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« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2018, 01:18:53 PM » |
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Interesting, and a lot of things I did not know.  The only thing missing was a refresher on how not to face punch anyone running head-on in my lane from texting. |
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old2soon
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« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2018, 02:16:32 PM » |
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As others have stated I too was NOT aware of this. I am NOW! Thanks. RIDE SAFE. |
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Today is the tommorow you worried about yesterday. If at first you don't succeed screw it-save it for nite check. 1964 1968 U S Navy. Two cruises off Nam.
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« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2018, 03:12:28 PM » |
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Dang!, ....I don't know what those guys make but I doubt many of em make it to retirement. Also....gotta have one heck of a helicopter pilot |
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DIGGER
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« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2018, 03:18:48 PM » |
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speaking of safety.......I worked construction for 44 yrs and in one of our weekly safety meetings we had a Safety Engineer come and give us a speech. He presented a poem about safety that stuck in my mind and I saved it for future chances to post it.
WORDS TO LIVE BY
I could have saved a life today
but chose to look the other way.
It wasn’t that I didn’t care.
I had the time, and I was there
but I didn’t want to seem a fool
and argue over safety rules.
I knew he’d done the job before.
if I called it wrong, he might get sore.
The chances didn’t seem that bad.
(I’ve done the same. He knew I had.)
So I shook my head and walked on by.
He knew the risks as well as I.
He took the chance, I closed my eye
and with that act I let him die.
I could have saved a life that day
but chose to look the other way.
Now every time I see his wife
I know I should have saved his life.
I see his kids and feel so sad.
They cry at night. They’ve lost their Dad.
That guilt is something I must bear
but isn’t something you need share.
If you see a risk that others take,
that puts their health or life at stake ..
.. The question asked, or things you say
could help them live another day.
If YOU see a risk and walk away,
then hope YOU never have to say
I could have saved a life today
but chose to look the other way.
(Borrowed from the AMEC Offshore Magazine)
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« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2018, 07:14:00 PM » |
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Safety;
Lets talk safety, the basics things we do every day.
Do you use the handrail when going up and down the stairs?
When you climb a ladder, do you maintain three point contact?
When you ride, are you aggressive, passive, or considerate.
The first two are things you and I do on a daily basis. Safety starts with the small things. Then, you think, when I am using the weed eater, I might need safety glasses, or a face shield.
Next, safety become a thought process. Do you correct a friend that does snot use the hand rail on the stairs?
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« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2018, 10:11:14 AM » |
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Lost a friend in the 70's, he was working construction putting in sewer lines. He went to release a load of pipe the crane had dropped into the trench and no one noticed the crane boom was touching a power line.
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“I am not a courageous person by nature. I have simply discovered that, at certain key moments in this life, you must find courage in yourself, in order to move forward and live. It is like a muscle and it must be exercised, first a little, and then more and more. A deep breath and a leap.”
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« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2018, 12:57:56 PM » |
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A new guy was hired to drive my semi dump. I went into a track back hoe as I was also an operator. The new guy did not follow the signals by the ground guy. Talk was he was on cocaine. I went up to him at break time and told him in front of everyone , "if anyone gets hurt because of your drug use , I will bury you alive". The next day he called in and quit. Yes , I am an a-hole.
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« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2018, 03:45:56 AM » |
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I've been an industrial mechanic/electrician for 40 years. But I had never thought of "step potential" and can certainly see it's possible.
Good video.
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"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And... moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.'' -- Barry Goldwater, Acceptance Speech at the Republican Convention; 1964  |
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« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2018, 05:09:28 AM » |
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If a car is on fire, getting out is necessary. If not, stay in the vehicle and don't touch anything. Those were primary lines on his vehicle. Nothing to screw with, none of it is.
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You are never lost if you don't care where you are!
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Gavin_Sons
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« Reply #11 on: October 18, 2018, 08:15:44 AM » |
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A new guy was hired to drive my semi dump. I went into a track back hoe as I was also an operator. The new guy did not follow the signals by the ground guy. Talk was he was on cocaine. I went up to him at break time and told him in front of everyone , "if anyone gets hurt because of your drug use , I will bury you alive". The next day he called in and quit. Yes , I am an a-hole.
da prez
What is a track back hoe? I have operated heavy equipment for years and have never heard of this. I have heard of a track hoe and excavator. Never a track back hoe. |
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Gryphon Rider
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« Reply #12 on: October 18, 2018, 09:16:52 AM » |
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A new guy was hired to drive my semi dump. I went into a track back hoe as I was also an operator. The new guy did not follow the signals by the ground guy. Talk was he was on cocaine. I went up to him at break time and told him in front of everyone , "if anyone gets hurt because of your drug use , I will bury you alive". The next day he called in and quit. Yes , I am an a-hole.
da prez
What is a track back hoe? I have operated heavy equipment for years and have never heard of this. I have heard of a track hoe and excavator. Never a track back hoe. Like this maybe?  |
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Gavin_Sons
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« Reply #13 on: October 18, 2018, 10:06:13 AM » |
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A new guy was hired to drive my semi dump. I went into a track back hoe as I was also an operator. The new guy did not follow the signals by the ground guy. Talk was he was on cocaine. I went up to him at break time and told him in front of everyone , "if anyone gets hurt because of your drug use , I will bury you alive". The next day he called in and quit. Yes , I am an a-hole.
da prez
What is a track back hoe? I have operated heavy equipment for years and have never heard of this. I have heard of a track hoe and excavator. Never a track back hoe. Like this maybe? that would be it.  didn't know there was such a thing.  |
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