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What ARE the typical / traditional “indoctrinational” pranks conducted on new railroad employees ?
Written by Paul on January 29, 2009 – 7:43 am -
When I was in the navy, it was tradition to convey the "newbies" on this wild-goose chases as-a suppy for 100 yards of flight-light "or 5 gallons of" prop-wash ". Also popular was putting them on "Post-Bouy Watch." I 'm just curious if there were or are these traditions in the community railroading. Thanks ahead of time Skidderback and everything else.
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By Rango on Feb 1, 2009 | Reply
Nobody could imagine that a simple right. There are a number of jokes that come to mind we have pulled one another but were not limited to newbys ever. The problem with this? Most of us want to get done and go home and if we were to give newbies a silly thing to do, we should be l? pi? too long. Most of the tracks are much too impatient for that. The railway used to use "torpedoes" which were small explosive charges placed on the rail, trains media were warning of an emergency stop and can continue or be prepared to stop, as you can imagine that were used m? Lto for jokes but have been banned, alas. There? many senses make a mistake and believe that senseless usually just expect something to happen and then in a good sense make them damned sure not to forget. For example, if an engineer makes its detach train, though? his fault or not, someone arrester? invariably their train and a tin of spray paint to put that name on the types of mating broke that poses next to the runway. I have other nicknames, I remember a kid? come to work once, said "Hello, my name? *** But my friends call him Tiger. A switchman senior crostoso has noted over and gi? and said "jokes, you will get? a nickname but not get to select it " If someone? vainglorious or seems unusually communicate tthemselves of abou too, are usually already taken? a notch in short order. Railraoders seems a lot sniffing crostoso very hard but not? cos?, however geral.
By highball116 on Feb 1, 2009 | Reply
The only time threaten a person is when your head is a little too big. Geral, you want to teach a new worker how to safely and correctly work. That does not mean screwing around. Our jokes are usually made on new fire engineers. Some people Itching to get in that seat and go way over the top. They want to skip the horn continuously, do lots of smoke and go fast. And there are lots of directions slowing them back down. If they 're couplings manufacturing too hard, we' ll jam of a torpedo in the article. If they 're going too fast, we' ll say on them that have two cars to a stop. When you let panic and make a set of ten or fifteen pounds, we look forward to the crushing of the train to a stop before we tell them that still have half the car to go. And of course, the nicknames and criticism are always open aid. But that 's all for the reserved apples Defective. The criticism is done between real veterans. All the respectable, fast-learning the person who is open and that the indicators have their imperfections will just fine. But yeah, helps to have a thick skin.
By Andy on Feb 3, 2009 | Reply
I can 't think any one or the other. As Rank said that usually just expect them to throw good, then we put in them. Once you get a nickname on the rail if not released the MAI. Skidderback probably remember? this. We had a type called Steve in California? been made a foreman for the first time perch? the foreman obtained normal and sick? went home. He had good use the rest room but didn 'te concluded on crapping in his pants. Yes? concluded on obtaining the good name of Stevie Poo Poo.That nickname was wrote on the engine cars, cabs on the block, box cars, etc.. You name it they have written on it. Land of Stevie Poo Poo.I 'the VE has even seen it written in New Mexico and Texas Rank i 'll make this the answer for your clone' s demand for the week.
By Rat Azz on Feb 6, 2009 | Reply
The abundance of joker, but the only thing I can think of on your question? to send someone to find a canvas incatramata to cover a load of the gondola feathers.
By CoolHand on Feb 8, 2009 | Reply
I have seen some Funnies when I was a student, some of these things have happened to my classmates. In one case, everything was running dell'iarda work, the same working day for two weeks. The foreman of the oldhead working snuck a point in its outlet, a one day and the end of two weeks, his outlet was really heavy, but with the gradual increase, he didn 't notice Another was when a conductor told a student taking a wall to the sand on top of the nose of the engine was the material for filling the radiator and told him to put six packets of water in it to help cool the engine .