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sttaffy t1_j5ygmux wrote
Reply to comment by mustang__1 in Philadelphia juvenile street gang linked to thefts of nearly 100 firearms from Pennsylvania gun stores by TreeMac12
My dad and I own a business and at the time we're the only two employees, so we could base our loan only on our salaries, and we got both rounds of loans and had both forgiven. We sent it all to our independent contractors at the time, and then hired them W-2 when we were able to return to work.
Having done the paperwork, there was a lot of the 'honor system' involved, and I saw how we easily could have manipulated numbers or misrepresented things to receive more. It could have been more stringent, for sure.
That said, it kept food on a lot of carpenter's plates.
The fraud should be pursued with aggression. Fuck thieves.
sttaffy t1_ir0bdtd wrote
Reply to There’s nothing like maintaining high-quality leather. I bought my Occidental tool bag setup last year and I expect these to last for a big portion of my career as an electrician by Reaching4ThoseGrapes
I got my setup maybe 8 years ago? Recently I lost my belt. During a load-out it was misplaced and disappeared.
It was the most upset I've been about losing any physical object in my life. I searched my whole house like 3x,my shop, work vans, jobsite, asked every single person on the job if they had seen it, no dice.
I did a job without it, and every time I went to grab a tool it was like I had a ghost belt - I was reaching for things where they had been for the last 50 projects, not wherever I had them on the nylon belt out of the communal bucket. Slowed me down and bummed me out.
I bought the same setup again, put it on once and just got more sad, because my old belt was soooo smooooth and comfy. The new one was so stiff, it was like I would have had to start a relationship over again after being ghosted. It was too soon.
Then I found the fucking thing in our storage unit! Made my month. I really love the belt, I work indoors so it's not like they're getting tar, concrete, or rain on them all the time but I don't baby the bags and they look brand new when oiled. Great tool.
sttaffy t1_ir0akcc wrote
Reply to comment by chumpyis in There’s nothing like maintaining high-quality leather. I bought my Occidental tool bag setup last year and I expect these to last for a big portion of my career as an electrician by Reaching4ThoseGrapes
I have that tote. My wife got it for me like 5 or 6 years ago (by got it for me, I mean let me buy it). At the time I thought it was a bit extravagant, but it has proven worth it. I have a small, high-quality version of basically every carpenter's tool in there and bring it to every job. I used green spray paint for all of the tote tools, so the kit stays together. It is an awesome setup, it fits a crazy amount of tools, all visible and easy to grab and replace. Love the thing!
sttaffy t1_j64ur3q wrote
Reply to Most intense/powerful scenes in film? by MethAddictManish
Saving Private Ryan, when the dude isgetting stabbed really slowly.
Oskar Schindler talking about how he could have saved more
In Misery when she whacks his ankles
Final standoff in Reservoir Dogs
Dude getting his hand halfway cut off in Green Room
Nic Cage losing it in his undies in Mandy
The whole climax sequence of The Last of the Mohicans
Indigo Montoya gets his revenge in The Princess Bride
Bambi's mom getting shot / Mustafa getting killed