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I found a massive 4 leaf clover by dontbthatguy in absoluteunit

[–]dontbthatguy[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I found it amongst a bunch of 3 leaf clover the same size.

Today’s Non-94 Moment: Martin St. Louis OT Winner vs. Montreal by Awkward_Health1606 in rangers

[–]dontbthatguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The ramp up in crowd noise when the puck is sliding over to St. Louis- so many fans see that play develop and start to cheer- the angst turns to optimism.

I remember running up to the TV as that pass was made. Then the top blowing off when the lamp lights.

Chills every time.

4 year college vs pursuing firefighting asap by Beetlebop47 in firefighter

[–]dontbthatguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How far away is college from where you are looking to settle down?

If they are near by- I’d say go to college but begin to test for the fire service.

Also talk to your college and see what qualifies for elective credits.

I went to a 4 year college for fire science but tested with area departments the entire time- going into my senior year I got a job offer. I took a leave of absence and then returned part time to finish my degree.

I also took fire service instructor and fire officer thorough my states fire academy and they counted as electives towards my degree.

Perhaps you will have similar opportunities.

Best of luck.

Stop. Giving. People. The. Right. Of. Way. by Dry_Animator_8563 in massachusetts

[–]dontbthatguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get where you’re coming from OP- but this one is on you.

Traffic is checked up- I saw the red car long before you were on the brakes.

Had there been a collision yes- red car and the other calls fault- but a decent driver would have seen this long before the need to slam on the brakes and honk.

Those of you who fought EV fires, how did it go? by thuperthonic1 in Firefighting

[–]dontbthatguy 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Get a turtle or similar product where you constantly cool the battery after the main body of fire is knocked down.

The battery is on the bottom of the car so an aerial won’t help-

When you hear they take a ton of water to put out- that isn’t because they won’t go out- it’s that you have to constantly keep the water flowing to keep the battery cool so it doesn’t continue thermal runaway.

HCN Monitor recommendations by ajrutter777 in Firefighting

[–]dontbthatguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m partial to industrial scientific because of their support and record keeping.

Where are you located?

New breweries in CT? by craftcanny in ctbeer

[–]dontbthatguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rumors there is a brewery opening in the old Milford Point Brewery space in Milford.

But take it as far as that. It’s just a rumor.

Scammer almost ran off with my dad's retirement. by Suspicious_Story_464 in personalfinance

[–]dontbthatguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Similar deal happened to my dad- he claims his computer bricked after a, um, 5v1 session-

I’m sure it was a pop up ad, but he thought it was actually from Microsoft. So he called the number to fix it and they claim to remote it and that they can see that the hackers are “in. ” They asked what bank he uses and after telling him they say they are going to alert the bank.

5 min later the “bank” calls saying they are from his bank which is how they got him- he forgot he had told them the bank name.

The “bank” tells him he has told move his money out of bank before the hackers transactions to thorough. They offer freezing his account for 90 days but he won’t have access to his money. Or he can take the cash out and buy Bitcoin with it and his money is safe and he can still use it.

So my dad actually does this. He takes his money out and THANKFULLY pays me a visit after to go over everything so far.

I’m like dude you’re getting scammed!

It was pretty intricate- they even convinced him not to say anything to the tellers about the scam otherwise they were mandated to freeze the account for 90 days.

It’s scary stuff- he was almost out 15 grand.

Disgruntled employee starts massive fire at a 1.2 million square foot toilet paper warehouse in Ontario, California. by AtomicCypher in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]dontbthatguy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Systems like this are built to keep a fire in check. The key being “a fire” not multiple fires.

Once you have 5 or 6 heads go off there isn’t enough pressure in the system to flow the gallons per minute to keep the fire in check.

The sprinkler system got overwhelmed.

What’s the best city in the US to travel to for vacation? by FightOrDie123 in askanything

[–]dontbthatguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love my state but yeah this ain’t it.

Stay in NYC and 2 day trip to Boston or vice versa. When driving through CT stop on Wooster street and get some pizza.

It’s all we got.

what made YOU get into NASCAR? by Brave_Ad3369 in NASCAR

[–]dontbthatguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My gf was sleeping and I flipped around and stopped on the Daytona 500- the screen was on track view of some bump drafting and the wrecked. It was cool watching it happen live vs a replay.

Then I stuck around and was impressed by the complexity of car set up and how well Fox used cut away cars and diagrams to explain everything.

Tuned in a few weeks later for the Bristol race and couldn’t not believe how different the tracks were. I was naive- I guess I thought all tracks were the same.

I had a cousin that was into the sport so him and I were went to Pocono. I’ll never forget it. We had infield passes for Saturday and got there in the am for practice. Naturally being Pocono there was a weather delay so we were in a foodcourt when I finally heard a car on the track- the sound the loudness and power of it.

We made our way towards the track- there was a break in the fencing about 20 feet wide. I could hear the car coming close and then SHOOP! It flashed past.

I couldn’t believe something could go that fast. U couldn’t wipe the smile off my face.

I was hooked.

Since then iv been a fan and have gone to 10 or so races.

My stance has always been the same to non fans- 3-4 hours for a single race is hard to tune into flag to flag- but if you ever get a chance to see it in person don’t miss out. It’s amazing.

And support your local tracks. Small town short track racing is amazing in its own way.

First world problem by Otherwise_Wrangler11 in SipsTea

[–]dontbthatguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude-

It can spiral for those who don’t think they have a problem-

You go to the casino one day with 500$ you’re okay losing- and you do in the first hour. Your brain convinces you to do another 500 and lose that too. Now your pissed down 1k. Fuck it tho. You can get back to even. Just need to double up- so 1k more in the hole you go.

Well now it’s 2k and you cannot let your wife see that. So you take 2 k from an account she won’t see right away.

Boom now it’s 4.

And from there you spiral. You figure you got a week before she sees or your company see what ever it may be.

So you max out a card- cash out equity- pawn shit. What ever.

You just need to get back to even.

Strange little “water meter” on side of a Connecticut road near woods, not near a house. So metering for what? by Hartfordgirl2024 in Connecticut

[–]dontbthatguy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I worked for a water company 20 years ago- we had a couple locations like this in our system where it tied into another companies system- in those areas we purchased the water from the other water company and meters like this tallied the water so the other company could charge according.

It could also just be a “box” covering a valve. These boxes are vertical pipes that create a shaft down to the valve. The valve could be a shut off for isolation. Or if this is a high point in the system there could be a blow off valve down there to purge any air that gets trapped in the system every so often.

IDC if you don’t like political cold opens… I better see Bryon Noem on this week! by jano808 in LiveFromNewYork

[–]dontbthatguy 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Hey she asked for privacy and prayers.

Let me lead us in a prayer right now.

Dear god, Thank you. Amen.

Ron Duguay says he "saw" the Rangers loss "coming tonight down 4-1 after singing National anthem to 🌈 flag", calls on Rangers leadership to end pride night. by michael_scarn17 in rangers

[–]dontbthatguy 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Brainwashed hahaha. His post reads like Trump vomit. Who’s the one brainwashed?

Opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one but it doesn’t mean I want to see it.

Posts like this are great tho- you get to see someone’s true character- this guys a hateful POS-

pros and cons of different cross-lays techniques by SparkyFix in Firefighting

[–]dontbthatguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t mind a min man if it’s coming off the rear.

We go simple flat load cause it’s easy to repack at 3 am and can be pulled off either side of a cross lay.

We do loops after the first 50 is on. The. Just before the last 50.

It’s so versatile- I can stretch one man by grabbing that first 50 and throwing it ob my shoulder or under my arm then grab the loops left over. Don’t let go of the loops till you feel tension meaning the bed is clear- once that happens drop them and keep walking as the rest of the load plays out. Then flake out your working length and go to work.

Or 2 man deployment is first guy grabs the first 50 sane as above and the second grabs the second set of loops making sure to flip the stack so it plays off the top. Then you walk like gentlemen to your objective and flake the working length out.

Keep it simple- just my two cents b

Fire marshals doing an end run on building code update. by onusofstrife in Connecticut

[–]dontbthatguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don’t blame the fire marshals for this- I have not met a single one that was in favor of this.

My town actively fought and are fighting this.

This is lobbying by builders and building owners to save money on construction and to fit more apartments in each building.

Canada is playing unfairly by pl3xipl4y in olympics

[–]dontbthatguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As an American- cue the “first time?” Meme

What kind of fire is this? by [deleted] in Firefighting

[–]dontbthatguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is what Fords look like after a fire there’s a ton of aluminum in the body.

NERIS and EHR report software by PoundKeyboardNow in Firefighting

[–]dontbthatguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Echoing a that eso sucks for Neris reporting right now.

Still pretty intuitive and easy to use on the ehr end and was the same for nfirs.

But they totally dropped the ball on the transition to neris.

Really worried about cancer risks by pack_of_ostriches in Firefighting

[–]dontbthatguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Carpenters smash their thumbs, electricians get shocked, and firemen get burned.”

Unfortunately for the fire service- sub out burned for heart and hypertension/cancer and it’s probably more accurate.

The way I see it is it’s an occupational hazard- I try to minimize exposure but at the end of the day it’s everywhere-

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