I had my fresh colleque from school of engineering. He was told by
my boss to handle 12 inches pipe leaking steam (repeatedly leaking
steam even though "furmaniting" it and/or replacing gasket).
Normally, what we did was only to replace spiral wound gasket or
machine serrated flange faces if it was damaged. This story was not
known to me until my senior technician told me. The fellow wanted to
cut the flange out, so he could replace it!! or machine it later
(everything was ready at side, including gas torch etc). Fortunately
my boss was around and asking him what he wanted to do. My boss told
him after he realized that the fellow's attentions of cutting, by
saying that "only me (my boss) authorize to cut the pipe, not you
young engineer"!!!...
questions, of the story, "Who is wrong here, the boss or my
colleque?" My colleque based on his limited common sense only
- In PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com, "Steve McKenzie" <Mechproj@x>
wrote:
> On one job we were inflicted with project management consultants
on a large
> dairy job. You know the type. The most capable but unfortunately
the most
> disagreeable of them was called Donald Hunt. Once, in a moment of
extreme
> exasperation I said confidentially to one of my colleagues that
his first
> name should be Mike. Equally unfortunately it stuck. One day, I
asked my
> enthusiastic new junior to locate Mr Hunt using the Gaitronics
site wide
> (very)loudspeaker system.
> I dont think you need to know any more.......
>
> Cheers
>
> Steve McKenzie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geoff Stone DD&D Australia [mailto:blenrayaust@y...]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 10:08 AM
> To: PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [PipingDesign] Gasket / Flange Question and Urban
Legends
>
>
> As an apprentice I was sent to the store to get a tray full of
spirit level
> bubbles as the pipe fitters had lost theirs. It must have been a
ritual as
> the
> storeman produce a tray coated in oil with a few blobs of water on
it.
> Looked
> just like a tray full of bubbles to a spotty fifteen year old. I
can still
> here the laughter. It taught me some humility I can tell you.
>
> As someone said we should give the world control to fifteen year
olds whilst
> they still know everything.
> --- constant george <chris_geocon@y...> wrote:
>
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>
>
> <tt>
> What about the waterhammer? The first time when I<BR>
> entered a chemical plant I was 15 and an apprentice<BR>
> student. One day the guys in the control room sent me<BR>
> to the maintenance shop to bring the waterhammer. Sure<BR>
> enough, I go there and ask the mechanics to give me<BR>
> the waterhammer for my fellas in the control room. One<BR>
> guy give me a freaking plastic toy, hammer like<BR>
> looking; I take it, look at it and obviously ask what<BR>
> is that useful for. "To kick your dumb head with it,<BR>
> my friend" he said, and everyone starts laughing like<BR>
> hell. Hope you guys enjoy. See ya.<BR>
> <BR>
> George<BR>
> <BR>
> --- Paul Bowers pbowers@p... wrote:<BR>
> > This might just be the first ever seen<BR>
> > piping-related urban legend.<BR>
> > <BR>
> > Why are some gaskets spiral-wound (I assume that<BR>
> > it's due to manufacturing<BR>
> > methods) and what are the available flange face<BR>
> > groovngs? I.E., concentric<BR>
> > vs.spiral.<BR>
> > <BR>
> > I say "urban legend" because I remember an old<BR>
> > refinery hand telling me once<BR>
> > that the reason for spiral grooving was because it<BR>
> > would take longer for the<BR>
> > leak to squirt out. Looking back on this - and I<BR>
> > never gave it much thought<BR>
> > at the time - it's silly.<BR>
> > <BR>
> > Going on about the "urban legend" theme, some of
you<BR>
> > must have stories from<BR>
> > your youth that were perpetrated upon you by the<BR>
> > operators. They like to<BR>
> > play tricks on the newbies, and a refinery or any<BR>
> > other process piping<BR>
> > facility is a bit scary for the newcomer.<BR>
> > <BR>
> > For me, I'm not talking (except for that part when I<BR>
> > went looking for a<BR>
> > bucket of steam). Then there was this other time<BR>
> > when I thought I could<BR>
> > single-handledly create the world's best resource<BR>
> > for piping design stuff.<BR>
> > Boy, I got laughed out of town for that one.<BR>
> > <BR>
> > Anyway, I'm sure that there a few great stories out<BR>
> > there. If you're too<BR>
> > embarrassed, send it to me privately and I'll post<BR>
> > it here anonymously.<BR>
> > Making fun of one's self is a sign of character,<BR>
> > tolerance and personal<BR>
> > insight. Or maybe it's just exposing your weaknesses<BR>
> > and inviting people to<BR>
> > make fun of you.<BR>
> > <BR>
> > Paul<BR>
> > <BR>
> > <BR>
> > <BR>
> > <BR>
> > <BR>
> > <BR>
> > <BR>
> > <BR>
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