Shop Truths, Phrases, Tales; and Outright Lies

[Frank S]

I especially liked his commentary about the time when he was doing the segment on the deadliest catch. when he asked the Captain OSHA and the captain's reply was osha OCEAN. then the clarification of his job was not to keep them safe but to make them rich. Meaning to me at least that by enlarge safety practices ultimately rest on the shoulders of those actually doing the job. Which also brings to mind something a Drill instructor once said. This hat I am wearing on my head does not mean that I am here to hold your hand or to kiss your skint knees and say soothing words to make it all better My job is to train you with the skills I have learned so you don't skin your knees, and to toughen you up so you can ignore the little scrapes you will get along the way . it is up to you not to fall down in the first place. I'm not your mother consider me as that old Uncle who is only going to be around for a while then leave.
So there was always some mouth in the platoon who would shout out a comment like SO WHEN ARE YOU LEAVING DRILL Sgt? The answer was usually just as soon as you can whip my expletive. PLATOOOONN ATEN' ---SHOOON, NOW drop and give me 50