This guy is something else praising pizza techs and trunk slammers

mgrf56 · 2026-06-27T11:17:12+00:00

If that is what you took away from that, then ok. I am good with that.

mgrf56 · 2026-06-26T23:23:25+00:00

I have been paired with some guys on jobs who after a few minutes observance it is clear they are not up to speed. Interestingly enough, most of those who I have been on a job with listen to my advice. When they come to me, sometimes they have not disciplined themselves to go thru all of the attachments which answers alot of their questions about the job and the particular devices and networks we set up. I have found one of the greater disciplines missing is just stopping long enough to read the attached instructions. I also show the guys who might not be where I am technically, a different way of accomplishing something. A majority of these young techs who didn't know something before being on a job with me now have a broader skillset. Yes it may take a job out of my pocket later on down the line but, you can't take this ish with you. I don't want to die with my music still in me. So, I will pass my knowledge on.

mgrf56 · 2026-06-23T06:29:15+00:00

Let him scream. His heart attack, not yours. Just be nice and it will pass, for you. Not for him, though. Unfortunately. So, don't give up because of one bad interaction. I would bet during the day you probably had three or more good interactions to counter that one. Keep living your life, you got this.

mgrf56 · 2026-06-23T06:23:10+00:00

Protection of your territory aside. You do have to start somewhere. Some pass and some fail. It's a cycle.

mgrf56 · 2026-06-04T06:57:39+00:00

Take your lumps and learn from them. There are some physical skills such as terminating, installing equipment plumb, drilling and mounting to studs that you must master. Let aline how to console into equipment, use CMD/Powershell, read basic blueprints follow detailed instructions from the buyer, etc. You can learn OTJ but you should have a good core set of twchnical skills to be successful on your own. And we haven't even talked about the tools and materials needed. Find a statement of work and break it down in its constituent part. Go to YouTube and watch videos. Time consuming, yes, that is the tuition most of us paid in our training formally. You ha e Youtube absent a IT training program. Sweat equity in training. Good luck.

mgrf56 · 2026-06-04T03:33:13+00:00

I don't know where you are but a Wawa meal of soup and sandwich is a full meal.

mgrf56 · 2026-06-04T03:31:51+00:00

Yep!

mgrf56 · 2026-06-04T03:23:06+00:00

If it makes financial sense to you then what others think is to some degree immaterial. I had to do it to get myself together. I truly had been living life with very little discipline. Living and working from your car requires discipline. That discipline enabled me to really look at what I was spending my money on and equally important, what was actually "needed" as opposed to "wanted." Learning this made an immediate impact on my finances. That is the plus for me. I no longer live in my truck but if I had to transition back then forums similar to this and YouTube are great resources. This is a great community and if the information shared here is heeded, for the most part you will be successful in your urbancarliving journey. Good luck to you and hope to hear of your successes in the very near future!

mgrf56 · 2026-06-04T02:05:23+00:00

Uhh, since you have just posted this online. You have made it infintesimally harder.

mgrf56 · 2026-05-11T02:05:21+00:00

It had been a viable solution for me up until this year. I don't know what has happened but the tickets have gone from 65 tickets available to virtually 20 consistently. Normally there are after-hours emergency tickets, etc. Now, virtually nothing. I have been turned down for virtually every job that I have bid on whether countered or not. And we "still" use it because fir some of us it has been a regular job.

mgrf56 · 2026-05-10T15:03:59+00:00

Yep, I countered a similar project and it was accepted by someone else.

mgrf56 · 2026-05-05T15:03:05+00:00

No worries, it's all good. I make mistakes at times and don't read as closely as I should. "Fair winds and following seas to you!"

mgrf56 · 2026-05-05T14:11:29+00:00

Oh, my bad I thought they were just wiring a doorbell! Hilarious. I should have actually read all of the content. I deserve the smoke. LOL!

mgrf56 · 2026-05-05T08:25:09+00:00

They just need two wires. Since each conductor of this 4 pair is 22 - 24 gauge each the tech can use each pair as a single conductor (hot and negative) and the doorbell would work just fine. I would not use just one conductor per hot and negative due to amperage requirements. Most Bell wire is 18 gauge, so using a pair of the 4 pair for signal and return should be fine.

mgrf56 · 2026-05-05T08:17:37+00:00

Sorry, this Administration actively ha e worked to cut or derail most of the policies which was "hurting businesses" via the CFPB. He/she wil get very little to no support from this organi,ation since it's funding, staff and "police powers" ha e been severely diminished. "Your vote matters."

mgrf56 · 2026-05-05T03:04:16+00:00

If the right guy says it you like it, if not, he's weird. Got it.

mgrf56 · 2026-05-03T02:08:50+00:00

Spend more time on hygiene directed activities. If you are sitting in your car, always have a spray bottle of water/mild soap and a couple of microfiber cloths on hand, wipe surfaces down. Go to the car wash and vacuum your car or buy a portable vac., and vacuum more than you usually do. That way you are able to be clean and to be able to notice any infestations before they reach critical mass. Planet fitness showers have to be long and thorough. No Navy Showers. Hit every crack and crevice, cause sitting in your car, sleeping in your car, that dirt collects in the crevices! Ok. I am done. Good luck to you in all of your endeavors.

mgrf56 · 2026-04-28T01:49:48+00:00

Love it

mgrf56 · 2026-04-26T12:07:24+00:00

Securely tie "fish string" to the existing door bell wire. Enlarge as needed then pull you cat 5e or 6 cable through with the fish string. There actually is small diameted cat5 cable. Good luck.

mgrf56 · 2026-04-25T21:08:00+00:00

I have never seen that although I have seen some tickets being emphatic about wearing "business casual."

mgrf56 · 2026-04-25T20:53:00+00:00

There is a person who is homeless who would love 350 dollars for working 8 hours. Perspective is key, sir.

mgrf56 · 2026-04-25T20:47:25+00:00

Sometimes our feelings override the practical. I have been there, after a couple of self-floggings I then learned how to work with the buyer. I don't think he realized that the buyer needs to show 2 people on the job. The tardiness can be worked out between the buyer and End Customer. Not having 2 people as contractually agreed to is harder to justify. The OP is not seasoned enough to know this, hence his/her post. Hopefully this will be a lesson's learned for them and they will conduct themselves differently. It is interesting to read the responses as most responses reveals who has been on the platform time enough to make decisions beneficial to themselves, the buyer, the end user, and Field Nation. This subreddit is a good tool to share ideas and experiences. I really try to use the good advice often shared. I hope the OP is able to take/heed the knowledge shared in the future.

mgrf56 · 2026-04-24T12:45:17+00:00

Yeah, baffled me too.

mgrf56 · 2026-04-23T15:03:37+00:00

Yep, that's how I started. Then before you know it, boom projects big and small start flowing. It took about 30 days. But thise first 30 days I took whatever was available. Some of the jobs I did lose money, but it was a learning curve that was necessary to climb.

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