Re:PIG, was (Ok, what is an LTR cap.)

[Tesla729-at-cs-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

In a message dated 8/23/00 7:16:56 AM Pacific Daylight Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com 
writes:

<< hey, is PIG an acronym? Or just based on the appearance? I have always 
heard 
 of the residential horizontal LP-Gas tanks being called Pigs because they 
 LOOK like Pigs. Pole mount Transformers look more like goats...or perhaps a 
 chinchilla.....even a Bat...but not a Pig really. >>


I think I read an old list archive from Richard Hull that stated that the 
"pig" designation for pole mounted distribution tranformers was given
by scrap yard workers who dealt with discarded, leaky transformers
for scrap metal salvage. Someone amongst the scrap yard communi-
ty stated that trying to handle these transformers was like trying to
wrestle a greased pig at the state fair. Hence, the name pig just kind
of stuck with them. Does that sound about right, Terry or Richard?

David R.