I have been quilty of "hazing"...and will continue to be "guilty" - the degree of haze depends on the individual's own personality, or lack thereof.
Some of the easy favorites are sending the newb for:
- a "bucket of steam"..helps if the pipe fitters are the same job; they will "assist" by sending the newb all over the bowels of the property
- A "henway" (actually a hen "WEIGH")...the oldtimers in the tool/material crib get special pleasure from this...
Newb: What's a henway?
Oldtimer: A hen weigh?
Newb: yeah
Oldtimer: I dunno..3 - 5 pounds
- A sealtight coupling....one newb was ping-ponged for quite awhile on this;
Crew: we need a 4: sealtight coupling
Newb: Ok
Newb walks 1/2 mile to material lock up
Newb: I need a 4" sealtight coupling
Material man: You want that set-screw or threaded
Newb: lemme check
Newb walks a 1/2 mile back to crew
Newb: Setscrew or threaded
Crew: Set screw
Newb walks 1/2 mile back to material lock-up
newb: they said set screw
Material man:..sorry only threaded..you better find out if that's ok...it's kind of heavy to carry back and forth
..and so on
Needless to say, the owner was amused by the shenanigans.
- using a roll of duct tape to completey wrap up someone's tool belt AND tools
- shooting(Hilti DX) a lunch box to the deck
Far too many to list...
