> My old party chief used to say something like, "clear, corrugated, overhead, sewer lines" whenever anyone would ask.
Knew a party chief that had a similar line. His crew came in one evening still laughing. One of the neighbors had asked why in world anyone would build something like that? Party chief didn't miss a beat answering that it made inspections easier. Also said that since it would be a 100 gal/minute pressure line the entire neighborhood would quickly report any leak. Apparently the neighbor went into orbit at the last part saying he was going to call the mayor and complain.
Oh I absolutely love this! I remember one time almost 25 years ago when I just started surveying.....I had the pleasure of working on "Howeird's" (Howard's) crew that day. He was sitting under a tree doing some calcs when a neighbor came over and asked "what are you doing?", he replied without looking up, "surveying." The neighbor said, "I can see you are surveying, what for?" Howeird took off his glasses and said "do I come into your office and bother you while you are working?"...The neighbor walked away. I have wanted to try this over the years but never had the balls I guess!