What R U Eating ? ~OGH wants to know.....

[rubisean]

View attachment 55593 I can't help me self I blame @Seven Dog with his 90%

I ain't hating on you one bit

Dbol breakfast of champions

 

[2Dumb2Plumb]

I've still got my dad's plumbers and pipefitters union jacket. It's more like a windbreaker though. A couple years back I saw a guy walking in the rain wearing the same one and picked him up. He was drunk and on his way to get more booze. I told him I picked him up because I saw the union logo on his jacket and it turned out he'd worked some jobs with my dad like 20 years ago. I gave him a ride to the liquor store and back home. Small world sometimes.

Plumbers and Fitters work hard and party hard. Local 638 Fitters of NYC have a slogan "We're drunk, We're late, We're 638" lol in NYC the plumbers and the Fitters don't get along because their separate locals. If you know the history of the Fitters. Most of their work was Plumbers work that we gave to them because we dealt with Lead and Oakum Drain and Waste pipe and that was a lot of work in the buildings. So we gave them refrigeration and sprinklers. I was originally a 638 Boiler Technicians Helper and that's true steamfitters work.

Then with the plumbers I became a gas fitter and anything over 3inch diameter steel gas pipe has to be welded so I became a welders pimp. I use to work 50ft in the air on a scissor lift with 300lb lengths of steel pipe. I would have to drill all the hangers and me and the welder would hoist the pipe in the air and lay it on the hangar for him to weld. I also use to work with 3-4ft pipe wrenches. I know how to bevel steel pipe ends, I know how to thread by hand and by the rigid 300 machine and I use tack weld for the welder before he would fill the gaps.

Definitely interesting work. I also worked on No Hun Stacks, Copper risers, framing, crotons and I worked in a Union fabrication factory that would fabricate shower bodies and risers for big jobs.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

Plumbers and Fitters work hard and party hard. Local 638 Fitters of NYC have a slogan "We're drunk, We're late, We're 638" lol in NYC the plumbers and the Fitters don't get along because their separate locals. If you know the history of the Fitters. Most of their work was Plumbers work that we gave to them because we dealt with Lead and Oakum Drain and Waste pipe and that was a lot of work in the buildings. So we gave them refrigeration and sprinklers. I was originally a 638 Boiler Technicians Helper and that's true steamfitters work.

Then with the plumbers I became a gas fitter and anything over 3inch diameter steel gas pipe has to be welded so I became a welders pimp. I use to work 50ft in the air on a scissor lift with 300lb lengths of steel pipe. I would have to drill all the hangers and me and the welder would hoist the pipe in the air and lay it on the hangar for him to weld. I also use to work with 3-4ft pipe wrenches. I know how to bevel steel pipe ends, I know how to thread by hand and by the rigid 300 machine and I use tack weld for the welder before he would fill the gaps.

Definitely interesting work. I also worked on No Hun Stacks, Copper risers, framing, crotons and I worked in a Union fabrication factory that would fabricate shower bodies and risers for big jobs.

I only know the stories my dad told me. He saw a lot of crazy shit in his 40 or so years in the union. Gunfights with scabs, guys getting patched up by veterinarians, etc. You guys would probably have a lot to talk about. I can only do the most basic cutting, welding and grinding myself. Was too busy to learn until he was too sick to teach, I really regret that now.

 

[2Dumb2Plumb]

I only know the stories my dad told me. He saw a lot of crazy shit in his 40 or so years in the union. Gunfights with scabs, guys getting patched up by veterinarians, etc. You guys would probably have a lot to talk about. I can only do the most basic cutting, welding and grinding myself. Was too busy to learn until he was too sick to teach, I really regret that now.

I'm too young to have ever been a part of a strike or a fight. That's old timers stories... unfortunately our contracts now dictate we cannot strike/protest or walk off jobs or the local can be sued.

We do have major lunch time rallies against Gilbane and non union contractors but most of our jobs now are open shop contracts and usually the plumbers are the only trade on the job that's Union now.

 

[2Dumb2Plumb]

Got my journeymen in 2011 and I've been making six figures ever since.
I have had to chase work a little.
Moved 2x in the last 5 years but that's more to do with the economy. Once you have that license no one can take it from you and you're TOP PAY!
Good luck bro!

Different locals require guys get a license. In NYC we work for companies that are owned by license master plumbers but they supposedly "Inspect" the work when completed.... it never happens and it's just their name and license. The union doesn't allow master plumbers to own Union Books and you must shelve your book or be brought up on charges.

 

[2Dumb2Plumb]

View attachment 55593 I can't help me self I blame @Seven Dog with his 90%

Listen to me man... run from this thread and don't look back... you're being influenced very badly. Your body requires boiled fish soup and vegetables... Be the healthy one. You are the healthy one. You probably take dumps that smell like the Forrest after a rain storm... you start eating in n out and your stools are going to smell like Rich Piana's Refrigerator with all that expired meal prepped food lol...

 

[2Dumb2Plumb]

Btw has anyone seen Rich piana's stash of meal prepped food? Holy shit that guy has freezers of food and a fridge of food. God if I had that I would be 350lbs by now.

 

[Nolimitbody]

@2Dumb2Plumb hey what do you have against my boild fish soup lol

 

[Nolimitbody]

last meal .. ground beef and chicken patties

 

[Just Fish]

I only know the stories my dad told me. He saw a lot of crazy shit in his 40 or so years in the union. Gunfights with scabs, guys getting patched up by veterinarians, etc. You guys would probably have a lot to talk about. I can only do the most basic cutting, welding and grinding myself. Was too busy to learn until he was too sick to teach, I really regret that now.

My grand father was the treasurer for the ILA long shoremen union. He was a gangster. He never told many stories but my mother and uncle told a few.

 

[CdnGuy]

Wendy's Chocolate Frosty at 1130pm anyone? Hands down the Best!!!!!

 

[Just Fish]

Wendy's Chocolate Frosty at 1130pm anyone? Hands down the Best!!!!!
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I like Macdonald's shakes better

 

[Just Fish]

Wendy's Chocolate Frosty at 1130pm anyone? Hands down the Best!!!!!
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If you don't mind me asking how did you get injured? Why are you waiting so long for surgery?

 

[CdnGuy]

Last May was having what I thought was kidney pain turned out to be a 1 inch gallstone. Waiting so long cuz the health care system has bumped me twice as it's not a "life threatening" problem. Smh I guarantee any surgeon that had to go through constant debilitating pain would have had the surgery same day lol

 

[Just Fish]

Last May was having what I thought was kidney pain turned out to be a 1 inch gallstone.

Fuck bro. Hope everything works out for you. Good luck

 

[Just Fish]

Last May was having what I thought was kidney pain turned out to be a 1 inch gallstone.

It's so bad you can't even train?

 

[Oregongearhead]

Works everytime....lol

 

[2Dumb2Plumb]

Works everytime....lol

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I think the best Christmas I ever had was when I got rubber power rangers and a cap gun from the candy store in the town we lived in... We never had much but it was the thought that counts and when I was a kid the toy guns looked real... lol my dad use to let me play with his Smith and Wesson .45 with pearl grips...so I am *cough* white trash *cough*

Come to think of it we had a Toshiba Console from 1978 up until 2001 when we moved into our families house and finally got Gold Star satellite tv.... remember that? Anyway that TV and all the channels was my birthday and Xmas gift for that year lol.

 

[gr8whitetrukker]

Well im officially on staycation
I wont be doing anything work related till next year. About 12 or 13 days off so im a pretty happy dude ATM.
Also i been complacent as hell since i ended my last cycle a couple months ago. Training has been shotty and sparse. Im going to recommit to my training starting now. Just finished meadows back day and now SOME FUZZY TACOS

 

[Mr.B66]

Last May was having what I thought was kidney pain turned out to be a 1 inch gallstone. Waiting so long cuz the health care system has bumped me twice as it's not a "life threatening" problem. Smh I guarantee any surgeon that had to go through constant debilitating pain would have had the surgery same day lol

What[emoji15] guess that " free" healthcare we keep hearing about down here aint lookin so great. I pay every month but at least when i need something its taken care of right away.