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Dodging busted Telecom pits
an experience of city and town
I used to work for Telecom in the mid 80s, installing telex machines (remember those?) and modems. A great job. Sure, people always moaned that it took 'forever' to get a phone connected to the home or office. But I found people inside Telecom to be very committed to quality of workmanship, and workmanship took time. We didn't rush things if it meant doing a half-baked job. I was proud to work for Telecom back then.
So, after several years overseas I find the experience of being an Australian on the footpaths of Australia a surprising and disappointingly risky affair -- just look at the trouble one can get into. HEY -- who is supposed to be looking after these things? Wouldn't happen in my Telecom days. Seems being Australian is running the risk of breaking your ankle inside in a neglected ex-Telecom/PMG telephone cable pit. Not such a good 'Australian' experience.
Thanks to
Doug Kirkpatrick
from Melbourne
on 16/06/2005  |
Other Experiences of Doug Kirkpatrick
Those ticking street posts, Frequent flyers??, Max the dog, Flag on a dumpster, My backyard clotheslines, Clever street art, Australia Day in Port Hedland, Passing road trains, Lawn in the Pilbara, Big Australian Sky, Flying art, Lunchtime for 'Wombat', Hand of Friendship, Tuned in to the nation, Hanging out to dry, Swimming Pool for One, broken flags, Genuine Aussie gladiators..., Shark Wrestling in South Australia, The Sydney-to-Hobart, Fantales - things of beauty, Street Junk, Dining IN, tradie's bit for the nation, Clean-up Day, ANZAC biscuits help keep peace in Kashmir, Cops on the beat, Spiders lurking, Eating Violet Crumbles, Coastal sandstone, Living among the gum trees, Feeling of wool, Outdoor shower, Regarding the 'Coathanger', Pausing to honour the 'Diggers', The rural gatepost where yarns are had, Celebrating Australia Day in Port Hedland, P-Plate, Kirribilli commute, Oz Day in the city, Dancing with the Stars - in Milson's Point, Sydney, Weekday oasis of calm, Bondi Beach - historic more than bohemian, Riding into history on a vintage train in Tasmania, Plunging escarpments ain't always pretty, Feeding wild lorikeets on the verandah at home, Walking the streets of Sydney, When you're driving in Australia..., Melbourne Cup in Martin Place, Taking a punt on the Melbourne Cup - Part 1 of 2, Taking a punt on the Melbourne Cup - Part 2 of 2, Cyclone Tracy revisited, Hot date with a Maytag washer in Darwin, The Port Hedland detention centre, Not ice, nor 'Ice', nor snow. Just Pilbara salt, Railmotor from Werris Creek, Camping with wild pigs, Telephone sockets in Australia, Werris Creek Station, Leaving their mark in stone, Being Australian on Christmas Day (Bondi Beach pt1), Christmas Day at Bondi Beach (pt2), Christmas Day at Bondi Beach (pt3), Camping holiday - best way to see Australia
Other experiences of city and town
Those ticking street posts by Doug, My backyard clotheslines by Doug, Clever street art by Doug, local help by wp7713, Moorook S.A by Gard, Tuned in to the nation by Doug, the big back yard by dylan, Keeping the beach safe by Apph, Swimming Pool for One by Doug, Kookaburra comes to school by wp7713, Cleaning Up by Mora, tradie's bit for the nation by Doug, home sweet home by suzie, Australian drought by larnza, Waterways of Sydney by aintnomountain, My world by amandal, My Town by maryls, Kirribilli commute by Doug, Walking the streets of Sydney by Douglas, Australian architecture: where hip and historic coexist by Matty, House on stone block by Jay, A visit to the Southern Highlands by Rodney, Highest court in the land by Matty, Cyclone Tracy revisited by Douglas, The Angel of Edgecliff by Fran, Life in Newman, WA by Matty, Old Sydney buses had character by Fran, Werris Creek Station by Douglas, Leaving their mark in stone by Douglas, Australia: Diversity, sun, fun and fabulous Sydney harbour by Jo, A Commitment to Australia... by Sunflower10, Eureka! by Sunflower10, The Eureka Playground by Sunflower10, Aussie coat of arms by Jasie
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