17 December 2012

Captain Cook fountain brought down by "electronic value"

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The National Capital Authority have given notice that the beloved fountain is not working:

The Captain Cook Memorial Jet is currently out of operation due to a fault with an electronic value.

The National Capital Authority will advise when more information is available.

Once suspect an electronic valve might actually be to blame, but given the litany of miserable failure that is the NCA who can say?

Here’s a screenshot for posterity:

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screaming banshee7:30 pm 19 Dec 12

Maybe the value was 0?

One suspects “Once suspect” is incorrect.

muscledude_oz said :

Are these the same people responsible for Bvlgari?

And Evropa in the Canb Centre?

Roundhead89 said :

The electronic value? Last time I checked it was 240 volts …

I seriously doubt the Jet runs of 240v, single phase, that you would power a kettle from.

The NCA have now tweeted that the problem is, in fact, a valve.

Gungahlin Al said :

dtc said :

surely its a fault with the ‘electric avenue’

We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue/And then we’ll take it higher/except when the fountain isnt working/then there aint no higher

Now I’m going to have an earwig all day…

“Isn’t it odd that bees make honey? Earwigs don’t make chutney.”
– Eddie Izzard, I believe

GardeningGirl said :

Gungahlin Al said :

dtc said :

surely its a fault with the ‘electric avenue’

We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue/And then we’ll take it higher/except when the fountain isnt working/then there aint no higher

Now I’m going to have an earwig all day…

Me too.

Like its a bad thing.

GardeningGirl12:19 pm 18 Dec 12

Gungahlin Al said :

dtc said :

surely its a fault with the ‘electric avenue’

We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue/And then we’ll take it higher/except when the fountain isnt working/then there aint no higher

Now I’m going to have an earwig all day…

Me too.

The electronic value? Last time I checked it was 240 volts …

muscledude_oz11:50 am 18 Dec 12

Are these the same people responsible for Bvlgari?

Gungahlin Al11:17 am 18 Dec 12

dtc said :

surely its a fault with the ‘electric avenue’

We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue/And then we’ll take it higher/except when the fountain isnt working/then there aint no higher

Now I’m going to have an earwig all day…

surely its a fault with the ‘electric avenue’

We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue/And then we’ll take it higher/except when the fountain isnt working/then there aint no higher

Re-read the original post. I stand guilty of second guessing.

Just guessing that the proofreaders have again gone missing in action.

Value = Valve

That blasted carbon tax! Now the NCA can’t even afford to pay the bills.

Put the letters out to tender, a vowel was cheaper than a consonant.

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