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Fed up with the DIY thread from earlier.
I'd like to know where was the most unusual, out of the ordinary place you have worked? Open to non electricians, so give us your job as well so we can see how unusual it is.
I'll open with electrician job in an RAF base in Leuchars Fife (now not RAF). Used to working in domestic houses, offices, farms, factories and most of the base was generally the usual stuff, albeit in concrete buildings with 3ft wide bombproof walls.
One day we were asked to change a (explosive proof) light fitting in a building known as the Missile Section. Now each section had its own health and safety brief before any civilian was permitted to enter. This particular H&S was going along as normal until they got to the fire risk.
There was only one word written on that page .... "RUN!"
The guy giving the brief just smiled;- "cos that's what we will be doing. See if you can catch us up"
Incidently, that section also didn't allow works vans on site that contained a tracking system. Apparently, the signals of the tracker confused the control room into thinking it was an enemy radar, and could arm a missile..
One time I was attending the annual air show behind the scenes. I saw a rare sight of all 14 Red Arrows in formation when there's normally only 10.
OK, They were in a parked formation on the runway, but it sounds impressive.
I'd like to know where was the most unusual, out of the ordinary place you have worked? Open to non electricians, so give us your job as well so we can see how unusual it is.
I'll open with electrician job in an RAF base in Leuchars Fife (now not RAF). Used to working in domestic houses, offices, farms, factories and most of the base was generally the usual stuff, albeit in concrete buildings with 3ft wide bombproof walls.
One day we were asked to change a (explosive proof) light fitting in a building known as the Missile Section. Now each section had its own health and safety brief before any civilian was permitted to enter. This particular H&S was going along as normal until they got to the fire risk.
There was only one word written on that page .... "RUN!"
The guy giving the brief just smiled;- "cos that's what we will be doing. See if you can catch us up"
Incidently, that section also didn't allow works vans on site that contained a tracking system. Apparently, the signals of the tracker confused the control room into thinking it was an enemy radar, and could arm a missile..
One time I was attending the annual air show behind the scenes. I saw a rare sight of all 14 Red Arrows in formation when there's normally only 10.
OK, They were in a parked formation on the runway, but it sounds impressive.