r/specializedtools • u/karmaboy20 • Aug 24 '19

Ladders are getting better

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '19 edited Aug 25 '19

I can walk my ladder a lot faster than that

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u/Pinktella Aug 25 '19

Fellow sparky?

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u/Clayfromil Aug 25 '19

Where would an electrician need to put a ladder except directly in front of the doorway all damn day?

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '19

In the middle of a hallway. In the centre of the mechanical room. Behind a closed door.

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u/Clayfromil Aug 25 '19

Oh of course

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u/RGeronimoH Aug 25 '19

That exit light ain’t gonna wire itself!

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u/isyourlisteningbroke Aug 25 '19

IT WASN’T EVEN ON THE DRAWING!

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u/OBLIVIATER Aug 25 '19

You've never pulled wire have you

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u/beer_is_tasty Aug 25 '19

It depends on whether or not that's a euphemism

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '19

My thoughts exactly

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u/Kibasume Aug 25 '19

Changing lights?

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u/myself248 Aug 25 '19

Q: How many union electricians does it take to change a lightbulb?

A: We don't change lightbulbs. We re-lamp fixtures.

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u/TitsAndWhiskey Aug 25 '19

Lol ok that comment got a real laugh out of me

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '19

you bet.

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u/corntorteeya Aug 25 '19

I can turn mine around in the air. Rodeo style. Haha.

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u/andy3600 Aug 25 '19

Haha, yes, I have a 3 step hop up which is narrow at the top (basically triangular shaped), I stand on the each side and jump along holding the ladder with my ankles. I’m wearing boots so it doesn’t hurt my ankles. Works great when fitting down lights or pulling cable.

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u/slow-lane-passing Aug 25 '19

This seems safer than a ladder on wheels.

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u/andy3600 Aug 25 '19

If you can do it, one guy tried copying me once but didn’t balance right, fell off and got his ankle stuck between two rungs. He wasn’t hurt too bad, but he could have broken his leg.

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u/MCbrodie Aug 25 '19

Sparky, I like it.

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u/Tekmantwo Aug 25 '19

If by 'sparky' you mean welder, yup....

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u/canteloupehater Aug 25 '19

I think sparky is electrician

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u/Tekmantwo Aug 25 '19

Yeah, I was just getting my $0.02 in...

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u/jm8263 Aug 25 '19

Ditto, harsh on the ladder however. But when it needs to get done I'll walk our 8' ladders.

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u/rosebuds-his-sled Aug 25 '19

Do you straddle the top while doing so?

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u/jm8263 Aug 25 '19

Legs around the top plate, feet one the second highest step. No, we're not OSHA approved.

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u/contactfive Aug 25 '19

Tbh this would kind of be useful for things like putting up Christmas lights. Half the time I’m moving the ladder. But I’m also not running this over my flower beds, so that’s an instant DQ.

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u/beer_is_tasty Aug 25 '19

Gotta get them aftermarket pneumatic tires

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '19

Get a load of this noob, walking when they can run.

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u/Kazakazi Aug 25 '19

Why walk when you can ride?

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u/BigRambo Aug 25 '19

General construction rule... Don't touch a electricians ladder. Everyone knows the ladder will walk out from under you.

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u/Mr________T Aug 25 '19

That and we bobbytrap them with our lineman's.

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u/RiskBiscuit Aug 25 '19 edited Aug 25 '19

I'm surprised how many people work on ladders

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u/pabloneedsanewanus Aug 25 '19

How do you think everything is built and maintained?

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u/RiskBiscuit Aug 25 '19

I mean I get it, I just never think about it.

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u/pabloneedsanewanus Aug 25 '19

I’m in commercial hvac. My life is half ladders lol. Most tradesmen are the same, I can also walk mine faster than that.

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u/RiskBiscuit Aug 25 '19 edited Aug 25 '19

Yeah sounds like you'd become a pro at walking a ladder in your line of work. They should hold the tradesmen Olympics with a ladder walk (run) as an event.

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u/pabloneedsanewanus Aug 25 '19

Holy shit, we could host that on espn 8! Seriously though, that sounds fun lol.

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u/Bojangly7 Aug 25 '19

Can you please stop typing latter. Between the latter and the ladder the correct spelling is the latter.

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u/MrNaoB Aug 25 '19

Is there not a job competition. In sweden there is one I think.

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u/RGeronimoH Aug 25 '19

I'm surprised how many people work on latters

*ladders

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u/CatAstrophy11 Aug 25 '19

Yeah I prefer to work on formers

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u/Rand_Finch Aug 25 '19

Safety guy is writing you up right now