how would you figure out how many telephone poles there are in san diego in 1 week?

[jinduy]

call the telephone company and ask? shrugs

 

[Specop 007]

Call the power company(ies). They should have an inventory of all the utility poles.

 

[vshah]

i don't think you get a lifeline during an interview

in a week...
easiest would be to call the power/phone co.

also i know in my area that the poles have little brass metal thigns stapled to them with anumber, or a number etched into the wood.

 

[jinduy]

Originally posted by: vshah
i don't think you get a lifeline during an interview

in a week...
easiest would be to call the power/phone co.

also i know in my area that the poles have little brass metal thigns stapled to them with anumber, or a number etched into the wood.

that's a good idea... the lifeline

 

[sandorski]

GOOGLE

 

[iamtrout]

Count them.

 

[Specop 007]

Originally posted by: sandorski
GOOGLE

This could be something not even Google can answer..... :Q

 

[Sphexi]

They put up poles every so many feet usually, multiply how many per mile times the miles of roads in San Diego, and you have a rough estimate?

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: Specop 007

Originally posted by: sandorski
GOOGLE

This could be something not even Google can answer..... :Q

google maps should have satellite pictures of all the poles. Should save you some gas.

 

[Rubycon]

Utility companies indeed have an inventory of said equipment. Of course access to such information does not fall within the freedom of information act and even access to systems with said information does not come without signing non disclosure agreements.

 

[Syringer]

Your friend was given a week to answer an interview question?

That makes no sense, did he go into the interview, go through that whole process, and at the end the interviewer said, "hey good job I want to see you again next week but can you find out how many telephone poles there are in San Diego when you come back?"

 

[jinduy]

Originally posted by: Syringer
Your friend was given a week to answer an interview question?

That makes no sense, did he go into the interview, go through that whole process, and at the end the interviewer said, "hey good job I want to see you again next week but can you find out how many telephone poles there are in San Diego when you come back?"

no the question was more like

"if i gave you 1 week to solve this problem, how would you go about solving it?"

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: Specop 007

Originally posted by: sandorski
GOOGLE

This could be something not even Google can answer..... :Q

[Redneck] Bullsheeet![/]

Possible, but that answer(Google) would satisfy the interviewers. If Google doesn't work, this will, gauranteed!

 

[Rubycon]

The correct answer is the most overlooked one:

All of them.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: C6FT7
The correct answer is the most overlooked one:

All of them.