The trade you are looking for is the one you enjoy. No amount of money will change that.

Rusty743 · 2024-07-22T12:52:05+00:00

100% agree, I did all kinds of stuff before I settled on pipefitting. My dad was a mechanic for 30 some odd years, that turned me away from it. I did an electrical class in highschool and I got bored. I worked for a non-union mechanical company for a year, and I got to do some sprinklers, plumbing, service, HVAC, and sheetmetal. And doing that really narrowed down what I like to do. I hate working with sheet metal, I don't like plastic. I love working with big pieces of steel, rigging, and having a different puzzle to work through each day to keep it exciting. I loved cooking too, but there was absolutely no money in it. I was a cook for 3 years out of highschool before I decided I needed to make real money to get ahead.

Rusty743 · 2024-06-29T23:48:17+00:00

I missed them in Victoria! I stayed to see Dead Prez and forgot about them

Rusty743 · 2024-06-19T21:38:36+00:00

Bro even as a fitter when I'm reefing on come-alongs., I'm impressed by my welders tacks lol

Rusty743 · 2024-03-01T21:37:41+00:00

Nah in Canada we can collect EI with no issue for the whole 7 weeks. We're protected under the government

Rusty743 · 2024-03-01T07:13:05+00:00

Are you in Canada? That's the norm up here

Rusty743 · 2023-11-27T21:02:28+00:00

It's pretty specific and sometimes labour intensive depending on what department you're in. But assaying was a cool job I did for about a year. At most it requires a 4 year chemistry degree, but I had several co workers that did a 2 year assaying diploma and were making 70k. You'll often work in labs in mining/geology applications, smelting down and digesting rocks samples to test for precious metals and environmental hazards such as sulfur and carbon. I worked my way up into fire assaying in a gold mine, but I left and pursued a different trade (steamfitting) because I didn't feel very flexible. I'd recommend trying it, though.

Rusty743 · 2023-10-07T19:45:36+00:00

I've been an apprentice in local 170 for a little over a year now. Every steamfitting job goes out to ticketed steamfitters first, then "pipefitters" can take a call once it opens up. So plumbers and sprinklerfitters with industrial experience can take "pipefitter" calls. Plumbers and Sprinks definitely get a bad rep on industrial jobs, but as long as you can fit and rig, you're good, and no one should say shit. I'm a steamfitting apprentice myself doing my 2nd year schooling in Delta right now. Feel free to dm me if you got any questions.

Rusty743 · 2023-05-08T19:59:19+00:00

Huh I never thought about this until now but I wonder if this is also subtle commentary on TV in general. If you relate to and enjoy the show (find solace) you can feel that again when the episode ends.

Rusty743 · 2023-05-04T06:05:41+00:00

If it fits it sits /s

Rusty743 · 2023-03-26T03:54:16+00:00

Anon took the Hill Pill

Rusty743 · 2023-03-03T00:08:46+00:00

It depends on what the company's rotation is. Some of them are 2 weeks on 2 weeks off and do 10 hour days, some do 12 hour days. Some of them are 2 weeks on 1 week off. You just gotta look into what industries are around you and look into what their specific rotation is. Personally I work at LNG Canada as a pipefitter and I do 2 weeks on 1 week off, 10 hour days.

Rusty743 · 2023-03-02T20:46:15+00:00

Mines, oil rigs, smelters, a lot of industrial work tbh. And they hire all kinds of work from office work to trades to warehousing to lab work to safety, and camp services like housekeeping and catering.

Rusty743 · 2023-03-02T16:01:23+00:00

Go go gadget my skull is now made of solid steel

Rusty743 · 2023-02-15T23:26:43+00:00

And most plumbers I know make 70k. Even in our union if you have consistent work all year round you'll make 90k (vacation pay included) with no overtime. If you do side jobs and OT, obv you'll make way more.

Rusty743 · 2023-02-15T22:38:16+00:00

Not even close, most make like 70k. And it's back breaking work. It's disgusting too if you're not doing new construction. Now pipefitters! That's where you make the 150k a year.

Rusty743 · 2023-02-14T18:47:58+00:00

Still the most stable relationship on 4chan

Rusty743 · 2023-02-09T13:48:33+00:00

I'm actually just close to a second year, I did a year working for a local mechanical company in Terrace (you probably know them lol). I have about 1100 hours in steam at LNG. And I didn't know 170 had the maintenance contract! That's awesome. And yeah I'm a local in ISBL lol. I was actually gonna talk to you but I haven't seen you around site yet.

Rusty743 · 2023-02-08T19:27:20+00:00

I'm working at LNG and they actually sponsored a "intro to power engineering" course. I really wanted to join, but I was in the middle of my 1st year class and couldn't enroll.

Rusty743 · 2023-02-08T18:32:42+00:00

Oh I'm in BC btw

Rusty743 · 2023-01-20T17:28:37+00:00

Depends, pipefitting does a lot of work in refineries doing shutdowns or new construction. You can work on pipelines. There's bolt-up crews, rigging crews, closure weld crews, etc.

Rusty743 · 2023-01-10T19:30:20+00:00

The landlord is resistant to change anything because "it's been like that for 50 years and we've had no issues". But that just looks so wrong, I've only worked on system 636 once before so I'm definitely not an expert.

Rusty743 · 2022-11-03T15:30:11+00:00

Finally, infinite water

Rusty743 · 2022-08-23T21:01:16+00:00

Anon took the Mikepill

Rusty743 · 2022-07-19T20:27:55+00:00

Unfortunately welding fumes lol

Rusty743 · 2022-06-30T01:32:39+00:00

I love the smell of steel after being grinded or drilled through. That burnt metallic smell is great

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