RE: Re: OT: NTL Broadband

["Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

So have I.

It will be 25 years on 2nd August 2001.

Keith

-----Original Message-----
From: Mick Furlong [mailto:dorsai@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 13 June 2001 23:01
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: OT: NTL Broadband


Thanks Keith I thought it was something like that and as you say it was a
looooooooong time ago ;) SOme of the guys I work with have been in the
GPO/POT/BT/BT Plc that long ;)

Mick


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Doxey [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 13 June 2001 22:53
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: OT: NTL Broadband
>
>
> Bloody Hell!!!
>
> The 20 year old references to Buzby were bad enough but the GPO
> ceased to be
> in 1968 when it became Post Office Telephones and Royal Mail.
> Post Office Telecommunications was 1976-1981.
> British Telecom 1981-1984
> British Telecommunications plc 1984 - ????
>
> It was (may still be) an offence to use foul language on the phone
back in
> the dim and distant past and you are almost right about the offence.
>
> "Misuse of the Queen's Electricity" was the official wording
;-)
>
> Keith
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mick Furlong [mailto:dorsai@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 13 June 2001 22:40
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: OT: NTL Broadband
>
>
> Mark
>
> Offence in what way?
>
> It is against BTs Contract Terms yes but I wouldnt call it an offence.
>
> Btw I do NOT do this or condone it I have the full ethernet ADSL to
allow
> multiple PC access.
>
> I am not sure that they are still in place but I do know that there
were
> some weird laws on the books at one time...such as stealing the GPOs
> electricity if you used a service and then refused to pay for it ;)
>
> Mick
>
>
>
>
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