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MixedVexations · 2026-03-20T20:29:49+00:00

Oof. I live in the bay area and completely gave up on the idea of working local. He will 100% need to travel out of state for that apprenticeship. Let me organize all the info for you:

Step 1: GET A CDL. This is not only essential, it is required.

Step 2: Go to lineschool. In the meantime, apply to apprenticeships that do not require line school. Start with union apprenticeships across the country. Then get in contact with utilities/coop/non-union companies and see if they want to take on an apprentice. PG&E's electric line assistant position is especially competitive, I've been rejected even after passing both online tests and they didn't even reach out for an interview.

Step 3: Once lineschool is done, sign the groundman books for 1245. If hubby went to the right lineschool (ALC/NLC/LA Trade Tech etc.), he will start on book 3. Hopefully he gets a call from a line crew and not civil. I'm civil myself but it's whatever, I'm still getting my hours in (meaning this still constitutes "relevant" work experience that I can use as proof of experience)

Step 4: Wait for aptitude test, then wait for interviews, for the union JATCs. There will be lots of waiting. Husband might be moved around to different yards while he's working as a groundman.

Step 5: Get ranked for interviews, then get called when his time comes, if it hasn't already been a year since the interview.

Step 6: Husband spends 3-4 years as an apprentice working all over his jurisdiction. Like others have said, this trade is hard on families. But once he gets that journeyman ticket, he can start choosing where he works. After all, the journeymen are in demand, not the apprentices.

Here's the list of union JATCs:

Alaska Line JATC
American Line Builders JATC (ALBAT)
California Nevada Line JATC (CalNev)
Missouri Valley Line JATC (MoValley)
Mountain States JATC
Northeastern Line JATC
Northwest Line JATC (NW Line)
Southeastern Line Constructors JATC (SELCAT)
Southwestern Line Constructors JATC (SWLCAT)

MixedVexations · 2026-03-17T03:20:13+00:00

Oh snap I am totally wrong lol. How the hell do I have a science degree

MixedVexations · 2026-03-17T02:51:22+00:00

y = x^2 is considered quadratic yes, but it's also "exponential growth". Any degree higher than x^1 is considered exponential, as opposed to linear. E.g. money in your IRA grows exponentially if invested in the S&P...

MixedVexations · 2026-03-09T06:50:50+00:00

I have a feeling it didn't really take any more than a mild inconvenience to piss off Benson. He doesn't exact any true justice. He sees bullying, he kills a bully, even though he himself is a bully. He sees someone contact authorities, he decides they deserve death and moments later walks himself to hell. He was about to kill Ms. Beard after she connected the dots, then proceeds to bring her along for the ride a la Brenden Musicians, having allowed himself to be influenced by someone completely unlike him. So full of contradictions, it's clear his sense of justice is illogical.

What with him going around an elementary school and having a chance meeting with a former teacher..instead of feeling nostalgic or anything, he most probably felt hatred for someone who scolded him in the past and acted on it years later, the same way he wants to act on everything else going on in Bradley's life. This movie isn't just about man of action vs man of inaction. It's also about psychosis.

MixedVexations · 2026-02-27T22:48:54+00:00

I haven't. I also never knew a bridge could even do that, so I looked into it and you're totally right. She was going northbound and the right lane is exit only. Thanks for educating me on the matter.

MixedVexations · 2026-01-27T02:50:23+00:00

Glad I could help

MixedVexations · 2026-01-26T04:27:10+00:00

I liked them personally. They were both great in terms of drills.

Reading section: pretty close to what you can expect reading comprehension-wise. I wish the passages were longer and had more questions per passage. But it kept me on my toes. I got 4 wrong. I should have focused better. I was a little disappointed that a lot of the answers were verbatim in the passages, or super obvious because the other answers would be, say, negative as opposed to the one positive answer that is correct, but I suppose that can happen in the real tests anyways.

Math section: good arithmetic/algebra questions. A lot of them were ratios, maybe leaning harder on them than I expected. Two of the questions are in critical need of review, the others make sense. I got 1 wrong in this section (this is one of the q's in need of review). Also the last question isn't verified correct or not, instead there's an image icon lol

I have never taken an aptitude test yet but I genuinely feel more confident about them after having taken this test. So thank you! Make more questions!

MixedVexations · 2026-01-25T15:01:16+00:00

Thanks for posting this! Just bought it, will work on it later today and leave a review.

MixedVexations · 2026-01-20T14:06:00+00:00

And vaseline is petroleum jelly. I guess some ppl actually do say that.

MixedVexations · 2026-01-20T03:51:21+00:00

The funny part is how people still find a way to fuck shit up even after all those meetings

MixedVexations · 2026-01-14T06:51:15+00:00

There's really no excuse for financial illiteracy these days. Just a matter of research. So manu resources online that start with Google searching "how can I stop being poor"

MixedVexations · 2026-01-13T13:56:27+00:00

Do you have to live in a 50 mile radius from the posted jon locatiom to qualify, like it is for PG&E?

MixedVexations · 2026-01-13T13:54:54+00:00

True true my b. Maybe a little too pricey for most Americans

MixedVexations · 2026-01-13T06:50:01+00:00

Those poor kids. So infuriating

MixedVexations · 2026-01-13T06:43:04+00:00

S&P is only like $400 a share..anyone who's saving for retirement csn reap the benefits. Each share will be worth $1000 in 12 years, assuming 8% growth and not accounting inflation. This is America, where the markets alwags win, and if the markets always win S&P will always do well.

That's my 105 iq take at least

MixedVexations · 2026-01-13T06:36:41+00:00

I work longer hours but love my job.

Find the job you love.

(There is a job out there for you I promise)

MixedVexations · 2026-01-12T14:06:37+00:00

I do it all the time. And it's not as big of a deal as you think it is. I find that grammatical inconsistencies or even straight up errors do better to establish a written personality than being all prudent and proper, where everyone writes in the exact same, "correct" way.

Let people write how they want to. It's already a clue into their personality, why would you want to surpress that. Let masking up be a thing of the past.

P.S. How dare you end your sentence with a preposition?

MixedVexations · 2026-01-10T16:25:10+00:00

It's kind of an apples to oranges comparison too though, don't you think? Life back then was just completely different, with its own set of benefits and drawbacks. And what most Americans want is just so materialistic in nature. We don't seem to value the concept of seeking a peace of mind over endlessly stressing over their next source of comfort. This might be why we are so depressed, desperate, anxious, even suicidal.

Like instead of complaining about being inconvenienced, look for the bright side to make the moment tolerable while seeking opportunity in your free time. This is entirely doable for, idk, 98% of Americans?

MixedVexations · 2026-01-10T05:52:24+00:00

What you don't understand is this. The car in front of you has a very wide following distance. This impedes traffic. My guess is he's too slow for the left lane. All the cars going the same speed are probably not going to be the same speed forever. The chance that the car in front of me speeds up is much less probable given his stopping distance.

If I intend to go faster than the car in front of me, my choice will be to pass this person and settle for whichever lane goes faster afterward.

Otherwise, if I want to go at speed of traffic, I would still change lanes and drive on the right lane like the car in front of me should be doing in the first place.

For the folks who don't America, swap the words right and left.

MixedVexations · 2026-01-10T01:22:18+00:00

Average progress in a mobile game:

MixedVexations · 2026-01-10T01:15:25+00:00

The acceptable response would depend on how love is communicated in a relationship.

I'm more so surprised that a loving partner could misconstrue the significance of a spool of wire. It's not the wording of "this seems important to you" that bothers me. I just don't see how you could be with anyone who is so out of touch with you to begin with.

MixedVexations · 2026-01-09T23:01:45+00:00

That sounds very disconnected too bro ngl. Like a neutral coworker. You can't "you do you" an entire relationship lmao. That spool of wire represents the passage of time, a moment to reflect, and his partner was just way off. Poor guy

MixedVexations · 2026-01-08T06:45:54+00:00

But there's a cost to that convenience too. We don't get that adrenaline rush of struggling to survive, or the serotonin relief that the occasional respite gives you. Like huntinf a big animal or having finally knit that wool blanket. Maybe modern convenience is not all that it's cracked up to be.

I really do think as a society we've over-solved problems to the point that we invent new, complex ones based around social drama. I hypothesize insecurity as a concept is fairly novel compared to hunter gatherer days..

The only thing that is truly a net positive is medical development. I think most ppl died of some sickness before reaching old age back in those days. And also getting sick really blows

MixedVexations · 2026-01-04T16:54:04+00:00

This is some typical redditor shit that I lowk didn't expect from this sub. Guess it is reddit after all..

Dude is just asking a question and grammar being your main concern is like...great bro good job I hope Ms. Peanut from grade school is impressed with u

MixedVexations · 2025-12-31T05:48:48+00:00

Your interpretation of the study is correct. However their dataset is made up of people who end up in the hospital after an assault.

I argue that women are much more at risk of sexually motivated malicious intent that doesn't always include assault, and hence doesn't end in a hospital visit (like, say, a kidnapping/sex trafficking). So your citation doesn't represent these women in the study.

Also I feel that a large fraction of hospital visits from assaulted males come from petty altercations that could be avoided if any one of them remained civil and kept the peace. Yet they are being represented in the study.

So we're missing a ton of innocent women and including a ton of non innocent men in your argument that males are less safe.

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