Originally Posted by
Westernbiker
A Kansas farm wife called the local phone
company to report her telephone failed to ring when her
friends called and that on the few occasions, when it did
ring, her dog always moaned right before the
phone rang.
The telephone repairman proceeded to the
scene, curious to see this psychic dog or senile lady.
He climbed a 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 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 with 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 number was called.
4. After a couple of jolts, the dog would
start moaning and then urinate.
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.
Just thought you'd like to know.