[Magdalen] Wireless servers (was: Junk phone calls)

[Roger Stokes]

On 05/11/2016 18:53, Sibyl Smirl wrote:
> On 11/5/16 1:21 PM, Jo Craddock wrote:
>
>> Jo, who is convinced the British plan to foil the Germans, next time, 
>> is with irregular and missing road signs
>
> They actually did that, systematically and deliberately, during the 
> Blitz in WWII.  Made sense.  If you didn't already know where you were 
> going (locals: NOT German spies, invaders, Third Column), you just 
> couldn't get there.  Played hob with American GIs, refugees, and other 
> friendly foreigners, though!  I guess they just kept it up after the 
> war was over.

I agree it was deliberate during WWII. Now it's more likely to be that 
they're awkwardly placed or part has fallen down.

Roger