One of the guys I worked with was overseeing a bridge painting contract. A Greek bridge painter from Chicago got the winning bid. Every man on the crew spoke Greek - no English. The foreman was a real nice guy, and they did very good work, but he couldn't understand a word Kenny said, and vice versa. If something came up and Kenny couldn't solve it with sign language, the foreman would give him a business card that said "Call this number". Kenny and the foreman would drive to a pay phone (before cells). A lady would answer the phone - she spoke perfect English - Kenny would tell her what he wanted, then hand the phone to the foreman. He'd rattle on with the lady in Greek, then hang up and go do exactly what Kenny wanted him to do.
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Today's Featured Article - History of the Nuffield Tractor - by Anthony West. The Nuffield tractor story started in early 1945. The British government still reeling from the effects of the war on the economy, approached the Nuffield organization to see if they would design and build an "ALL NEW" British built wheeled tractor, suitable for both British and world farming.
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