"Who do you think you are kidding, . . . "

[gavin]

Just try getting that Dad's Army tune out of your head as you look at this little lot ;D ??? .

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/147039.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2000/dot_life/2261039.stm
http://www.btinternet.com/~arb_exchange/trunkline/aie_tr_plastic.html

All best - Gavin

[gavin]

[derbex]

Don't tell them your name Gavin!

[tim]

Don't panic - Corporal Jones will have 'em off in a second?

[kenkew]

Wat iz yoo narm.
'Don't tell him, Pike'.

[Bionic Wellies]

I used to work for Vodafone and whilst I was there they introduced these trees but had a few teething problems.
The first attempts were with trees with upward facing branches (arms in the air style) - so when it rained the water ran down the branches and flooded the inside of the trunk - so they have now decided to use conifers to allow the rain to run off the branches at the leafy end! :)

(This may be an urban myth but it did the rounds and gave us all a good sblack person at the time).

Update:  The spellchecker is really offensive - why has it changed snigg*r into "sblack person" - surely that is drawing attention to what would otherwise be wholey insignificant.

[gavin]

S-p-l-u-t-t-e-r!  I k-n-e-w S-c-u-n-t-h-o-r-p-e w-a-s i-m-p-o-s-s-i-b-l-e, b-u-t n-o-w I k-n-o-w s-o i-s s-n-i-g-g-e-r!

A-l-l b-e-s-t, G-a-v-i-n.

[aquilegia]

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

OMG that's just outrageous!

You're not supposed to say sn*gger; it's snicker in American. (Don't get me started...)

[Pixie]

We have one of these masts near where we have summer archery practice.

Its 'planted' between quite a few pines and wouldn't look that bad but it is 20ft above all the others and stands out like a sore thumb. But having said that it is in the middle of no where and the locals that know its there laugh a little when they pass it!!!

[gavin]

Aaaaaagh!  And when I think of the time I spent checking it wasn't all an April Fool!

Bring back the phone boxes - please!  Gavin