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Jobsite humor, tool-brand tribalism, and the stuff that gets passed around the group chat. New ones most mornings in the newsletter.

I found the whatchamacall it
I found the whatchamacall it
Somebody welded a pipe wrench to a hammer to a ratchet, and the internet still can't name it.
The panel said “labeled”
The panel said “labeled”
Written in 1987. In pencil.
Plumber 1, Electrician 0
Plumber 1, Electrician 0
Somebody looked at a panel, decided the stack was going through it, and then did it.
Just caulk it
Just caulk it
Nobody has ever solved a problem with caulk. Plenty of people have hidden one.
He spliced them where it felt right
He spliced them where it felt right
Every splice landed exactly where the board ran out. That's not framing, that's negotiation.
Mounted to the sewage pipe
Mounted to the sewage pipe
Somebody found a stud. It just wasn't a stud.
“Also a master plumber”
“Also a master plumber”
Every fitting in that photo is the right fitting. Not one of them is in the right place.
“I already started”
“I already started”
The four worst words in an intake call, and he says them like they're going to save you time.
I see you didn't get a building permit
I see you didn't get a building permit
Somewhere a homeowner is explaining that his brother-in-law is basically an electrician.
Lives here now
Lives here now
Got down to set the base shoe. That was a while ago.
Sixteen on center
Sixteen on center
The print said sixteen on center. The print was aspirational.
“I already shut the water off”
“I already shut the water off”
He had not already shut the water off.
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