rammo123 t1_itspaq5 wrote
Reply to comment by funkboxing in Doctor is ‘not a crazy Apple person’ and recommends lifesaving Apple Watch to every patient by prehistoric_knight
There's something about professionals that they often turn their brains off when they're off the clock. I work in the oil industry and the site workers are in full fireproof overalls, steel cap boots, hard hat and safety glasses. But then they go home and mow the lawns in sandals.
tylamb19 t1_itstdb5 wrote
Had an electrician buddy of mine come over to take a look at a couple weird electrical things in my house.
Queue him trying to flip a 240V oven outlet right side up as the previous electrician put it in upside down (which was why my oven wouldn’t go back against the wall). I ask him if he wants me to turn off the oven breaker. He goes “nah, I’ll be alright” and I shit you not, 5 seconds later there’s a massive bang and his hands are covered in black soot and the wall has the same all over it.
He just goes “Well, it’s off now!!”
tren_rivard t1_itu47xg wrote
He would never work on my house again. That's just careless.
nonrebreather t1_itvqsjn wrote
Well you'd have to be buddies with him first.
MrCogmor t1_itsyp5i wrote
Decision fatigue is a killer
screwswithshrews t1_itswd24 wrote
I think OSHA's risk tolerance for me is lower than that I have for myself.
If you have a 0.1% chance of losing a toe for mowing the lawn in flip flops, eh whatever.
From OSHA's perspective, if 100,000 people individually have a 0.1% chance of losing a toe, that's a problem.
diff-int t1_itua1lp wrote
Losing a Toe 1 in 1000 times you mow the lawn would be a problem for me given how many times you might mow the lawn in your life
Teddy_Icewater t1_itsuv14 wrote
Is lawn mowing dangerous where you're from?
Teddy_Icewater t1_itt4umd wrote
I bet 99% of those are people trying to unclog the discharge with their finger.
tupisac t1_ituc0co wrote
Probably.
I mow in flip flops and don't give a shit. But when I have to put my hands anywhere near those blades - for cleaning, sharpening or whatever - I ALWAYS disconnect the sparkplug first.
tupisac t1_ituaj9y wrote
I usually mow in sandals.
Should I look for a job in oil industry?
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