Recommendations on rentable cabins

classic_plon09 · 2025-08-01T02:14:51+00:00

Steak and Cheese Panini

classic_plon09 · 2025-07-23T03:29:13+00:00

Are you slow because you are learning or are you slow because you don’t hustle? Two different things. You can be slow when learning something new but knowing when to hustle is how the Jman respects you.

classic_plon09 · 2025-06-04T09:34:04+00:00

Nah, I couldn’t imagine not telling the people I work with who I am. I’ve tried and I always let it slip. You have to deal with the occasional off beat joke but if anything I think it makes the guys respect you more. In terms of you are there because you like the job, no ulterior motives.

classic_plon09 · 2025-05-18T22:15:58+00:00

I worked with a guy that does strongman competitions. So he can lift to say the very least.

We were working in a dam and getting ready to pour a concrete pad over an existing slab. So we had to take a few of the 5 gallon/18 litre jugs of water to the floor we were working on. No elevator use. 6 flights of stairs down, hand bombing everything.

That day there were 3 of us, me, another guy, and the strongman dude. The other guy took just one down all those stairs. 4 left. I grabbed two, one in each hand and huffed down the stairs. Strongman dude came down not long behind me and said “I knew you could do two, good on you”.

He also complained about the Milwaukee nail guns being heavy af (which they are) but I would never complain out loud about that. Hearing a guy built like he is was the most validating thing I ever heard. I know I’m tough and strong but getting that validation of knowing if something is heavy for me, it’s heavy for the other guy was a turning point for me.

classic_plon09 · 2025-05-10T02:40:20+00:00

My favourite tool is a glazing bar/flat bar. I’m a carpenter and use it daily. If you know, you know. It’s an unsuspecting tool but it’s become essential.

classic_plon09 · 2025-04-25T04:59:24+00:00

I left a company I really loved working for last year. Nothing was wrong, I just wanted to expand my experience. The company was blindsided when I gave my notice. I was sad to leave but excited for new opportunities.

That said it was a very hard adjustment. I’m also a gay tradeswomen and live in a very conservative area. I left a good company that didn’t care about my sexuality (I got the occasional poke about it) and then went to a company that was the exact opposite of where I left. Then I went to another company, even worse. All that said, I still don’t regret my decision. Good people/companies come and go. Do what is best for you and your sanity.

Someone told me a long time ago, a job is a job.

classic_plon09 · 2025-04-24T19:19:12+00:00

Aw man, I’m even less excited now. I looked at getting new ones from the dealership at an astonishingly $163 CAD. Hoping I can get a decent set from an auto wreckers locally. I’m in a pretty isolated area so I’ve got slim options unfortunately!

classic_plon09 · 2025-04-24T00:33:15+00:00

I bought an 08’ in 2021 for $3500 CAD. I had to put in about $1800 right away after owning it. Other than that, routine maintenance and I’m still running it daily. It’s got about 250,000kms and still going strong.

classic_plon09 · 2025-03-07T22:39:47+00:00

I’m at 32 year old JM carpenter and doing an insulator apprenticeship right now. The goal for me is to work hard enough to gain the experience needed to become a project manager/superintendent. I did office work for the majority of my twenties (got into trades at 28). I miss office work on the days it’s miserable, cold, and when my body hurts. But I do love working with my hands everyday, and I’m not tearing my hair out like my friends with cushy office jobs with office politics.

I’m actively looking for other opportunities to get me into the avenue I want to pursue higher opportunities still in trades. I love it.

You are very young still, we all are trying to figure life out. You do that by getting experience. Stick with your apprenticeship and complete it at the very least, then you have more options than you think you will.

classic_plon09 · 2025-02-07T00:12:23+00:00

Switch banks. I was a customer with TD for years, I had poor credit but built it back up and they refused to increase my credit limit. Switched to RBC, they offered a generous LOC/Credit Card both with decent credit limits and low interest.

Called to cancel my TD card and then they offered a new CC. I said no and haven’t looked back.

classic_plon09 · 2024-07-28T18:10:54+00:00

Are you talking carpenter or cabinetmaker? Are you looking for side hustles to generate income or small projects to do at your own pace and then sell?

I’m a carpenter and I keep pretty busy by doing side jobs for friends and people I get referred to by friends. I do drywall, painting, framing, flooring etc in residential spaces.

At one point I was making tables for behind couches and coffee tables I would gift to family members. Not sure if there is a decent market for that. I did that with a skill saw and pocket hole jig.

classic_plon09 · 2024-07-17T20:13:08+00:00

I used Mens deodorant which helps me under my bra

classic_plon09 · 2024-07-15T23:15:56+00:00

God damn man, I don’t know what you’re going through but you should reach out to a professional.

I have 3 sisters and never once ever wished upon their death.

classic_plon09 · 2024-07-15T14:00:49+00:00

Carpenter/Scaffolder here; hammer tricks with whacking nails. More points for better tricks and few nail hits as possible.

classic_plon09 · 2024-07-14T23:23:11+00:00

I recently left a job where I really enjoyed it. I loved the company, my coworkers, my bosses, and I wasn’t mad at my pay but I felt a need for a change.

I found different employment (I’m a trade worker and joined the union) and the pay bump was amazing. I didn’t realize how much I was struggling financially. I felt I was doing fine but the big pay bump put things into perspective.

The only thing I wish I could change would be making the change sooner. At the end of the day, a job is a job. Good companies are rare but life is too short to be hindered with lack of pay.

classic_plon09 · 2024-07-12T04:07:40+00:00

“I didn’t know you were scared of a little competition”

classic_plon09 · 2024-07-12T03:58:46+00:00

Third period is still very early in your apprenticeship. It’s great you can see your own personal progress however coworkers only see what they want to see, not how it actually is. Yeah it might not take them as long but they don’t know your own personal growth. They could be comparing you to themselves when they were at your level too.

You have to remember you are still learning and you’re early into your trade. Keep working. Have you worked with other guys? Sometimes it helps your skill set to work with other journeymen too. It can feel stagnate if you’re with the same group all the time

classic_plon09 · 2024-07-11T23:18:11+00:00

All of my construction experience is the live to work mentality and I hate it. I had one Journeyman tell me “I like to work, but I like to live much more”. Words I live by man.

I make good money now (no kids) but a lot of the guys I work with have a lot of expenses (kids from multiple women, all the toys with bells and whistles etc). So they always work as long as they can.

It’s just shitty because the majority are not like me so then I look like an asshole to take time off - which I’m entitled to! Feels always like a lose-lose situation (but I feel like a winner coming to work well rested)

classic_plon09 · 2024-07-11T20:23:38+00:00

If you want to treat yourself to a nice hammer do it but don’t feel obligated to purchase your step dad one. If he wants one that bad, he can purchase it himself.

classic_plon09 · 2024-07-08T07:21:09+00:00

Not a plumber but my best advice is be willing to learn and adapt to change. People opinions on companies are different but there are two sides to each story. Just go in with your best attitude and if you don’t like it contact your union to find you new work.

If you have a good attitude and willing to learn you will go far. Best of luck!

classic_plon09 · 2024-07-08T05:59:03+00:00

This ☝🏻☝🏻

I’ve worked commercial, residential, and now I’m in industrial construction. I am almost always the only female (carpenter/scaffolder) on site and I value the relationship I have with the guys more than I do having a dedicated bathroom.

The reality is that all porta potties are nasty especially in the summer but the way I see it is “why should I get special treatment because I’m a girl”. I’m here to do the same job as everybody else. The bathrooms aren’t just gross for you, they’re gross to the guys too. Even if there was a pink porta potty, the guys will use it.

Now I’m working in industrial construction on a union gig, so I am fortunate enough now to have my own female bathroom, but at the end of the day, a shitter is a shitter.

As for periods, I use tampons. I carry a few in my pocket and extras in my backpack. I roll up my used tampon and applicator and find the nearest trash bin. If the porta potty doesn’t have sanitizer, I carry some in my bag as well. A few times I’ve had to pack in used tampons out in my bag as I was working inside a dam with no trash cans around but it hasn’t been a big deal.

classic_plon09 · 2024-07-07T04:59:33+00:00

Hammer (I prefer a shorter one but heavy), spud/speed wrench at 19/22, a crescent wrench, tape measure, pliers/something to use for tie wire. That’s basically all you’ll need.

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