On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:49:46 +0000, Ian Jackson
wrote:

Even the inhabitants of Ambridge have had problems with cable thieves.
This very week, most of the village lost its broadband and telephone
connections after "200 meters" of cable was purloined. As a result, for
several days, many were temporarily reduced to a Stone Age way of
living. However, I believe that normal service had been restored by
Friday.

breathes sigh of relief
I was on my chair edge there.