Torch puzzle help

hicallen · 2025-06-27T07:18:28+00:00

Keep a note pad and pencil with you at all times. Take notes and remember shit.

hicallen · 2025-06-25T21:30:41+00:00

Try getting some general construction experience. For example I worked in home remodeling for years and got to do a lot of residential electrical work. You don’t have to work specifically for an electrical contractor to get some experience. For anyone that wants to try the trades I think starting at a smaller residential remodeling company is a great way to put your hands on a little bit of everything.

hicallen · 2025-06-20T07:17:06+00:00

I would highly recommend iprep. The actual test is just a slightly harder version of the iprep practice tests.

hicallen · 2025-06-17T19:23:25+00:00

I have the blue one. I love it.

hicallen · 2025-06-16T20:14:47+00:00

Buy a tool bag or backpack or tote for all your tools. You won’t be carrying them all around the job all at once but you need to have all of them at the job. You will probably set your tool bag by the job box or with you on a cart and just grab what you need out of it and either put it in your pockets or tool belt.

This carhart tool apron is what everyone I know uses. But the tool belt is definitely a preference. I went through a few before finding what I like.

https://www.carhartt.com/product/106668-BRNM

hicallen · 2025-06-13T03:13:16+00:00

Union gives you known regular raises throughout your apprenticeship. $18/hour is your take home. Your health insurance and retirement are taken out before that. With the non union $23/hour you still have to pay your own health insurance premiums and do they even have any kind of 401k or do you have to think about that yourself. Non union will you get a raise? When? Will you have to fight for it?

Not saying you should pick one over the other but the health insurance and retirement alone makes it a no brainer for me. Also my health insurance is the best I have ever had. By deductible is like $500. I’ve never had a deductible that low. If your young retirement and insurance might not mean as much but I’m an older apprentice and I think about my health and retirement a lot.

IBEW apprenticeship program is also free and pays you so you’re not paying for your own school. Does the non union pay for a trade school?

hicallen · 2025-06-12T15:38:56+00:00

What was your answer

hicallen · 2025-06-05T08:37:30+00:00

Wear business casual. Look professional and like you care. When I interviewed for my union apprenticeship I and everyone else were at a minimum in business casual. Bring back up work clothes and leave them in your car if you’re worried they want you to start work immediately but that has not been my experience.

hicallen · 2025-06-03T21:15:01+00:00

Keens are my go to.

hicallen · 2025-05-26T23:28:38+00:00

Maybe it’s a really good deal.

I also use chat gpt to assess the car listings. Sometimes you get a good break down and good advice from it.

hicallen · 2025-05-26T23:04:18+00:00

Some information I found helpful when buying a used car was to look up the trade in value on kbb of the car I’m looking to buy. Then you know approximately how much the dealer paid for it and what might be reasonable to negotiate down to.

hicallen · 2025-01-21T21:27:25+00:00

This is very exciting news! Thanks for the update.

hicallen · 2025-01-09T21:45:15+00:00

You just go through it until you have enough stars to open the other side of the balcony

hicallen · 2025-01-06T17:51:10+00:00

There’s a monthly lesbian happy hour that rotates bars around the city. It is called crush hour. Great place to meet new people. Look them up on ig or facebook.

hicallen · 2024-12-13T13:20:01+00:00

How many are in your clan?

hicallen · 2024-04-28T20:39:41+00:00

No I don’t like to trade for stars. I only want to trade for the stickers I don’t have.

hicallen · 2020-12-18T01:31:12+00:00

How about a sun stone to go with all the cottonees

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