Jorge, was the old man's name--Pronounced, Hor-Hey. Yep I knew him. White cowboy hat and a good Cuban cigar in his teeth. Worked for him in '71, runnin' a "Pit Crew", diggin' splice pits for Southern Bell. I think it was Jorge Jr. that took an old Cleveland J-23, and starting a job, cut a 900 pair pulp telephone cable, realized what he'd done, called Bell, went around the corner and cut the same cable again. I THINK it was Jr. but that was a long time ago. Hey, Paul Banks is still working for them. Did you know Paul? No, '71 was the 1st year Church and tower worked in the United States. I left, and moved to Misssouri in '72.
> Lash, Were you involved with Mastec when Mr. Maas and Bob Gruno (Burnup & Simms) got together? Had a lot of respect for the old man, (don't know how to spell his first name)was real sorry to hear he died. I started diggin' holes for Cal Tel in Foster City, Calif. until they started doing aerial in San Jose. Being a grunt was better than being a gopher. Can and do still climb in my old Brookes hooks...when the body allows me to! Have a good one.
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> > Trikedad, I started in '69 workin' underground for an outfit from Calif. called United Communications, the work was in Fla. Had to get away from that, didn't like diggin'. Went to work later for Harrison-Wright outta N.C. Stayed 'till they lost the Master contract for So. Fla. Went to work for Church & Tower Corp. (now known as Mastec) in '71. Damn, if I don't end up workin' for the same out fit in Missouri some 30 years later!! I knew the CEO's (Mastec) Father! Found out while sittin' in on one of those pep talks about E-Business that Mastec was promoting at the time. Kicked my butt. Still hate diggin', but I can climb, and do on occasion now. Hang in there!!
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> > > Lash...started hookin for Cal Tel in '68...boomed until '84, then went inhouse with Group W. Still contracting...on the engineering side of the biz...
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> > > > Yep, but the horse was white, Zorro's horse was black.
> > > > Sounds like you have a few years on you too.
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> > > > > I rememeber him...didn't he dress all in black and have a black snake whip and black horse? I think it was an East Coast thing. Don't remember him after moving to California.
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> > > > > > Anybody remember a Cowboy named Lash La Rue?? I remember 1st run movies at the local theater. You feel old-- I was borne before the Korean War, Guess by your standards I should be a fossil by now. Well this old fossil can get up and down his share of poles in a day, and pull the lasher every other span. I do however end up a little grumpy by the end of the day!!
Re: Getting Old---Do You Remember-----
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Registered: 1996-2001
Posted:
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Name:
Russell La Rue
Name:
Russell La Rue
Company:
Absolute Accuracy
Occupation:
Contract Mapper
Location:
Mid West
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