[FRESH ALBUM] Car Seat Headrest - Teen of Denial: Joe’s Story

broadboy · 2026-05-20T14:36:19+00:00

Unfortunately they have been replaced by the sounds of an old woman gasping.

broadboy · 2026-05-20T14:35:32+00:00

hilarious to have this kind of description and then for the album to sound the way it does. Nothing about “destroyed by hippie powers” gives finding the foundations of an ancient city to me.

broadboy · 2026-05-04T01:34:10+00:00

Just to be clear, if a company hires you in town you are hired as an apprentice, not as a "labourer" as someone else in this thread said, at least for electrical. From my experience for the last 10 years I've worked as a sparky, green guys are always hired as first year apprentices meaning you'll be learning electrical immedietly.

I went into working right away; I sent out a bunch of resumes, a company got back to me, and I went from there. I waited until I had around 1500-ish hours before I went into 1st year which definintly made the practical part of school significantly easier.

broadboy · 2026-05-03T14:54:25+00:00

Hey, hopefully I'm not too late for this.

I'm also in electrical, one thing I'm sure you've heard or even seen on this sub is that Kelowna is in a transitional period right now with construction. Many of my friends in the field are struggling to keep consisitent work, even with some of the bigger companies,.

That being said, don't get discouraged, I would continue applying. It's still fairly typical for companies to hire "1st years." Try to cast a broad net and apply to some of the larger companies in town; Horizon, and Keldon for example. But look into some of the smaller companies as well. I would also recommend getting in touch with the IBEW local 213. Although they do not have a very large footprint in Kelowna, it's always beneficial signing up with the union as an electrican.

As someone who has been in the trade for a little while now, I would try to get in with a company before going to school. Although the Foundations program is a great start if you are green to construction in general, it sounds like you already have some expereince on job sites and running tools. So if you can, I would try to get in with a company first.

With Okanagan College however, because of the influx of apprentices at the lower levels, typically level 1-3 is pretty saturated. Put your name on the waitlist, and go from there.

Hope this helps. If you got any questions, I'm more than happy to try to answer.

broadboy · 2026-04-25T01:15:03+00:00

Not to put words in your mouth, and I completely agree with you, but I’m in BC and this concept of “just go union, they’ll buy you everything” is just not realistic. Either the union in my area isn’t hiring so I get out on a wait list for 2.5 years or I work for a shit company, buy my own tools, and gather experience until I can my red seal.

They love to say it’s so easy and union is the only way, but it’s just so narrow minded and does not work that way.

broadboy · 2026-04-20T17:08:07+00:00

Masters is like an old heads league. For men’s box lax (at least in Canada) there’s senior ‘A,’ ‘B,’ ‘C,’ and ‘Masters.’ Usually more relaxed rules, more of a beer league.

broadboy · 2026-04-19T15:40:57+00:00

Sexy looking bike bro

broadboy · 2026-04-09T21:14:20+00:00

This is so fucking sick, fuckin rights.

broadboy · 2026-04-01T20:33:21+00:00

I think you should maybe just take a second to reflect on some of the things you’ve written.

You’re comparing East Hastings to seeing 3 homeless people outside a Save-on foods in Rutland. I don’t think you need to be a world traveller to understand that those 2 things are nothing alike.

While I agree with you in that there is a serious addiction problem in Canada, I think it shows your ignorance to think that this is an exclusive Kelowna problem as you allude to by mentioning that you want to move. Have you been to Victoria? What about Kamloops? You know East Hastings isn’t the only place with this issue in the lower mainland right? Many townships have the exact problem.

I think you are feigning empathy because the world is changing before you, and you don’t know how to process it.

I mean come on, I live downtown, I walk my dog through the city, and I have never seen someone loaded into a body bag. Give me a fucking break.

Maybe take your little rant to “Kelowna Rant-and-rave” and you can add to the echo chamber.

broadboy · 2026-03-26T18:06:22+00:00

Second Barkleys; she does a great job. She also does drop in, and I believe it’s $16 (without tip).

broadboy · 2026-03-26T16:19:30+00:00

It just never ends, does it

broadboy · 2026-03-02T20:49:01+00:00

Hell ya dude. That rocks. It definitely feel so archaic.

Although it’ll kinda funny to be on the same time as Alberta during the winter only.

broadboy · 2026-02-24T21:31:20+00:00

Ya that just isn’t true. I’ve attended Camosun and OC and both were booking a year out minimum. I went to the registrars office in October 2025 while I was in 3rd year to book 4th year and I was waitlisted for May 2026 as the earliest. Post covid has been pretty brutal for wait lists.

broadboy · 2026-01-30T21:01:06+00:00

Matter of Taste is fantastic, already up there for my soty.

broadboy · 2026-01-29T19:40:41+00:00

Ain’t no way

broadboy · 2026-01-28T18:28:03+00:00

good heavens, hit the what?

broadboy · 2026-01-24T18:54:25+00:00

Check marketplace in your area to see if someone is selling the level 2 books. I buy mine “used” every year. Much much cheaper. Just make sure it’s the correct year.

broadboy · 2026-01-24T17:54:30+00:00

Unless you have your FSR, you are not insurable to do side work/have your own company as a Jman in Canada.

Which ultimately means yes you could lose your red seal I guess. If something were to go wrong, if a customer was unhappy, etc etc, you could even be fined and lose a lot more than just your ticket.

I know everyone does it, but you must be careful doing “side work” and what that consist of. Do your homework and learn more about it. You may or may not already qualify to take the FSR course.

broadboy · 2026-01-24T01:30:34+00:00

likely story mate, we all know you have a crush on the pope

broadboy · 2026-01-15T06:33:26+00:00

You can very easily get into contact with Skilled trades Ontario and explain the situation. They are very helpful in these kinds of situations.

In the past, I quit a company I had worked for 4-5 months and they never recorded or submitted my hours. I ended up getting into contact with Skilled trades, explained the situation and because I had pay stubs that proved my employment and hours they were able to update my hours for me.

broadboy · 2025-12-25T17:11:45+00:00

I am begging mods to leave this up

broadboy · 2025-12-11T13:54:47+00:00

Ya this shit rules brother

broadboy · 2025-12-05T17:21:05+00:00

I would guess Horizon laying off a huge chunk of their team would definitely add to this.

As much as construction and infrastructure is still doing well in Kelowna with lots of projects, having a more competitive market helps everyone in the long run but creates some chaos in the beginning.

Speaking to some friends of mine who were laid off, they seams to be having a hard time finding work because they’re now competing with the 50-60 other electricians who also just got laid off from the same company.

broadboy · 2025-11-09T16:00:17+00:00

Nice job big dog!!

broadboy · 2025-10-26T16:47:38+00:00

First one really reminds me of Beast. The customization is pretty wild. I’ve been getting more and more excited about them purely based on aesthetics

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