[Cheiron]

Wanna tell this story cause, it reminds me why I like the guy

One of my old friends work in a big cellphone company as technician.
His department consists of him, a male collegue and two women that does the welding etc.

During the day those two women listened to a radio station allllll the time, and it drove my friend nuts, he couldn't concentrate on work etc. It is one of those commercial popmusic stations that reruns same 40 hits on and on, only interrupted by annoying commercials.
I have heard that station myself and after 1 hour I was ready to shoot the radio. You get the picture

My friend had tried diplomatically many times to plead with them, to just change station now and then, if they can't have silence, or whatever they can agree on. He asked his boss even to do something but with no success. Nope, they want their radio station churning all day, and the boss seemed to be a softy. The fact that the two women actually just sit and play computer games most of day and does nothing also had a say in his resolve.

He is a nice and very patient guy actually, but seeing no way to get them to cooperate, he deviced a plan.

He contacted a friend that is very much into amateur radio stuff, and asked: How can I take out only that frequency that station broadcasts on but still leave all other stations working?

His friend told him: pfft, that is easy, here ya go, install this in radio and that frequency is dead.

So the day came, he was lucky with some doctor's appointment that made it look like he left for the day early, and managed to go back to work, without the others knowing it.

He opened the radio, and put in the little device that blocks that particular frequency only.

Next morning... business as usual, except..... the two women are frantically trying to get their radio to play that station... nope, it is dead, but all other stations work. They fret, they scratch their heads... and they throw suspicious glances his way... but they "know"... he has not been alone in department.

Days go by, my friend suggest it might be due to a new building being constructed at other side of street, and that he has heard that it can happen that new buildings can block certain frequencies..... hehe

They call in the experts, several of them actually (and we are talking high profile engineers in world famous cellphone company).... to find out why on earth that particular radiostation can't work. Much to my friends dread... he is thinking, uhoh, now I will be up shit creek without a paddle if they find out !

But nope, the assembled team of experts can't find the reason, much to the consternation actually of my friend, cause...uh "experts" ?

They bring in a new radio.... still it doesn't work... and why?... the numbnuts left the old radio still on power .... HAHAHA, so the block still works within the given radius.

As far as I know my friend is still working each day with a blissful smile, and the women are grumbling, but can't find out what the heck is fishy, they somehow know he is responsible... but hummmm.......

HEHE, what a guy
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