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20h ago
inUsed to just tape up any old way for labeling circuits, but after a screwup on a commercial job in Chicago last spring where we spent 3 hours tracing one mislabeled breaker, I switched to a Brady labeler and color coded every panel now, anyone else do something that specific or am I overthinking it?
Man, I feel that... three hours on one mislabeled breaker is a nightmare. I had a similar deal on a service call where the panel looked fine but the living room lights were somehow on the water heater circuit. Switched to printing labels with the panel number and breaker position on every wire now, no more guessing games. It's worth the extra time upfront when you think about how long tracing takes when you mess it up.
1d ago
inVent: The 'fake it till you make it' advice nearly got me fired
Honestly, I saw some career coach online say that honesty is actually faster than faking it because you skip the part where you waste time panicking. Being straight up about needing help just cuts through all that and gets you to the real work quicker.
2d ago
inSnap-on vs Harbor Freight torque wrench on a 747 flap actuator
Kept it for less critical jobs around the shop, mostly stuff like holding brackets in place while I weld them. Read somewhere that Icon actually sources some of their bigger tools from the same Taiwanese factories as Snap-on, but the difference is in the QC and the steel they use. That flight control actuator is a whole other level of liability, so I don't blame you for not trusting it there.
2d ago
inI finally tried ordering a burger without the top bun after seeing it online.
Wonder if some folks are overthinking fast food this much.
2d ago
inBroke my main SQL database during a live demo at a coffee shop
My cousin once found a winning scratch-off in his couch cushions.