Hi Jim
On (12 Nov 97) Jim Dunmyer wrote to Alec Cameron...
 JD> machines. The young guy noticed that the oldtimer would wet his fingers,
 JD> raise his right foot, and touch the fuses. He'd then R&R the blown fuse,
 JD> putting the machine back into service. 
Nice one. I shall pass it on.
I was a time served elec fitter and so many fun things happened during
apprenticeship. On a coil making bench we would work seated in groups of 
our,
placing coloured cotton tubing over the commutator leads of a multi circuited
coil pack. Even now 51 yrs later, the sequence is unforgettable- red yellow
blue green black white. At bench centre was two big brass terminals linking a
lamp bulb with 110v ac. We'd flash pairs of leads to prove continuity and
ensure the colours were correct.
I taught some buddies to spit on fingers, hold hands secretly as a daisy
chain in series with that 110v, then two lads would each grab a passer by and
deliver a harmless but noisy! elec shock.
 JD> "What happened to you, Boy?" the oldtimer asked. "Well, I did just like 

 JD> saw you do, wet my fingers, lifted my right foot, and touched the fuses.
 JD> Next thing I know, here I am!" replied the kid. The oldtimer shook his
 JD> head and told the boy, "What you didn't know is that I have a wooden 
eft
 JD> leg!"
 JD> some folks who held a tea party on top of the piston of one of the big
 JD> steam engines on display. I think there's a link to that site on
 JD> www.oldengine.org.
Nice. I cannot access Internet, Drat and Blast!
Cheers.....ALEC
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