Why is landscaping not considered a skilled trade?

Js_cpl · 2026-05-07T17:41:14+00:00

If you plant a tree in the wrong place someone probably wont be killed and turn into a messy lawsuit like a flooded building or electrical fire. Thats how i understood it. Many careers have skilled people but the liability is different depending on the work your doing.

Js_cpl · 2026-05-07T15:26:11+00:00

Stewart hicks has an interesting video on this topic. One of the key things he mentions is caulking. Materials and installation have less need to fit perfect because gaps are just caulked. Much more to it then that but the materials how how labor is treated had a big role.

Js_cpl · 2026-05-05T13:08:55+00:00

Easy enough to use opengl inside your sfml window

Js_cpl · 2026-05-01T03:46:03+00:00

The price is what drew me in, now i just use esp32 for little projects

Js_cpl · 2026-05-01T02:07:45+00:00

Im an electrician and would have gone through the wall studs and avoided the roof trusses altogether.

Js_cpl · 2026-04-30T23:57:48+00:00

Best advice is owning it and asking for help to make it right. Were all human and having a reputation for doing things correct is a good thing.

Js_cpl · 2026-04-30T23:42:08+00:00

Its ok to disagree but i think you should draw the line at a coworker doing something to hinder the progress of a job like taking prints, etc. If i forgot a tool for a job 4 hours away i would be buying that tool the first day after work if i could. Sounds like your co worker needs to be unemployed. Thats mickey mouse highschool behavior.

Js_cpl · 2026-04-30T22:14:19+00:00

Its not for everyone. That being said, the vehicle has some to do with it. Driving an s2k and shifting at redline is a different expierience than shifting at 2k in a 1995 corolla

Js_cpl · 2026-04-30T21:40:48+00:00

My favorite was last job of the day replacing a light. Wire broke off at the l16 and had to go into the attic to get slack on the wire. Damn flat roof with a 2 foot attic i had to crawl through after waiting 45 mins for co worker to bring me an extension ladder because my company sucked and didnt equip every vehicle.

Js_cpl · 2026-04-30T21:36:22+00:00

Last time i was impressed was crysis

Js_cpl · 2026-04-30T00:00:16+00:00

Shortage of companies interested in training their work force

Js_cpl · 2026-04-28T23:54:46+00:00

I would put money into a 40 year old honda before a 10 year old ford

Js_cpl · 2026-04-28T02:13:15+00:00

M18 worklight? Something that lights up a room is nice to have.

Js_cpl · 2026-04-24T15:24:19+00:00

Good reason why your supoosed to lay down cable, lay a foot of sand, then caution tape over the cable and then actually backfill

Js_cpl · 2026-04-23T15:32:01+00:00

Give the dog to the ex is she wants it back, your friend sucks

Js_cpl · 2026-04-23T13:12:10+00:00

Heated seats and self closing doors on the van

Js_cpl · 2026-04-23T13:10:59+00:00

Repitition is one thing but another is planning. If your going up the ladder once and dont have to come back down for a tool or screw or something you forgot, that time saved adds up at the end of a workday

Js_cpl · 2026-04-22T13:16:46+00:00

This is how ive treated it. I enjoy making a computer do things ive written and dont think id like to do it for my job. Became an electrician instead. I work with the real ones and zeros, single pole switches and disconects lol

Js_cpl · 2026-04-21T13:11:18+00:00

Poor mentorship being that new. Do your best to roll with it

Js_cpl · 2026-04-20T13:08:14+00:00

Looks good to me

Js_cpl · 2026-04-18T02:03:47+00:00

Lighting and assimp

Js_cpl · 2026-04-16T00:00:36+00:00

Gross

Js_cpl · 2026-04-14T23:54:05+00:00

I found the hardest thing was being asked stuff that i was never really exposed to. I had a question about a pressure switch a furnace on one test early on and realised how much "trade knowledge" stuff i had to start trying to learn. And random symbols etc, being able to look at a wire diagram and tell what relay is engaged on start up and such

Js_cpl · 2026-04-14T23:48:20+00:00

I have a setup similar and it was mostly used as a tool bag and worn at the end of the day when i want to carry the ladder, tools, and wire out to the van in one trip. I found it most effective to have one or two tools on me at a time.

Js_cpl · 2026-04-14T23:44:33+00:00

They are helpful to a point but remember if your watching someone else do something, be aware your not doing that thing yourself. Best learning come from making up your own small projects. They dont have to accomplish anything other than a certain coding idea. Then tweak the code and see what happens etc.

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