[Talk-ca] Telecommunications Buildings

[Philip Barnes]

On Mon, 2014-03-10 at 13:35 -0400, Colin McGregor wrote:
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> On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 10:50 AM, Adam Martin <s.adam.martin at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>         Hey all,
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>         Quick question regarding tagging buildings. I've come across
>         several that are owned and maintained by a local telecom
>         company. These are buildings, usually located in residential
>         areas, look somewhat like houses, but are there to provide
>         switching and distribution of communications equipment
>         (telephone, Internet, etc). What should these be tagged as? My
>         assumption would be "building = yes" and a "Works =" tag.
>         Thoughts?
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>         Adam
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> Excellent question that I would love an answer for. 
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> In similar fashion our local electric power company (Toronto Hydro)
> has put up a number of "houses" (and other buildings), basically fake
> building shells to hide electrical transformers (with signs on/beside
> the door noting the building ownership and warning of possible
> electrocution to trespassers (in other words the buildings and their
> role is not super secret, but also not announced loudly). How should
> these building shells be tagged?
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There are fake buildings used to avoid gaps in terraces on the London
Underground.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1210778/Dont-believe-eyes--Pizza-delivery-men-tricked-pranksters-ordering-food-fake-houses.html

Useful to know if you don't like your local pizza delivery company.

Phil (trigpoint)