Why Are We Electricians ?

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With Father's Day coming up I wanted to post a link to this article in EC&M Magazine by John Kostick. It is a tribute to his father who was an electrician and John came up in the trade with his father. It is a wonderful and hearty-warming story to read whether you came up with your father in the trade or on your own. I miss my father, who was not an electrician but was a laborer with a 6th grade education. He went to work early in life and worked hard every day at numerous jobs to support his family. Thank you John for posting this article in EC&M. Everlasting be your father's memory, eternal be his rest.

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Why Are We Electricians?

Longtime EC&M contributor honors late father with electrical coming-of-age story.
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I was looking over the New Jersey Board of Electrical Examiners: Questions
1. Licenses that were charged with a violation have a payment plan.
2. The name "Pressure Seal" not returned.
 
In the first paragraph of that EC&M article it says: "we (as electricians) have a capability that extends far beyond the abilities of most people."
Somehow that reminds me of hearing this as a kid: "“Yes, it's Superman, strange visitor from another planet who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men."
 
Well, Dad was a Plumber, along w/my older & younger brothers in the family. I've always been the rebel.. God rest all of their souls, I'm still here..
 
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That was a very good read.
I'm a second gen electrician as well. My father also is no longer with us and much of what he said in the artical hits home.

My father held license #2 and was instrumental in establishing a inspection department. The day the county and city insp dept merged into a consolidated unit was a proud day for him and he told me, son my work is done.
The biggest take away for me was when he said. Never take short cuts lives depend on it and when you see a wrong do your best to right it at all cost.

Thanks Dad.
 
My father was a farmer but I wasn't very interested in that field - or his fields...................:)
Tractors, mechanical things when I was a youngster and drifted into the electrical area. Then specifically variable speed drives and the rest is history.
 
When I joined the Air Force, my ASVAB scores were high enough to get me in to any field, so I looked until I found one that required the highest scores in all categories and chose that one. It was Avionics Instrument Systems, which is an electrical specialty. I then fell through a couple career changes that ended at Commercial/industrial electrical.
 
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In the first paragraph of that EC&M article it says: "we (as electricians) have a capability that extends far beyond the abilities of most people."
Somehow that reminds me of hearing this as a kid: "“Yes, it's Superman, strange visitor from another planet who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men."
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No. That is a safety manager. In their eyes the people actually skilled and knowledgeable become drooling idiots that have to be protected from themselves.
 
When I joined the Navy in '77, My ASVAB was high enough (Top 2%) I could choose whatever I wanted--Looked around and Nuclear Power was up and coming in the civilian world so I went Nuke--Had 4 choices of rating(Job), Interior Communications--60% technical 40% mechanical--Electronics Tech--ALL electronics(Component level work)--Machinist Mate--All Mechanical-- and Electrician's Mate--60% Mechanical( Regular electrical work) and 40% technical(board level electronics)--That sounded the best of all 4 so here I am 45 Years later still a three wire mechanic and loving it

Oh yeah--I flunked out of Nuke school at the 6 week academic Board(Bad study habits from high school caught up to me)--Best thing that ever happened to me 😍
 
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