schillerstone OP t1_jcbkedh wrote on March 15, 2023 at 5:41 PM

Reply to comment by slimyprincelimey in How is storm response and two year tree trimming cheaper than burying electric lines?? by schillerstone

Not if they don't personally have the skill set. Upskilling is a not thing unions love to do.

slimyprincelimey t1_jcc9pkl wrote on March 15, 2023 at 8:17 PM

You don't think construction or electrician unions have the skillset to dig trenches and lay wire?

beagletronic61 t1_jccer8l wrote on March 15, 2023 at 8:48 PM

Now you are putting words in his mouth…granted, they are words he said and this is exactly what he meant by them but where do you get off making an observation?!

slimyprincelimey t1_jcdsdau wrote on March 16, 2023 at 2:32 AM

I don't know how else you can interpret what he said.

beagletronic61 t1_jcdsyi4 wrote on March 16, 2023 at 2:36 AM

We are both mocking him

slimyprincelimey t1_jcf6sk8 wrote on March 16, 2023 at 12:14 PM

Oh jeez lmao. Cheers!

RelationshipJust9556 t1_jccm9r2 wrote on March 15, 2023 at 9:35 PM

no they don't, not saying they couldn't learn, they would much rather sit in their trucks watching over the ditch diggers, then work on the lines. wich is what they do now.

schillerstone OP t1_jccn6h0 wrote on March 15, 2023 at 9:41 PM

Slimy, maybe?? I am recalling all the heating and air conditioning technicians who refused my calls to quote on installing a heat pump. I mean, it's heating but different, sooo...signs point to an indifference to learning something different

beagletronic61 t1_jcc6gn3 wrote on March 15, 2023 at 7:57 PM

If we could award a contract for “UpTROLLing”, I think you’d get it, no-bid.

You were temporarily inconvenienced by the storm and now think that it’s because of unions.