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builderofcastles (64) · 7 years ago

Nooooo, not my socks! Not my warm fuzzy socks! I need them.
Its cold... so cold...

valued-customer (67) · 7 years ago

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iamstan (62) · 7 years ago

Looks like if you put a pair on the back, then your shirt would stay tucked in as well.
Have you tried this sock suspender? lol

I have not worn a "stuffed" shirt in about 15 years.
Don't plan to change that!

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valued-customer (67) · 7 years ago

I try to find shirts with really long tails. I find it alarming when clients sneak up behind me when I don't.

Mostly though I can't wear shirts at work. I'm from Alaska, and if it's much over 60 degrees and I'm working, I'm drenched with sweat. I try to ignore it when the clients just hang out where I'm working and stare.

It's not like I have moobs or anything. Is it just me, or is sexual harassment a constant fact of construction work?

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iamstan (62) · 7 years ago (edited)

I never thought of sexual harassment as one of the perks of construction work. The things we have to do to make a living. Maybe you can use that as a reason to raise your prices lol
Unless it coming from your male co workers..... then that is not even funny

valued-customer (67) · 7 years ago (edited)

There are some odd people out there. I worked for Jim Frank Construction in 99, on the HGTV house in Nehalem Point, OR as a finish carpenter. He ran himself over with a truck.

He could stand on the ground floor and look at a span on the second story ceiling and call it within 1/32".

Didn't protect him from his truck, though.

Edit: I forgot momentarily what made me think of him. The TV crew from New York was infested with guys that fawned on the guys making stuff. I recall they were very intent on getting us on film, and eventually Jim relented, much against our demands

So, everytime they set up a camera where we were working, our belts slipped loose a notch or two, and we cussed loud and constantly. It didn't stop the landscape architect from leering at us, but we stayed out of the TV program =p.

I did get him off my back eventually. He was discussing varmint-proofing the landscaping with some producer (a herd of Elk frequented to site) when I was trimming out the greehouse.

So I piped up 'I think you should plant things that will attract the Elk. I'd love to sit up on that balcony with a glass of wine and watch those majestic creatures eat me out of house and home.'

They looked very thoughtful. Then I said 'and I'd mount a harpoon gun on the railing, with an electric winch, so I could spear 'em and then hang 'em for skinning without having to even get up.'

He never bothered me again =p

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iamstan (62) · 7 years ago

This is the best comment I have ever read on steemit! You have had some exceptional experiences. I was never so lucky to work on a tv project. I worked on a few 20k sq foot places but I was nobody on those jobsites. Only the lady from China that was responsible for the feng shui was important. I worked on the mansion of a radio DJ Robert Kingsley in Texas they were only worried about us smoking inside or on the grass outside. We had to smoke in our trucks. And smoke we did! T

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