July 24, 2002
Cable of Mystery

As we were walking along the beach at Ellwood, we came across this: cable sticking right out of the beach. This was right along the waterline at low tide, so at high tide it would be submerged. This cable went WAY down deep into the sand, no idea how far or where it was going but it appeared to be heading directly out to sea. It appeared to be coaxial, like you'd use for cable TV. We actually encountered this twice along the walk.

Posted by Para at July 24, 2002 01:51 PM
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I wonder if you pulled up the cable there'd be a TV on the other end? Maybe you'd drag a Japanese guy across the ocean who'd smack you on the hand and say "Stop doing that!"

Sorry I'm the recipient of my wife's flu and I think i'm getting a bit loopy.

Posted by: Weezoh on July 25, 2002 05:55 AM

I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you!

Posted by: DuskyRose on July 25, 2002 07:03 PM

Maybe the giant squid haven't been paying their cable TV bill.

I DID give it a firm tug, and it went way down and far out. "How far?" is a good question, as well as "to where?"

Posted by: Para on July 26, 2002 12:26 AM

Remember when the trans-pacific phone cable washed up on Gilligan's Island?

Posted by: Rael on February 8, 2004 02:56 PM
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