Electrician Terminology - Spoken Around the Building Site?

[mhar]

Lying b***ard - tape measure

 

[Pete999]

House Basher, a so called electrician who does only new builds, which in all honesty yer Wife or GF could do it after a week or so.
Wood Butcher Carpebter.

Ba-stard site agent

Muck, Mortar for filling in chases, well I used to when I wer a Lad

Dip Stick, Apprentice Mate what ever

Kleins, Pliers for the Americans among us

Scran, Sarnies

Brew, Tea or Red Wine in my case.

Poxy, chippies, Plasterers, Plumbers anyone who isn't an Electrician

I could go on.

 

[GMES]

Irish screwdriver = Hammer

 

[Pete999]

Vernier adjuster was my preference for a hammer, or knocking stick

 

[Pete999]

Little Scrote, Apprentice, only kidding,
Long Weight
Bucket of Steam
Tartan Paint
Go and get my hole saw sharpened
3/4" holes
Sky hooks
etc etc

 

[Pete999]

Spreads, Plasterers
Paddies (it was OK in those days) ground workers

 

[Deleted member 93172]

Don't forget the box of assorted knots for the floorboards next to the tub of iron filings for files, ah those were the day's.

 

[Merl]

Not been on here for a long while, sorry!

"Labrador" doesn't always go down very well with the labourers on site at times!!
Slappies - Painters

 

[Marshall Elec]

You will know when another tradesman thinks he is a bit of an electrician when you hear him say "Megger it". Ive never "Meggered" anything. Im a Kewtech kind guy

 

[telectrix]

You will know when another tradesman thinks he is a bit of an electrician when you hear him say "Megger it". Ive never "Meggered" anything. Im a Kewtech kind guy

and i'll bet you never say "hoover up the muck" when you use a henry.

 

[Marshall Elec]

and i'll bet you never say "hoover up the muck" when you use a henry.

Not rich enough for a Henry. I use a Titan, his name is Titan Fury

I see your point though.

 

[Pete999]

Infinity when you get an OK IR test result

 

[Wilko]

Infinity when you get an OK IR test result

Happy days. There was an expanded version which may be familiar to those with kids of a certain age, to quote Buzz Lightspeed "infinity and beyond".

I think this is the only polite one I know