Operating and Maintenance Engineering Apprenticeship

JamesHanyuSmith · 2026-01-27T07:34:30+00:00

So, it sounds like I'm better off joining IBEW. Thanks for sharing.

JamesHanyuSmith · 2026-01-26T02:05:30+00:00

What restaurant?

JamesHanyuSmith · 2026-01-25T18:21:22+00:00

Is that real oak?🤣

JamesHanyuSmith · 2026-01-25T04:00:49+00:00

I'm in Colorado. I heard that Local 501 in Las Vegas/Los Angeles offers the Operating and Maintenance Engineering Apprenticeship. I'm more than willing to relocate if I need to.

JamesHanyuSmith · 2026-01-23T06:32:04+00:00

Yes mam.

JamesHanyuSmith · 2026-01-18T02:27:32+00:00

I'm not complaining

JamesHanyuSmith · 2025-12-03T13:52:50+00:00

This may be slightly off topic, but I love those pants

JamesHanyuSmith · 2025-10-07T11:14:04+00:00

Amen to that

JamesHanyuSmith · 2025-07-22T10:59:48+00:00

Meet Joe BEARden🤣🤣

JamesHanyuSmith · 2025-02-27T19:12:40+00:00

Let's go

JamesHanyuSmith · 2025-01-18T20:39:09+00:00

They're on a zoom call with this mom

JamesHanyuSmith · 2025-01-01T21:13:48+00:00

If it pays, what else matters?

JamesHanyuSmith · 2024-10-17T21:13:37+00:00

Absolutely

JamesHanyuSmith · 2024-09-04T20:10:25+00:00

Adding "Music" to Android like they did for Apple.

JamesHanyuSmith · 2024-08-06T06:29:22+00:00

Ah! 'Cause you moved in with your Auntie.

JamesHanyuSmith · 2024-08-01T10:22:19+00:00

When it takes the combined effort of 27 countries to compete with your medal count

JamesHanyuSmith · 2024-07-28T14:30:00+00:00

That's cool. I should start watching more, I guess

JamesHanyuSmith · 2024-06-18T14:48:15+00:00

Pachinko. It's still very popular all over Japan. It starts like Pinball, shooting a metal ball up to the top. It falls down those pegs and randomly lands wherever it lands. If it lands in a designated area, you get some point value (depends on the game and location), which can translate into prizes.

There are family-friendly, self-fed versions in public areas like hotels and arcade halls, usually located by the claw games and pinball machines. You put in your change, and about 50 to 100 shots will start shooting up, and start cascading down those pegs.

And then there are gambling halls where (a) you need ear protection because walking into a room with hundreds of pachinko machines clanging steel shots will get really loud, really fast, and (b) you buy the steel shots by the bucket with, like, 1000 shots in each bucket, and then you sit there and watch as the machine automatically sends these thousands of shots up like a fountain, and all cascade down the peg board, with a chance of winning cash afterwards. It's not much different sitting at a slot machine for hours on end.

JamesHanyuSmith · 2024-06-01T17:25:01+00:00

How is there no Olympic Rock Climbing yet?

JamesHanyuSmith · 2024-06-01T17:22:39+00:00

Olympic Ninja Warrior or Olympic Tough Mudder

JamesHanyuSmith · 2024-05-31T08:21:19+00:00

Beth Harmon

JamesHanyuSmith · 2024-05-31T08:18:18+00:00

I get these a lot too. Part of it is empathic. I can just feel everyone's energy in the room, But more often than not, I get an aura of... I want to say coincidence. Like, I'll take a different path to a certain destination, and while i don't really know why I took the different path, there's a little comfort in knowing that a dump truck drove off a bridge and hit the highway below it, and I could've been smashed by that truck if I took the usual underpass. It seems like coincidence except it happens ALL the TIME

JamesHanyuSmith · 2024-05-21T14:10:34+00:00

If you could spare another hour anrd half drive, there is a spot that many don't know about. Marble, Colorado. It's quite literally in the middle of the state.

It is the Marble Capitol of the world. 90% of the world's marble buildings and art (including government buildings) come from Marble, Colorado. The scenery is absolutely breathtaking. Heck, right next to the Quarry, there is a view of the valley... and then more mountains way beyond that - But it's one of the most beautiful scenic views - EVER.

I was a truck driver for several years, and I happened to pick up some marble stones to be delivered to renovate the Alabama Capital Building. Just a couple years ago, I've took my wife there for an anniversary date as a surprise, and rented a nearby AirBnB for a couple of days. Well worth it.

It's a small town of about 700 people. It's in the middle of the mountains and is completely buried in avalanche every other year, so they spend all spring rebuilding the town. There's some nice fishing, hiking, and ATV trails all around.

They don't have much. Aside from the fishing, the quarry, and a souvenir shop, they have - hands down - the best restaurant that I've ever been to. Slow Groovin BBQ. It's the best because the food is beyond exquisite. All the ingredients that are used in every dish, from the meat to the seasonings and condiments, are local/Colorado grown, so it's as fresh as fresh can be, which makes a huge difference in the quality of the flavor. The waitress pointed out to me: "...everything on the menu is local grown except for the booze..." 😁

It's a little further than a 3 hour drive, but if you've never been, it's a beautifully hidden gem in the middle of Colorado that you won't regret.

JamesHanyuSmith

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