
    Good Story. As I was passing it along to a friend this evening he told me that he had just dug down 3' into the ground to dig out a copper wire....lol. btw he is in New Hampshire...so I guess they just got phone service 30 years ago.
    I'd like to know where in NH one can dig down 3 feet! It looks like nothing but granite everywhere I've looked!

  10. #10
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    Atlantic City New Jersey
    Posts
    1,066
    I hit copper wire at 4 INCHES here in NJ. Boy, was that repairman mad. Called me every name he could think of. 4 pm Friday.

  11. #11
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Mid Michigan
    Posts
    3,559
    I hit three heavy duty aluminum wires with my tractors front end loader last year. Not sure how we rate here in Michigan but the wires were at about 18 inches deep. Don't know what kind of invention it was hooked to but after I hit the aluminum things didn't light up in my two shop buildings. Not sure if it was a PDA but I am sure it was a PITA cause I had to do the fixin.
    David B

  12. #12
    Join Date
    Feb 2003
    Location
    Conway, Arkansas
    Posts
    13,182
    Quote Originally Posted by David G Baker View Post
    I hit three heavy duty aluminum wires with my tractors front end loader last year. Not sure how we rate here in Michigan but the wires were at about 18 inches deep. Don't know what kind of invention it was hooked to but after I hit the aluminum things didn't light up in my two shop buildings. Not sure if it was a PDA but I am sure it was a PITA cause I had to do the fixin.
    Oh..!!!!! That's NOT good.!!!
    Thanks & Happy Wood Chips,
    Dennis -
    Get the Benefits of Being an SMC Contributor..!
    ....DEBT is nothing more than yesterday's spending taken from tomorrow's income.

  13. #13
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Mid Michigan
    Posts
    3,559
    Dennis,
    Actually it was not too bad, it was a learning experience and I found out I can splice underground wire if I need to.
    No sparks, just popped the breaker.
    David B

  14. #14
    Quote Originally Posted by Rich Stewart View Post
    I hit copper wire at 4 INCHES here in NJ. Boy, was that repairman mad. Called me every name he could think of. 4 pm Friday.
    Lol. I had a telephone repair man call me some bad names once.

    I cut my own phone line, driving metal fence posts.


  15. #15
    That reminds me of the time when my sewer and water guy hit a mis-located high pressure natural gas main.

    He sat back in the seat of his back hoe, reached into his pocket, grabbed a marlboro, reached into another pocket for a lighter, I looked at him in disbelief and ask him, " do you think thats a good idea".

    BTW he put the smoke in his pocket.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •