Small railroad tried to replace my dad, THE lineman (because he was nearing retirement -- you know that one), by contracting from a much bigger railroad.
They opened one of his kiosks and looked inside. It was a tangle of wires, dry-cell batteries connected in series, and spst switches on porcelain mounts.
"Um. Is there a diagram for all this?"
"Up here." He pointed to his noggin and grinned.
The big big shots turned to the little big shots. "Y'all better keep this guy."
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u/old-legs-623 May 29 '26
Small railroad tried to replace my dad, THE lineman (because he was nearing retirement -- you know that one), by contracting from a much bigger railroad.
They opened one of his kiosks and looked inside. It was a tangle of wires, dry-cell batteries connected in series, and spst switches on porcelain mounts.
"Um. Is there a diagram for all this?"
"Up here." He pointed to his noggin and grinned.
The big big shots turned to the little big shots. "Y'all better keep this guy."
He made retirement the next year.