BG> I doubt it was the massive amount of rain we'd had (even at that time),
BG> as that should have degraded the levels between us, not improved them.

RS> Not necessarily, that pronounced shift to better db levels
RS> can be due to it being wet. What Telstra call an HR joint, high
RS> resistance. High humidity levels can help them quite noticeably.

BG> True, the resistance can indeed become lower, although
BG> in my experience, it's still far more common for water
BG> to degrade bandwidth and line levels than improve them.

RS> Sure, but we arent interested in whats more common,
RS> you claimed that its unlikely that the higher moisture
RS> levels are the reason for the change we saw.

BG> Not "claimed".  I said "I doubt it was...",

And I pointed out that your doubt is a dud.

BG> And I also agreed that high humidity levels can indeed
BG> improve the line, but I think you'll find that 44 INCHES
BG> of rain is a tad more than just "high humidity".

Pity that you can indeed end up with just high humidity AT
the HR joint, even with that level of rain, and then there
is the TINY matter that that change was BEFORE the 44 inches.

You'll half way thru to china in a minute. Say hello to Den Shoa Ping.

RS> In fact its VERY likely. And its also not as likely that a change
RS> Telstra did would produce that particular change detail wise.

BG> That may well have been the case here, but I was quite
BG> concerned with the ringer sound on my phones - they all
BG> sounded like they were under water (no joke), which MAY
BG> have been the ring voltage being attenuated by the water.

Quite likely. Its often amazing how well
they continue to work when well under water.

RS> Who'd be a fucking farmer, desperately
RS> short for years, then 10' under |-)

BG> True, I feel quite sorry for the poor bastards.
BG> Kicked in the guts year after year, yet they still
BG> come back for more. They're either very brave, or mad.

Mostly not good for anything else.
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