I just had fun out there you know. I did my job. A co-worker recalled Cope walking into work one day with a stuffed pigeon glued to his hard hat. Told that it was unsanitary to have dead animals in the plant, Cope came back the next day with a live pigeon taped to his hard hat. I'm not the only crazy person in the world, you know.
Some workers play jokes every now and then, but others are famous for their antics.
From Tad's coworkers it was apparent that fixing things was not only what riggers were known for. They were known around the plant as wild men. Tad believes that there is nothing that can not go on a hard hat. One of Tad's hats is painted gold and has deer antlers on the back and a turtle head with silver buttons for eyes on the front. Rooster wings are glued to the sides and there are chains draped around it.