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<blockquote data-quote="OnOff" data-source="post: 400942" data-attributes="member: 16173"><p>I was a "pizza" boy.</p><p></p><p>I worked up at Britoil in Glasgow as a 16 year old apprentice in the early 80's. "We" were there to replace some large control cabinets chock full of control gear. Simply transfer everything from one broken enclosure to an identical new one. They had control pendants on with a fly lead and over enthusiastic operators had pulled on the glands into the enclosures and ripped them away with a chunk of the fibreglass/ABS or whatever it was.</p><p></p><p>We travelled up from London in the Transit. Me as the boy confined to the back of the van and the obligatory stack of grot mags and stained Parkas. </p><p></p><p>Even as a kid I looked at the job and suggested we NOT strip all the gear out but simply make reinforcing "over plates" from steel as the operators would only do the same again. I was told to shut up and do as I was told. Me being naive didn't realise the older guys wanted the OT and to get way from home again in the near future on the repeat job. The job for some reason had to be done at night.</p><p></p><p>So I was sent to get pizza in the evening. Strange city etc. Armed with a few quid I had to walk through what I can only now imagine was one of Glasgow's red light districts. I wondered why all these women kept calling out to me offering their "services". The condom covered car park under the flyover where we parked should have given it away. :lol:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OnOff, post: 400942, member: 16173"] I was a "pizza" boy. I worked up at Britoil in Glasgow as a 16 year old apprentice in the early 80's. "We" were there to replace some large control cabinets chock full of control gear. Simply transfer everything from one broken enclosure to an identical new one. They had control pendants on with a fly lead and over enthusiastic operators had pulled on the glands into the enclosures and ripped them away with a chunk of the fibreglass/ABS or whatever it was. We travelled up from London in the Transit. Me as the boy confined to the back of the van and the obligatory stack of grot mags and stained Parkas. Even as a kid I looked at the job and suggested we NOT strip all the gear out but simply make reinforcing "over plates" from steel as the operators would only do the same again. I was told to shut up and do as I was told. Me being naive didn't realise the older guys wanted the OT and to get way from home again in the near future on the repeat job. The job for some reason had to be done at night. So I was sent to get pizza in the evening. Strange city etc. Armed with a few quid I had to walk through what I can only now imagine was one of Glasgow's red light districts. I wondered why all these women kept calling out to me offering their "services". The condom covered car park under the flyover where we parked should have given it away. :lol: [/QUOTE]
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