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This is for any body that has been taken out of there element. I work for a corporate owen automotive shop and starting Sunday I'll be taken out of a 20 bay shop and fill in at a 6 bay shop. Oh boy, anybody with experience working in a high volume shop knows what it'll be like business wise. And was told it would be a good career move, I think not. So I told them it would be temporary. Thanks for letting me vent and I know there are worse things going on. Still like my job and greatfull I have one.
 
As long as you still make the same money and get along with fellow workers it will be fine. Just take it as experience or learning curve because at the end of the day we all got to pay bills. You may even make some friends that like Rc too.
 
I hear you gts. I'll find out what the guys are like and I'll be the head tech over there. My mt is in my car so I'll find out if anyone there is into it.
 
So I've been at this shop a week now and all I have to say is wow. There's two other guys that are into nitro and electric but think I have one going to buy a redcat mt. We'll see what happens at weeks end.
 
I was a A tech at a gm dealership for 5 years so i know what u mean about the business.but look on the bright side you got a couple of r/c guys that work with you. :)
 
I took my mt for a run and every one was surprised at the size of it. The one guy that might get one wasn't there that day so didn't see it run, now wont start so I'll be working on that before he buys a km 1000.
 
From 16 years old- to now, I loved hard labor- working with men that thought the same way an were so good at it- the harder we worked- the more we joked with each other -my hands are screwed up -- Raynauds, My body has a spazmodic thermostat- it a good way to explain to people that wrench for a living- I may move back to the desert south-west soon, I can function almost normally in the dry heat- Time to roof more homes-Get a new number 2 dirt shovel- and bust my ass agan at work- hard work is in my genes-blood i guess- make me feel good! - have fun with the trucks-cars at break time- 1/5 scale rules! -
 
It def tough on ur body, that's why I was thinking on working my way into management down tthe road. Knees hurt a lot from the concrete, back is good for now, shoulders ok and my hands periodically hurt. So I'll be doing this for awhile and have to support my hobby as well.
 
I've worked as a heavy equipment and truck mechanic and welder for way too long.

And my knees,back,and shoulders are shot used up at 45. Abused myself for way too long and now it time to pay the check. Lol
 
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Charlie,

You've got a great parking lot for the MT! It sounds like your co-worker will get one too! Look at the bright side, You can Bash on the clock!!! /that's ahuge benefit!

Jim
 
yea, at times work hurts

I here ya, When you get real good at a repetive motion job, you know the ropes enough to avoid injury. Consruction- jobs that are never the same will hurt a body a little bit every day-packing re-bar-welding out of position- on and on. Most folks- even doctors cannot understand this- they like to send people to " sports med " Drs. - yea dude- do i look like O.J simpson? Getting hurt working- playing games is not the same- Laborers know this.- have a good one -- a.numan.
 
@ top jimmy, yeah the lot is good just got to get it running again haven't had time to work on it. Sometimes I wonder if my mt is built better and faster than some of the cars that I've worked on. LOL.

@anuman, the repetitive stuff is good the faster I can do something the better I'm paid. And its funny when I'm training someone and tell them the size of sockets and wrenches they need before they start, and when they look at me I tell them "yeah it's been that long".

@fat49f1, I know some heavy equip guys and there feeling the stress and only about 10 years older than I am but they make a good living doing it. At least that's what I'm told.
 
say caveman? -you will get a kick out of this- I was told to babyset a new hire- the guy was hurting his arms trying to drive coarse threaded drywall screws- snapping bits-gouging the rock- you name it- moaning about the drill gun - I walked over- flipped the swich to spin clock wise-- as i said- babysetting. ha-ha!!! I told the white hat - the circus must be in town -----!! never a dull moment with me on the job!!
 
Iv been working over 18 years as a heavy diesel mechanic.took off my left finger with a 5lb hammer cut my tendins on right hand . I got metal in my right eye from a split rim blowing up and if i didn't cage the rim i be dead now.got my left eye drilled.bad knee back hurts.this industry is under appreciated but the bills keep coming yea i make a good living but at what cost .but its funny all my office worker friends are the ones that are always tired and always asking for some kind of help home/auto. I got more energy then them all day long ..lol...i guess its just the working man mentality...
 
strapper dave tool of the trade

alfred e numan said:
say caveman? -you will get a kick out of this- I was told to babyset a new hire- the guy was hurting his arms trying to drive coarse threaded drywall screws- snapping bits-gouging the rock- you name it- moaning about the drill gun - I walked over- flipped the swich to spin clock wise-- as i said- babysetting. ha-ha!!! I told the white hat - the circus must be in town -----!! never a dull moment with me on the job!!
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Yea, i know its the wrong thread. This gun you see is 10 lbs. In cold storage, i cycled 4 of these under heat lamps - ice would coat the gun in minutes- i strapped 2/3 rd bushel boxes of apples-pears- 49 boxes to a 7 pattern pallet stack. 2 fork-lifts fed me-2 -3 lifts transported these finished pallets to many controlled atmasphere buildings- bout the size of 4 foot ball fields each. I would fill a C-A room in 10 hours- 4 straps around the boxes-4 corner boards-4-5 more straps- I completed a pallet in 120-130 seconds, ran the guns @ 140-160 psi. let me brag- I was -still am so good at this, i picked the gun up with my left foot- flipped it in the air-as the gun was in free space heading to my left hand- i would grab thestraps with both hands-and instantly feed the gun- lighting fast! this was normal -The over seas buyers-japan-china- would gather round and make movies of me doing this- they asked- you martal art?- i said no.- just a worker that gives 100% effort.- This is why in my 20s i weighed 145 lbs- and had 19" biceps. - rode dirt bikes hard core on week ends.-- the doctor asked- you lift weights? - i say- naa, these arms are real. I did this for about 25+ years. - then went on to other things- roofing- mixing concrete by hand- I reall do love hard work- always have- its good for the mind-body. just saying----
 
+1 on hard work.teaching my 2 sons the value of money and hard work.theres nothing wrong with some sweat and dirt.I would love to see both my kids doing something less stressful and back breaking as a career but if they want to do manual labor work they know they always have my full support and respect.becuase with out people who break their backs all day this world would stop....
 
Ok thought I would report on the situation, I am staying at this shop permanently and the shop I left ended up loosing 5 techs all together. My new shop is small but it works just have to get a couple other bugs worked out and all will be good, some more sales people that are hungry for a paycheck also. Top Jimmy has been to the shop a few weeks back and I think we have a buyer for a mt, still working on him to buy one. So all in all I think this is a good move for me.
 
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