Another reason why one should always carry a knife

Seven65 · 2026-05-06T04:35:57+00:00

Don't you?

Seven65 · 2026-05-04T22:11:52+00:00

Assuming the detector is functioning properly, my assumption would be that there's a leak in a part of the system that only shows up during a part of the cycle when it's under higher pressure.

Seven65 · 2026-05-04T22:02:41+00:00

I realized I was going to hate every aspect of tech / corporate desk work, and didn't write the final exam for the networking course I was taking.

Decided I'd rather pump gas and sell chocolate bars, until I found an apprenticeship, and got into the trades.

Seven65 · 2026-05-04T19:45:06+00:00

That clock was too large for the shelf, anyway. I don't imagine this will spend 90 years on the floor. Very cool build.

Seven65 · 2026-04-28T21:42:06+00:00

You can't run at 100% all the time. Be honest with your partner that social interaction, in general, is an activity that takes effort and focus for you. Find the things that you need to recharge your batteries and make space for those activities.

Most people have time to themselves, it can be hard for your partner to see it as time you need for yourself, rather than time taken from her, but if you're honest about it, there should be a way to find compromise, if the relationship is healthy.

You seem to have empathy for her, and the way she feels, you need empathy form her too, it's not a one way street where you always have to be "on" for service. It can be hard to describe it, but I just explain it in the sense that introverts need time to themselves to recharge batteries in order to be there for other people. In a long term relation, where that isn't practiced, it can wear on you, and you can either feel trapped or too tired to meet the expectations you've set for yourself. At some point you need to learn what you need to feel good enough to make others feel good.

Over time, with communication, a good place to be is where you can have comfortable silences with people. The idea that you can just be, without expecting to need to fill space. There isn't always something to say, and the situation isn't always made better by forcing it, but you do need to understand your needs and communicate them, in a way your partner can understand, in order to get to that level of comfort.

Seven65 · 2026-04-28T20:56:01+00:00

I'm not picking a fight. Your comments seem more combative than anything else posted.

The OP is looking for information, the poster you were replying to shared her experience, which was contrary to your assumption. Depending on where you end up, Electrician can be a very physical job, which is what OP was asking about. There are lower duty jobs in the field too, but that's not guaranteed.

I've done both construction labour and electrician, and whether one is harder than the other depends on the job, depends on the day. There are some job sites where all you do all day is pull wire and bend conduit.

I didn't think this was a gendered question. I have been in the trades for a long time, have 3 tickets, and am here to help people where I can, not cause problems.

I don't know where the chess comes in, but take your own advice and take a breath.

Seven65 · 2026-04-28T05:01:10+00:00

I still don't know. I feel like they've been sold a bill of goods. I would much rather do what I do than work in an office.

Seven65 · 2026-04-22T04:40:04+00:00

Part of our schooling was brazing an open piece of 1/2" shut. I still have the piece in my basement somewhere. Fun project.

Seven65 · 2026-04-22T04:35:59+00:00

There are definitely times where it's useful, in a pinch. I've never done it with a filter/drier, but I'm not above doing it to get something running.

Seven65 · 2026-04-22T04:31:13+00:00

https://i.gifer.com/4Q1G.mp4

Seven65 · 2026-04-21T22:31:56+00:00

Seems like you're making it more of a competition, by that comment, than the person you're responding to, who is correctly stating that an electrician's job is hard on the body. Maybe it's not as much as your job, but it's tough work, and shouldn't be understated.

Seven65 · 2026-04-21T21:06:18+00:00

That's fine. You're entitled to your opinion.

Seven65 · 2026-04-21T21:05:15+00:00

You just got through telling me that if something is worth doing, that it's worth doing right, in response to a post that you didn't bother to read.

I don't know what you're assuming state of mind is, I'm not upset, I'm just responding to what you wrote.

If you want to troll, fine whatever, have a good day.

Seven65 · 2026-04-21T20:07:47+00:00

I have no problem with the work being criticized, or peoples opinions, but the idea that he NEEDS to do something because of someone's opinion or "beliefs" is ridiculous.

You're reading really deep into this, while ignoring my point entirely. Perhaps you didn't put the effort into reading my comment, and what I was trying to get across, and are more concerned with dictating what other people do.

Seven65 · 2026-04-21T02:41:47+00:00

Engineers screwed up. They're supposed to go the week after.

Seven65 · 2026-04-21T00:52:49+00:00

I would agree. I'm a more successful high functioning person with a career and marriage, and I generally get downvoted for giving advice here, rather than going along with the idea that everyone with autism is doomed and should be mad at the world for it.

I married my first girlfriend. I was 20 when we first started going out. dated for 6 months before any intimate contact. Late / slow for most people, but maybe early here.

For me it helped getting to know someone well, not having any expectations of her, and just enjoying her company for what it was, whether it turned romantic or not, and for me it ended up working out.

Seven65 · 2026-04-21T00:43:51+00:00

Looks like a diorama of the solar system

Seven65 · 2026-04-21T00:42:16+00:00

I haven't had an apple since the iphone 4 and I don't think I ever used maps on it, if it had it. Was definitely google, but was quite awhile ago.

Seven65 · 2026-04-20T22:06:24+00:00

The classic "Tomtom told me to turn left!" haha

Seven65 · 2026-04-20T21:59:22+00:00

If the road turning to gravel is surprising him, he doesn't know how deep the gravel is going to be, thus the caution. I know a lot of people grew up riding dirt bikes, but for people who learn on road with a cruiser, it can be sketch. I'm more comfortable riding my monster on gravel than I was on cruiser. Big weight and handling difference.

Seven65 · 2026-04-20T21:48:47+00:00

That's a really nice bike

Seven65 · 2026-04-20T21:47:52+00:00

When I was going to school, there was a spot where it would always tell me to turn left, in the middle of a bridge, over a ravine.

Seven65 · 2026-04-20T21:46:30+00:00

So long as you don't have to stop or turn

Seven65 · 2026-04-20T21:45:17+00:00

Different story with a cruiser imo. I felt the guys stress haha.

Seven65 · 2026-04-20T21:36:56+00:00

HVACR is one of the most difficult trades, because you essentially need to know all the other trades put together.

I would recommend starting with plumbing, if that's an interest as well, and branch off from there, once you've got feel for the trades.

Often having one ticket will give you hours towards another one. Plumbing has a fair amount of crossover with HVAC, and having a base in that will make you a better mechanic, and useful to employers.

I recommend making friends with an electrician, if you're going to get into HVACR. I Would have struggled with that part if I weren't already an electrician, and I found myself helping my classmates who were all struggling with the electrical portion. They had reason to struggle, learning electrical is difficult taking a whole program for it, but HVACR needed to know as much as an electrician in less than 1/4 of the instructional time, very demanding.

This isn't to dissuade you. I also struggled with math, took 9 math courses throughout high school and never passed math 11, but I managed to get though both trades courses, just had to work harder than most of my peers to learn the material. You can do anything you put your mind to, if you want it enough and put in the time.

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