Wood ticks, Turd herders, Sparkies, Iron heads, Rod buster, what else

[v6toy4x]

This thread got me thinking back 25 years when there could be some real animosity on the job

Ironworkers are a special breed...

Been working with and around them since 1991 and appreciate them for what they do and who they are. They are all alike in how they view the world, how to get shit done and stubbornness. I've told my kids and ex's, ironworkers are born, not created. They think differently than most people and...

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What other derogatory names do you have for the other trades

 

[Bobby V]

Tin knockers

 

[Luvnlife]

Everyone has a knickname. Been in my trade 34 years and never heard one for our group. Operating Engineers?

 

[Ultra...Good]

member of congress

 

[4Waters]

Hose daggers

 

[HCP3]

Everyone has a knickname. Been in my trade 34 years and never heard one for our group. Operating Engineers?

Lever monkey.

 

[Javajoe]

Everyone has a knickname. Been in my trade 34 years and never heard one for our group. Operating Engineers?

Hoehand and for the grade checkers (GinnyHop)

 

[Javajoe]

Low Voltage Guys = Scissor Faries
Fire Alarm Guys = F.A.GS

 

[2Driver]

More white collar stuff but it always makes me laugh and true too

 

[Luvnlife]

Lever monkey.

‘Meh, lever monkey huh, if I had a dollar for every time one of the other trades came asking “Can you scratch this down for us” “can you dig this out for us” or the ever popular “Can I get some diesel”

 

[Javajoe]

I think graders, fire sprinkler and commercial roofers are the easiest to manage. Pretty laid back

 

[76 Hondo]

Wood Butchers, Sticks and Bricks guys

 

[Havasu blue label]

Wood butchers

 

[Jed-O]

Framers (wood butchers) refer to me as "Magician"

 

[Sleek-Jet]

Telcom field guy = Ding-a-ling lineman

 

[racektm]

Everyone has a knickname. Been in my trade 34 years and never heard one for our group. Operating Engineers?

Lever Puller,

 

[TrollerDave]

Plumbers=Turd chasers

And I appreciate that they do.

 

[Big B Hova]

Door Whores

 

[was thatguy]

Bone carpenters

 

[endobear]

Prick Mason
Ainter

 

[Gramps]

Brush monkey - wildland firefighter

 

[was thatguy]

 

[n2otoofast4u]

Nail Benders

 

[CLdrinker]

Tin knockers

Haven’t done that shit for 15yrs and my ears are still ringing.

 

[TPC]

Never considered it derogatory, Turd Chasers, rod benders, tin knockers.
In the Marines a turn chaser was a brig guard.

 

[Sherpa]

In the semiconductor fab industry the persons moving wafers between processes were
“WIP pushers”.

(wafers in process)

 

[rivermobster]

I thought this thread was gonna be about Joe Dirt!