I was not always a taxi driver. At that time I was on the night shift in the international telephone exchange. Fielding calls to and from the whole world.
A Greek youth was doing the same job once upon a time. He was very naughty he listened into peoples calls and with that information he became one of the worlds richest meh. Aristotle Onassis.
Anyhow around 5,30 am a call came in from Moscow "I order you get me this number. Sorry no reply. Then the caller cut in. There has to be a reply that is the RTE number.
There has been an explosion in an atomic plant here in Russia.
One of the other operators overheard and said The switchboard is closed now it opens around 8.30. He panicked and I said that I would link him to the Times and the Independent newspapers than I would call him back at 8.15, So it happened.
The Moscow operators were not so patient, but they were shocked with all that was happening that day.
What kind of an organization would have a room full of reporters without a direct phone line.
A ship sank a few years later....... still ne direct line.
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