Ah, the old "if people do something, that means it's a good idea for them to do it" gag.
I can tell you've never worked construction, all us crazy son bitches are just as hopped up on something and we got 3 retarded cousins with guns to boot.
You ever see a dude with with no safety harness or shirt on jumping around on rafters framing a house and wonder if hes nuts? You can bet your ass he is.
I can appreciate wanting to get back at those that wrong us immediately after the fact, but this guy jeopardized his life by going after the thief. If I were him I would have called the police and let them handle it because they're trained for dealing with these kinds of situations. Involving yourself to this extreme only increases the odds of someone getting hurt.
Ah, the old "if people do something, that means it's a good idea for them to do it" gag.
Does staying at home taking care of my elderly disabled dad count as work? I'm not using my computers to start an online business. Too lazy at this point with all the distractions like games, tv, and 4k monitors so you're probably right in my case.Good, they look like they're willing to work harder than most of the worthless pricks in this country
No. They didn't. But you go ahead and try. Could you just sign this organ donation form first, though?
Lol, in the course of a week, skull, you have outed yourself as being intoxicated at work, performing work without permits, and tax evasion. All the while, touting your work ethic as superior. Funny shit.
As for the OP, I can understand not wanting a thief to make off with an expensive item, no way I'm risking life long injuries or death over it though.
Doesn't make it a good idea but I have 15 years running roofing projects and 5 or 6 running solar projects and I can attest to what he is saying. I literally have to suspend guys for a week for not wearing their harnesses (or having them tied in) on 8/12 and even friggen 10/12 metal roofs which are not only steep as hell but once you start sliding it's real damn hard to stop. At least on shingle roofs you have a "gritty" surface for some sort of traction. I've also caught guys with so much slack in their rope that if they fell they would go 20 feet and then "pendulum" into a side of the building which I'm not quite sure is better than just hitting the ground. Don't even get me started on wearing their harnesses so loose in the legs that if they fell in it could easily put anywhere from 1,000lbs to a full ton of force straight into their nuts.
Luckily we don't have many issues anymore, we have hit them in their pockets enough and even fired a few guys that they comply with our safety standards all the time but when I first started in the industry safety wasn't nearly as big of a factor as it is today. There was a joke on my first crew that if you fall off the roof you are fired before you hit the ground.
Ah, the old "if people do something, that means it's a good idea for them to do it" gag.
Reading this thread is worrisome to me if the opinions expressed are indicative of a general feeling among the population in general. The blatant disregard of faith in the institutions that hold our country together, both in law makers as well as the enforces of that law suggest a deeply fractured society heading for a boiling point.
I now work seasonally on a farm I used to work full time on. During harvest (and yeah, "just harvest"), it was not uncommon for all of us to have a cooler full of beer in the cab with us (except for the truck driver because he was on the road, poor bastard haha). I've got a few stories I could tell, some from years past and some from the past year. This was of course before he was married, funny how that works. We farm over 1200 acres and use modern equipment so it isn't some old fart tooling around in his back yard.
Reading this thread is worrisome to me if the opinions expressed are indicative of a general feeling among the population in general. The blatant disregard of faith in the institutions that hold our country together, both in law makers as well as the enforces of that law suggest a deeply fractured society heading for a boiling point.
Hell theres a member here thats seen me do all 3 in person. He might even attest to me kicking ass at the same time. Nothing I didn't learn from the guys that taught me the trade. Might even be a step up from my first business experience selling drugs in high school. I could go on I've done a lot of shit over the years you should be thankful I've grown up and become a shady contractor.
This, exactly.Is this meant to be an insult? Because I would rather someone not afraid to take action for justice be voting. Someone curling into a ball, sucking their thumb and calling someone else to get their property back is probably safer on the lawsuit side.
About 10 years ago, I worked for a grocery store. I chased a shoplifter one day through the parking lot, grabbed him by his jacket and threw him into the side of a truck. My boss was close behind and glad I did it, but I can't help but wonder if I would have been reprimanded or even fired if I did that today.
Thankfully I no longer work retail, but I applaud anyone that is active in stopping thieving assholes.
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I know that is how many of us feel when people say we should just call the police when bad shit is happening right now. It isn't that we have no faith in the police to do their job we just know they don't have teleporters and will probably be too late. If I notice someone trying to break into my house then someone else can call the police if they want while I get my gun. And a lack of faith in ever getting stolen items back is nothing new, I'm pretty sure that has been true forever.
What does Boomer say?
"Get off my lawn."
Did you really just compare getting a gun with jumping on the hood of a car, which is in effect handing a gun to the thief?
Did you really just compare someone breaking into your home with unknown intentions with a thief grabbing one item in broad daylight and running away?
Did you really just make it sound like getting your gun and calling the police are mutually exclusive?
Did you really just make it sound like getting your gun and calling the police are mutually exclusive?