Phil57 -- REALLY?!? where do you live? Here in the South we call them "Jack Legs:
jack·leg adjective \ˈjak-ˌleg, -ˌlāg\
Definition of JACKLEG
1 a : characterized by unscrupulousness, dishonesty, or lack of professional standards <a jackleg lawyer>
b : lacking skill or training : amateur <a jackleg carpenter>
2: designed as a temporary expedient : makeshift
— jackleg noun
Really I had no idea. I have lived in NC when in the Marines and in Austin for 8 year but from MICHIGAN. Never heard the term.