Posted on 12/23/2009 4:11:00 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo
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Copper is the poor mans gold, no house, streetlight or anything made of copper is safe.
“Could make for one of the most unusual claims on one’s resume: part time 10,000 amp fuse.”
“What was your last job?
Conductor.”
ROTFLMAO
Not really very good at his work is he?
Not the monkey!
Thanks. Great alliteration showcase between the two men, and the wry smile from Webb when he realizes that Carson won the exchange was priceless.
[wipes away tears of laughter]
I found out recently, one of my engineers was shocked by 138,000 Volts about 40 years ago. He was standing on a transformer and touched the top of his head to a live line.
Nicknamed “Ole Scorchy”?
In retrospect, it explains a lot.
I am amazed he is alive. He had current inside his body, it destroyed his stomach lining and has always had problems since. Why he had internal current enough to do that damage and not get his heart; it is hard to understand.
He was in the air force in the time, he wasn’t wearing a hard hat and had direct contact with the top of his head.
A sparky through and through...
He wont have to go to an arraignment as he’s already been charged
He carried around a notepad and tried to write everything down but he couldn't make sense of his notes.
The company was so grateful that he hadn't sued that they were trying desperately to find a job for him, any job that he could perform. Last I saw he was being bounced him from department to department without any success.
He was a heck of a nice guy and it was very sad.
When I worked as a lineman, we had a guy at the shop that worked maintenance. He used to be a lineman but had previously gotten burned pretty bad on his arms and legs from 12,470V line. He had reduced strength and couldn’t stand for long periods of time. Most of his damage was surface or muscular in his limbs.
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