NICKNAMES

[phlgreaser]

I was reading JOE DIRT'S post... "49. Ramp rats are known to use nicknames. These nicknames are usually given for a good reason. If you happen to get one hung on you, adopt it, embrace it and use it as your own because chances are good you earned it somehow."

This got me thinking..........

I have been in aviation for 30 years and there are a lot of funny nicknames out there.

Share you favorite nickname and the story behind it. No real names please.

 

[JoeDirt]

"E. T. The Extraterrestrail"

When this guy worked in Florida (not sure which city) somehow or the other he no-showed for work a couple of days. Upon his return to work management wanted an explanation for his absence. He promptly replied "I was abducted by aliens". He still works the ramp to this day.

 

[doing it on my knees]

I could probably list a new nickname every hour for three days, but I'll start with a famous one we had when i worked in LAS.
Tumbleweed...
those with experience know where this is going.
Picture a new guy/girl... a jet engine... and leisurely walk that ends up with them bouncing across the ramp.
This particular agent did it twice. hence his nickname TUMBLEWEED.

Boys and girls... Beware of JET BLAST

 

[NCFL]

There's a current employee in Tempe who several of us from the East nicknamed "Oily Bo-Hunk," after the character "Jake" in 16 candles. (Jake was Sam's (played by Molly Ringwald) love interest)

We knew him years before HP/US was even a twinkle in Doug's eyes through a particular industry group. Revealing which group would give away the person's identity to some. He always acted like he was a pretty boy and expected people to bow to his supposedly charming good looks as a result.

IMO, he's long on hair gel and perhaps a little bleach, but short on the ability to view things globally. He's the personification of the "if it worked at HP, it will work successfully at the New US" philosophy.

 

[JoeDirt]

I could probably list a new nickname every hour for three days, but I'll start with a famous one we had when i worked in LAS.
Tumbleweed...
those with experience know where this is going.
Picture a new guy/girl... a jet engine... and leisurely walk that ends up with them bouncing across the ramp.
This particular agent did it twice. hence his nickname TUMBLEWEED.

Boys and girls... Beware of JET BLAST

We had a young lady do the same thing in CLT a few years back. She stepped directly behind a running engine and was thrown to the ground. She immediately stood back up and was thrown to the ground once again. Her reward for this act was a trip to the doctor for some stitches in her head and to forever be known as "Tumbleweed".

 

[usramperTPA]

I always wanted to know how "Banjo A$$" got his/her nickname.

 

[orioleman]

I always wanted to know how "Banjo A$$" got his/her nickname.

good question. he is legendary in the just about every bin.


here's one for ya Donut. if your in clt I'm sure you know who that is .


and of course you have "Tater" ......

 

[InternationalShannon]

whaaaaaaaaaaaattttttt i need to know these people!!! i need a nickname.

 

[Awa Contract]

They are fun and sometimes very accurate - I have earned two :

"snowmonkey" since the beard and the hair have turned grey, the wife even calls me this sometimes, and
"ferretboy" due to my critters and working with the shelters that protect these guys.

I have the pleasure to work with:
"lobsterboy" a tech who glued his fingers together,
"blister" a tech noted for showing up after the work is done

 

[InternationalShannon]

i shudder to wonder what my nickname might be. We dont do that upstairs.

 

[YVINTERN]

i shudder to wonder what my nickname might be. We dont do that upstairs.

Actually we do have an nickname for you...I'm not telling you though I will just PM someone it and see if they slowly leak it out on USAV and around CLT

 

[N965VJ]

I’ve often wondered who “Gimpâ€￾ and “Limpâ€￾ were as noted in the DC-9 galley doors.

As for “Hoopieâ€￾ I guess someone was making fun of me.

 

[yoyodyne]

We had a young lady do the same thing in CLT a few years back. She stepped directly behind a running engine and was thrown to the ground. She immediately stood back up and was thrown to the ground once again. Her reward for this act was a trip to the doctor for some stitches in her head and to forever be known as "Tumbleweed".

I'll tell you what, I would much rather be know as "Tumbleweed" than the other way around.. You might be able to step behind a running engine once or twice, and get a nickname out of it, but you only stand in front once, and it's not pretty...

 

[InternationalShannon]

Actually we do have an nickname for you...I'm not telling you though I will just PM someone it and see if they slowly leak it out on USAV and around CLT

I'm pretty sure your nickname is "sorry, this flight is full"

 

[necigrad]

I could probably list a new nickname every hour for three days, but I'll start with a famous one we had when i worked in LAS.
Tumbleweed...
those with experience know where this is going.
Picture a new guy/girl... a jet engine... and leisurely walk that ends up with them bouncing across the ramp.
This particular agent did it twice. hence his nickname TUMBLEWEED.

Boys and girls... Beware of JET BLAST

LOL, I remember that one! Didn't he then walk infront of the SAME running engone after getting his orange hat back? I do know he transfered upstairs, then drove a jetway into a plane leaving a nice hole.

I'd bring up another nick from LAS, but it involved the employees name. A play on words with her name and two "issues" about her; Lortab and snitching.