gilbequick

Going commercial as of Monday! What do you guys do for lunch? Doing residential I can run to the store if I need to everyday, but going from 1hr down to 30min lunch time there's no way to do that.

You guys bring a cooler with you everyday? I don't want to carry more than I have to (already have to carry tools), what do you guys recommend? If you don't mind please check out this site and give me some suggestions: http://www.igloo-store.com/index.asp

Chicagoguy

Hey man, congrats on it now being official...I wish you the best of luck and much success.

gatti

30 min. Lunch? Forget it ......... I usually work thru lunch and go home earlier.

gilbequick

Thank you much, it is definitely time for a change. Don't know if I'll love it or hate it, but I'm going to give it a shot.


I used to do that but company policy changed and we went from 30min mandatory to 1hr mandatory at a set time. 1hr is a complete waste of time, 30 is plenty.

micromind

I usually bring my lunch, but sometimes I've just had it with eating a lunch I've prepared, so I'll work through break, and eat out. I usually work alone anyway, so I can take lunch when I feel like it plus I've worked for this company long enough that if I took a 2 hour lunch they'd know I'd work longer to make up for it.

Rob

dowmace

I don't do commercial but when I have in the past I always worked straight through just drank an ensure or something like that so I wouldn't be hungry for a few hours

Speedy Petey

Gil,

It depends on where you are working.
When I was doing mall stores it was easy to do lunch. The food was CRAP, but it was easy.
Out of the way jobs and big commercial jobs I always brought a lunch and thermos of coffee. Unless of course there was a place to buy near by.

I have a Duluth Trading lunch box and love it. I have the smallest one and it is fine for one man for lunch. If you eat real big get one of the larger ones.

http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/d...ure=Product_10

480sparky

Depends on where I'm working.

If it's in a metro area, there's plenty of places to take lunch.

If I'm out in the sticks wiring a log home, I have a dorm fridge and micro on site.

I haven't "packed a lunch" in years.

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randomkiller

Congrats on the job, glad to hear it and I think you will be pleased with the switch. I know it is hard to carry all this crap but I can't live without it.
I carry the max cold 36 with:

(4) 16oz water

(1) 64oz iced tea

dehyration is a big thing, slows you down. Food is optional.

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frenchelectrican

most of the time for my lunch i usealy run by near the conveice store and grab something from deli dept or otherwise i bring a small 12 v cooler and leave it in my truck.

and yeah make sure you bring plenty drink along the way on hot summer days i bring two coolers one for food and second one for drinks.

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JohnJ0906

I always pack a lunch - just a little "six pack" size. 1 gallon water jug.

Eating out everyday gets expensive - I eat better and cheaper by packing my own, plus my schedule changes without notice. I might expect to be 100 yards from a restaurant, and end up out in the boonies.

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BryanMD

I very rarely go out for lunch or breaks.
Find a quiet spot and claim it.

Decent breakfast at home early or make an egg sandwich and eat it on the way.

Stanley 32oz + the 12oz insulated cup. (Black of course)
1/2 gallon water jug (with plenty of ice in summer).

Banana, yogurt cup, granola bar(s), mini choco bars.
Man size sandwich. (and often some cole slaw)
Unsalted nacho chips.
Igloo pail big enough to hold all that. (with FLAT top, not always a bucket around)

Not everything gets eaten every day, but on longer (10-12hr) days it will.



Welcome to commercial.

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randomkiller

Ice cold water can give you bad cramps, make you heave and raise your blood pressure if your over heated. Cool to 70F is best. It's a Marine thing.

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nap

a lot of it depends on the temp outside and how much room you have. In warmer temps, I freeze a gallon of kool-aid for beverage. In hot temps I actually take a cooler and 5 or 10 lbs of ice with a bunch of water (bottled) in it. Dehydration can kill you.

I see RK recommending against ice water but it works for me. I also have the ice water from the melting ice for wet towels under the hardhat or around my neck if it is really hot (and outside of course. It would make a real mess inside a finished building)

for food:

if temp requires it, I put one of those ice things in the lunch box to keep things a bit cool. Usually some cheese and crackers, pudding cup, a few other snack items (pickles, olives, whatever you like) and a sandwich or two. I have to eat at lunch or my metabolism slows down so much without it I will be dragging by 1:30 and useless by 2:30. Not hypoglycemic but the body pretty much acts like I am though.

randomkiller

Ever hear of a cooldanna?

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nap

had one but it didn't seem to work to well. I don't get along with heat too well so it takes a lot to make it feel like it is helping. Maybe I'll give one of the hats or the hardhat thing a try.

480sparky

I use two in hot weather. One is always in the cooler. I swap them about every hour or so.

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randomkiller

I've been known to stock a few in the cooler. One on the neck and one on each wrist for hotter days.

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joeyuk

As a rule I go thru 4 bottels of Propel (enhanced water) a day from a lunch box. Actually it is a soft sided tackel box with outside pockets and a inside zipper pocket for papers. I like to go for walks at lunch.

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randomkiller

Depending on the jobsite walks can be interesting. A stroll along the east river is nice, a stroll through Paterson or Newark can be your last.

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