-=> MATT MC_CARTHY wrote to CHARLES ANGELICH <=-

 CA> Discussions of working on TVs 'hot' and working on Microwaves
 CA> seem to be a formula for disaster to me.

 MM> It bothers me more to see some shadetree mechanic 'tuning' a running
 MM> car engine wearing loose fitting clothing, bracelets, jewelry, etc.
 MM> I've even seen such people operating machine tools in local private
 MM> shops down here. One gust of breeze through the shop, and someone will
 MM> be missing a hand or worse.

We had a guy in the machine shop at the place where I worked
as a printer and everyone would retreat to a safe distance
when he went to turn on the power to circuits he'd been working on!
Fireworks could sometimes be spectacular considering the voltages
and power levels involved at the plant.
Forget his name, let's call him George for the sake of this post.
Whenever the lights flickered or dimmed or we heard a loud bang it
became a common practice to say something to the effect of "there's
George" or "George is at it again."
The dude was notorious for his mishaps over the years
yet the situation was never addressed in a manner that might have
prevented George's unfortunate accident :-(
Well seems George was working with some cutting equipment, not sure of
the details as I worked in another building, but anyway
George went to the hospital that day with a few less fingers than
he'd arrived at work in the morning :-(

At least a hundred people were aware of George's ineptitude around
electricity and machine tools for *years*.
To really top off George's month he was fired before he could
return to work.

There were lots of _Georges_ at that particular plant.
One day a _George_ backing up a tractor trailer backed on top
of the owners brand new Diesel Oldsmobile luxury car right
in front of the owners, Gustavo Hernandez, private office.
Gus appeared to be more than a tad steamed when he came storming out
of his office as he had a fine view of the event his private offices
tinted windows overlooking his parking spot.
No-one was injured so we all got a fine laugh out of that one :-)
Near instant transformnation of a large deluxe luxury car into a
subcompact car 

Disclaimer: George as used in this account is in no way
meant to reflect this individual's view of anyone named George
but merely as a device used to portray a true account of incidents
with individuals at one industrial plant.
 
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