From 71c5fe9d1a04172899e337dbc7a9d6ea5adfa476 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zane Meyers Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2026 19:36:06 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] vault backup: 2026-01-02 19:36:06 --- 2026-01-02.md | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/2026-01-02.md b/2026-01-02.md index 886eda6..26ec55c 100644 --- a/2026-01-02.md +++ b/2026-01-02.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- id: aliases: [] -title: "2026-01-02" +title: 2026-01-02 tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent @@ -18,4 +18,23 @@ tags: * [ ] [[electrical-takeoff|Electrical]] * [ ] [[telecom-takeoff#Backbone Riser|Telecom Backbone]] -* [ ] [[distributed-antenna-systems-takeoff|DAS]] \ No newline at end of file +* [ ] [[distributed-antenna-systems-takeoff|DAS]] + +## 2026-01-02 19:21 + +Without apparent prompt I was reminded of a practical joke +that my fellow apprentice Joe used to play often +that never failed to get a laugh out of me: + +Mid-conversation Joe would stop suddenly, +search in his pockets or tool belt, +pull out a random object (usually his lineman's pliers), +and act as if he had received a phone call on it. +Often the other party had apparently dialed in error, +and Joe would say, "Hello?... Hello?" +before deciding they'd hung up. +Other times he'd step away (only one step) +and have whole conversations. + +Try as I might have, +I could never pull it off like he could.