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Wed, 03 March 2021 10:54

James Hupy

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My wife and I were awake in bed early this morning, and a similar
discussion occured.
I worked in the woods right after graduation from high school. I
worked as a choker setter, on a high lead show on a 6 lead high wire. Rode
to the job in a "crummy". Used a "talkie-tooter" to signal the donkey
operator, or "monkey" if you prefer. Confused yet? One day that summer, we
were "hoot owling" and got home about 2:00 pm. All the older loggers got
off the crummy, and headed for the watering hole (tavern) I was too young
to go in a tavern, so I watched as they all walked away from me. Some
limped, some had one shoulder lower than the other, some with big creases
in their skulls. At that moment, it occured to me that I was looking at
myself a few years into the future. So, I sold my "corked boots" "tin
pants" and "tin hat" and quit the woods.
I then went to work as a laborer on a construction crew building
hydroelectric dams on the Tilton River, but that is a whole different
story. Another time, perhaps.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Oregon

On Wed, Mar 3, 2021, 7:13 AM Matt Colie via Gmclist
wrote:

> blur911 wrote on Tue, 02 March 2021 19:23
>> Matt Colie wrote on Tue, 02 March 2021 17:39
>>> blur911 wrote on Tue, 02 March 2021 18:07
>>>> Oh, ok. I have one, just never heard it called that. Must be a
> US/Canadian thing.
>>>> Tell me, do you use "wire-nuts" or "Marrettes"?
>>>
>>> Burl,
>>>
>>> Marrettes is a trade name that never got any penetration into the US
> market. The only reason I know about it is because where I lived in
>>> Maine for a time, half of our hardware came over from New Brunswick.
>>>
>>> Matt
>>
>> That's what I mean. The first time an American engineer asked me for a
> wire-nut, he couldn't believe I'd never heard of them.
>> Of course, he had never heard of Marrettes, which is what everyone calls
> them here.
>> I think Fox & Hound are trademark names owned by Triplett, which makes
> electrical test equipment. I guess same idea as a hi-pot insulation tester
>> being called a "Megger".
>
> Burl,
>
> This is not just a border issue. One can change localities in the US and
> then not be understood at all. While between jobs here in Michigan, I
> worked in refrigeration for a short time. I was a continual source of
> amusement that the local refrigeration parts house. Then, not just because
> of
> location, but also age. As this was work I had done in college, some of
> the things I went looking for were either out of date terms or now totally
> illegal.
>
> One of my favorites between north and south was the southern use of "Cut
> off the light". I kept thinking I should get a saw.
>
> Matt
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