[Boatanchors] Some Shakin'? Remembering Loma Prieta1

[Robert Moses]

POTTY jokes on the list!  :-(

Bry Carling wrote:

>Or just a Pedantic Old Telegrapher, Sending
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>On 24 Aug 2011 at 16:08, Tom Chesek wrote:
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>>He's probably a Plain Old Tellajoke Sometimes guy.  That's how I
>>took it.
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>>Tom K3TVC
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>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Jim Wiley" <jwiley at alaska.net>
>>To: "Bruce" <bsugarberg at core.com>
>>Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>>Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 3:46 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Some Shakin'? Remembering Loma Prieta1
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>>>POTS is an acronym for Plain Old Telephone Service - in other
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>>words, a 
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>>>basic single line wired phone
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>>>- Jim,  KL7CC
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>>>Bruce wrote:
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>>>>Hello Richard,
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>>>>A POTS line?  You have a Post Office Telephone Service/System
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>>line?
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>>>>What GPO system are you connected to?
>>>>
>>>>73, Bruce WA8TNC
>>>>======================
>>>>Richard Knoppow wrote:
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>>>>>     I also have a POTS line and will keep it as long as
>>>>>possible. Far more reliable and far better service than the
>>>>>cell phone although those have become a necessity. Although
>>>>>the POTS service does not go out due to damage during
>>>>>earthquakes the phone company usually disables most phones
>>>>>to prevent the system from being overloaded. Emergency
>>>>>phones still work, our phones at the TV station all
>>>>>continued to work because we were considered a vital
>>>>>service.
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>Richard Knoppow
>>>>>Los Angeles
>>>>>WB6KBL
>>>>>dickburk at ix.netcom.com
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