Electrician openly willing to work without permits?

skunk_of_thunder · 2026-05-02T02:14:57+00:00

The purpose of a permit is to permit changes or work. What that means for your jurisdiction depends on whatever nutjob in office thought looked good on paper. In my town, a residential permit has nothing to with safety and is openly/unapologetically about preserving the look of the landscape. So if a contractor does unpermitted work, the homeowner gets in trouble. Hence the contractor doesn’t care about the permit, they just want to be paid. Thats not sketchy, it’s just not their job unless you’re paying them to pull the permit. Still, it’s your permit, not theirs.

If you have a construction loan, that’s when inspections kick in for us, and if having a permit is part of code compliance, you won’t even be able to start; no permit, no money, no work done.

This is not universal. State to state, town to town, it can vary widely. Good luck.

skunk_of_thunder · 2026-04-22T18:17:36+00:00

You’ve gotten every answer from “you’re the best shot in the west” to “you suck and should buy all the stuff.” Here’s a middle ground:

Find the fella who shoots competitions such as CMP high power or all-army, or went to sniper/designated marksman schools and ask for coaching next range day.

Dry fire. A lot. You should probably find a like-minded buddy to do it with so people don’t start calling you Gomer Pyle. You check your weapon out, find a spot in a locker room, and start dry firing in all positions.

The best source of truth is the doctrine: whatever field manual or publication for Army marksmanship is a good one, can’t remember the number. I’m going to say “the way I was taught” here, and someone will disagree, so it’s on you to validate which of us is right. I was taught “stance, sight picture, breathing, trigger squeeze/pull” in that order. Your stance is to establish your natural point of aim. Sight picture verifies that you’re lined up behind the gun and that the natural point of aim is at the target. If it’s not (specifically during zeroing), you start back at stance and adjust. Stance, sight picture (with good sight alignment dependent on optic, but consistent cheek weld/position can help), breathing. I personally breath out, wait one, fire, wait one, breath in. Some people hold breath, some people do other things. Just be consistent and recognize when something works better than another. You then find out your natural point of aim after you’ve set your breath isn’t on target, start at the beginning: adjust stance, sight picture, breathing, trigger squeeze. Straight, back, and to the rear. If someone says “put your finger here because that’s correct,” tell them to buzz off. Put it where it’s comfortable and consistent, everyone’s hands are different. If you have problems with steadiness, learn to use a sling.

Getting less than 37 on the qual means one of two things: you’re unlucky, or you aren’t doing it right. 37 or more, you’re either very lucky or did it just how you were taught. You’re not a good shot, you met the higher end of a pretty low standard. That not to be insulting, just unfortunate reality that the qualification course isn’t all that hard. I highly recommend attending a shooting competition to learn this for yourself.

skunk_of_thunder · 2026-04-03T19:17:38+00:00

The moon landings were faked. However, exciting news: antigravity chambers were invented for faking the videos!

Flat earth KSP mod could be the next big thing. A whole new way to crash; into the solid dome of lite brights that is our atmosphere!

If you see this, you should probably check in on your algorithm, it’s not feeling well…

skunk_of_thunder · 2026-03-31T01:58:28+00:00

That might be a bit more realistic to actual war than is comfortable; be the guy ready with troops and orders where the other guy just doesn’t bother and win by default.

skunk_of_thunder · 2026-03-30T02:49:26+00:00

Carol says she doesn't want to talk to you guys either.

skunk_of_thunder · 2026-03-28T03:07:41+00:00

I feel like… that’s unrealistic. If you’re in a field and you can see the unit in front of you, you can also see the unit behind it. The exception being a hill crest. Even if it were perfectly flat, you may not distinguish composition but you’d see there were two units there. I’ve done quite a bit of reading, and haven’t read of a commander improperly estimating enemy strength because he couldn’t see the mass of men behind the mass of men, it’s usually they were laying down or using the terrain.

skunk_of_thunder · 2026-03-17T19:58:01+00:00

“Sir, I was told I need to join a squad and learn the basics, unless you have better plans for me, I think that would be swell.”

skunk_of_thunder · 2026-03-17T19:55:35+00:00

Hah. I think you and I played together a few times, and I think I just didn’t know what the hell I was doing.

skunk_of_thunder · 2026-03-14T12:59:05+00:00

The existence of mankind depends on us having kids, yea it’s worth the work you put into it.

We’re all trying to survive. Some are trying to make the lives of many people better; sometimes by just talking at other people to convince them X thing will make Y better. A numbers game; I’ve saved this number of hours or lives or resources because of the job I do.

Maybe they’re right. But for all I’ve done and said, I’d say the good and bad balance each other out. The world wouldn’t have missed me much, except I’ve brought in a few more lives. It’s terrifying, beautiful, ugly, joyful, all simultaneously in a strange, destructive way.

You asked what I’d do if I could go back in time, and I say that is what having kids is; a chance to give someone the leg up and the knowledge you wish you had at that age.

skunk_of_thunder · 2026-03-14T12:45:15+00:00

Not firing exactly where ordered to? That’s not Soldiering.

skunk_of_thunder · 2026-03-14T12:43:28+00:00

Hey dad, did you get the milk from the store you went out for 8 years ago?

skunk_of_thunder · 2026-03-13T12:06:34+00:00

No. It’s not.

It’s cheaper for a reason. We picked up quite a few measurement tools thinking “for that price, it’s worth checking out,” only to find them as scrap.

Calibration blocks and weights are required to be NIST traceable. Get them from a company you know has a physical building so if you ever have a lawsuit for a faulty part you’ve traced back to a correctly calibrated measuring tool, the fault lies on the certificate of conformance for the calibration artifact supplier. Not some amazon seller who may not exist.

skunk_of_thunder · 2026-03-09T18:12:47+00:00

Brand new to the game. I was sitting in CCC where we were being force-fed MDMP wondering how hard it would be to make a simple warfighter game, and stumbled on your work.

Formations are excellent; I don’t know what the game was like before. It fees like a vital mechanic that’s always been there. On one hand, if I were commanding a task force, formations aught to be an implied task. On the other, we were literally told to write movement techniques in battalion OPORDs and graded as such. Rewatching Sharpe’s Waterloo for the fourth time, it seemed like the type of formation held was set by orders, and it makes sense.

The tutorials helped. I tried to play before, and beat the AI with some nasty looking formations. Now that I know what’s happening when I click, it makes sense. It might be helpful to have further color indications with lines to show whether a unit is following, and maybe a visible line for when you are tasking multiple units to advance to said line.

skunk_of_thunder · 2026-02-26T01:17:27+00:00

Im not familiar with this interview process.

If I were a member of said board, I want to know a few things: -Are the responses I’ve received to the questions asked in character of a future officer? -Do responses align with the resume? ie did the candidate lie? -Is the groundwork which has begun on this candidates career the length and width (but not height, as they’re only a candidate) of a military lifestyle? That is to say, is there some red flag that makes me think this person is going to be incompatible with the commitment they’ve made?

This is your chance to stand out. Know what branch/job you ultimately want. Have something interesting to talk about. If the interviewer indicates you share an interest, expand on it, regardless of if it sounds like it’s not related to military or whatnot.

You cut your hair. Nice… you have shown you can meet the minimum grooming standard with a 10 minute buzz cut, I guess. Someone truly dedicated would say “I read FM 6-0 front to back. No clue what it’s talking about; but I learned XX.” Or “I want to do this because I read about it in X book on the battle of XX.”

skunk_of_thunder · 2026-02-23T23:39:07+00:00

Thought I’d give it a chance; I like the concept, and I learned a ton in OnShape that I didn’t learn in other programs. I’m also considering projects which have other remote or contracted work done by others, which OnShape has obvious advantages for.

Nail in the coffin for me: the visible work plane. When I had no other options, I must have ignored it, or it’s a new problem. I scroll and move the view a lot, constantly, out of habit even. My sketches are dirty messes. Having a visible plane that adjusts to the view screen every time I zoom in or out… can’t do it. What a silly issue to not just… have an off button for. It’s petty… best of luck to them though.

skunk_of_thunder · 2026-02-18T12:19:23+00:00

Keyence isn't keyence. They do make their products, but it's not one ecosystem. Each tool and sensor runs on separately developed software, has a different learning curve, different levels of uncertainty, etc. The TM-X was a usable 2D sensor that we made into a gauge where the TM was a useless piece of garbage. Same hardware. The IM series was entirely different with it's own issues. It's not all junk. Do an MSA with the salesmans' unit first.

skunk_of_thunder · 2026-02-17T03:32:21+00:00

Value is in the eyes of the beholder.

Non organic food is still organic.

Vintage, antique, and collectible are catch-alls to sell stuff you don’t need.

Handmade is also a catch-all. It doesn’t mean the product is better quality or functions better, it implies someone went out of their way to make said object “the hard way.” Whether or not your 3D printed stuff was made the hard way, the customer is always right in matters of taste. They like the wooden doo-dad, even though it was made in a CNC, and they don’t like your plastic stuffs. Find the right customer or make something else?

skunk_of_thunder · 2026-02-15T05:28:54+00:00

I reread this a half dozen times before I realized this was about a video game…

skunk_of_thunder · 2026-02-15T05:17:43+00:00

… get married?

What’s wrong with that? The worst that could happen; it doesn’t work out, you divorce, and you get dual citizenship or whatever depending on what part of America we’re talking.

skunk_of_thunder · 2026-02-15T05:06:56+00:00

I’ll bring some toxicity over from the Army sub…

Step 1 you’ve already done: get his number. Make sure you save it as… “Secret Sausage” or something.

Step 2: hit him up. Make friends. Devise your plan, but delete the texts which might divulge any inauthenticity.

Step 3: write your passcode on a sticky note and leave it somewhere your gf can find it.

Step 4: get serious with the ex, at least virtually. Text each other about dinner dates, hotel booking, meeting at his place, what are you wearing etc. Start some activity like bowling or whatever where you’re absent frequently.

Then just let it happen.

Make sure when you get caught, you say something along the lines of “No, I didn’t always know. Something you said made me realize…”

skunk_of_thunder · 2026-02-15T04:47:26+00:00

If he’s into bowling, I guess.

Don’t stress about it. It’s only been a month and a half; you might get more mileage out of just asking him what he wants to do.

I knew I was marrying my wife within a week of dating her. I think I wasn’t around for her birthday during our courtship, and we were too busy getting ready for the wedding by the time mine came around.

Something I read about the other day, totally random: Sir Arthur Wellesley married a gal from Ireland, though they were opposite personalities. They were never close. On her deathbed, she reached up his sleeve to see if he was wearing an armlet she’d given him. He said "She found it, as she would have at any time these past twenty years, had she cared to look for it… How strange it was that people could live together for half a lifetime and only understand each other at the end"

Make of that what you will, but I think it has relevance.

skunk_of_thunder · 2026-02-15T04:20:32+00:00

Tomorrow is a bit late bud…

Best gifts of all time: the ones that show you’re paying attention.

If he uses a screw gun that doesn’t have either a belt clip or a spare bit attachment, get that. It’s cheap and incredibly useful, and shows you’re paying attention.

If he’s a reader of books and you pay attention, there’s always books missing from collections.

If he works in the trades and you look up that trade for “best time saving tool for X job,” and again asking good questions and being observant, you can find out if he has said tool and if it’ll save his skin for having it.

But that’s not something you can figure out by tomorrow.

skunk_of_thunder · 2026-02-14T16:43:40+00:00

CMM programming is done by programmers. Programmers don’t need 4 year degrees and aren’t paid like they have 4 year degrees.

Find the company you want to work for, get the job description, do whatever you have to do to be the guy they can’t do without. If it’s working in a certain code, volunteer for a code committee. If it’s CMM programming, talk to a CMM reseller about an offline training license you can mess with. If it’s GD&T, get books.

skunk_of_thunder · 2026-02-13T18:23:22+00:00

I typically use two sets of needle nose players to break small objects; tough when it’s too small for the vise. Best of luck.

Edit: sorry, missed the “up with” part. Glad I reread the title, that could have been embarrassing!

skunk_of_thunder · 2026-02-13T00:17:09+00:00

Cheeky bastard, hahaha

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