I've worked in engineering since school and have picked up one or two curious expressions.A job done for oneself was a 'guvvy' e.g.Arrys petrol cigarette lighters.A workmate from the West Country referred to the same as 'foreigners'.We called coolant 'suds' he said it was 'compo'.After recent stock-taking at work all the newly counted stacks of steel are called 'rucks'.
arry awk wrote: Musta bin that untimely 'Dip' in the Navvi !And listening (forced) to Bread! oh alright arryI'm making em up in case you hadn't guessed. Lived in Norfolk for a bit,and people used to go on about my accent so I well you know, got a bit creative. trouble was I started using the stuff for real-been 'clemped' many a time
I went down to the crossroads and got down on my knees