Staybrite

Whilst cycling to my friends house I went passed a sign, which said.........



Is that you, and a mate? And how long have you been in the double glazing business?



Fundy

NO WAY! That is hilarious. No not me, but one of my father's cousins is a glazer (not his company though).

My screen-name actually comes from a nick-name I got in the Army.
Sta-brite was a brand of military insignia. They came pre-polished and would stay that way (usually for a few years). The insigina issued by the army required that you polish it as often as you needed to use it (almost daily in some cases). So the Sta-brite brand of insignia was very popular amongst U.S. soldier.

So now how I got my name. My last name is Stielow, and I had a reputation of being a very good soldier (way back in the day). I actually recieved an award as a private that most soliders didn't recieve until after making sergeant (usually a few years later), and was given quite a bit of responsiblity. One of my platoon leaders used to use me as a good example for new soldiers (often to my chagrin). He started calling me Staybrite Stielow, and several other of my company leaders picked it up until I was stuck with the name.

When I came to CHM I was having a difficult time coming up with a name. I tried several that were allready taken, so out of exasperation I tried "Staybrite".

Good story, staybrite. I've wondered in the past about why you are called what you are, and now I know!

I'll have to email the Double Glazing company and tell them they've stolen your name!

Fundy

Fundy wrote:

I'll have to email the Double Glazing company and tell them they've stolen your name!

I should at least get some kind of royalties or something....sheesh.

I thought the Staybrite name was just referring to your bald head!

You really have to do that Gary, you never know how many royalties they will give you.

It's nice to know the story behind a name.

rockerVu2 wrote:

You really have to do that Gary, you never know how many royalties they will give you.

For some reason I doubt they will give me any royalties. Even if they did it would be in British Pounds, or Euros.

alldat wrote:

I thought the Staybrite name was just referring to your bald head!

That's the fun of being short and mostly bald, the glare off my head blinds all those tall people who think they are so superior.

That's the fun of being short and mostly bald, the glare off my head blinds all those tall people who think they are so superior.
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Right there with ya, Bro!