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What is the most common question you are asked in your daily work?
I am thinking of what I get asked. I am most often asked when explaining about the incoming service to a domestic house “Boss do you know how to stop the meter spinning” (Nice client group I have) to which I answer “Yes and no I am not telling you.” I then take this opportunity to explain how it is not nice to be stuck on a circuit, where the next fuse down the line is 600Amps and show them some graphic photos to emphasise the point.
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"What do YOU want"....from EC's, GC's, Homeowner DIY's.
2 weeks somewhere warm; stock winter answer. The time to be 3:00 Friday. second answer
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Or like when I am looking at a potential job, lets say for instance, 'Joe' home owner is renovating his old house. I get told, " please give me a good deal, I don't have that much money.."
Yeah right, I don't cut them any slack when they give me that line of b/s..sheesh!
Luke Clarke Electrical Planner for TVA.
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One of the top 10 I think we all get asked is.. " When do you think you will be done?", or something along those lines I think I got asked that 4..5...8.... at least a dozen times today! The answer to that question for this particular job, they didn't like I might add!
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"Can you do that?" - A: "Yes, I can do that. But I should warn you that you might be suprised when I tell you how much it would cost... But, if you're not worried - I'll start right now..."
I'm not going to get into title-24, (Energy code) or required outlet/circuit questions... They're just not funny anymore....
Mark Heller "Well - I oughta....." -Jackie Gleason
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Certainly "How much longer is this going to take?" tops the list... Close 2nd is "Hey do you have a (insert fitting type here)on your truck?" from other journeymen on the lease hehehe
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# 1: "Can You have those Plans ready for Plancheck by Friday" (of course, this is asked on Wednesday afternoon!),
# 2: "What do You mean by 'Engineering Is Not the Same As Drafting' - aren't they both the same?"
and for the "In-Field Questions":
# 1: "What's the difference between the White Wire and 'Ground' - aren't they all the same?",
# 2: "What 'Voltage' can I touch without getting hurt?"
The lists go on and on!
Scott " 35 " Thompson Just Say NO To Green Eggs And Ham!
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The most common question i get when i do work around the resdentail area 1] can be done with this ?? 2] How much it going to be ?? 3] [ this is the famous one of all ] WHEN i have the power back on ?? Commercal/Industrail side 1] can you repair this mess ?? 2] can you shedule off hours to do the repairs ?? 3] " my mantaince man " say it work this way for long time [ oh really ?? and my reply is Merci , Marc
Pas de problme,il marche n'est-ce pas?"(No problem, it works doesn't it?)
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The most common question I get is: "What did the supplier bring today" Did he bring this or that? I coulda swore I ordered this. I really have no idea what gets ordered I just unload the truck and get out what's there. I am the un-official material man of our job. I always get the "Have you seen any 3/4 to 1/2 RE's" Hmmm...... I remember seeing some in one of the Dozen gangboxes on the job. Not the answer they want to hear.
"If common sense was common, everyone would have it"-not sure, someone here
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1. When looking at the job " Can you give me a ballpark I am not going to hold you to it." Unless the bill comes out to more and suddenly the ballpark is the estimate.
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