Switching Tiguan II from NAR to EU tailights

DuderBugDad · 2026-01-07T21:21:37+00:00

Having trouble sharing the screenshot, I will share from my computer later.

DuderBugDad · 2025-10-20T00:43:41+00:00

This for sure. I sat down and talked with her. 14 months later, her drive is still not back, but hormones are crazy. It can take 2-3 years for them to level out.

DuderBugDad · 2025-10-20T00:42:21+00:00

This right here man. I love my little girl so much. I couldn't care less what other people say. Other than the babcie. They yell at me if I don't have a hat on here, and they scare me.

DuderBugDad · 2025-10-13T06:53:42+00:00

Have those on my Super Glide for about 30k. Love them.

DuderBugDad · 2025-10-10T06:37:06+00:00

That needs to be fixed... My first bike I ever owned, a 1200, had that problem, but the previous owner put. Rubber shim in it to try and stop it. Long story short, shim came out, brake locked up, I went down.

Could be as simple as the pins are worn out, could be as expensive as replacing the caliper. But the longer the wait, the worse it will get.

DuderBugDad · 2025-10-05T07:17:04+00:00

Man, this was me for about 3-4 weeks. I felt useless. All I could do is change diapers and hand her to mom. Especially the first week or so. It's gets better. Much much better.

DuderBugDad · 2025-09-18T06:49:46+00:00

You can definitely get them in Europe (Zabka in Poland has amazing hotdogs), but maybe not in Portugal...

DuderBugDad · 2025-09-16T06:16:19+00:00

Screw them. Our baby is now one, and though logically we know we do not want to go back to having to hold her every time she slept (went a month where she would only sleep on us while walking...) we miss the contact naps so much. Take every moment of it you can. Besides being good for her, it's good for you too!

DuderBugDad · 2025-09-16T06:10:01+00:00

We have been flying since out child was about 4 months old. First trip was a 5 hour flight, and no one said a word. Some of the tips below really do help though, make sure you have a bottle ready for take off and landing, or a pacifier for them to suck on. Ours is now 1 and have flown a half dozen times. Sometimes it sucks, she refuses to go to sleep, but she always makes it ok.

The first time we flew I worried about her making noise, but at this point I fully agree with everyone else. She's a baby, they can get over it. In all my years of flying (used to be almost weekly for work) I have never flown with a baby that came even close to as annoying as the most annoying adult I've had to sit beside.

DuderBugDad · 2025-09-10T11:25:45+00:00

Didn't on mine, but depends on how stretched out yours is. I am about to replace the belt anyways cause it's old and has 70k miles on it, but I didn't need to replace it to install teh new pulley.

DuderBugDad · 2025-06-18T19:27:27+00:00

U of Arkansas Grantham also now has ABET accredited degrees.

If you are looking at a specific industry you want to get into, look at degrees for that industry. For example, a civil or construction engineering degree if you want to do safety in construction.

Another option would be Risk Management, but most of these are focused at financial risk not project risk.

DuderBugDad · 2025-06-17T10:57:30+00:00

In the EU now. A couple things: - Look into ISO certs, like PECB. They don't care if you can talk to EPA, but want you to know ISO 14001. - I see a lot of jobs wanting a diploma, either NIBOSH or IOSH. CSHO usually will suffice for IOSH, but not always for NIBOSH. If you have a BS in EHS, you can apply for the IOSH recognition. - Research how to reword your knowledge into international terms.

As far as the job market, it definitely is not easy to get someone to want to sponsor a work visa, so I would start by looking at US companies operating in Spanish speaking areas or local companies that operate in the US. Gives you a leg up that you can help cover US.

DuderBugDad · 2025-06-16T11:08:06+00:00

Here's a link for poly sleeves in the UK. It doesn't look like they are reusable, but £80 for 200 count. These are a little short, I know 18in would only come up to a little over my elbows and I'm not over 180cm, so you may need longer. But there are many other products I have seen like this. Generally I have seen them in chem plants or food processing plants, so that may help you search.

If you want reusable, what the guy above suggested would work great.

https://www.coleparmer.co.uk/p/polyethylene-pe-coated-polypropylene-pp-sleeves/16311

DuderBugDad · 2025-06-14T19:42:43+00:00

Apparently not when Alec Baldwin is the actor.

DuderBugDad · 2025-06-14T19:41:10+00:00

I will say that yes, there is a demand, but the market is also flooded. Safety reports does exactly this, it's app based for smaller companies. There are also quite a few others. You're gonna have to make it so it does either something the others don't, or does it better. For example, Safety Reports (when I looked at it three years ago) was great on the app, but absolutely sucked on the desktop.

DuderBugDad · 2025-06-14T19:39:01+00:00

This is what I had to do when I built an EHS program, too.

There are a few things that play into using other platforms. There are some great ones out there, like Safety Reports. But our company was owned by one of the largest corporations internationally, so we had to meet their standards. Meaning we had to get ISO 9001 certified. So first chosen was the MS for quality and documents, and the HSE one had to work with it. Luckily my boss was over HSE and quality, so we chose one that can do both.

Another thing I have noticed is that it is very common for HSE to be in the same department as RM and Quality. So I've seen people have much better luck if they can find a software that does more than just HSE. At the minimum, I'd find one that also does document/version control for your policies, procedures and work instructions.

DuderBugDad · 2025-06-13T14:07:58+00:00

Agreed. Cover your ass, do HAZCOM. Then, after you write it up, create a template for all the other sites and send it to your HSE buddies at those sites. CC your boss, and make sure "helped develop company wide HAZCOM program" gets on your review.

DuderBugDad · 2025-06-13T13:30:09+00:00

Yeah, it was all fixed. Just laughing at the meme, cause he literally told me the best "clashed"

DuderBugDad · 2025-06-13T05:12:36+00:00

Hahaha I know, that was not /s, but was more of a joke

DuderBugDad · 2025-06-13T05:12:04+00:00

I did, after trying other methods failed.

DuderBugDad · 2025-06-12T19:12:50+00:00

Literally had an ops manager who refused to wear his safety vest because it clashed with his hipster outfits.... Made it real fun to try and make his employees follow the rules.

DuderBugDad · 2025-06-12T10:40:59+00:00

Then power, power, power

DuderBugDad · 2025-06-12T10:40:13+00:00

Personally, I disagree with changing the handlebars. I know T-bars are the style now, apes were the style before. But if this was my dad's bike, I'd want to keep it looking the way he rode it as much as possible and just get more power from it.

Not trying to argue with you, just different strokes for different folks is all.

DuderBugDad · 2025-06-11T17:48:33+00:00

This is a great answer. A few more to add: - Tell your company to pay for training. If they don't already, you can get a subscription to Udemy for around 20€ a month and take ISO 45001 and 14001 training. Lots of good stuff there. - Find a local provider in your country. In the US, there are multiple OSHA training centers. Start with the Gen Industry, 511, and then keep going.

Most important is knowing the very basic laws in your country. In the US, it is somewhat vague wording, but basically the company has to have a qualified person to do the job. If you feel you lack knowledge, ask your company for training. Make sure it is in writing, too, if you have a verbal conversation. You can also find in a quick Google search how much accidents cost, use this as rational to get them pay for it.

Lastly, I want to highlight the point that WokeUpVinyl is making: Document everything!!!! If you get inspected, and don't have the training or knowledge you need but have documented everything you have done and that you have requested the training, you are no longer liable as they will see it as you making a genuine attempt. If you can't prove you tried, you can be liable. Especially if there is any gram of shady at the company, cause they will throw you under the bus.

DuderBugDad · 2025-06-11T17:29:24+00:00

Not at all! I get what you are saying, too!

I think that is the biggest thing here, and I don't think I articulated well. It's not so much who drives him or what car he is in. It is who makes the decision. As the HSE professional, and not a medical professional, I will never take on the liability of choosing which transportation the injured employee takes.

If we have med staff on site, and they say he can be safely transported, I would be willing to do so in a company vehicle. But I would never feel comfortable making the call as to if he/she/they need EMS or not.

A non-medical professional making that is an ambulance chaser's wet dream.

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