Re: THE RANT THREAD!
I wish people would learn to know when it is appropriate to help someone else... or, at least, warn that person that they are going to help.
I drill foundation piers for new construction, for a living.
Today, when I arrived at the job-site, I was pulling a trailer that had the augers that I was going to need for the job.
The auger that the I needed for the first holes that the customer wanted to drill, was in the middle of the trailer.
I was rearranging augers on the trailer, so that I could get to the needed auger. I grabbed one of the augers that I needed to move (in hind sight, I am thankful that it was the last auger that I needed to move).. the auger in question weighs about 300lbs... so, as a result, my muscles were primed to pickup and shift a really heavy object... ie I was putting a LOT of strength into it... just as I got it off the deck, and started to move it over, another man grabbed and helped to pull it laterally... adding unexpected momentum to this massive piece of steel. As a result, it was propelled toward the front guard rail of the trailer MUCH faster than I expected... and my left hand was in between the two. Thankfully, I was able to yank my hand out of the way fast enough that only the very last joint of my pinky was crushed... BUT DAMMIT, WTF DUDE?
I haven't wanted to punch someone so bad in a very long time.
I know he was just trying to help... but his "help" was pointless... the hard part was picking the damn thing up... and I had that handled... adding extra assistance to it's lateral movement had ALL KINDS of opportunities to cause injury... it could have caused me to drop the auger on my foot, it could have caused me to twist my back, it could have (and did) SMASHED THE SHIT OUT OF MY FINGER...
Look, I know that you feel bad that you didn't get there in time to help when you think you should have... but sometimes, helping belatedly is more dangerous than just staying away. A) I usually have to handle these augers by myself... I am used to it, and know how to do it. B) You ARE NOT familiar with the unexpected ways that these extremely heavy hunks of spiraled steel can behave when moved... perhaps you should stay the hell away.
Thanks for your help... but piss off.
I wish people would learn to know when it is appropriate to help someone else... or, at least, warn that person that they are going to help.
I drill foundation piers for new construction, for a living.
Today, when I arrived at the job-site, I was pulling a trailer that had the augers that I was going to need for the job.
The auger that the I needed for the first holes that the customer wanted to drill, was in the middle of the trailer.
I was rearranging augers on the trailer, so that I could get to the needed auger. I grabbed one of the augers that I needed to move (in hind sight, I am thankful that it was the last auger that I needed to move).. the auger in question weighs about 300lbs... so, as a result, my muscles were primed to pickup and shift a really heavy object... ie I was putting a LOT of strength into it... just as I got it off the deck, and started to move it over, another man grabbed and helped to pull it laterally... adding unexpected momentum to this massive piece of steel. As a result, it was propelled toward the front guard rail of the trailer MUCH faster than I expected... and my left hand was in between the two. Thankfully, I was able to yank my hand out of the way fast enough that only the very last joint of my pinky was crushed... BUT DAMMIT, WTF DUDE?
I haven't wanted to punch someone so bad in a very long time.
I know he was just trying to help... but his "help" was pointless... the hard part was picking the damn thing up... and I had that handled... adding extra assistance to it's lateral movement had ALL KINDS of opportunities to cause injury... it could have caused me to drop the auger on my foot, it could have caused me to twist my back, it could have (and did) SMASHED THE SHIT OUT OF MY FINGER...
Look, I know that you feel bad that you didn't get there in time to help when you think you should have... but sometimes, helping belatedly is more dangerous than just staying away. A) I usually have to handle these augers by myself... I am used to it, and know how to do it. B) You ARE NOT familiar with the unexpected ways that these extremely heavy hunks of spiraled steel can behave when moved... perhaps you should stay the hell away.
Thanks for your help... but piss off.
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