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Subject: [Colonial Numismatics] Re: Snow in NJ
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Ray, Certainly wish I could have gotten that much yesterday, but
alas, 'twas not to be. I understand what you mean about crazy
enough, or stupid enough. Been there done that, got the T-shirt and
scars to prove it. As I'm sure you do as well. David
--- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, "Raymond Turcotte
<rg5turc@a...>" <rg5turc@a...> wrote:
> Hey Dave,
>
> I'm just catching up with alot of the posts and had to chuckle a
bit
> seems our electrical backgrounds run along similar paths. Only
the
> insane or "heads not screwed on too tightly" mess with 480 hot in
a
> snow storm but I had to laugh a bit because I remember about 20
years
> ago I climbed into the back of a 2500 amp switchgear to tap the
buses
> for a sub-feed at the Walbaum's Foodmart in Enfield, CT. and of
> course you couldn't shut down the store so they had to find
someone
> crazy enough (or stupid enough)to tap it hot.
>
> Amazing the things we do for a buck! Of course I charged them $800
a
> tap w/splice, so $2,400 for about 4hrs work was great back in 1983!
>
> Ray T.
>
>
>
> --- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, "dp1787" <palmers4@e...>
wrote:
> > Ray, I am management. Problem is as the economy tanked about 10
> > years or so ago, I found out that my bookkeeper had embezzled
about
> > $250,000. I never got even 1/5 of it back. Things started to go
> > wrong, and I went from 20 employees to one. So I am the CEO,
> > Estimator, Foreman, worker, and toilet cleaner. Oh well. In
fact,
> if
> > I had anybody working for me today, I would have sent them home,
I
> > would not ever have asked them to do what I did today, as it is
> > essentially dangerous, working with 480V in any precipitation,
if
> > you don't have to. I had made a promise to a customer, and I
> > fulfilled it, much to his surprise. David
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In colonial-coins@y..., Ray Williams <njraywms@o...> wrote:
> > > Hi David!
> > > Sounds like you have a fun job. I thought you were
> management
> > and you
> > > hired people to do that dirty work...Do you use a cherry
picker
> of
> > some
> > > sort?
> > >
> > > Ray W
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "dp1787" <palmers4@e...>
> > > To: <colonial-coins@y...>
> > > Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 4:02 PM
> > > Subject: [Colonial Numismatics] Re: Snow in NJ
> > >
> > >
> > > > Leo, Not only did I brave it to work today, I had to go out
and
> > fix
> > > > some parking field lights about 30' in the air, to boot.
Long
> > Island
> > > > Expressway, ain't called the world's longest parking lot fer
> > nuthin'.
> > > > Took me 20 minute to go the first 8 exits, then 1 1/2 hours
to
> > make
> > > > the next 4. Damn idiots that don't take mass transit, and
have
> no
> > > > clue how to drive in this white stuff. Still snowing with
about
> > 6+ on
> > > > the ground. Hope my kids shoveled at home<HA!> David
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Byron:
> > > > > Years ago when I hunted deer in the Pocono Mountains, I
used
> > to get
> > > > in a
> > > > > tree stand and watch the sun rise. What a sight. There's
> > nothing
> > > > like it
> > > > > especially with a little snow on the ground. Just to show
> that
> > > > there is a
> > > > > connection here, I remember one time taking a book with me
to
> > read
> > > > as soon
> > > > > as it was light enough. The book was "Counterfeiting in
the
> > > > colonies" or
> > > > > something like that. Coins and nature ! Yes they do
> > sometimes mix.
> > > > >
> > > > > Ray W.:
> > > > > Get back to work. I braved it this morning and am sitting
> here
> > > > wondering
> > > > > how deep I'll let it get before I go home. Everybody have
a
> > safe
> > > > drive
> > > > > home.
> > > > > Leo
> > > > >
> > > > > Leo Shane
> > > > > Honeywell Industrial Measurement & Control
> > > > > Market Development
> > > > > 215 641 3504
> > > > > 215 641 3599 fax
> > > > > Leo.J.Shane@h...
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Byron K. Weston [mailto:bkweston@l...]
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 9:06 AM
> > > > > To: colonial-coins@y...
> > > > > Subject: [Colonial Numismatics] Re: Snow in NJ
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In colonial-coins@y..., Ray Williams <njraywms@o...>
> wrote:
> > > > > > Hi All!
> > > > > > I have so much work to do but I'm considering taking
> the
> > day
> > > > > and just doing coins and watching the snow build up. I'm
a
> > little
> > > > > kid when it comes to snow (and coins). I wake up hoping
> > there's no
> > > > > school, then rush outside to build snow forts and have
> snowball
> > > > > fights with friends. Although off work, Diane is on her
way
> to
> > > > > Franklin Mills - a mall that the women like in PA. She
and
> > three
> > > > > friends always go on Dec 5th. - I'm firing up a pot of
> coffee.
> > > > > Brian Danforth's article about St Patrick's coinage in CNL
> 121
> > has
> > > > > put a couple questions in my mind and I want a little time
to
> > > > persue
> > > > > them. Maybe I'll work a little though - I'm still trying
to
> > catch
> > > > up
> > > > > from all the time I was out in November. We've got about
2"
> in
> > > > > Trenton and 6 to 8 are being forcast... Stay warm...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Ray W
> > > > >
> > > > > Good Morning, Ray!
> > > > > Yes, we're getting it quite good here too. Already 3
inches
> > going
> > > > for
> > > > > 6. It's also the first day of school for the new term.
They
> > put us
> > > > on
> > > > > a 2-hour delay, which I thought was insane since I have
yet
> to
> > see
> > > > a
> > > > > snow plow and the snow hasn't let up. I called the school
> > thinking
> > > > > that I might influence them and was told that they just
> > decided to
> > > > > cancel for the day - yeah! Not that I was planning on
risking
> > life
> > > > > and limb (and car) anyway!
> > > > > Well, I won't be looking at coins today though, there's a
big
> > buck
> > > > > still out there with my name on it, I can feel it! It's
great
> > in
> > > > the
> > > > > woods when it is snowing like this - mesmorizing
(spelling?)
> so
> > > > it's
> > > > > good just to get out there even if you don't see anything
in
> > the
> > > > way
> > > > > of venison.
> > > > > Off I go...
> > > > > Byron
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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