The Construction Thread

[chillywilly2]

I'm pretty tall, though I don't work eight stories up. I'm the one on top of the beam hanging the rafters. I can adjust my step to 16"OC and walk without thinking about it. It's cool, it scares the bejeezus out of some people but it gets the job done. I'm tall enough that if I do fall I can grab the ceiling joist and still touch the floor. Heights don't bother me either. Lucky I guess. (probably stupid too).

Unless you fall on your head

90% of construction fatalities are from falls, many under 10 feet

 

[thør]

Unless you fall on your head

90% of construction fatalities are from falls, many under 10 feet

#1 cause of injuries - slips, trips and falls

 

[daylightwarrior]

Unless you fall on your head

90% of construction fatalities are from falls, many under 10 feet

My dad used to say, I had to have some place to store my hat since my head wasn't much good for anything else.

 

[daylightwarrior]

#1 cause of injuries - slips, trips and falls

I've seen some doozy's.

 

[Belle_Morte]

That is so boobalichious!

Nice Belle. Though I admit. I dont even own a Hard Hat.

I want to be on your crew!

Have you thought of going into engineering?.........I could use an EIT.

Thank you guys

Holy smokes! Thats what those nice heated trailers are for on those big job sites! You would turn every head walking along in your steel toed boots, tight levi's and that top your wearing. All of your identifying features are already proudly on display

Ha, I don't look like that at work. And I would never go around in pig tails and my bra. I wear my work clothes which are all raggedy and loosely fitted. I don't turn many heads that way, but I'm not supposed to, it's work. But thank you

That's a nice picture. Is that really your hard-hat? What trade?

Yep, it's mine. It's not the one I use daily though, I have this one home just incase I have to work someplace else last minute. I'm a thermal insulator/pipe lagger now, I used to do woodworking and shrink-wrap.

First of all, let me make it clear that I support the right, or whatever it's called, of women to work in the trades if they want. I'd even go with my principles over my personal feelings and agree that the kind of affirmative-action things they have going on in apprentice programs now are a Good Thing. When I work with women, I treat them exactly like men.

That said, I really don't like seeing women in my trade, I don't like working with them, I don't want to see them on the jobsite, although of course I keep my mouth shut when I do. I'm glad that few women want to do what I do, and most of those are butch lesbians. (With whom I always get along well).

Sexy women on the jobsite, no thanks. They cause too much consternation. More to the point, I like working in an all-male world. It feels like a "last bastion" of some kind.

Women in trades is a good thing. Prissie girls in trades sucks. I think that men who let themselves be "distracted" by women at work just have a crappy work ethic and/or no self control.

I pull my own weight, I do not require any help from all the "manly men" I work with. I like the atmosphere, I love coming to work and joking with all the guys, saying whatever I want and cursing like a sailor. I knew the kind of environment I was going into when I signed up for the job, who am I to go in and complain about everything? Some men take it too far, but I keep the mindset that I choose to work in a male dominated environment and if I don't like it then I don't listen to it.

I don't feel that women should get any special treatment. If they can't do the job then they shouldn't be there. I respect your opinion and especially respect that while you think that, you don't act it. I'm lucky enough to work with a lot of great men who like me and we all get along, but every once in a while I'll run into a prick or two who has their balls all tied up in a fucking knot about me working alongside them. Fuck them, they're fucking morons.

Bottom line, I hold my own as a woman and am better at what I do than some of the men.

I'm really tired, so if some of this doesn't make sense, just ignore it.

 

[daylightwarrior]

Women in trades is a good thing. Prissie girls in trades sucks. I think that men who let themselves be "distracted" by women at work just have a crappy work ethic and/or no self control.

I pull my own weight, I do not require any help from all the "manly men" I work with. I like the atmosphere, I love coming to work and joking with all the guys, saying whatever I want and cursing like a sailor. I knew the kind of environment I was going into when I signed up for the job, who am I to go in and complain about everything? Some men take it too far, but I keep the mindset that I choose to work in a male dominated environment and if I don't like it then I don't listen to it.

I don't feel that women should get any special treatment. If they can't do the job then they shouldn't be there. I respect your opinion and especially respect that while you think that, you don't act it. I'm lucky enough to work with a lot of great men who like me and we all get along, but every once in a while I'll run into a prick or two who has their balls all tied up in a fucking knot about me working alongside them. Fuck them, they're fucking morons.

Bottom line, I hold my own as a woman and am better at what I do than some of the men.

I'm really tired, so if some of this doesn't make sense, just ignore it.

I would have to expect no less.

 

[Xander]

I would have to expect no less.

I have to agree, having worked with some of the more prissie women in the building business.

Kudos to you Belle.

 

[Belle_Morte]

I have to agree, having worked with some of the more prissie women in the building business.

Kudos to you Belle.

Thanks, I can't stand the prissie girls that think they can show up to work in impossibly tight jeans showing their ass crack everytime they bend over and do half the work and get away with it. It pisses me off. I work hard, they should work hard too.

And you know what? They get away with it because many of the men let those stupid little girls twirl them around their finger and they cater to those girls.

Kind of sounds like I'm jealous huh? It's just frustrating.

 

[Xander]

Thanks, I can't stand the prissie girls that think they can show up to work in impossibly tight jeans showing their ass crack everytime they bend over and do half the work and get away with it. It pisses me off. I work hard, they should work hard too.

And you know what? They get away with it because many of the men let those stupid little girls twirl them around their finger and they cater to those girls.

Kind of sounds like I'm jealous huh? It's just frustrating.

If it interferes with my work, I get pissed. Flat out. I dont care who they are, and who hired them to do it. If they hold up my end of the contract, I am not staying quiet.

That being said, I worked on the same house, as a painter crew, doing the final install of sinks and what not. And they had a 20 something woman in their crew. And jesus could she work!
Did an awesome job and completely held herself as the only woman in the crew.

And she is hands down, one of the most natural beautiful women I have ever seen in my life.

She was awesome.

 

[alabama]

...for construction workers, contractors, engineers, architects, tradespeople, and anyone else who works with their hands or makes money off of those that do.

Tell tall tales, bitch about the industry, post pix of jobs you've done, whatever.


Anything goes.

So I'm looking at the latest issue of my International magazine. In the "Safety and Health Department Report", there's a long screed about how we all need to vote Democrat this election. It ends with this:

...Now I know that some of our good union members vote Republican for one reason or another, whether it be the gun issue, abortion, gay rights, or whatever your issues are...

The "gay rights" thing is what caught my eye. Could anyone be such a fucking tool as to vote for the reverse side of the buttered bread just because of someone else's hole preference?

Yikes.

Yep. You even need to ask? I know many people who vote one way or another for dumb ass reasons like that.

 

[rosco rathbone]

Women in trades is a good thing. Prissie girls in trades sucks. I think that men who let themselves be "distracted" by women at work just have a crappy work ethic and/or no self control.

I pull my own weight, I do not require any help from all the "manly men" I work with. I like the atmosphere, I love coming to work and joking with all the guys, saying whatever I want and cursing like a sailor. I knew the kind of environment I was going into when I signed up for the job, who am I to go in and complain about everything? Some men take it too far, but I keep the mindset that I choose to work in a male dominated environment and if I don't like it then I don't listen to it.

I don't feel that women should get any special treatment. If they can't do the job then they shouldn't be there. I respect your opinion and especially respect that while you think that, you don't act it. I'm lucky enough to work with a lot of great men who like me and we all get along, but every once in a while I'll run into a prick or two who has their balls all tied up in a fucking knot about me working alongside them. Fuck them, they're fucking morons.

Bottom line, I hold my own as a woman and am better at what I do than some of the men.

I'm really tired, so if some of this doesn't make sense, just ignore it.

I didn't mean for my post to be unwelcoming to women in the trades.I'm glad to have you in the thread. I guess that's how it came off. As I said before, I don't have any issues with women not being able to do the work. No one makes it into my trade who can't hack it, you just get run out. If anything, I was just speaking about my personal issues. I have my balls in a knot, but I keep stumm.

 

[Belle_Morte]

I didn't mean for my post to be unwelcoming to women in the trades.I'm glad to have you in the thread. I guess that's how it came off. As I said before, I don't have any issues with women not being able to do the work. No one makes it into my trade who can't hack it, you just get run out. If anything, I was just speaking about my personal issues. I have my balls in a knot, but I keep stumm.

No, it didn't come off that bad. I'm sorry, I just overreacted. Guess I felt the need to defend myself. I'm super tired, should probably stop posting now

 

[rosco rathbone]

And she is hands down, one of the most natural beautiful women I have ever seen in my life.

She was awesome.

There's one beautiful woman in my local. She started as a permit welder and then got into the program.

Big job in the middle of winter, about 20 people crammed into a shanty. All of them sitting in a circle around her with their mouths hanging open,men with 20 and 30 years in the business and grown kids that they put through college erecting steel. It bothered me, like they'd never seen a woman before.

 

[Xander]

There's one beautiful woman in my local. She started as a permit welder and then got into the program.

Big job in the middle of winter, about 20 people crammed into a shanty. All of them sitting in a circle around her with their mouths hanging open,men with 20 and 30 years in the business and grown kids that they put through college erecting steel. It bothered me, like they'd never seen a woman before.

Well personally I dont give a flying fuck what the gender is, as long as they get the job done.
I was just giving her shit like I would any other on a job site.

She was not one to play on the "beauty card" either. Never be a horny prick around a woman with Acetone under pressure. Just saying.

 

[rosco rathbone]

Well personally I dont give a flying fuck what the gender is, as long as they get the job done.
I was just giving her shit like I would any other on a job site.

She was not one to play on the "beauty card" either. Never be a horny prick around a woman with Acetone under pressure. Just saying.

I wish I were able to have your cool attitude about it.

 

[Xander]

I wish I were able to have your cool attitude about it.

Well there is miles of difference between what your job entails and what mine does. So I do understand your point of view buddy.

being a plumber, and having build several residential houses in the past. All I really ask, is that people get the job done.

That's all.

 

[Jimi]

I wish I were able to have your cool attitude about it.

Why? Us old guys can surely appreciate the gal for her talents, and good humour, without over-focusing on her sex, surely?

i'll never d deny that a female co-worker DOES arouse, a tad... but the presence of a female somehow "elevates" the jobsite...

 

[Saint Peter]

Equal pay or not, I have no desire to dance in a strip joint.

 

[rosco rathbone]

Why? Us old guys can surely appreciate the gal for her talents, and good humour, without over-focusing on her sex, surely?

i'll never d deny that a female co-worker DOES arouse, a tad... but the presence of a female somehow "elevates" the jobsite...

One man's "elevates" is another man's "causes consternation".

 

[Chicago69]

OK. Cool thread.

Question. Do any of you still believe in Buy American?

Jsut curious how you guys felt about that phrase.

Seems like almost everything you see at the stores is either made elsewhere, or owned by a US company that makes it elsewhere.

And yes, I know the reasons why. Again, just curious.

 

[rosco rathbone]

OK. Cool thread.

Question. Do any of you still believe in Buy American?

Jsut curious how you guys felt about that phrase.

Seems like almost everything you see at the stores is either made elsewhere, or owned by a US company that makes it elsewhere.

And yes, I know the reasons why. Again, just curious.

Carharts and Redwings, dude.

Also, Chinese shackles and rigging give me the creeps.

 

[Xander]

Though most of my tools are American owned. I seriously doubt they were build here.

 

[chillywilly2]

Carharts and Redwings, dude.

Also, Chinese shackles and rigging give me the creeps.

No fucking kidding!

I just built a little shop for myself. I put a monorail in it so i could hang a chainfall and trolley to work on my toys a bit. Sled, ATV, stuff like that. Well, I talked to an ironworker about quality and such. he said, go to that tool barn place and get a cheapo 1 ton and be done with it. I only had a 1000 lb cap'y beam so what the hell. I went and got one for 40 bucks instean of a CM for 160.
Hooked it to my sled and started to lift. it jambed and wouldn't move up or down. How did I get this undone you ask?. Well, I grabbed the sled and with one hand, lifted it to unhook the sling from the chainfall hook with the other hand. I don't think I overloaded it. I took it back the next day and got a quality unit.

 

[chillywilly2]

Back to thw woman thing.
With little girls and young boys it is silly. Older is better.

We had a female diesel mechanic

 

[rosco rathbone]

This is a good book to read when thinking about the share of the responsibility of the American working man for the decline of our industries:

http://www.amazon.com/Rivethead-Tal...bs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203650473&sr=8-1

Easy to read, funny as hell, very fucked up. No doubt things aren't as out-of-control anymore on the shop floor...what's left of it.