On Monday 16 June 2003 11:20 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 16 Jun 2003 at 21:09, Carroll Grigsby wrote: > > Think we should tell crak600 that the appropriate screws to retain a > > Philips CD drive would have Phillips heads? Therefore, he'll need what > > some electrical engineers refer to as "a positive screwdriver" (as > > opposed to a flat bladed screwdrive, which the same EE would call > > "negative"). -- cmg > > i'm relatively young (almost 26)....but my dad has been an electrical > engineer since i was about 5 years old, and i've NEVER, EVER > heard him refer to screwdrivers as "positive" or "negitive!" > > that was pretty good, i needed a laugh! thanks!
crak600: Glad you liked it. I first heard that line 30+ years ago from my brother-in-law, an EE. (I'm a retired mechanical engineer.) Interesting followup: Lufkin marks the top of their screwdriver heads with large + or - symbols. -- cmg
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