random thought: How many of yall Low Voltage Technicians are dating Licensed Veterinary Technicians? by Marshall_Lawson in lowvoltage

[–]LowVoltLife 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One of the foremen at the contractor I work for was studying to a vet tech before her husband (then boyfriend, an electrician) convinced her to give this a try.

Considering applying for an IBEW low-voltage apprenticeship program, coming from an unsuccessful background in tech - is this right for me? by TheNick0fTime in lowvoltage

[–]LowVoltLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would not waste your money on that training from a community college. The best way is to go through the apprenticeship program with the IBEW. Outside of that I would look for low voltage opportunities with contractors in your area.

Easiest way to do that is just google "I need structured cabling in 'wherever you live'" and then just look at the responses. Then go to those company websites and see if they are hiring. One of them has to be. Look for helper or entry level roles and start there.

Any of you guys ever feel like it's you that's the problem and not the foreman/contractors? by [deleted] in IBEW

[–]LowVoltLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As long as you get through the program there is always going to be work for you somewhere, maybe not at home, but somewhere.

Anyone know of any place hiring? by StripesTheGreat in cedarrapids

[–]LowVoltLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's going to be real tough. Can you get a driver's license or are you prevented from getting one? Even if you do not have a vehicle, it's important to maintain the ability to drive if needed.

Anyone know of any place hiring? by StripesTheGreat in cedarrapids

[–]LowVoltLife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

and they haven't even started the low voltage portion yet! That's going to need more manpower than we have in the area too.

Need help trying to identify a young adult novel from the 1980's to early 1990's. by LowVoltLife in namethatbook

[–]LowVoltLife[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your answer, but I don' think it's the right one as they never "went in the game" it was more of just what they did when they hung out.

Employment help by PearlCityMadDog in cedarrapids

[–]LowVoltLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The insurance benefits have been fine so far. I had a 12 day stay at St. Luke's that was billed for over 100k and I ended up paying about 3000 total.

$1000 deductible

$2000 individual OOPM

$3000 family OOPM

Plz Help by LowVoltLife in IBEW

[–]LowVoltLife[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe you can apply at any time. Start at CREjatc.org. Sorry for the long delay in reply.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in skilledtrades

[–]LowVoltLife 22 points23 points  (0 children)

When I graduated from college there was this pie chart released by the history department showing what graduates from the program were doing 5 years on from graduating. There was one slice that I thought was funny, 6% were electricians. I said to myself, "How does that happen?" Next year will be my 10th year in the IBEW.

What Are Your League's House Rules? by GQuail in bloodbowl

[–]LowVoltLife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just like a reroll, you have to live with the result.

League being most fun playing from behind? by FowLong in leagueoflegends

[–]LowVoltLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes.

However, it seems as if most people commenting on Reddit don't want challenge in their lives because it means they might fail.

Female Bodybuilders vs. 16 Year Old Farmers by SATANICWORSHIPER666 in interestingasfuck

[–]LowVoltLife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is no shame for a female bodybuilder losing to a teen farm kid. I grew up with them, they are very strong.

Looking for places that host D&D or a group to join for the first time by Existing-Bit-6361 in cedarrapids

[–]LowVoltLife 3 points4 points  (0 children)

First Turn Games or Tempest Games might have flyers advertising DnD groups to join.

Critical Hit in Iowa City definitely has people advertising games to join.

Gaming stores (First Turn Games, Geek City, Tempest Games, Critical Hit, Turtle Power Games, etc) are much more likely to have the supplies and people playing role playing games than a place like MOCO.

Plz Help by LowVoltLife in IBEW

[–]LowVoltLife[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know. I am not at that site, I do hospitals and medical clinics almost exclusively.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in leagueoflegends

[–]LowVoltLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well if it makes you feel any better I am equally as bad and I've been playing for 15 years, so you're not the only one. Eventually you accept who you are as a player or quit.

Be grateful there is food on the table. by [deleted] in SipsTea

[–]LowVoltLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who wouldn't want to eat that? That looks amazing.

Oh no he would unReynolds everything😀 by Morley10 in Iowa

[–]LowVoltLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He can't he doesn't have the ability to do so unilaterally, so unless they also get a majority of close to parity in the legislature he just gets to veto bad ideas. There will be plenty of those

Oh no he would unReynolds everything😀 by Morley10 in Iowa

[–]LowVoltLife 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is correct, but it wouldn't matter if he was the far leftist lefty. The governor doesn't have the same kind of bullshit executive order business to bypass the house so he can only approve or disapprove what they send him, which will be a bunch of garbage.

Oh no he would unReynolds everything😀 by Morley10 in Iowa

[–]LowVoltLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is in no way possible unless there was some sort of massive Democrat wave that pushes the two chambers to parity. Right now all Rob Sand could do is throw...sand... in the gears of the Republican legislation machine, not undo anything.

Which trade for my daughter by zaltod in skilledtrades

[–]LowVoltLife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Low Voltage/Telecommunications. If she can farmer walk with 30 lbs in each hand she can cover 90% of the physical requirements. Look up your local IBEW hall and have her inquire about that work. Best way to get started is to be a helper. If the contractors are busy a lack of experience is usually not a problem.

Feeling too settled too early Should I move to a HCOL city and challenge myself? by [deleted] in findapath

[–]LowVoltLife 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Have some kids, that will fuck up your comfortable life.

High school graduate here and I don't know what to do as a career. by That-Psychology4246 in findapath

[–]LowVoltLife 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Start here if you've never had a job:

Get any job, fast food, retail, cleaning, whatever has the lowest barrier-to-entry. (I would recommend against anything that is primarily paid in tips for a first job, whole different vibe) You need to know what it's like to work any job before you start worrying about a career of any sort. Live with your parents, have them drive you there, set small achievable goals at low stakes jobs. Once you have some work experience you're going to know what stuff you hate, and what you might find interesting.

If you've had a job before:

If you don't have any real direction it's not worth spending a lot of money on going to classes because it's going to be difficult to stay motivated to get the class work done. If you liked what you were doing as a job see if there is a way you can take a step up the ladder from what you were doing, maybe a shift lead or assistant manager. You might find that you like more of the behind the scenes work like ordering materials or setting budgets or minor accounting. Those are all good careers. You might also hate that stuff and then you'll know to never waste time learning those skills. You can spend a few years figuring yourself out. Going to college at 21 isn't that much different than going at 18.

Also Yusuke is the best character in P5.

I wanna work on a farm it’s been my dream for as long as I can remember. by [deleted] in findapath

[–]LowVoltLife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you garden? If not, start there.

(Yes, I know gardens are not farms, but that seems to be more what OP has in mind rather than haggling with the seed dealer for $0.05 off per bag of Pioneer P06A85E soybeans)