I wish I still had the conversation that started the Secret Society. It was basically a guy who was bonding to a water pipe with a hose clamp (or some other hack) and wondering why that wasn't kosher. After Joe T and a few others started citing code, he said we must be some kind of secret society talking in an obscure language to discourage homeowners from doing electrical work.
The name stuck.

Joe T actually pitched pretty much his whole IAEI road show to us over about 6 months and 6 of us got our IAEI certifications.

This is our own "Caper", 2d on the left with 3 other SS members "Wiz", Rich and Wally and Joe in the middle.
Roper in Salt Lake City and I couldn't make the meeting wink

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Greg Fretwell