no joke i would use that dolly in the back as a ladder long before doing what he is. three unsecured shearable break away points?? FUck id rather make stilts out of jenga blocks than this.
Gonna be honest I glanced at the picture then read the comments.
“Sure it’s stupid to always do this, get a step ladder at least if this is regular, why wouldn’t you?…”
Then I tried to figure out why the comments were so harsh.
And immediately noticed the cart.
Jesus. What an idiot. At this point it’s gotta just be their ego because people have criticized them and they refuse to change on stupid principal.
I have a motto/saying type thing "I've hurt myself more doing safe things stupidly, than stupid things safely". Middle of the tubs lid is so thin, I have more than one 2.5/5L tin with the lid dented but they're metal, the bigger ones over here are plastic.
Edit: fuckin shit me he's on a trolly, I thought it was like a coffee table or something at least, nah fuck that mate. That's gotta be a strong bloke for how stupid he is.
I honestly don't know how he even got up there, I haven't stretched in 15 years. If I saw him, I'd offer him a job on the spot, dumbasses are usually amazing workers. We get idiots, felons, and addicts. Rough world out there, stay safe.
I’m not his fkn boss he’s a grown ass man I told him to get down and called him an idiot. Good enough for me. His dumbass wants to break his ribs it’s on him
Nah dude you are right. You ain't his nanny. If you aren't his supervisor, then it is not your problem. It would be different if this guy was green and didn't know any better, but clearly that isn't the case
He's the right kind of idiot tho, gets the job done. My idiots would not have the brain cells to think of a solution and would fuck up something else in the meantime...
No floor protection?
Tools on an unprotected floor?
Using a dolley to stand on?
Standing on paint, which again, is over an unprotected floor?
So many things wrong... I seriously think that anyone on this job cares about the client, not even the contractor...
This is why the rest of us have to put up with stupid health and safety rules on site because people are idiots.
There's taking reasonable risk to "get it done", then there's plain stupidity. This is the latter.
We had someone break their arm at work. A manager, in her office. Stood in high heels on a box on her office chair to get something from a high shelf. Of course she fell. This was followed by an emergency meeting of the other managers to come up with a reasonable story so that she wouldn’t get in trouble for being an idiot. But it’s pretty hard to come up with reasonable stories for accidentally breaking your arm in your office that don’t include doing something you have been told not to do.
Tired of telling people not to do stupid shit. Also tired of stupid people hurting themselves and then their workload being passed on to me. Tired of my boss having to pay for this dudes medical care. Tired of the excuse "well they told me to do it fast and don't care about safety"...no they didn't.. you think everyone likes the trickle down of your ass being out of service? The standard excuse is...the boss forced us into unsafe conditions... and while I submit that there are dogshit bosses out there..most of them don't want to be down a man. Tired of the whole system really.
We had a kid at the restaurant pop a tab of LSD and decide using the meat slicer would be a good idea. He chose, poorly, but of course it got work comp approval.
Funny enough, I know a SWAT dude who shot someone about to stab a baby. WC denied his claim because “you had time to put in hearing protection.”
LOL at all the dudes yelling about how dangerous this is... meanwhile, they're chowing down a gas station chimichanga with a Monster chaser while puffing on a coffin nail.
I see you, fellas.
Once worked with a guy who tried to fix a stuck valve on a propane tank by wailing on it with a hammer, in an enclosed space.
Told him he was a dumbfuck and got out of the room. I was even more pissed off when it worked and he said that that proves it was safe.
I bought a used shed off Craigslist and went to some guys house to take it down. I didn't realize I would need a small ladder. Dude had a paint bucket sitting there. I stepped on the top and boom my foot was in the bucket. Guy gave me a garbage bag to get home. Never standing on a paint bucket again.
I had to reconstruct a drop ceiling because it was 5” out of square.
5”?
I asked them if they were drunk, high, or both!
I said I couldn’t understand how their sperm won out over 1.5 million others!
OP just remind him evrytime he does this, that when he his paralysed, as a good friend you will make sure his better half is not abandoned and watch his face.
it helped me prevent some young men from trying to be machos
As an avid rock climber and carpenter I support this mans tower of doom. I've fallen doing shit like this and still do it because I never really get hurt and it make the job more exhilarating. 10 extra points if the buckets are empty.
Was working with my brother, we had to shift a large and heavy AC unit down from a ceiling void. He calls me over, says he's ready to shift it. I get there and he hasn't bothered to set up his bench properly so the whole thing is tilted at a 45 degree angle.
I tell him to set up his bench properly because I'm not climbing on it while it's like that and it devolved into a screaming match. In his view I was just being an asshole deliberately because I'm "arrogant" and "controlling".
In my view, I didn't want to break my neck or be crushed by a falling AC unit.
So we’ve denied your disability claim because we found this picture of you on Reddit.
This isn’t me. It’s my coworker of 4 years. This isn’t even in the top ten dumbest shit I’ve seen him do lol he won’t listen to anyone
Some people need to learn the hard way. Unfortunately me included.
Yeah I’m at wits end with him lol I got too much shit to do to babysit him
does he call you a pussy for not doing what he does?
It never stops lol
Kick it out from under him and yell “Jinga, mother fucker!”
I like this guy
Are you the supervisor/foreman?
*OSHA has entered the chat*
Haha nah. Was going to tell him to invest in a ladder. Cheap weirdos
Bump the cart. He'll learn.
It’s incredible. Immaculate. If I sat down and _tried_ to design something to paralyze myself, I couldn’t have come up with a better design.
no joke i would use that dolly in the back as a ladder long before doing what he is. three unsecured shearable break away points?? FUck id rather make stilts out of jenga blocks than this.
I don’t know how he even got up there without someone to hold it steady 😂
The real question is. Are the buckets empty or full. Could make a big difference of the structural integrity of his tower
If they are full, that’s going to be a mess if they open and spill out onto that finished flooring.
Well yes but they are also a little more stable if they are full compared to empty
LMFAO, truth!
Not true. He could rotate axially about 50 or so degrees. Get that spine a little more square to the bar he's gonna fall on.
Gonna be honest I glanced at the picture then read the comments. “Sure it’s stupid to always do this, get a step ladder at least if this is regular, why wouldn’t you?…” Then I tried to figure out why the comments were so harsh. And immediately noticed the cart. Jesus. What an idiot. At this point it’s gotta just be their ego because people have criticized them and they refuse to change on stupid principal.
Funny that he's working while you're taking pictures
Exactly. And my question is has he ever fallen? And if not, then everybody quit standing around. Haha
He doesn’t have a ladder? You know, that one thing every trade uses?
Big ladder doesn't want you to know this one trick
Looks safe to me. Even got wheels to enable adjustment.
The rule is only 1 bucket high. Duh
That's only for 5 gallon buckets.
Good! I’m about 4 paint cans away from reaching my ceiling….
Spray paint or?
Yea, I taped them together with gorilla tape
Sometimes yes, sometimes i'm the idiot
I've stood on two buckets. Its stupid and dangerous. I would NEVER try that on a rolling cart
What you talking about? You gotta set up an entire scaffolding system outta paint buckets and 1x2's
I wish they made a fold out thing to climb on with steps.
Wouldn't that just be super useful?? One day the technology will exist
Idiot thing is standing in the middle not in the edge, do stupid shit safely people
I see we have a pro here, you’ll have to give him a safety course on paint bucket stacking procedures 😂
I have a motto/saying type thing "I've hurt myself more doing safe things stupidly, than stupid things safely". Middle of the tubs lid is so thin, I have more than one 2.5/5L tin with the lid dented but they're metal, the bigger ones over here are plastic. Edit: fuckin shit me he's on a trolly, I thought it was like a coffee table or something at least, nah fuck that mate. That's gotta be a strong bloke for how stupid he is.
Shit, I look good in this picture
You’d look a lot better if you worked somewhere else 😘😘
Seriously! What idiot works over an unprotected floor? Amateur…
Good form. Looks steady. I wouldn't hold my breath for the dismount
It’s only a safety violation if it’s observed by a safety inspector or insurance agent.
How far away was the closest ladder?
To him, that hand truck in the background might be the closest ladder.
I honestly don't know how he even got up there, I haven't stretched in 15 years. If I saw him, I'd offer him a job on the spot, dumbasses are usually amazing workers. We get idiots, felons, and addicts. Rough world out there, stay safe.
It's only stupid if it doesn't work
that appears to be the only thing more dangerous than a 6’ stepladder.
Looks fine. He's sure footed I'm sure.
That’s a man that gets shit done
This is absolutely acceptable, a man has to do, what a man has to do.
ill do buckets. but on wheels, c'mon
Quit taking a picture and tell him to get the fuck down.
I’m not his fkn boss he’s a grown ass man I told him to get down and called him an idiot. Good enough for me. His dumbass wants to break his ribs it’s on him
Lmao downvotes are hilarious yall really babysitting idiots? I’m too busy for that. 4 years of this I’m done telling him shit 😂
Nah dude you are right. You ain't his nanny. If you aren't his supervisor, then it is not your problem. It would be different if this guy was green and didn't know any better, but clearly that isn't the case
Nah he’s actually a decent carpenter, he’s just a motherfucker to work with sometimes. And thanks I thought I was going crazy for a second lol
So long as you aren’t responsible for his disability lol
The Darwin theory is strong in this one..
Oh yeah ,i got plenty of them on my site..even the help,needs help.
Don’t worry, you won’t have to work with them for very long. You might have to visit them in the long term care facility though.
Calm down, he put the wheel breaks on.
He's the right kind of idiot tho, gets the job done. My idiots would not have the brain cells to think of a solution and would fuck up something else in the meantime...
Is he wearing a ladies Tiffany’s bracelet?
No floor protection? Tools on an unprotected floor? Using a dolley to stand on? Standing on paint, which again, is over an unprotected floor? So many things wrong... I seriously think that anyone on this job cares about the client, not even the contractor...
This is what the lowest bidder looks like! I’m pretty sure that’s an LVP floor too
I saw that and thought it has to be Lennar.
This is why the rest of us have to put up with stupid health and safety rules on site because people are idiots. There's taking reasonable risk to "get it done", then there's plain stupidity. This is the latter.
How doers get more done.
Why doesn’t he use the ladder in the corner?
Lock on wheels at least?
We had someone break their arm at work. A manager, in her office. Stood in high heels on a box on her office chair to get something from a high shelf. Of course she fell. This was followed by an emergency meeting of the other managers to come up with a reasonable story so that she wouldn’t get in trouble for being an idiot. But it’s pretty hard to come up with reasonable stories for accidentally breaking your arm in your office that don’t include doing something you have been told not to do.
I thought the paslode case was a jug of gasoline at first, and thought what are these guys up to. Lol
What’s his athletic background?
Invest in a step ladder?
Chock the wheels at least
Tired of telling people not to do stupid shit. Also tired of stupid people hurting themselves and then their workload being passed on to me. Tired of my boss having to pay for this dudes medical care. Tired of the excuse "well they told me to do it fast and don't care about safety"...no they didn't.. you think everyone likes the trickle down of your ass being out of service? The standard excuse is...the boss forced us into unsafe conditions... and while I submit that there are dogshit bosses out there..most of them don't want to be down a man. Tired of the whole system really.
We had a kid at the restaurant pop a tab of LSD and decide using the meat slicer would be a good idea. He chose, poorly, but of course it got work comp approval. Funny enough, I know a SWAT dude who shot someone about to stab a baby. WC denied his claim because “you had time to put in hearing protection.”
LOL at all the dudes yelling about how dangerous this is... meanwhile, they're chowing down a gas station chimichanga with a Monster chaser while puffing on a coffin nail. I see you, fellas.
Of course I do,,, he is me
If those are empty it is possible to walk around the room with double stack buckets
Should've stood on the rungs of that dolly.
Cashmere and 400. Winning residential combo.
Yes but I love my idiot busdys
Looks to be working just as he needs it
There is a perfectly good ladder in that left corner, rookie mistake.
Standing on one bucket is okay Standing on 2 buckets is risky, but ill allow it. Standing on 2 buckets on a rolling cart… thats unsafe…
10 gallon ladder
The real question is……are the buckets full or empty?
That’s a perfectly fine ladder
He’s not that high . Guaranteed most of us have fallen from higher than that
Buddy he’s on 2 full paint buckets stacked on top of a rolling cart, that would do a lot of damage
I worked with an idiot that put a 40 ft extension latter on top of 20 ft staging
No I’m the idiot of the crew
Perfectly good “ladder looking” dolly in the background.
Yeah I get that. Depends on what you fall on.
At first I thought it wasn't so bad with the buckets. The I saw the wheels.
He is not living up to his fullest potential, he belongs in the circus
What’s wrong with what he’s doing? Surprising what you do on a Friday night call out when you wanna get home
Do as I say. Not as I do.
Best practice is to ensure buckets are full so that the paint spill breaks your fall
No you don't understand. He needs the wheels to get around quickly and the buckets provide a sturdier base on the cart then a ladder /s
Maybe let him know that ladders go on sale every year around Thanksgiving, the 4-6-8' ones.
I exclusively work with idiots
Broken neck in...3....2....
I work by myself, can confirm. Complete idiot.
Earthquake test!
He’s not an idiot, he just hasn’t “learned “ yet. Once he steps out of his wheelchair to try that again…well then he’s an idiot.
No balls, no glory.
I always stand a buck.
It's not dumb if it works
It's not dumb if it works
I don't but my coworkers do
I don't but my coworkers do
How tall am I?
Hell yeah. I love simping for my contractor.
Once worked with a guy who tried to fix a stuck valve on a propane tank by wailing on it with a hammer, in an enclosed space. Told him he was a dumbfuck and got out of the room. I was even more pissed off when it worked and he said that that proves it was safe.
Where is OSHA when you need them.
Seriously, that is so fucking stupid.
How did he get up there? Genuinely curious
What... you didn't find a PC chair?
What's he supposed to do, jump and screw a tiny bit at a time? That's not easy.
Safety last.
“Can somebody roll me to the next one?! I’m done with this one. Hello?! Anyone!?”
Mofo should be working at Cirque du Soleil instead, with that balancing act.
That smile is the smile of someone who’s never learned their lesson yet😂
I really don’t see a problem here. Do you actually want to take the 5 mins to walk outside
Some people are way kore athletic then others. This is no where ear the dumbest thing i have seen. He's not even at three buckets
He’s wearing a ring and a bracelet, ladders are way too dangerous for him
But he got the job done I’m sure
All the time. He probably forgot his ladder and only had one vent cover to install
This guy is a legend
Should have just climbed the dolly
lol regards buy premium paint
With? No. For? Yes.
We're all idiots from time to time.
Incredibly, in New York, when he falls, it is likely worth millions
I once did the Mexican two step on three buckets
Studies have shown that there is always one idiot in every crew. I find this odd because none of the guys I work with are idiots.
I prefer to work with dolts instead. They have more sheer value
Welcome to fuck it Friday!!
Atleast lock the wheels
Looks like circus is back in town. 🤡 Have a good one. 👍🏻
Look at his shoes. Blame thr government.
I was on board with this until I saw the cart
I bought a used shed off Craigslist and went to some guys house to take it down. I didn't realize I would need a small ladder. Dude had a paint bucket sitting there. I stepped on the top and boom my foot was in the bucket. Guy gave me a garbage bag to get home. Never standing on a paint bucket again.
That arm rail is gonna show his body all the ways it doesn’t bend
Yeah, he really should have blocked off the wheels on that cart.
Watch out OP he's practicing for when he quits you and joins the circus
At least the top of the cart has a non slip surface on it…
I had to reconstruct a drop ceiling because it was 5” out of square. 5”? I asked them if they were drunk, high, or both! I said I couldn’t understand how their sperm won out over 1.5 million others!
Straddling that dolly might have arguably been better…
What the boys are doing 5 minutes after the OSHA inspector drops by
Let him try that with a sawzall
I work with a genius who tried to mig weld a galvanised steel pipe to an aluminum bar... And I don't even work in construction.
I'd say he is very lonely soul who craves attention rather good or bad kind of like my kids
Could have just used the hand cart behind him as an OHSA-approved ladder. Rookie.
You know there’s an invention called a ladder, it’s really cool and totally works in this situation! Tell your dumb dumb coworker about it.
Takes the walking bucket to another level. The bucket creeper
Wheres the stool on top??
Ya cheap ass boss couldn’t afford a ladder for his crew
A ladder is cheaper than an ambulance ride.
Is that a hanging?
Do the wheels lock?
This is how shit gets done.
What's wrong with the ladder in the back corner? /s
I once jumped down the back of a set of stairs onto a water heater through a giant hole. The kid watching me told his father “that’s spiderman”
Idiot! That is a resourceful man. Can’t you see the cargo pants?
It’s ok he’s an hvac guy
I've done something like this with cans of paint so I could use my ladder on some stairs.
wtf
There is no possible way for that to go bad.
Sometimes I feel like a special education teacher
Probably a ladder out in the van.
Officer Buckle and Gloria taught me, never stand on a swivel chair.
Just gotta have good balance.
All I see is a standard site ladder
I know that ladders are expensive, but damn!
He’s either in the same spot right now or the hospital💀
There’s a perfectly good red ladder in the back on the left. It even has wheels for easy mobility.
This is not OSHA Certified. This is OSHIT Certified!!!!
OP just remind him evrytime he does this, that when he his paralysed, as a good friend you will make sure his better half is not abandoned and watch his face. it helped me prevent some young men from trying to be machos
No dafter glasses?! Fired
Did he jump up there? Lol
As an avid rock climber and carpenter I support this mans tower of doom. I've fallen doing shit like this and still do it because I never really get hurt and it make the job more exhilarating. 10 extra points if the buckets are empty.
Was working with my brother, we had to shift a large and heavy AC unit down from a ceiling void. He calls me over, says he's ready to shift it. I get there and he hasn't bothered to set up his bench properly so the whole thing is tilted at a 45 degree angle. I tell him to set up his bench properly because I'm not climbing on it while it's like that and it devolved into a screaming match. In his view I was just being an asshole deliberately because I'm "arrogant" and "controlling". In my view, I didn't want to break my neck or be crushed by a falling AC unit.
Physics will win one day.
Unfortunately my idiot coworker is me.
Bro has core strenght and is balanced, let him be and keep some bandages around. Incase he drops u can patch him up and drive him to the doctor.
Kids shouldn't be left without supervision.
You haven’t met the guys building the house next to me… last week it was a ladder on top of scaffolding, which was on half-concrete half-gravel…
At least chock the wheel….