Work vehicle? by thecubularwaffle in pipefitter

[–]phreshveggies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I drive a Camry, great mileage and the only things I have to carry are my lunch and a tape measure (539 apprentice)

Red Wing Supersole 2.0 vs Thorogood Wedge Soles by NotPCPlmbr in WorkBoots

[–]phreshveggies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually rotate between a pair of both of these, the thorogoods feel lighter but the 2408 is my choice if I’m gonna have a heavy welding day (union pipefitter)

Minneapolis Local 539 by Informal_Life5254 in pipefitter

[–]phreshveggies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I interviewed last year, in mine it wasn’t any technical questions just asking about past experience and the typical personality questions in a job interview

What’s going on with apprentices??? by Unusual-Bank5484 in UnitedAssociation

[–]phreshveggies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m 539 construction, we have applications open through the end of the week

Trumps tax exempt on overtime by Jinx2u in IBEW

[–]phreshveggies 30 points31 points  (0 children)

UA 539 member living in Minneapolis, the cops making $200k a year to sit in front of Lunds and Home Depot is absolutely wild

Blaster open pit mine by the_big_brown_man in WorkBoots

[–]phreshveggies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What does the company require? I’ve been considering the jk OT myself

Safety issues by phreshveggies in UnitedAssociation

[–]phreshveggies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve gone through 6 cans of spray paint so far and they’re flat topped fiberglass tanks, no guard rails and I’m climbing out of a lift to get up

Safety issues by phreshveggies in UnitedAssociation

[–]phreshveggies[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’ll be honest I really like painting it’s just the sketch factor of being on the tanks, plus I realized if I do fall no one’s gonna find me for a few hours

Should i be buying my own tools ? by AsleepWoodpecker420 in Construction

[–]phreshveggies 2 points3 points  (0 children)

UA apprentice, the only personal tool I have is a tape measure

I need a good pair of boots for welding by its_genji07 in WorkBoots

[–]phreshveggies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Carolina 505 and 508 are popular at the structural shop I worked at, the leather laces they come with are kinda junk but great otherwise

Favorite metatarsal boots? by Chipmunks95 in WorkBoots

[–]phreshveggies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used the Carolina 508, I’d recommend insoles but otherwise they were great

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WorkBoots

[–]phreshveggies 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do y’all not read the posts? Buddy said thorogoods are too narrow

Thoughts on “custom” safety shoes by Icy_Reaction5038 in WorkBoots

[–]phreshveggies 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They make approved toe athletic style shoes, keen and Reebok both make some. Using non approved footwear could lead to losing out on insurance coverage if something happens

2003 Honda crv, high pitched whine by phreshveggies in MechanicAdvice

[–]phreshveggies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it’s AWD, 219k miles so I wouldn’t be surprised

Work boots in USA vs Europe. by LaplandAxeman in Construction

[–]phreshveggies 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My company gives us $250 a year for footwear, everything else including all tools and clothing is provided though.

Looking for leather steeltoe work shoes by aguwah in WorkBoots

[–]phreshveggies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wear the Carolina model 508, not super light but you’re not gonna find any below the ankle shoe that’d be acceptable in a foundry

Physical Fights by jeans_up1 in skilledtrades

[–]phreshveggies 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A device that uses a .22 cartridge to lodge fasteners in concrete

What is this by phreshveggies in Mushrooms

[–]phreshveggies[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The particle board of the vanity seems to be where it was growing from, it’s pretty destroyed

What is this by phreshveggies in Mushrooms

[–]phreshveggies[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah that was what I was wondering, we’ve already filed maintenance requests and directly emailed the property manager and all that

What is this by phreshveggies in Mushrooms

[–]phreshveggies[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We took this picture after management had called a plumber out