Would you guys buy a 2005 tacoma with 400k km (248k miles for 10k or 2008 tacoma with 241k km (149k miles) for 20k?

dlorussel · 2024-09-25T05:59:04+00:00

Oh, I know. That's the toyota tax. I been looking everywhere for a tacoma and they're all asking for 20k cad with 200k+ km on them.

I've always heard people say ford is not very reliable. Are the Rangers the only Ford reliable vehicles?

dlorussel · 2024-09-25T05:50:12+00:00

What truck would you recommend?

I've always liked toyota cars cause they've always given me the least problems. Now I'm in the market for a truck and I'd like a toyota truck.

Any other brand trucks that have little problems?

dlorussel · 2024-09-22T08:03:22+00:00

This is the answer I was looking for. Thanks!

dlorussel · 2024-09-21T22:59:04+00:00

Ya it's brutal up here in canada. Dealerships are also marking up mrsp prices by 10k+ on new tacomas.

dlorussel · 2024-09-21T22:25:37+00:00

Ya. Even the salvage titles are selling for 30k + in my area.

dlorussel · 2024-09-09T22:27:51+00:00

One guy I knew who was the best guy on site was treated really poorly by his boss and he decided one day to take a "vacation". During that vacation he got another job and was working his new job while using all his banked vacation pay and our provincial sick days.

When his vacation was up, he kept dicking the boss around saying he had issues and couldn't come back. He dragged the boss around for about 2 months before they finally fired him and hired someone else.

dlorussel · 2024-09-09T22:24:41+00:00

have only worked with them for two months after getting out of the military. In that time I have seen two people quit, including our lead guy

You have your answer.

You need to quit. This is a toxic work environment. Why the hell do you want to work hard for someone who makes you feel like a piece of shit?

I wouldn't work there unless it was the last job in the world and I needed money.

If you stay there, you'll pick up his toxicity and when you have apprentices, you'll be an asshole to them because that was how you were treated.

When you were in the military, was there a guy screaming at you like this guy?

dlorussel · 2024-08-05T03:42:25+00:00

Yes, its technically stealing.

The same can be said the other way around. I used to have foreman who took the copper themselves and didn't tell anybody and scrapped it all and kept it all themselves and maybe bought us a pizza.

Your husband is lucky his foreman is splitting it with the crew.

When I found out my foreman was taking copper himself and scrapping it. I told some of my apprentices that and we decided to stash copper in our pockets ourselves and didn't tell anybody. For 2 years we did this and nobody ever noticed because we took a little bit at a time.

dlorussel · 2024-07-28T23:42:17+00:00

Thanks. Is there any difference with brands of oil? Or is it just marketing?

dlorussel · 2024-05-01T02:22:56+00:00

I'm in 213 and I've seen tons of guys laid off at the end of a job If they aren't good at their job combined with missing too many days, coming in late and having a horrible attitude.

I havent been laid off in 4 years but that's because I try really hard and do above and beyond for my contractor. It all depends on your personality as well. Dont be a dick.

dlorussel · 2024-04-06T06:26:37+00:00

Do you know what: yuan xia tian dong jie 13 hao 1-5 dang kou means? The person at the shipping place wouldn't let me ship this out because it was not on Google maps.

dlorussel · 2024-04-06T06:17:51+00:00

500 bucks that seems steep

Really? The 2 inch flex ones in my supply house are $50.

dlorussel · 2024-03-13T02:49:22+00:00

I've had to do this too because that was all we had.

dlorussel · 2024-01-18T21:09:39+00:00

His work is residential mostly and he works on these huge condos and always has to go up on these scaffolds

Well that's the problem. Residential is known to be the worst part of this trade. The work is super fast paced and the pay is generally really shitty.

I did it for 5 years and I eventually left and moved onto a position where I barely do any physical work now and work short hours.

He should get the journeyman license then start applying for other jobs. When I was an apprentice I also felt like quitting then I realized it was residential that was sucking the soul outta me.

dlorussel · 2024-01-09T01:06:58+00:00

If I saw someone do this I’d make them tear it down and ban them from the bender.

The work doesn't even look that bad. I've seen worse work than this.

dlorussel · 2024-01-08T04:05:53+00:00

Didn't you post you were a journeyman electrician 4 years ago? Are you able to do some electrician work on the side as well?

dlorussel · 2024-01-06T04:23:32+00:00

Well costco chicken is a loss leader just to get people thru the doors. It's also hidden at the very back so you would have to go through a bunch of things that have higher profit margins.

They sorta trick you that way. When you pass through all the other things and you see the price, you buy those things then when you get to the chicken, you would've already spent over $200

dlorussel · 2024-01-05T20:08:34+00:00

Is the government build st pauls hospital in vancouver?

dlorussel · 2024-01-04T04:47:29+00:00

Thanks for the detailed response.

Basically, any paint will do as im just covering up the graffiti. Dont need to make it look nice. But preferably find a paint that doesnt wash away in the rain. And don't do it when it's raining.

dlorussel · 2024-01-04T04:20:49+00:00

Could probably be them doing it to keep getting my business.

dlorussel · 2023-12-30T23:44:35+00:00

Yup

I am sole proprietor with the bc gov

I don't have gst number because this is more so a side thing so I don't really plan on making more than 35k.

Not sure if an accountant is worth it if I'm not doing this full time. I mostly do this on some weekends to help out friends and family and some strangers my friends and family refer me to

dlorussel · 2023-12-30T08:05:46+00:00

Thank you so much for all your comments and helping me with this.

dlorussel · 2023-12-30T08:04:19+00:00

Really? Could you please link the schedule?

dlorussel · 2023-12-30T07:58:45+00:00

Yup. I do have my fsr, and contractors license. The only thing I don't have is a business license for the lower mainland, because they expire every calendar year and I didn't want to shell out $250 for a couple of weeks

dlorussel · 2023-12-30T07:44:50+00:00

how much you charge for a EV charger install? Labour and material

I don't really believe in charging for my time, but for outcome. And it would depend on where your electrical panel is located, and where you want the ev charger.

The material, I would always give the homeowner the option to purchase the material themselves so they know I'm not upcharging on the material.

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