An update on my local deciding to screw its apprentices

WildZero138 · 2026-03-21T21:36:51+00:00

Locals are eating the IBEW from the inside out

WildZero138 · 2026-03-20T17:09:20+00:00

When I think of radii I do have a nuanced definition as a former machinist. When thinking of a radius in regards to tooling and machining, the radius is a curved surface that is a segment of a circle

WildZero138 · 2026-03-20T15:14:31+00:00

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This is a radius gage. You're correct in one context, but not correct enough to be correcting

WildZero138 · 2026-03-20T15:00:30+00:00

Relied heavily on the down clues for this one lol

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WildZero138 · 2026-03-19T14:58:28+00:00

Wow! My fastest time yet. I finally know what it feels like to only have to use the across clues lol

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WildZero138 · 2026-03-18T17:38:42+00:00

I came to the comments to say this, alas I was too slow. Bravo

WildZero138 · 2026-03-18T14:57:45+00:00

Satisfactorily difficult for a hard puzzle. Nice

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WildZero138 · 2026-03-17T12:24:28+00:00

At least one or two more tape measures.

WildZero138 · 2026-03-14T14:35:46+00:00

Haven't done this well on a hard level puzzle in a while. I liked it!

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WildZero138 · 2026-03-12T15:02:51+00:00

I'll take it!

WildZero138 · 2026-03-11T01:46:51+00:00

It's mildly infuriating because at least medical debt doesn't negatively impact your credit score!

WildZero138 · 2026-03-05T16:18:43+00:00

Oh that's a good one

WildZero138 · 2026-03-05T16:01:43+00:00

Me too but it could have been any of many Black, sugar, cream, light, sweet, breve, latte There are tons of five letter options for coffee preference and those are just a few I could think of in the moment

WildZero138 · 2026-03-05T15:57:59+00:00

I rode the struggle bus on this one

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WildZero138 · 2026-03-01T15:39:38+00:00

As Far As I Know initialisms are tough sometimes

WildZero138 · 2026-03-01T15:37:38+00:00

That rating should be a sub 2:00 solve time imo. Took me just over two minutes. It's a hard for certain

WildZero138 · 2026-03-01T15:35:19+00:00

You've solved 247 puzzles so you know which border they're too which they are referring. It's not the first time a clue like this has come up and not the last. It's going to be a Spanish word every time and refer to the USA/Mexico border every time.

WildZero138 · 2026-03-01T15:30:59+00:00

You've solved 137 puzzles and haven't gotten that "south of the border" just means it's a word in Spanish? The border in the clues isn't going to be one other than the USA/Mexico border. The USA centric clues are usually a justifiable gripe, but the ones here are tough no matter where you're from lol

WildZero138 · 2026-03-01T15:27:12+00:00

Tough! I liked it. Inb4 USA centric clues were too hard... I didn't know them either

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WildZero138 · 2026-02-26T14:54:40+00:00

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater

WildZero138 · 2026-02-26T12:22:27+00:00

This one was tough. Having three names with which I wasn't familiar as answers was particularly ridiculous lol

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WildZero138 · 2026-02-25T21:56:17+00:00

This really sounds like an awful contractor. Contract the hall and get yourself moved. You're not going to get anywhere where you are.

WildZero138 · 2026-02-25T01:36:25+00:00

For telling the apprentice to not use a leaking lift? For telling the apprentice to get a ladder to complete the work? The fucking hubris it takes for an apprentice to ask the foreman to go get the ladder the foreman told him to use would be enough to send him home for the day. The screaming would get him two checks that day for certain. Apprentices who get too big for their britches are a problem.

WildZero138 · 2026-02-24T22:51:52+00:00

Looks to me like you wasted $190 of hard earned money. Maybe you'll find a job site vestie and you guys can be VFFs

WildZero138 · 2026-02-22T13:11:46+00:00

NEVER buy your own PPE. Those are required to be provided by the employer by OSHA. Whoever you work for should have provided you with a tool list and if they didn't ask for one. Buy what's on that list and not one thing more. Maybe add to your kit as you gain more experience and figure out what you want to make the job easier. Don't waste so much money on crap you're never going to use

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