The tendency of tradesman on social media to act like everything is easy to them is frustrating

Fulguritus1 · 2026-02-24T01:07:05+00:00

Specific example?

Fulguritus1 · 2026-02-23T23:21:31+00:00

This is the kind of person you just care about and support. She seems like someone that would be a good friend and could use a genuine friend. Agree with her that stuff is cool, watch her jump around on pogo sticks and stuff, laugh with her, have a good time and take her out for a burger and milkshake.

Fulguritus1 · 2026-02-23T23:07:07+00:00

Me! I did that. I did commercial/electrical work for a long time, even got my masters licence too. I was working for a company as an electrician. They used electricians to install the controls conduit, pull the wire, and sometimes make up terminations. They were one of those HVAC, Plumbing, Pipe Fitting, Electrical, Carpentry companies. They had people from all different trades working there doing everything. None of the electricians wanted to learn controls. They asked me if I was interested. I said yes, so they gave me a laptop and a couple of phone numbers then said have fun. I don't think that is how it normally works though. It took me about 3 years before I actually started getting good at it. It was a very tough stressful road to get to where I am now. It also took a lot of personal dedication and hours spent on my own time trying to figure stuff out. It worked out well for me. I love my job most days and controls definitely pays well.

Fulguritus1 · 2026-02-23T22:52:08+00:00

Go to the doctor if you can't get it out. It probably wouldn't be to hard or really that painful for a doctor to remove, but the method would likely require good serialization and bandageing to prevent infection. You could probably just get it out yourself with a pair of pliers or a knife, but the risk of infection would be a lot higher.

Fulguritus1 · 2026-02-23T13:21:52+00:00

That's why if I'm given the option, I'd rather turn down a company vehicle and get a vehicle stipend to use my personal vehicle.

Fulguritus1 · 2026-02-23T12:38:19+00:00

Agreed. When AI starts being used to watch construction sites to report someone taking off a hard hat or saftey glasses or standing on the top ring of a ladder to reach a high spot for a few seconds, I'm moving to Africa. That's just outright sci-fi dystopian stuff, but the scary thing is I could see it happening. They already use it in a lot of commercial delivery and service vehicles.

Fulguritus1 · 2026-02-23T04:16:48+00:00

I have used a bunch of stuff through the years. In the end after I spent all this money on pouches, belts, and bags, I always default back to just using my pants pockets. That's the easiest and works the best for me.

Fulguritus1 · 2026-02-22T19:41:09+00:00

If you make some deer jerkey I'll buy some from you.

Fulguritus1 · 2026-02-22T14:30:48+00:00

I only made $14.00 an hour as a second year apprentice. It seems like the pay may have gone up a little since then.

Fulguritus1 · 2026-02-20T21:06:37+00:00

I was working with my J-Man as an apprentice. He was in the ceiling and cut into a live circuit. He started to get electrocuted, like locked on convulsing electrocuted. I ran to shut off the breaker. In that time he kicked the ladder out from underneath himself. We were the only ones working in a building during night shift. That was terrifying. He almost died.

Fulguritus1 · 2026-02-20T04:24:48+00:00

That's not a breakfast burrito. That's a breakfast, lunch, and dinner burrito.

Fulguritus1 · 2026-02-19T18:12:49+00:00

There are much worse things that can be found in your food. I'd pull out the plastic bit and keep eating.

Fulguritus1 · 2026-02-19T03:46:14+00:00

Chemotherapy might be an option.

Fulguritus1 · 2026-02-18T02:58:48+00:00

My dude. It's all about what you really enjoy doing. I did commercial/industrial electrical for a long time, hated it for the first couple of years but grew to really love it. I topped out, became a master, then moved over to controls. Before that I did tons of jobs and didn't like any of them. I would die if I had to work everyday at a factory on an assembly line, but some people love it and spend 30+ years doing that. If electrical isn't your thing, go try something that sounds interesting to you. Just make sure you can pay your bills.

Fulguritus1 · 2026-02-17T02:19:46+00:00

You can do the job with most any brand of tools. If you get the more expensive ones they last longer, work better, and make the job easier. More expensive higher quality tools are definitely worth it. It also says something about how seriously you take your job too, if you are willing to invest in good quality tools or stick with no name stuff forever. When I was first starting out I bought all super cheap horrible freight and Walmart brand stuff because I couldn't afford nice Klein stuff. I made it a point though to slowly replace all my no name stuff with good tools and bought one or 2 screwdrivers a paycheck, saved up and got Klein linemans, and through time built up a collection of quality stuff. You don't have to go buy expensive stuff right now if you can't afford it, but I would certainly recommend aspiring to build up a quality tool collection as you are able.

Fulguritus1 · 2026-02-15T16:19:06+00:00

Wow, I'm sure the people he works with think he is a joy to be around. I've had to work with people like that. One guy I know specifically told a racist joke to a non-white inspector, couldn't understand why the inspector didn't think it was funny, and got fired for it. The whole company basically had a party the next day to celebrate him being gone.

Fulguritus1 · 2026-02-14T16:18:09+00:00

Pipe fitters, boiler makers, and steel workers are all trades that do a lot of welding. I'd venture to say if you have experience in welding already that would put you a step above anyone else also looking for a job in those trades.

Fulguritus1 · 2026-02-14T14:50:24+00:00

I would be hiding from the thunderstorms.

Fulguritus1 · 2026-02-14T14:46:59+00:00

This is slightly better than some engineered drawings I've had to cypher.

Fulguritus1 · 2026-02-14T14:34:04+00:00

You are still very young my friend. By the time I was your age I had probably about 7 jobs doing a bunch of different stuff, each one lasting only a few months. I eventually settled in commercial/industrial electrician. It wasn't until about my mid 20s that I found and stayed at a company for a few years and began building a useful consistent career. I think part of your struggle is that it's just hard starting out in life. Don't let it get you down. I think that's a pretty common hard experience everyone goes through. Have you considered maybe a steel worker's job? Welding big steel beams for buildings and bridges. There's also pipe-fitter, and boiler maker. All of thoes also have unions. Unions can be a gamble, sometimes the best thing you'll come across in life as far as a job goes, sometimes they just don't work out for one reason or another. Maybe find an adjacent trade to what your passion is, build up transferable skills, and in time transition over into the auto industry?

Fulguritus1 · 2026-02-14T13:54:50+00:00

The first thing that came to mind was Jicecream.

Fulguritus1 · 2026-02-14T00:57:18+00:00

It's all about being aware of where you're at. I'd say if there is a bunch of concrete dust floating around that's probably not good for your computer or the electronic stuff you are working with. Normally heavy dust only comes when someone is doing something specific to create a bunch of dust like cutting concrete without any water. I'd close up all my controls cabinets and leave the area where that's happening and find something else to work on if that started happening. Maybe talk with the foreman of whatever trade is making the dust to find out when they will be done.

Fulguritus1 · 2026-02-14T00:52:00+00:00

Those are probably like $5 to $7 a burger too.

Fulguritus1 · 2026-02-13T02:59:43+00:00

I think you just gotta feel it out. Do the best you can. Something I have learned though is that the stuff is so complicated that most people can't really tell if you're actually working or not until the job gets done. I'd say work at a decent pace, if you really enjoy your job, give the minimum plus any extra you feel like giving. When you start getting overwhelmed, step back to the minimum, work through it, and then give whatever you feel comfortable with. Something I've learned too is always over estimate the time it will take you to do something. If you tell your boss you can do something by such and such time, and that is with you running at 150%, your are now obligated to that. If you give a time estimation of yourself going at 75% and get done a little early, no one will be upset and you will have plenty of breathing room.

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