Why the guy who said "Rightie Tightee, Leftie Looseee"! - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Carrameow · #1 03-10-2006, 07:09 AM

I'm out here in Oklahoma working on communication towers. The other day I went up, it was pretty windy and risky, but I had a safety belt on, I'm not that stupid. We have a guy on the team who thinks he's The Lord's Gift to engineering. Everone else wears Levi's or Scrubby clothes and he shows up in a tie and pressed shirt everyday and at lunchtime he avoids everyone and reads a book by himself while we joke around and he acts as if like his thoughts are particularily on a higher level.
I was having trouble loosening a coax nut, and it was rusted. It was hard to get at, even if it were on the ground. 40 feet below me I hear the guy yell "Rightie Tightie, Leftie Loosee" like I had never seen a nut before or picked up a tool. At work I don't say much about my restoring cars, I keep it quiet, because its like a religion to me and something personal.
I drank a lot of coffee that morning. Sometimes with little sleep my temper goes. But I kept my cool, came down from the tower, and I said nothing.

vwbuge · #2 03-10-2006, 07:26 AM

Silence is a virtue, well done Grasshopper.

Sometimes silence is better. Often it is hard to get along with people you work with. I know the feeling.

signalredcoupe · #3 03-10-2006, 07:39 AM

It's embarressing to hear. Like an 8 year old who's just learning. Yeah, there's a joker in every deck they say. Everybody has someone or several of those where they work. I do aircraft maintenance in Tampa & we have a few misfits here. Paul.

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R Leo · #4 03-10-2006, 07:45 AM

Ooops, drooped a tool. Look out below!

boneheaddoctor · #5 03-10-2006, 08:35 AM

I think we all have worked with clowns like that....having an arguement with them is about as productive as having an arguement with a pig.

PS...the clown I talk about argued with me one day that a particular Century Data T-100 was already off line and refused to confirm it......well he opens it up and well its was not only live but it was the primary drive....took the entire site down, crashed the unit..trashed the previous 24 hours data (we didn't know there was issues with the redundent drive till later) and caused damage that took the next 4 shifts to completely repair....

And the guy was still as arrogant after all this....but Karma got him.....He made false accusations against somebody.....and when it was proven he lost his security clearance and his job and was excorted off the site they were taken home as well as his wife told to pack their suitcases the Gov would pack and ship the rest and they were taken to the airport, within 2 hours of being escorted off the jobsite.

Best thing you can to is let them pretend...they will jump in the quicksand faster if left to do it themselves.

oh.......I don't think you could drag me up one of those towers....I have a fairly healthy fear of heights. ( Yeah I MIGHT be able to get over it)

Habanero · #6 03-10-2006, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by R Leo

Ooops, drooped a tool. Look out below!

That's exactly what I was thinking!

Lew · #7 03-10-2006, 08:44 AM

I'll never forget a fellow in one of my college classes. Pompous, arrogant, know-it-all. Even the teacher disliked him.

We were reading The Duchy one afternoon, out loud ... and this guy kept pronouncing Dutchy not like dutch-ee but, get this, DOOKEY. Nobody interrupted him, but we and the instructor could hardly contain ourselves when, after he was all done with his dramatic recital, she finally corrected him.

Mister Byrnzoil · #8 03-10-2006, 11:50 AM

IMHO this situation requires extreme sarcasm...

"WOW, thank you SOOOOO much, Thats BRILLIANT! I'll DEFINITELY remember that. Did you think of that one?? because its really FRESH!! And not at all something I've known since age 5. Do you have more universally known mnemonic statements? 'cause I'd LOVE to hear them... Really!"

BTW- I read a book during lunch too, beats the hell out of listening to BS stories from my co-workers lying about how many 'wimmins' they slept with or how much beer they can drink. Also because I don't consider NASCAR a sport or a suitable topic for conversation.

Hatterasguy · #9 03-10-2006, 12:39 PM

I'd probably just be sarcastic to the guy. Maybe start dropping tools.

Carrameow · #10 03-10-2006, 12:40 PM

"well sir, actually its an ASTM-QQX-Z234, didn't you know that? It has to be reverse threaded ro counteract magnetic fields"

#11 03-10-2006, 02:16 PM

Being up that high and it's likely just you two, no witness. Just keep saying "His safety line broke...."

OMEGAMAN · #12 03-10-2006, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ForcedInduction

Being up that high and it's likely just you two, no witness. Just kep saying "His safety line broke...."

I agree! You can tell us though

boneheaddoctor · #13 03-10-2006, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ForcedInduction

Being up that high and it's likely just you two, no witness. Just kep saying "His safety line broke...."

or better yet ...."the man refused to use his saftey line. Said he knew what he was doing and didn't need it."

TX76513 · #14 03-10-2006, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Carrameow

"well sir, actually its an ASTM-QQX-Z234, didn't you know that? It has to be reverse threaded ro counteract magnetic fields"

Wish I knew you were in that field when I was selling this on ebay. Had no real clue what it was

If it was something real valuable don't tell me

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7587212762&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESO%3AIT&rd=1

pastmaster · #15 03-10-2006, 07:29 PM

You are a GOOD Man.

I'd have probably pissed on him, weather anomoly, you know.