RE: Backup Power for COs [telecom]

That's a nice "just so" story, but it doesn't hold up. The phrase "high and dry" has nautical origins and was already in use in the

1700s, long before dry cells, lead acid batteries or telephones were invented in the latter half of next century. See ...

for an example from 1796.

Bob Goudreau Cary, NC

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Posted 5 years ago by Bob Goudreau in General Telecommunications Forum

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