 |
09-22-2009, 09:31 PM
|
#1
|
|
Licensed Journeyman
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: third world
Posts: 1,623
|
floor guys temp power
left for a few parts and got back to find the floor guys had turned the main back on and installed temp power for their floor sander
everything was safe i had just turned off the main because i was working alone so i was not to pissed off at that
but the temp power sorta "floored" me
i could not even tell what language they were speaking;so i could not give them a what for ( i think it was portuguese )
well a picture is worth a thousand word
btw brutalize or praise the panel i dont care i didnt build it
|
|
|
Join the #1 Electrician Forum Today - It's Totally Free!
ElectricianTalk.com - Are you a Professional Electrical Contractor? If so we invite you to join our community and see what it has to offer. Our site is specifically designed for you and it's the leading place for electricians to meet online. No homeowners asking DIY questions. Just fellow tradesmen who enjoy talking about their business, their trade, and anything else that comes up. No matter what your specialty is you'll find that ElectricianTalk.com is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally free!
Join ElectricianTalk.com - Click Here
|
Warning: The topics covered on this site include activities in which there exists the potential for serious injury
or death. ElectrcianTalk.com DOES NOT guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information contained on this site. Always use proper safety precaution and reference reliable outside sources before attempting any construction or remodeling task!
|
09-22-2009, 09:38 PM
|
#2
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Pittsburgh PA
Posts: 142
|
Yowza. How do you say "I'm a friggin' moronic imbecile" in Portuguese... 
|
|
|
|
|
09-22-2009, 09:40 PM
|
#3
|
|
Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Beautiful Cumberland Valley, in PA
Posts: 6,835
|
Yes, that's 100% typical for how the floor guys run their sanders. Seen it many a time. They also have cheater cords they plug into range and dryer receptacles.
__________________
|
|
|
|
09-22-2009, 09:41 PM
|
#4
|
|
Seen your member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Cornpatch USA
Posts: 9,958
|
This happens more than you care to have nightmares about.
Not only 'floor guys', but just about every bar, tavern and nightclub repeats this feat every night.
__________________
This message is hidden because Forgery, JackBoot, LawnGuyLandSparky, milehiwire and user 5941 are on your ignore list.
|
|
|
|
|
09-22-2009, 09:44 PM
|
#5
|
|
Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Beautiful Cumberland Valley, in PA
Posts: 6,835
|
The blue painter's tape for insulation on the clips is one I haven't seen yet. That's pretty special.
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
09-22-2009, 09:45 PM
|
#6
|
|
Licensed Journeyman
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: third world
Posts: 1,623
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by MDShunk
Yes, that's 100% typical for how the floor guys run their sanders. Seen it many a time. They also have cheater cords they plug into range and dryer receptacles.
|
yeah but the blue painters tape just blew me away
|
|
|
|
|
09-22-2009, 09:46 PM
|
#7
|
|
Unlimited Lic.Electrician
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Charlotte N.C.
Posts: 7,751
|
Thats how they do it here also. What can you say floor guys are stupid.
|
|
|
|
|
09-22-2009, 09:50 PM
|
#8
|
|
Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Beautiful Cumberland Valley, in PA
Posts: 6,835
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by william1978
Thats how they do it here also. What can you say floor guys are stupid.
|
I think it has something to do with breathing the fumes from the stains and finishes all those years.
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
09-22-2009, 09:54 PM
|
#9
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: us
Posts: 696
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by william1978
Thats how they do it here also. What can you say floor guys are stupid.
|
I've had two different flooring guys do the same thing to me. My brand new QO panel had more arc marks inside than if somone was welding! The cables had fallen off a few times and made a new panel look destroyed. I left it just like that.
|
|
|
|
|
09-22-2009, 09:54 PM
|
#10
|
|
Unlimited Lic.Electrician
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Charlotte N.C.
Posts: 7,751
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by MDShunk
I think it has something to do with breathing the fumes from the stains and finishes all those years.
|
It must. 
|
|
|
|
|
09-22-2009, 10:58 PM
|
#11
|
|
Buy American
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Canandaigua, NY
Posts: 432
|
The guys that do the asbestos abatement do some beautiful things also.
|
|
|
|
|
09-22-2009, 11:02 PM
|
#12
|
|
Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Beautiful Cumberland Valley, in PA
Posts: 6,835
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by crazymurph
The guys that do the asbestos abatement do some beautiful things also.
|
Come to think of it, they must. They run those gigantic floor grinders when they grind off the black asbestos mastic from concrete floors. I've never really thought about that until you brought it up.
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
09-22-2009, 11:46 PM
|
#13
|
|
Buy American
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Canandaigua, NY
Posts: 432
|
Off The Subject
I was doing a job 10 years ago that was a huge demo/ remodel. The plumber made it very clear that all the water would be off in the building with the exception of one bathroom. The asbestos guys ignored this directive and continued to use the non-flushing toilets. The plumbers apprentice was so pissed when he had to demo the nasty toilets. This kid ( a big, strong, farm boy ) used the asbestos guys shop vacs to clean all the toilets and promptly dumped the contents in the room where the asbestos crew kept all their belongings. No more problems from the asbestos crew.
|
|
|
|
|
09-23-2009, 05:15 PM
|
#14
|
|
Unlimited Lic.Electrician
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Charlotte N.C.
Posts: 7,751
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by crazymurph
Off The Subject
I was doing a job 10 years ago that was a huge demo/ remodel. The plumber made it very clear that all the water would be off in the building with the exception of one bathroom. The asbestos guys ignored this directive and continued to use the non-flushing toilets. The plumbers apprentice was so pissed when he had to demo the nasty toilets. This kid ( a big, strong, farm boy ) used the asbestos guys shop vacs to clean all the toilets and promptly dumped the contents in the room where the asbestos crew kept all their belongings. No more problems from the asbestos crew.
|
I bet not.
|
|
|
|
|
09-23-2009, 05:53 PM
|
#15
|
|
Registered Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 947
|
Lockout tagout
|
|
|
|
|
09-23-2009, 05:57 PM
|
#16
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Canada
Posts: 779
|
They do that in Canada too.. It must be part of their training.
__________________
 Don't fight .. Play nice! 
|
|
|
|
|
09-23-2009, 05:58 PM
|
#17
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Presque Isle, Maine
Posts: 2,238
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by regieleeroth
Yowza. How do you say "I'm a friggin' moronic imbecile" in Portuguese... |
"Eu sou um imbecil imbecil maldito"
__________________
"Whatever is felt is within suffering."
|
|
|
|
|
09-24-2009, 09:49 PM
|
#18
|
|
3rd Generation
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Pig's Eye
Posts: 406
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by MDShunk
I think it has something to do with breathing the fumes from the stains and finishes all those years.
|
I always wondered if the job makes you stupid or if being stupid makes you find the job.
|
|
|
|
|
09-24-2009, 10:03 PM
|
#19
|
|
Unlimited Lic.Electrician
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Charlotte N.C.
Posts: 7,751
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by MF Dagger
I always wondered if the job makes you stupid or if being stupid makes you find the job.
|
|
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
