A Typical Friday for an Inspector in the Northeast

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Pierre, even us warm weather guys got hit this week. Wednesday it was 40 degrees and raining with 30 mph winds so it was more like 35 degrees. Three days before that it was in the 70s. Weather's pretty nice today but it's been in the 30's at night, which for here is cold.
 
I have to say, I salute you "Up North Guys!"I don't know how you guys do it
doing electrical work in the -0's. I started in the south were I've seen
many "Northerners" pass out in the heat of Texas.When us Southerners were just getting going and hoping it would'nt be a "HOT" day.Before I moved to
San Diego I would run circles around most guys from the North when it was
100+.Now I could'nt handle the 100+ or get out of the truck when it was
-0's. San Diego will spoil you BIG time. Hats off to you EXTREME Climate
workers!
 
Most of you northern wire pullers work all your life being cold and dealing with snow to retire here in sunny Florida. Some of us bit smarter moved here while young. We still eat and live just like you do but enjoy the beaches all year long 24/7 . Will see you here when your retired if you can still afford to buy anything here. I been here since 73 and never going back. Sitting here in the AC in shorts. Enjoy your snow. Yes double money and double cost to live there.
 
Most of you northern wire pullers work all your life being cold and dealing with snow to retire here in sunny Florida. Some of us bit smarter moved here while young. We still eat and live just like you do but enjoy the beaches all year long 24/7 . Will see you here when your retired if you can still afford to buy anything here. I been here since 73 and never going back. Sitting here in the AC in shorts. Enjoy your snow. Yes double money and double cost to live there.

Sounds like a pretty good life Jim. Sure is cold and lots of snow here. The business climate is pretty cold as well!
 
When working for a different company doing mostly beach homes, I would keep a boogie board on the van for lunch time relaxation, and it used to kill me when we had those Feb warm spells but you knew the water was still way too cold for the quick jaunt.
 
Most of you northern wire pullers work all your life being cold and dealing with snow to retire here in sunny Florida. Some of us bit smarter moved here while young. We still eat and live just like you do but enjoy the beaches all year long 24/7 . Will see you here when your retired if you can still afford to buy anything here. I been here since 73 and never going back. Sitting here in the AC in shorts. Enjoy your snow. Yes double money and double cost to live there.

I grew up in Md but went to school in Lakeland. I can still remember my first palm tree and shorts in January.
 
I'd rather work in the cold than in the heat. I can always put on a layer or two more, but in the heat, I can only take so much off......
 
I'd rather work in the cold than in the heat. I can always put on a layer or two more, but in the heat, I can only take so much off......

I still haven't figured out the lesser of two evils. I hate sweat pouring into the eyes, but I also like fingers that move and hold things. I have had heat exhaustion vs. never having frost bite, but given my choice, I 'd take the heat.
 
I can always put on a layer or two more, ......

"Now where did I put those wire strippers?"

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I'd rather work in the cold than in the heat. I can always put on a layer or two more, but in the heat, I can only take so much off......

I agree. Last summer (August) I was visiting my in laws in Cape Haze, Florida and as an anniversary gift I installed a ton of landscape lights (LV) for them. And let me tell you if they didnt have a pool I dont think that I would have made it through the day.
 
In New York we have the cold in the winter and the heat/humidity in the summer...yet somehow we slush, I mean work through it. ;)


We like to 'bust' you southerners alittle, but we mean it in jest. I thought you guys sweating it out in the south would enjoy seeing what a snowy day at work looked like. There is less snow on the ground than we thought would fall, so that is good. But there is more on the way for Sunday...that always makes for fun on Monday. Looking for stuff in the snow is always fun. Being cold is always fun.
Yet, somehow we all endure our work hardships year in and year out...makes coming home sitting with a cup of something warm by the computer and typing away even more fun. :grin:
 
I finished wiring a pumpout unit at a marina today (tee-shirt all day). A couple of boats pull up to top off on the way to the Bahamas. As they pull out, I notice the name on the larger boat... "My Reward". I ask the attendent about it and she explained he started the my reward program for the credit cards (and of course got rich). This boat was about 65' long, and 20' wide. That is one heck of a beam. At $3/gallon, it burns about $10/minute in fuel running about 60 MPH.

At the end of the day I stood up from my hands and knees (from screwing down all the deck boards I had to remove) and said to myself, I don't want to hear any complaints about my invoice.
 
I was born and raised in Syracuse N.Y., spent two years at the University of Buffalo before I ended up here. I know how to shovel snow.

You're hired! I could use a person with that skill set right now.

We don't really mind the snow that much, it's the shared misery that keeps us going here in Syracuse some winters. You know, like shoveling a foot of snow off your 90' driveway, getting the very last shovel full thrown off to the side, and then having the plow come through dumping a 3' plow cap at the bottom of the driveway. As just happened here...again. :)
 
This thread is not about the NEC and this forum does not have a general discussion area.

I tried to hint at how off topic this was with my post but I guess that went unnoticed.:smile:
 
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