tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post8226327282140506263..comments2024-03-29T09:25:08.645-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: 'Good places for a pipefitter to work'Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-77122743329734267172022-01-30T19:41:31.008-06:002022-01-30T19:41:31.008-06:00Admittedly, that's another exception, Grizz. ...Admittedly, that's another exception, Grizz. When it comes to insects, the bumblebee has the cuter name and less obnoxious disposition...Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-13602666234170859012022-01-30T16:15:29.526-06:002022-01-30T16:15:29.526-06:00And then there's the not-so-charming yellowjac... And then there's the not-so-charming yellowjacket...or yellow jacket...the common name in North America for predatory social wasps, whose stinger hurts like hell. Found out the hard way, when I tried to drown an underground nest in my front yard, and was stung on the arms and legs. A garden hose doesn't work--I had to spray them and beat them to death. They're NAZ-ty!Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-17441705147797153172022-01-30T13:13:40.312-06:002022-01-30T13:13:40.312-06:00Plus, "jacket" is just a swell word, and...Plus, "jacket" is just a swell word, and seems charming in most instances. (Well, maybe not straitjacket...) Doesn't a jacket potato sound more fun than simply baked, a jacket seem more friendly than a coat? Which is quainter, a book cover or a dust jacket? I could go on, but I'll stop! : ) Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-35380603059098384232022-01-30T07:05:42.894-06:002022-01-30T07:05:42.894-06:00I attended Lane tech when it was still a school wh...I attended Lane tech when it was still a school where you could learn the trades.<br /><br />One of the classes that I had was mechanical/ architectural drawing. I loved that kind of stuff.<br /><br />From time to time I have the opportunity to make drawing for a customer and I still use a pencil and a t-square.<br /><br />I get some strange looks what with CAD having become a thing a couple decades ago. <br /><br />I've had the occasion to work in a couple of candy factories myself. I had no idea that the dust was flammable and could cause explosions until a worker came up to me and said hey. You can't smoke anywhere inside or out of the facility. YikesFMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829632906445535928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-15647511770749205652022-01-30T06:02:20.325-06:002022-01-30T06:02:20.325-06:00Every profession has its nuances. Most unknown to ...Every profession has its nuances. Most unknown to the public. Most pretty interesting. Tom’s letter is proof. <br />One of the things I found interesting about being a paramedic is that you go into peoples homes when they weren’t prepared for company, often in the wee hours of the morning. <br />From the depths of poverty to the ultra rich,<br />class lines are blurred when people are aroused from sleep and in pain. Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16679840606511726447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-58261267254501767062022-01-30T04:32:37.268-06:002022-01-30T04:32:37.268-06:00Love this! I live if not spitting then definitely ...Love this! I live if not spitting then definitely smelling distance from the Ferrara Pan factory and rue the looming day they leave. Some days I got to take a boat tour group thru the Blommer Chocolate bouquet, then get home to the smell of strawberries and/or lemons (when they're making Fruit Stripe gum it smells like both). I would miss that.J.J. Tindallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13381555158949851490noreply@blogger.com