[TowerTalk] DO *NOT* WORK ON ANTENNAS During Rainorwhyaliveelectricians are happily married

[Richard M. Gillingham]

Ah yes.  Remember, the pilot is the first to arrive at the scene of the 
accident!

Gil, W1RG
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "K8RI on Tower talk" <k8ri-tower at charter.net>
To: "Daron J. Wilson" <daron at wilson.org>; <TOWERTALK at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] DO *NOT* WORK ON ANTENNAS During 
Rainorwhyaliveelectricians are happily married


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Daron J. Wilson" <daron at wilson.org>
> To: <TOWERTALK at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 4:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] DO *NOT* WORK ON ANTENNAS During Rain
> orwhyaliveelectricians are happily married
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>>> An electrician who has so little faith in himself he has to check his
>>> work?
>>
>> Hmm, that sounds a little smug.  As one in the field, when you spend 8-10
>
> It shouldn't have even needed a smiley.  I'm not an electrician and I 
> expect
> only the best from those who receive my money.
>
>> hours a day putting the same wires on the same screws and/or you have an
>> apprentice who you are teaching helping you, it is certainly not out of
>> the
>> realm of possibility that one might make an error.  What makes the
>
> I fly airplanes.  I even double check the mechanic's work even though he 
> has
> the rating and I don't. OTOH I guess threre's a lot of incentive to do so.
>
>> difference between the sloppy folks and the professionals is that the
>> professionals do test and make sure the installation is done correctly 
>> and
>> safely.  The simple three prong neon tester not only checks for the 
>> proper
>> polarity if you will, but also confirms the rest of the trades did not
>> damage your wire during finish work.  An oversized screw or nail in the
>> wrong spot can easily sever a ground in the home wiring environment, and
>> that is quickly and easily checked with a tester.
>>
>> I do hundreds of 'routine' terminations a week, but since I can't quite
>> walk
>> on water (yet), I still test.
>
> And...you sound honest. <:-))
>
> Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
> N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
> www.rogerhalstead.com
>
>>
>> 73
>> N7HQR
>>
>>
>>
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