I know we use some strange words but....

Wagtail · Mar 21, 2018

Oaktree said:
In the electronics industry a "greenie" is a small slot-head screwdriver, so named because Xcelite ones have green handles. The phillips equivalent has a blue handle, so I suppose it could be called a "bluey".

"Greenie" is the Navy (RN, RCN, RAN, RNZN) slang word for anyone in the electrical/electronic trades. (not to be confused with a massive bow wave that comes over the bridge). Many don't know why they're called that, they just accept it.

Anyway, tradesmen have 'trade badges' to designate, at a glance, what they are specialised at doing... Officers generally don't. But they used to incorporate coloured bands between their stripes for this purpose. Navy Blue (or 'no band') = Seamanship/Gunnery/Command, White = Supply/Writer, Purple = Engineering, Red = Medical, Orange = Dental and Green = Electrical.

Today, only Red & Orange are still used. And 'Greenies' are called that due to the now unused colour of their Officers 'trade'.

Peter 315 · Mar 21, 2018

ovrszd said:
How many square miles in your County? What's the population of your County?

ovrszd · Mar 21, 2018

Peter 315 said:
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What does that tell me?

Peter 315 · Mar 22, 2018

ovrszd said:
What does that tell me?

Just a map of NH counties

Oaktree · Mar 22, 2018

ovrszd said:
How many square miles in your County? What's the population of your County?

According to the county's "official" website Coos (pronounced COE-oss) county is 1800 sq. mi. with a population of just a little over 33,000. The majority of the population is in either the Berlin-Gorham area or along the Conn. river.

Here's more info than you probably care to know: Coos County NH |

two_bit_score · Mar 22, 2018

Peter 315 said:
Just a map of NH counties

Is that all of them?

Peter 315 · Mar 23, 2018

two_bit_score said:
Is that all of them?

Yes just 10 Not a very big state . New England is not the big either, Not like Texas

two_bit_score · Mar 23, 2018

Peter 315 said:
Yes just 10 Not a very big state . New England is not the big either, Not like Texas

I have enjoyed some time in Maine and NH. Very nice places we visited.

We have 254 counties in Texas and about 1100 school districts.

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