# Haha well this is one way to get your name around a company. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 30, 2007, 8:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/haha-well-this-is-one-way-to-get-your-name-around-a-company/34612 "2007-08-30T08:46:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/haha-well-this-is-one-way-to-get-your-name-around-a-company/34612/41 "2007-08-31T08:52:15Z")
At one point in my trip, two of the older engineers were trying to sort out a control problem that just made no sense. After about an hour they were starting to pull their hair out and concluded: “It must running on FM.” “Yep, FM.” Me - “huh” OG - “It’s powered by Fucking Magic.” ---
**Author:** ![Schema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@Schema](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Schema)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/haha-well-this-is-one-way-to-get-your-name-around-a-company/34612/42 "2007-08-31T09:01:22Z")
I can only imagine good things happening from here. There’s nothing better that having your name in every ear of the big guys, just to find out you did shit right and held your ground on proper protocol, AND were qualified over any other engineer there. Good stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/haha-well-this-is-one-way-to-get-your-name-around-a-company/34612/43 "2007-08-31T09:11:33Z")
Yeah it was kind of cool to spend 10 minutes on the phone with the project manager, and at the end of it have him thank me for what I did so that the project could keep rolling along. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/haha-well-this-is-one-way-to-get-your-name-around-a-company/34612/44 "2007-08-31T09:55:03Z")
[quote=“BikerFry,post:22,topic:34612"”] I forgot to put in my ear plugs. :eyebrow: [/quote] oh god… i would get yelled at if i forgot my double hearing protection… i can’t believe how crazy they are about ear defenders… ---
**Author:** ![LXIFLYBY](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lxiflyby/32/7399_2.png) [@LXIFLYBY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LXIFLYBY)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/haha-well-this-is-one-way-to-get-your-name-around-a-company/34612/45 "2007-08-31T10:19:29Z")
this is only 7200v ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/haha-well-this-is-one-way-to-get-your-name-around-a-company/34612/46 "2007-09-05T05:36:34Z")
[quote=“BikerFry,post:36,topic:34612"”] Mind boggling. I wonder what power lines like that are made of? [/quote] ask and ye shall receive. (hand for scaling factor) these are 345kV lines, but this particular line is “special” because it’s oil cooled (the hole in the middle). These aren’t the ones that go into canada, these ones are sweeter. ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 6:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/haha-well-this-is-one-way-to-get-your-name-around-a-company/34612/47 "2007-09-05T06:03:48Z")
you guys need to stop with cool threads like this… its bringing back memories of college classes. it could have turned out differently… sometimes it does not matter who is correct when 5 monkeys tell you your are wrong. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 6:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/haha-well-this-is-one-way-to-get-your-name-around-a-company/34612/48 "2007-09-05T06:06:21Z")
wow/ more powaa ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/haha-well-this-is-one-way-to-get-your-name-around-a-company/34612/49 "2007-09-05T06:47:25Z")
[quote=“LAFENGAS,post:46,topic:34612"”] ask and ye shall receive. (hand for scaling factor) these are 345kV lines, but this particular line is “special” because it’s oil cooled (the hole in the middle). These aren’t the ones that go into canada, these ones are sweeter. [/quote] :spunk: That’s cool. I wouldn’t guessed so many layers. Am I seeing, from the center, hole-copper-steel-aluminum-rubber-copper strands-rubber-steel strands-rubber? ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/haha-well-this-is-one-way-to-get-your-name-around-a-company/34612/50 "2007-09-05T08:14:14Z")
i belive steel is only the outter strands. In the center is Brass, Copper Alloy, Aluminum, Copper, Copper bands, then steel. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/haha-well-this-is-one-way-to-get-your-name-around-a-company/34612/51 "2007-09-05T11:31:58Z")
fucking ![http://rubicant5x.com/smiley/monkeyspank.gif](http://rubicant5x.com/smiley/monkeyspank.gif) josh. ---
**Author:** ![skatanic28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@skatanic28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/skatanic28)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2007, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/haha-well-this-is-one-way-to-get-your-name-around-a-company/34612/52 "2007-09-15T06:44:11Z")
Slightly OT bump, how do you like it there? I saw an opening for an EE in the paper and have been considering a move. ---
**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2007, 7:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/haha-well-this-is-one-way-to-get-your-name-around-a-company/34612/53 "2007-09-15T07:06:41Z")
Just get a long stick and flip the switch. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/haha-well-this-is-one-way-to-get-your-name-around-a-company/34612/54 "2007-10-20T19:58:01Z")
Bump. 🙂 The previous commotion was over a single switch for a 1000hp motor. I wonder how much my managers will pucker over the main feeder to the plant? (4000 volts, 1200 amps, 3 compressor motors totalling 4500hp.) ![http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b76/BikerFry/DSC01835.jpg](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b76/BikerFry/DSC01835.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/haha-well-this-is-one-way-to-get-your-name-around-a-company/34612/55 "2007-10-20T20:07:17Z")
You autocrossers may notice Mike Potocki in the background making sure I don’t do anything stupid. Blind leading the blind? 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![BrockwayMT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brockwaymt/32/5060_2.png) [@BrockwayMT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BrockwayMT)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/haha-well-this-is-one-way-to-get-your-name-around-a-company/34612/56 "2007-10-20T21:02:42Z")
[quote=“LAFENGAS,post:34,topic:34612"”] I was within about 16 feet of the pot heads and could see the hairs on my arms moving. I’m probably sterile now. I’ll try sneaking some pics. [/quote] I’ve never been near that kind of voltage. I was standing next to the arc furnace at Nucor Steel while it was running. Same kind of thing where you can ‘feel’ it. That was relatively low voltage at 800V, but running 30,000 amps. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/haha-well-this-is-one-way-to-get-your-name-around-a-company/34612.md?page=2)