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GreatwhiteNorth

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Rain all day, couldn't use saws outside.

So I bought some used tools from a contractor who decided he doesn't like battery operated stuff.

For $250. New $650. And low mileage.

A little old lady contractor only used them on Sundays on her way to church.
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Speaking to scoring tools, this morning on the way to work I stopped @ one of the community dumpsters to drop some trash & noticed a tool box sitting next to the dumpster.
I gave it a kick just to see & the frickin thing didn't move so I opened it.

Score !!

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Bakersfield

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Speaking to scoring tools, this morning on the way to work I stopped @ one of the community dumpsters to drop some trash & noticed a tool box sitting next to the dumpster.
I gave it a kick just to see & the frickin thing didn't move so I opened it.

Score !!

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I use those on occasion for manipulating rebar in concrete formwork.
They're dangerous as Fuck to get your body near, they'll slip off and go flying.
A coworker of mine, had one slip off and hit him in the mouth. Knocked him out and knocked him off a 10 foot ladder. I guess his lips shielded his teeth, he didn't lose any but it gave him a bad split lip.
 

Bareback

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I use those on occasion for manipulating rebar in concrete formwork.
They're dangerous as Fuck to get your body near, they'll slip off and go flying.
A coworker of mine, had one slip off and hit him in the mouth. Knocked him out and knocked him off a 10 foot ladder. I guess his lips shielded his teeth, he didn't lose any but it gave him a bad split lip.
Ouch
 

Indacouch

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Well,,,,another successful polar bear expedition in the books ....luckily I had a pretty good idea where he'd be:wink:.....if anyone ever gets a chance to go polar bear hunting in Cali ,,I suggest you take the opportunity ....this particular bear is surprisingly skilled and once again brought many many cool things he knew I'd like.....every gift had the penis seal of approval on it as well ....my kind of bear....pretty sure global warming is what brought em into my area ....and the great marijuanas has made em stay...just a theory of course........either way,once again I enjoyed chilling with the polar bear and look forward to the next one ........he might actually be 7ft tall BTW...









But I did figure out one thing polar bears hate .....mechanical pencils ...lol
 

Gary Goodson

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Well,,,,another successful polar bear expedition in the books ....luckily I had a pretty good idea where he'd be:wink:.....if anyone ever gets a chance to go polar bear hunting in Cali ,,I suggest you take the opportunity ....this particular bear is surprisingly skilled and once again brought many many cool things he knew I'd like.....every gift had the penis seal of approval on it as well ....my kind of bear....pretty sure global warming is what brought em into my area ....and the great marijuanas has made em stay...just a theory of course........either way,once again I enjoyed chilling with the polar bear and look forward to the next one ........he might actually be 7ft tall BTW...









But I did figure out one thing polar bears hate .....mechanical pencils ...lol
He is such an awesome and elusive bear
 

GreatwhiteNorth

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I use those on occasion for manipulating rebar in concrete formwork.
They're dangerous as Fuck to get your body near, they'll slip off and go flying.
A coworker of mine, had one slip off and hit him in the mouth. Knocked him out and knocked him off a 10 foot ladder. I guess his lips shielded his teeth, he didn't lose any but it gave him a bad split lip.
Used improperly any tool is potentially dangerous.
We use these type of tools regularly/daily & haven't had an accident of yet (17+ years) with them but of course there's always the first time.

Hope your buddy's ok after his mishap.
 

Bakersfield

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Used improperly any tool is potentially dangerous.
We use these type of tools regularly/daily & haven't had an accident of yet (17+ years) with them but of course there's always the first time.

Hope your buddy's ok after his mishap.
Oh yeah he shook it off got a few stitches and was back to work the next day. It went down as a recordable but not a lost time accident.
Nobody was seriously injured on that job, but I did see plenty of near misses- potentially fatal ones.
Ocassionaly someone is killed in my line of work. Thanks to OSHA there are fewer now than when I started in the trade.
 
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