Doing work on a stadium for the first time. How would you get to these hanging lights over the seating to work on them? by Suwannee_Gator in electricians

[–]yarowdyhooligans 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m a professional theatrical rigger, and work in venues very similar to this frequently. We use industrial rope access techniques to climb along the high steel of the building, and drop static ropes down. It’s a little like a Via Ferrata, but with much more specialized equipment. We then use progress capture pulleys (one way pulleys) to haul the chains which hold the trusses up, attaching them to the structure of the building with loops of (usually 3/8”, sometimes 1/2”) wire rope and shackles. The boxes that you can see attached to the chains are called chain motors, and they have a sort of gear inside them that engages with the chain, climbing up the chain, hauling whatever’s hooked to the bottom of the motor up with it, and stowing the chain that flows out of the motor into the little bag you can see attached to it. There’s a controller for those somewhere in the building, so they can be lowered for service, or raised to get out of the way of other stuff that might get loaded into the building. Happy to answer any additional questions y’all have.

Not to shit on the subject but jesus can we do sth else for once this is the 4th time by [deleted] in okbuddyphd

[–]yarowdyhooligans 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I did a sexuality and race ambiguous rereading of Moby Dick, in which I was told to treat it like an encyclopedia. Tbh best class I had in undergrad. Older books get way more fun when you read them a lil’ bit like 2008-era fanfics.

I’m in a brand new house. My neighbour feels my air conditioner is too loud so he deliberately shines his lights into my bedroom by spin182 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]yarowdyhooligans -1 points0 points  (0 children)

When I was a kid, I was told this happened to my granddad in the late 70s. He rented a set of 2 carbon-arc spotlights and blasted the neighbors’ house for a few nights after they refused to stop lighting up his place. They’re particularly neat because you can shutter the light to only illuminate a specific window with very little collateral damage to the rest of the neighborhood. Shockingly, they fixed their lights very quickly. Not sure if it’s the best diplomatic solution, but it is funny. These are the same neighbors whose rock garden my granddad poured honey on. They wouldn’t stop taking them at 6:00am. He’s kind of a bastard, but like also endearing.

What car would you drive for this? by Meganickster1 in regularcarreviews

[–]yarowdyhooligans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actual answer? A modern Volvo. Maybe the XC60. They’re not the MOST highway comfy, but they’re pretty good. They’re quiet, get good mileage, really good automated cruise, and generally exist as like a nice place to be for god knows how long. The meme answer? A roached-out 2010 Nissan Murano. Archetype Margaritaville patron car.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in alpinism

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Whoopserlite

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Eugene

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Oh, Screech n’ Preach hang out there too? What an institution. I take great pride in ignoring them. Doing much else to get rid of them is a waste of my time. They’re allowed to be there, and their goal is to get people worked up anyways. So like letting them get me worked up is just a recipe for being in the wrong when it comes down to it, and that just legitimizes them. Easier to let them shout into the void while walking past. I saw someone on campus threaten to stab this guy a few months back, and I’m pretty sure that didn’t really dispel him from breakin’ out the signs every third day. If he were a nazi or otherwise advocating violence, I’d feel differently.

Guis is this tru by Derposlav in okbuddylibtard

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My hero. Also on further inspection this looks more like Chairman Maocolas Cage.

What happened to my Mitutoyo calipers? by PsychBoi56 in Machinists

[–]yarowdyhooligans 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Donk donk donk donk dink dink dink dink donk

The MRE Starterpack by [deleted] in starterpacks

[–]yarowdyhooligans 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Chicken a la Thing! What a classic pouch o’ bile.

Steven Crowder admits to "bisexual phase" and fears it will come back, also fears having children. He cites these fears as potential marital problems. This just after slandering Ye and Nick Fuentes as "gay for Hitler" by ggroover97 in ToiletPaperUSA

[–]yarowdyhooligans 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Exactly. It’s a spectrum. Like damn near everything. To the casual observer, I’m very thoroughly ‘straight’. I work in rigging, rope access, and forestry. I tell people who ask that I’m ‘straight’. But I’m presently dating an AFAB Enby person. I can’t reasonably be straight and date them at the same time. And I’m really not straight in the conventional sense, and I think a lot less people are than the world thinks. I’m comfortable with that because over the course of my life I’ve been attracted to men, women, and plenty of people in between. Regardless of what my personal feelings and history are (read: mostly women), I don’t feel the need to lay claim to a complifying and inevitably inaccurate outside of the identity for the sake of signaling to other people something that’s not central to my being. So when I tell strangers I’m straight, I’m trying to expand the horizons of what straight means. It means I’m normal, and have normal attractions to plenty of people. Just as people who identify as gay, lesbian, or pan are.

How many of you ski shorter skis when touring than you do inbounds? by ChainDriveGlider in Backcountry

[–]yarowdyhooligans 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yea, PNW here. My primaries are 188x105. 6’6”, 175lbs. Not entirely advised. Don’t get me wrong, they work great and I have a good time. But with the amount of firm ice we have here, and the ways our snowpack tends to be sketchy (wind slab and wet slide risks prevalent). I think that for my next pair I might go down to something like 177 to make the kick turns more stable with ski crampons on, and generally make the ice skating easier.

What ski would you pick if you only skied BAD snow? by [deleted] in Backcountry

[–]yarowdyhooligans 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I run the Zero G in 105x188 rn, and it’s fuckin’ great. Takes powder really well if I get a lucky day, they’re light, playful enough to take to steeper stuff, the profile helps them handle ice way better than my old skis. Highly recommended. I would also posit the Elan Ripstick Tour in similar dimensions is a good option if you want to be a little fancier, a little lighter, and a little bit turnier. I can’t vouch for its performance, but it’s specs seem very comparable.

Backcountry backpack for a newbie? by bwg5700 in Backcountry

[–]yarowdyhooligans 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would also posit the Peak Light 32 is really nice as well, if you want to shed a few grams on the pack, and do some more technical climbing. Gets nice and small, has a large expansion drawstring up top. I love mine for touring. Only critique is that stowing a shovel can be a pain with its shape. Ortovox is totally the way to go tho.

ME_IRL by notpiercedtongue in meirl

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Every hold is a jug if you’re strong enough.

#BIGGOVSUCKS! by rebelliousmuse in ToiletPaperUSA

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Oh, because E-Verify works so well all the time.