"Christian McArdle" wrote in message
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Ooh yes.. I've seen the effect of a big spanner dropped over 3 phase
bus-bars.

Then there was the time at university I was sitting at home watching the
Teletubbies, or whatever it is you watch at 11am as a student. Suddenly
the
TV turned itself off. I just had time to think "WTF" when a loud rumbling
noise decided to present itself, rattling the windows. I barely had time
to
think "WTF" again when I could hear the faint sound of wailing sirens in
the
background, so decide to go for a walk.

Strangely, at the end of the road about 3 electricity vans were already on
the scene barely two minutes after the event, with a manhole cover open,
pouring copious amounts of smoke high up into the air. As we were
rubbernecking the situation, 15 fire engines arrived.

Apparently, they'd been working on some rather large electricity main when
someone decided to drop a rather large spanner into the hole. Before the
spanner melted, they managed to knock out the supply to much of south west
Birmingham, including Selly Oak, Harborne, and parts of Northfield, Weoley
Castle and Edgbaston. They even had to evacuate hundreds of people from
the
immediate area, as at least one of Birmingham's famous tower blocks was in
danger from the fire.

Christian.



And the moral of the story is "Never let a wrench use a spanner". I wonder
if they still laugh about it in the pub. :-))


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