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Favorite Comment: Fixer klutzo says, “I believe the metaphorical term for the six guys on the ground is called ‘Management’. The chump on the wires busting his chops is known as ‘You’.”
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Yeah this is totally not in the US because no one is leaning on a shovel.
HaHaHa !!
Actually this could be the US, since I spent 2 weeks on holiday in Florida and at:
“International Plaza Resort And Spa” ( Orlando on vaccation ) it required SEVEN people to set up a plasma TV.
Amazing!
…and all SEVEN seemed to be somehow… active.
…And how there’s “Texas” flags in the background. I guess small problems ARE bigger in Texas.
that is not the texas flag in the back. hello, it is Chile’s flag, the red goes all the way across the bottom. The texas flag has the blue stripe that goes from top to bottom. hello?
btw, i am from Chile, so i know!
@Shadow Law: those are Chilean flags.
Ya I just realized that the two flags are almost the same right after i posted. :0
WTH is going on here? Is that a guy tangled in the power lines and a shovel helping a lift stay straight?
At the time this picture was taken it wasn’t doing a very good job.
soooo whens lunch?
Not pictured: Worker that was launched 50 feet into the trees by that wonky, crooked lift.
Oh, damn OSHA anyway.
FYI –
When our city contracts with private services (such as sewer repair, street excavation and surfacing, etc) it is required to have an inspector present for the majority of time. Why? Because sometimes the greedy side human nature gets in the way of good work and contractors skimp here and there, cut inches or feet off of code requirements, substitute lesser grades of supplies than what they bid with, etc,etc,and that can (and often does) undermine the safety of citizens.
So, hahahah, funny as usual, to laugh at the guy(s) who HAS to stand around and keep an eagle eye on what’s happening so that you can be safe around high voltage, sewage, traffic, etc etc.
Zzzzz
Why so serious???
So…that explains ONE guy…now, what about the 3-4 others that are generally standing around?
They’re waiting for their shovels to be delivered. But the UPS driver ended up on ‘that will buff out’.
Believe it or not, different employees have different responsibilities. You try picking up a circular saw when a carpenter’s around and see how they react. Or grabbing a float and edger around a cement mason. Unions are very protective of their trade responsibilities because if you give an inch here or there, soon enough you’re being replaced by someone else. And in an eight hour day there isn’t ALWAYS nonstop work to be done. I have to wonder if everybody in the world apart from construction workers spend their shift plugging away at breakneck pace the entire time. When a concrete truck empties and you’re waiting for the next one to back into place, you really have no option but to wait. Not enough time to run off and do something else.
There’s always work to be done. Even if it’s something as simple as straightening out toolboxes or prepping stuff for the next job/task.
Seeing 4-5 guys working on a road patching job, with one person shovelling (99% of the time it’s the FNG) and the rest leaning on their shovels or standing around jawing.
You just know the guy on the forklift is going “You guys sure this is safe?” instead of the sensible “Screw you guys,I’m going home.”
Though then again since his already up there it might be,
“Screw you ga—*forklift catastrophically fails and guy is sent flying*ss,I’m goin’ hoooooome.”
What forklift do you mean?
I meant scissorlift.
I always accidentally say forklift.
What’s funny is that Chile has a (legit) reputation as one of S America’s most modern and developed nations.
That scissor lift is wobbly even on concrete floors. These guys just asked for it!
With the amount of effort that it must have taken to get the digger, the lift at the right angle with the digger and that big rock they’re using, wouldn’t it have just been easier to get a new lift?
…and the other two are maintaining that critical electrical path from truck to ground.
I was thinking the same thing…
I’m chilean, these things happens everyday despite our modern technology, district workers sometimes are so, so lazy
Forklift? Big rock? Am I looking at the same picture you guys are?
Yeah, I was wondering the same thing. Maybe it’s like Where’s Waldo, but we have to find nonexistent items in the photo? Can you find the Mitsubishi Zero fighter in that picture?!
I think it already hit the deck. It clipped the lift on it’s down.
Those yellow-vested guys appear to be there purely as ballast. I hope none of them has to heed nature’s call!
One stunned vagrant was later quoted as saying, “F this, I’m moving back to the woods.”
NEW WORLD RECORD
The other two are spares, you know, in case of accidents. Not that I expect any to happen, but still, it’s good to be on the safe side.
And there is nothing unsafe about this. Standard Operating Procedure for most utilities.
it’s OK…. they’re wearing high visibility jackets!
The guy at the top of the lift drew the shortest straw. The three standing on the left side next to the truck don’t obviously understand electrical principles. The guy in the backhoe is backup, and the guy at the base of the pole must be the boss because he looks like he’ll be the one to switch the power on.
If that’s their scissor lift, I’d hate to see their ladder…
Are they using the loader to hold it up, or did it just fall over?
I believe the metaphorical term for the six guys on the ground is called ‘Management’. The chump on the wires busting his chops is known as ‘You’.
well the guys without safety gear are probably safety officers of the company or mechanics out to figure out how the problem happened and help everyone down safely
the thing i thought was amusing is that the scissor lift is connected to the truck that still has its wheels on the ground with something on an angle like that i would have assumed the entire unit fell over
Yeah, I think this is an accident scene, not a kludge.
Chilean construction workers are weird. Most of them *actually* work! We don’t get that in Ohio, they all just stand around and don’t even try to pretend they’re doing something…
now that’s teamwork!
Wow guys, u should come to Bulgaria to see “50 workers noone’s working”
Ah. I see that Caltrans (California Department of Transportation) road crews are being outsourced to do PG&E (pacific Gas & Electric) wiring.
definition of foreman; 4 guys watching 1 guy work
Seven crispy critters going somewhere to happen!
Actually, that scissor lift seems to be trying to fall over, and the guys on the left and front end loader are there to prevent it.
This will end badly…
None of you guys do understand it… The guy over pole is you, two on the truck are your manager and manager’s manager. Two standing on ground are Environment guy & Safety RP for EPA & OSHA. The one within shade, is the guy responsible for all of it, a Consultant.
The guy on the lift is holding on for dear life…
DAMN IT!
CANT YOUR MORONS DO ANYTHING RIGHT?