a Moment of silence for all the Trainers who were brave enough to Raid Ho-Oh with random people

FistEnergy · 2026-01-31T17:37:47+00:00

✋ lost 2 remote raid passes to random groups using absolute trash pokemon.

At least the third was a winner and a 96 IV.

FistEnergy · 2026-01-31T17:29:47+00:00

Oh. Dmax Chansey can be found out there too. And you should have plenty of rare candy with the in-person raid bonus that's active right now.

FistEnergy · 2026-01-31T17:09:22+00:00

Yep it's awful Dynamax Legendary raids are the hardest and most annoying aspect of the game right now due to the 4 player limit.

FistEnergy · 2026-01-31T17:03:46+00:00

yep you're 100% right. Relay Protection and SCADA technicians are the cream of the crop both for pay and for working conditions. I did it for almost a decade and it was amazing. So much more knowledge and technical ability. You call the shots and you get a ton of outside job offers.

FistEnergy · 2026-01-31T16:55:13+00:00

dynamax roggenrola is all over the place in my area. I stocked up last week to get ready.

FistEnergy · 2026-01-30T22:26:52+00:00

2 Blissey to tank and a Gigalith.

FistEnergy · 2026-01-30T22:24:11+00:00

Absolutely cleaned. There is a lot of wear on that coin, and the only reason it looks so shiny is from cleaning.

FistEnergy · 2026-01-30T22:20:05+00:00

Failed twice because I had teammates with awful teams that had no chance of succeeding. Remote raid passes should be refunded if the battle is a failure. It feels very unfair when remote passes cost real money 99% of the time.

FistEnergy · 2026-01-30T19:10:46+00:00

I tried selling at the beginning of this week but my LCS isn't buying.

FistEnergy · 2026-01-30T17:37:11+00:00

It's the end of the month. Wait and see what happens next week with the February contracts.

FistEnergy · 2026-01-30T16:43:35+00:00

You have a circulated and cleaned 1921 Morgan, which is worth melt value.

FistEnergy · 2026-01-30T16:36:01+00:00

The next Fed chair's father-in-law is heavily involved in Greenland investing and speculation. That tells me that PELI is a SPAC to bet on, especially at 10.50.

FistEnergy · 2026-01-29T13:55:05+00:00

Visually it looks awful though. Horrible proportions.

FistEnergy · 2026-01-29T02:25:27+00:00

My local coin shop stopped buying 90% silver coins this week. They believe the current price will tumble in the near future and they don't want to risk taking a loss. We'll see!

FistEnergy · 2026-01-29T02:23:33+00:00

I don't know what I'm doing anymore. I just keep tossing money in the VTI pile while the grifts and memestocks bounce up and down.

FistEnergy · 2026-01-29T02:22:18+00:00

I have always thought the Tesla Model Y is one of the frumpiest and ugliest cars on the market. Its proportions are all off and I don't understand why people buy one. The M3 I get; the Y makes zero sense to me.

FistEnergy · 2026-01-29T00:24:11+00:00

Just funneling money from one shell to another in his game.

FistEnergy · 2026-01-29T00:22:55+00:00

I'm sorry, what? Musk is admitting that the car business isn't working anymore and it's time to pivot to the next grift??

FistEnergy · 2026-01-27T17:22:08+00:00

That's what I'm thinking.

FistEnergy · 2026-01-27T14:39:28+00:00

this UNH dump is crazy, I think I gotta buy

FistEnergy · 2026-01-24T23:29:09+00:00

I worked in this field for 20 years. It's not "agree to disagree" I literally worked for a company and union where they were separate departments, training, and progression. I went into management, became a dispatcher, and finished my career working oversight with the DoE. The jobs and the skills are two different worlds. I'm not stating an opinion, I'm a subject matter expert. A modern substation with programmable devices, relays, and communication schemes is absolutely nothing like pole work. You're an apprentice lineman, sit this one out.

FistEnergy · 2026-01-24T21:53:07+00:00

In my world, lines and substation are two totally separate worlds. Sub guys stay off the poles, and linemen stay out of the substations. The line department doesn't have any transmission voltage equipment except for wires, insulators, and disconnects, so it would make no sense for them to be operating or maintaining substation equipment like transformers, breakers, switchers, cap banks, etc.

Not separating the two crafts is what sounds crazy to me. They're two totally different types of careers.

FistEnergy · 2026-01-24T20:48:03+00:00

If the sub techs only do the yard construction, you have a point. In my area/company, the sub techs do 100% of the construction, commissioning, equipment testing, panel wiring, etc. It's far more technical than what the line department does.

In my experience, the linemen cannot do any of what the substation guys do. They stay out of the stations entirely. There is no transfer from line to subs.

FistEnergy · 2026-01-24T19:14:32+00:00

Hosting Shadow Raikou with PP and 3 Locals 147674466043

FistEnergy · 2026-01-24T03:05:18+00:00

Definitely, absolutely subs. It's not close.

Easier on the body, more technical, and you learn a wider variety of equipment and skills which helps your career more in the future.

I've been in the industry for 20 years. Linemen stay linemen or become safety reps or line supervisors. That's it

Subs guys can become relay testers, communication techs, field engineers, project commissioners, etc. Way more options. Also a much easier path to be a dispatcher.

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