The Construction Thread

[rosco rathbone]

A good nose is better than those fancy detectors......

ConEd said "when they fire you for getting this job shut down, we've got a job for you".

 

[thør]

ConEd said "when they fire you for getting this job shut down, we've got a job for you".

If your nose is THAT good, the seafood industry might want you.

 

[rosco rathbone]

If your nose is THAT good, the seafood industry might want you.

It wasn't just me though. The rest of the guys could smell it too. I'm just the one that complained. My big thing for this year is "always listen to the little voice".

 

[thør]

It wasn't just me though. The rest of the guys could smell it too. I'm just the one that complained. My big thing for this year is "always listen to the little voice".

Beats getting blown up.

Gas leaks are notorious for fueling explosions.

 

[rosco rathbone]

Beats getting blown up.

Gas leaks are notorious for fueling explosions.

Better laid off than laid up in the burn unit, eh?

 

[chillywilly2]

Great...I just heard we tipped another crane last week....wtf is with these guys.

Not right over...just lifted the outriggers and had to set the load down but when its for the babies at the power company...fuck

 

[thør]

Better laid off than laid up in the burn unit, eh?

Laid up in the burn unit isn't the worst that could happen.

Every one of the guys on your job owes you for calling a halt to welding in a potentially explosive atmosphere.

You can bitch about a lighter paycheck, but it's nice to bitch with all your appendages intact.

 

[rosco rathbone]

Laid up in the burn unit isn't the worst that could happen.

Every one of the guys on your job owes you for calling a halt to welding in a potentially explosive atmosphere.

You can bitch about a lighter paycheck, but it's nice to bitch with all your appendages intact.

That's that OSHA 30 paying off. The extra 20 hours counted for something.

 

[trysail]

a gas leak...

If there's one thing I don't fuck with it's gas. When I smell it, everything stops.

 

[Wings]

That's that OSHA 30 paying off. The extra 20 hours counted for something.

Just finished mine. It is worth it, I'm glad you guys didn't explode.

 

[rosco rathbone]

all is forgiven, King Mike

You're not so bad after all!


http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/n...hp&adxnnlx=1349616514-s/QjNcmrBcGSifxiLIMxtg&

 

[thør]

Parking structure collapse in FLA.

Linkage

 

[thør]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb2dl2HDMy1rxr3r0o1_400.jpg

 

[chillywilly2]

It appears they were putting something up when it went down...a sad day for construction workers...condolences to all involved

 

[thør]

It appears they were putting something up when it went down...a sad day for construction workers...condolences to all involved

Indeed. I wouldn't want to be the engineer on that job.

 

[thør]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbmim0wyWR1qep18do1_500.jpg

 

[rosco rathbone]

Those precast parking lots make me nervous. I was working across from one of those when it went up and studying their rigging moves. Looks like a lot could go wrong.

 

[thør]

Not my work, but I toured this building when under construction.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbj2g1mKkG1rdetw1o1_500.jpg

 

[Saint Peter]

Parking structure collapse in FLA.

Linkage

Earlier, it was believed that another trapped person would require an on-site amputation, but that person was extricated and taken to an area hospital, the station reported.

That sucks.

 

[piccicatopolka]

The large box store that I work for competes head to head with Home Depot. We have an interesting mix of Halloween and Christmas stuff on display with a bit of Thanksgiving thrown in there. Spring/Summer is our biggest sales time but we'll have that slammin' black Friday appliance sale through that weekend. I process a lot of orders for house flippers and contractors as well as the general public. Flipping is back! It floundered pretty bad there for a while. Regular folks are already heading indoors for projects but the weather is still good here for outdoor stuff.

 

[chillywilly2]

I work in a large box too

 

[Saint Peter]

Not my work, but I toured this building when under construction.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbj2g1mKkG1rdetw1o1_500.jpg

Is that Santa's house?

 

[thør]

Is that Santa's house?

Close.

It's a phased array radar at Thule, Greenland run by the US Air Force Space Command.

 

[piccicatopolka]

I work in a large box too

My boxes have expanded to Hawaii and Australia. We've been in Canada for a while now.

 

[thør]

My boxes have expanded to Hawaii and Australia. We've been in Canada for a while now.

The boxes are a so-so place to shop for me, here.