09 December, 2016

wires

I just finished reading a book, Then There Was Light. It's a collection of reminiscences about the rural electrification scheme in Ireland.  The stories were interesting and some concerns of the people at the time this was going on, in the 1940s were rather comical.  It was a good read!


21 comments:

  1. I presume you read the account of the man who used to switch on the light to find the matches to light the oil lamp and then switch the light off :-)

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    1. I don't know if that was mentioned but it seems familiar and would definitely fit in to the stories told in the book :) There were a few others that just made you laugh and shake your head. A woman wouldn't use the electric kettle for her tea because she feared getting electrocuted. But to those people who experienced that new way of doing things, these were real concerns. A great read it was!

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  2. Energia que se cruza nos céus.
    Um abraço e bom fim-de-semana.
    Andarilhar

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  3. Bill, you can make wires look good!

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  4. Great intersection of wires here for a great photo, Bill! Now you can see where the phrase getting your wires crossed comes from!

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  5. Here in Holland they are all disappeared under ground. Only problem to keeps maps where everything sits when planning new works.

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  6. Nicely composed shot. It would make a good cover for a novel about double dealing or double crossing...

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  7. Nice light in this photo, and great composition!

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  8. Nice composition, Bill !
    I like the "X" made of wires :)

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  9. The wires are in perfect order. Here in Norway I saw some looking like The Gordian Knot. Nice done Bill.

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  10. Ideal to photograph this in black and white, Bill.

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  11. I think some of those concerns have now been transferred to cell phone towers.

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  12. Love the black and white photo Bill! The book sounds interesting.

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  13. Super shot and very nice in black and white. Sounds like a fun read.

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  14. Made me smile 😊 it seems people have and will always be a wee bit anxious about new inventions ☺ Love your composition here Bill.

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  15. Made me smile 😊 it seems people have and will always be a wee bit anxious about new inventions ☺ Love your composition here Bill.

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  16. Nice job finding beauty in the wires!

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  17. It is a nice image to illustrate your comments about the book.

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  18. Linhas celestes que forma um bonito desenho.

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