TELE-Tales

About the Book

True tales of situations met and often endured while living a wandering life, the story describes the career of a Bell Canada employee through promising beginnings to humiliation, defeat and revival after his shock is mistakenly understood as his standing in the way of a plan to cover up a tragic act of negligence.

Work takes him on the road from day one, and the nature of travel as a condition of employment is demonstrated by a close look at the people met at work and in the town of the week.

To everyone who uses a telephone, its time to meet the people behind the service.

About the Author

Born in Old Perlican, Trinity Bay NL in 1954, the author grew up through the advent of electricity in a era when fishing was, in some ways, largely carried on using 17th century methods.

Forever grateful for humble beginnings, an early interest in radio led to an education in telecommunications technology.

After graduation from college, there were jobs everywhere in the ever expanding communications industry. A dream came true when he started work with Bell Canada after three years of working toward that goal.

The story continues worldwide with work dedicated to the expanding internet and high-tech fiasco ending in Dec 2001.