James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Fri, 23 Dec 2016 19:36:29 -0000, Stephen Thomas Troll
wrote:

On Fri, 23 Dec 2016 18:51:42 +0000, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:

On Fri, 23 Dec 2016 18:25:59 -0000, Stephen Thomas Cole
wrote:

James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Fri, 23 Dec 2016 13:39:16 -0000, Judith
wrote:

On Fri, 23 Dec 2016 11:58:27 +0000, Judith
wrote:

Simon Mason recently said:

".........in distress as do the police on a weekly basis as I hear
them on my scanner."

I would be interested in how it is done : listening in to police
communications.

(I thought it was illegal - but now understand that it isn't - and
people like Simon do it quite legally)


I was wrong - the person who answered the question made a typo !!

It is apparently illegal to listen in - despite what others have
claimed.

If it's encrypted, then you're hacking. If it's (and it did used to
be) open, then you're not breaking any law.


Sure, but, James, what happened to Burt when he checked up on Paul,
James?

I don't know who either of those people are.

We-l-l, Burt is uk.radio.amateur's TurNiP, but with much better keyboard
skills, and he's retired from a glittering career in the security
services (Ssshh, he doesn't like to talk about it). Paul is
uk.amateur.radio's Simon Mason, but not as likeable, or unemployable.

Paul says that Burt got into trouble when he checked up on him, but
neither he or Burt will say what sort of trouble, or why Burt was
checking up on him in the first place.

All clear to you now?

As clear as mud.


James, let me see if I can help you, James. Paul said that something
happened to Burt when he checked up on Paul, James, but didn't say what
happened to Burt when he checked up on Paul or why, James, Burt checked up
on Paul in the first place. So, we've been asking Burt what happened to
Burt when he checked up on Paul, James, but Burt hadn't let on what
happened to Burt when he checked up on Paul, James. Jim then got involved,
James, and started asking what happened to Burt, James, when Burt checked
up on Paul, James, but then Jim said that Jim wasn't interested in what
happened to Burt after Burt checked up on Paul even though Jim had
literally just asked what happened to Burt when he checked up on Paul,
James. Jim asked me to ask Burt what happened to Burt when Burt checked up
on Paul, so I asked Burt what happened to Burt when Burt checked up on Paul
but Jim then said Jim was going on holiday, James. Hopefully, we'll get to
the bottom of what happened to Burt when Burt checked up on Paul when Jim
gets back from his break, but if you, James, can shed any light on the
whole Burt/Paul saga in the meantime, James, that'd be much appreciated,
James.

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