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Message: [QUOTE="Bama fan, post: 4014391, member: 7757"] When I went to work in the Duquesne Works of U.S. Steel at 18 I was assigned to a pump maintenance and utilities gang. Most of the journeymen were Poles, and the general foreman spoke Polish to many of the crew. There were a few other nationalities too. A Ukrainian with over 50 years service time, a few Slovaks, a couple Hungarians, and one young African American who sang Stevie Wonder songs all day. These guys were not sophisticated or well educated, but they knew their way around mechanical equipment. It was a great experience. And the old man Janusz, the Ukrainian who started work in the mill at 14 years old, could work miracles with a dial indicator to keep the steam turbines and large pumps running perfectly. I first learned about "soft foot" from Janusz, and I have used that knowledge well for years. [/QUOTE]