I couldn't agree more, the rules are made by people who don't know the job like we do.

BUT.....They make the rules. Follow them or challenge them to change them, but don't ignore them "just 'cos...

Trouble is, when you do speak up about it, you get marked as a pain in the butt.

Just my experience.
Mac

it was about LA!

Only reason I dropped by.

Mac

Sorry it's a reply in the negative RWD but I'm not aware of any climbers for use on concrete poles in this country. As far as I know, we have very few concrete poles, all the ones in my area are...

Down in deepest, darkest Dorset (my home county) they hold the world stinging nettle eating championships each year.
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The only thing I can suggest is a device known as a corrosion monitor - Cormon. We use it on our lines, it gives a reading of the level of loss of galvanisation on the steel core. It's non...

think too hard before opening your mouth. I thought this one would follow on nice from the ones Squizzy posted. Hand on heart, this happened - to me.

I was suffering a few years ago with a nasty...

Not really. After nearly twenty years together, mostly as a two man team, I don't notice the accent at all. I've even started speaking his language. Mostly the pleasantries and a bit of odd shit but...

I couldn't agree more with ya swampy. Our companys favourite move with the pay bargaining is to screw the industrial staff as much as possible, while offering a lump sum of about $400 to everyone....

That's why my buddy comes from Wales ;->

We've been lucky down here so far, just wind and rain. Some of the lads have gone up to Scotland to help out. They'll probably be back this weekend. Apparently the terms aren't too good. 1.5x after...

A 100T head uses a wider die than a 60T so you need fewer bites. In my experience, the wider the die the less chance of producing a banana.

Go for a double acting head if you can, the release is...

Nice tag Edge, I've been saying for years that when they can send a computer out to change insulators, I'll hang up my harness.

My good lady is a computer programmer and had some contractors...

The company was offering jobs for linemen to become team leaders in the office. I told them where they could poke it. If the forced me into that hell hole I'd throw myself outta the window. Trouble...

when you build it smaller. You guys got yours finished before the Greeks.:D

Mac

What accent? It's you guys that sound funny!

Merry Christmas all.

Mac

Clive sent me one of his RGB LED controller kits yesterday, and it's great. Nice smooth colour changes and some startling effects. I'm gonna have to build some large LED heads to run off it now, and...

Records are female, one little scratch and you never hear the end of it.

Newspapers are female, you shell out more and more on them every day but you can never be sure they’re telling the truth.
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Shortest sentence - "I am".
Longest sentence - "I do".

Shortest marriage proposal - "You're what?"

Mac

I guess the cop didn't want to take the risk. All that alcohol in the guy, he could've exploded:D

Mac

Shit, that was funny. "Hang on, I gotte pee". Man I nearly died laughing!

Mac

You ain't wrong there Clive. My mate says if he ever hears of a Ginsters lorry being held up on Crimewatch, he's gonna give them my name.

Mac

We don't use the motorised trolleys Clive, I saw one last year and they're huge and about five time the weight. With long spans and tall towers, and fourteen stone (just under 200 pounds) plus gear...

OK, I got too much time on my hands. I just had a quick look through CLs history. Of the 8 threads he's started, they're all in the politics and BS forum. Of 185 posts, 7 have been in the linework...

Very true, we don't have much O/H in the cities. Get out of the cities and it's everywhere.



I've been to nearly all the countries in Europe (I used to be able to say all but a couple more...