G'day one and all - a bit grey and threatening today up here, and not particularly warm either.
We're now into week 9 (3rd day thereof)of self-isolation - but I doubt the end is in sight
To cheer you up -
After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, Canadian scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 200 years and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 150 years ago.
Not to be outdone by their neighbours, in the weeks that followed, an American Archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet, and shortly after, a story published in the New York Times said: "
American archaeologists, finding traces of 250-year-old copper wire, have concluded that their ancestors already had an advanced, high-tech communications network 50 years earlier than the Canadians".
One week later, the British authorities reported the following: "After digging as deep as 30 feet in North Yorkshire, Jack Arkwright, a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely naff all. Jack has therefore concluded that 250 years ago, "
Britain had already gone wireless."
Just makes you flippin' proud to be British, doesn't it!