Jokes that make apprentices glove up

Any lines you use that get a laugh while locking in the rule? I’ve been saying “If the detector doesn’t sing, your hands don’t swing” since a 2 a.m. storm restore on a 12 kV feeder — humor’s fine, but it’s there to keep us inside the regs and out of incident reports.

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@OP I use “If it’s not singing, I’m not slinging — check grounds twice.” Ever flop at 12 kV?

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@anderson43 I tell them “gloves before moves” and make the new kid call out, “test, ground, glove” before we touch anything — quick chant, but it sticks and you can hear it over the bucket. Jokes land better when tied to a step, so we also do a visible glove check at the tailboard; curious if you’ve got a line that cues meter probe discipline without sounding preachy.

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