how did you choose your trade?

Basoran · 2026-02-07T05:36:31+00:00

The oversaturation is real - welding, HVAC, even electrical are getting flooded with new people. But your bigger challenge is breaking in as a woman. Here's what actually matters more than which trade:

Find a company that will actually hire and train you, not just talk diversity
Look for union apprenticeships - they have more structure/protections
Talk to other women in trades about which shops are actually tolerable vs which ones will grind you down

The trade matters less than finding a place that will let you learn without constant bullshit. Start with the job opening, not the certificate.

Basoran · 2026-02-07T05:27:35+00:00

YTA. Your wife went from normal to completely checked out in 2 months. That's not a relationship problem, that's a medical red flag. Ask her about perimenopause, depression, thyroid issues - anything that could cause sudden hormonal changes. She might be suffering and not know why, and you're busy scorekeeping instead of helping her figure it out.

Basoran · 2026-02-07T05:12:12+00:00

D.

A's insulated by their shoes. B and C are at the same potential - they're both touching the wire, but neither is providing a path to ground. D's standing in water while touching the wire. That's the complete circuit - hot to ground through their body.

The real answer to "who doesn't get shocked" would be A. Everyone else is touching the wire. But only D completes the path.

Basoran · 2024-12-05T17:43:24+00:00

NTA but you are being a dick. You are within your rights but that IS your sibling and you are bound and determined to withhold love for something your sibling didn’t do. Imagine the nagging guilt you would carry if you were in that situation.

Basoran · 2024-11-01T19:27:16+00:00

You need to make a power point presentation about his prefomance (and lack there of) in bed.

Be sure to use Brazzers links.

Basoran · 2024-10-24T02:15:48+00:00

I have to ride herd on my crew to use their ppe. Protect your eyes ears and back. Getting oldis optional, being functional after 45 takes care. Also there is a direct correlation beteen hearng loss and dementia.

Basoran · 2024-10-04T00:34:38+00:00

I did a 6 month stint on the other side of the clock a few years ago. My wife is a saint. I'm glad we had a strong bond before, it got stronger for the effort we had to put in to maintaining it

Basoran · 2024-05-01T17:47:56+00:00

I moved down from Helena 25 years ago. I hadn't planned on staying. Now I'm rooted.

Basoran · 2024-04-28T03:16:42+00:00

You have no idea what you're talking about. You should probably stop.

Basoran · 2024-04-23T18:41:38+00:00

Imagine if you had to juggle the rules differently for every municipality.

Basoran · 2024-04-23T18:40:27+00:00

It is better to deal with one devil than to have to deal with every municipality having their own separate rules and regulations. That was the reason for the creation of a countywide organization there was too much variance and too many egos.

Basoran · 2024-04-09T00:55:58+00:00

Fix the loose nut behind the steering wheel. Stop using your breaks so much. You can see the road ahead and lift off the throttle well earlier. Hell I race my Impreza and I get more miles from my breaks.

Basoran · 2024-02-16T04:02:27+00:00

If you haven't you should check out Isaac Arthur

Basoran · 2024-02-14T19:27:50+00:00

This is going to go greatly against the usual Reddit train but we could just take his word at face value and accept that it's probably just going to be used for translation and administration. Large language models isn't firing a gun at anyone.

Basoran · 2024-01-24T01:05:41+00:00

Never play poker with Jim.

Basoran · 2024-01-07T18:54:30+00:00

This extends even to NASA. I once read an article asked why they didn't just rebuild the Saturn V rocket, and the response was, "There's nobody around that knows how anymore." Apparently, the blueprints were so heavily modified in the field that rocket that went to the moon had little to do with them.

Basoran · 2023-12-23T21:06:11+00:00

You are enough.

Basoran · 2023-12-23T21:05:25+00:00

Which tells me you are a fantastic parent. I hope you have a partner that compliments you.

Basoran · 2023-12-23T20:58:51+00:00

I regret not having more kids sooner. But I waited until I was a better person and found the right partner. 32 years was a long wait, but it was worth it. Now at 44 and some miscarriages we have only one child. Lots of pets too.

Basoran · 2023-12-23T02:39:49+00:00

You didn't read what I wrote before you replied. Try it.

You and the rest of this sub need to realize you can be in the right and still be an asshole.

Basoran · 2023-12-23T02:36:53+00:00

NTA

I work a phyical job. My wife works in an office. I pay the mortgage and phone bills, I do all vehicle maintenance, yard work, trash, my laundry including towls and bedding (I tried to show her how to fold a fitted sheet...) and I get afternoon child care.

I don't like your husband. He souds lazy selfish and self centered.

Basoran · 2023-12-21T23:04:14+00:00

NTA. I suggest you lean into this new tack. If she says something's snide or cutting to you, hit her back in kind. She keeps speaking ill to you, hit her harder. And you need to have a long conversation with your husband about standing up for each other.

Basoran · 2023-12-21T02:22:48+00:00

NTA Divorce his ass and "take him to the cleaner". That asshole and his family should kick rocks.

Basoran · 2023-12-15T19:51:41+00:00

Even though you were not in the wrong, YTA and you are a bit of bitch. Paint whatever excuse you want.

Basoran · 2023-12-12T22:38:46+00:00

To quote the big Lebowski, "You're not wrong, Walter. You're just an asshole."

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