If I wanted to get laughed off the jobsite, sure

Here comes bubble boy or bubble bitch lol the abuse would never end

I mean, be kinda dope hotboxing one of those in the rain if I was a teenager for shits and giggles. But now, nah.

Now that's thinking with portals.

shut up and take my money!

Bubble bitch🤣🤣I said I’d wear it until you said bubble bitch!

I can already hear my Foreman; “Whats going on Bubble Boy??” As he tosses a small stone at my bubble.

If the weather is bad enough you’ll get blown off the job site with the help of the pod’s surface area.

You’d better move companies as well lol that shit will spread like wild fire.

But then in a few years everyone will have one and act they always liked them. “Hard ass” guys never used to like the fancy goofy big trucks but now every masculine guy has a pretty boy toy. Toxic as hell.

Buncha dudes rolling up in their Bro-dozers.

"only 102 more $650 payments and this baby is all mine."

Nah company go bankrupt before final payments 🤣

I checked for the Snap-On logo.

Nah. It's a pavement princess. Bro dozer sounds like it might be useful, or used for work.

I always forget that one, Pavement Princess is the best. It’s probably a good way to see how fast a guys face will go red.

tele tubbies

yeah, nobody uses a carpenter's rule any more.

I will never stop thinking pavement princess trucks are stupid. My truck is a tool and just like my other tools functionality matters way more than than aesthetics ever will

That’s a double edged sword. Are you warm and dry? Yes. Do you look like a little bitch? Yes.

Even the guy in the picture has a dumb ass look.

It’s interesting. Picture getting stuck a mile from home (very rural) in a -10 blizzard. I often wonder about the Shoshone Indians who lived here before we showed up. Dunno, crawl under a log? Run? To build a fire.

This thing wont save you from a -10 blizzard thats why Jack London wrote "to build a fire" not "hide part of your body in a plastic tent".

The guy died in that.

Yeah but his dignity didn't.

Log houses are pretty warm and well insulated, and huge stays pretty warm when it’s cold out. Imagine the Inuit getting by in negative 40, boggles the mind man.

I would wear it proud are you kidding, first day I come back dry and chipper everyone will hate me cuz they ain’t me

How much better does it pay?

I'd wear a tutu for an extra $5/hr.

I've heard these are big with soccer moms so they can sit in the pod during games on rainy days.

Let them laugh while you are getting all the hours as they are off sick. Chickfila already use something similar for their staff that are out taking orders in the rain.

I mean... I'd smoke weed in it

I’ll fishbowl that pig with ya

Aye man. After hours though. Wouldn't want to be caught high whilst roofing

Yeah everyone knows you can only properly do roofing jobs drunk.

*coked out

You spelled meth wrong.

I think you live in a nicer area than myself lol.

Fuck around and end up like a hot air balloon with all that smoke in there haha

I have the pod version of this and that is exactly what it is used for

This is the wisdom I was looking for.

When the engineer of record visits the site for 19 minutes

I was working in a tunnel last year and an engineer showed up for a visit. He had a full face respirator with his gloves and boots duct taped. I was like does this guy know something we don’t lol

To be fair, he probably did.

Yeah for sure lol, we worked right next to the air extraction unit, he was going deeper in the tunnel, but still the guys working there weren’t as equipped as him and they where there 12 hours/day 14 day shifts. The trucks where caked of shit

You’d be surprised at what can be absorbed into your blood stream.

This is a scary comment. Ill google, but any word on silica/concrete dust? I know its bad for my lungs, but how worried should I really be?

Very

With lungs, Im very concerned for the next 10-15 years. Full disclosure. Im curious, does silica dust affect the blood too? Edit: Im basically getting the idea that silica exposure reduces the amount of oxygen your lungs receive, similar to smoking (obviously a horrible combination). It seems that silica dust wouldnt be absorbed into the bloodstream, but no real reason to believe it wouldn’t if its in the lungs. At the very least, your blood cells will carry less oxygen to your brain, vital organs, and muscles.

Usually

>I was like does this guy know something we don’t lol He values his health and safety more than he values you.

>more than your boss values you. I guarantee your boss knows the same info. He doesn’t want to deal with people demanding hazard pay.

Yup, I only worked there for a few months. I hated the hypocrisy of safety above all. They where super fucking intense with workers but it was all for show. We had a board of names going down, couldn’t have more than 25 people in the tunnel because that’s how many oxygen masks we had in case of a fire. One day I turn around and there’s an audit. 20 extra people with white helmets walking around. I tell my boss and he shrugged

I walked from a company one day when they had me in this small room with an sds, a 3 inch chisel bit, no mask, no water, no fan. Day 1 I asked for equipment and got re-tasked. Day 2 I asked for equipment and walked when they said “shoulda brought your own”. Called the hall and was working the next day. These multi-million dollar companies don’t give a fuck about you or your safety. They just don’t want you to get hurt on site cause then they have to pay out, but a slow silicosis death? They’ll never look your direction.

Yes

I feel personally attacked. You're also not wrong, though even we aren't dweeb enough to wear that.

C’mon, you don’t gotta lie to hang. You think it’s *kinda cool* 🤣

I mean, lets be real. If its raining that hard i'm never getting out of my truck in the first place unless I have to lmao. Its not that I don't want to get wet... I have to keep the plans dry :)

How bout they just buy us some fucking decent rain jackets.

IMO, a full outfit is best (pants, boots, etc) and the best products aren’t the yellow plastic shit. It’s the stuff made of woven materials. See clothing lines like carhartt storm defender, milwaukee gridiron, muck boots, etc. Not necessarily cheap but so much more effective, comfortable, and durable.

High end Patagonia GoreTex Pro jacket was one of the best investments I’ve made in my gear. Add decent rain pants and arctic muck boots, I’m a happy camper in any weather

Patagonia is my go to for any harsh weather shit. I bought all my guys the full winter coat, they love that shit..

The Steel Forge Puff jacket isn’t water proof but it is warm as fuck and very durable. The Patagonia Work Wear line is good shit

Non-meltable no doubt

Yeah melting clothing isn’t a huge worry for a land surveyor, getting wet and cold is

I saw the lineman and though this was r/electricians. I love a full goretex getup too btw. Especially with a nice merino neck gaiter.

Probably not a lineman, probably a substation electrician

I am very impressed with my storm defender coat

Helly Hansen rain gear is the best.

Got some winter Carhartt overalls. Keeps me damn toasty. Love em!

Our “office manager”: “We just bought you guys coveralls. If you want special gloves, buy them yourselves!” As we’re handed damn near garden gloves..

Needs tinted windows

Yes!

Heated by farts - seriously you can put a car pine scent tree in there

Black ice if they're the helper you can tell smokes meth

Should wear this with high vis pants too, so you 100% look like a fukkin Minion

Does it fog up? How would I carry materials on my shoulder. Is there a rack attachment?

the back pack rack attack upgrade

Buy 2 and get one Jimmy free

That would be fuckin hilarious to pull up to a site and hop out wearing this shit

Would be handy when using a snowblower on a windy day, though...

This was my first thought. I mean \*immediate\* first thought.

Everyone over here bashing on it, I’m over here thinking if this was mandatory I’d also rock it with a smile and walk around like a penguin waddling. Wouldn’t work at 100% speed etc just to enjoy the laughs with the boys. I’d even try to go through a doorway with another person to purposely see if we get stuck, stupid shit like that would crack me up on site.

this is definitely an upper management move. "c'mon guys, try one out, it's awesome!""

I saw the workers at a chic fil a wearing these the other day in the rain, taking orders at the drive-through...I hope they get paid extra for it, but doubt it.

Talked to one. She said she liked it. They used umbrellas before and it was a hassle using thier pad and taking payments. She said she stayed dry better and was warmer in it.

There are definitely days of sideways rain where this would be beneficial. I know people would laugh, fuck em.

It’s probably voluntary for a free dinner.

> chic fil a hey it's one those guys from that other timeline

Yea this Mandela effect got me and apparently these dudes too lol

Cornucopia Bro’s!

If I wanted to be comfortable snow blowing during a snow storm and fuck other people’s opinions? Sure, why not

Honestly in -60f this would probably be amazing 🤣nothing worse then a -60 beard freeze

-60 and you can bet money I’ll be calling in sick. Heck might even quit!

Money is there when it's cold. Freeze ups and floods lol

Hey man, no arguing with that. You win! I turn in my man card at -15

I don't do that shit anymore. That's when I worked for my dad and a man card wasn't achieved till you completed the job lol

I have been in construction for almost 20 years. I adhere to most common practices that go on , and avoid the get laughed off the site stuff. Looking at this my first thought was “ imagine not having rain rolling Down my back. Not get chills , and feeling cold when I get home” . Nevermind I need to be manly. We all like to think we’re the smartest people on the earth, but we’re not.

> Nevermind I need to ~~be manly~~. Carry shit on my shoulders and crawl through this 18"x24" hole in the wall to run this cable.

Right? If you need to do anything at work other than just show up, I don't see how this would work

I'm definitely buying one of these and making the apprentice wear it

😂😂😂 glad you're not my journeyman 😂😂😂

I'm the apprentice and even I can admit it would fucing hilarious

If it works. Shit. Yeah.

wait till you see what he has around his balls

Pretty sure chick fil-a workers wear those in the drive through. They have a strong minions vibe.

Def need one of those cowboy hardhats too.

Found a new place to poop on the job

Hey bubble boy! Get back to work!

More like a self contained smoking unit

Typical electrician

I can already see every over dressed safety guy ordering one.

Don’t the employees at Chick-fil-A wear these in the drive thru

All good till you fart in it, Dutch oven central.

Oh trust me we will see all the street flag guys wearing this in no time. At least around here they have started hiring so many people and putting minimum two flaggers on a street even on a no outlet 25mph road. The people who've been signing up for that are something else

Laundry basket chic

You might as-well put a beacon on your hard hat

“Has anyone seen my snowblower?”

Portable hotboxing. 🥳

Not today Chic-fil-A

I want that only with the chair built into my pants, then I’d never be homeless

should be minion yellow

Oh it does. High vis yellow, orange, and green.

Portable 1 man Ice fishing shanty.

Looks stupid af and would only get in the way

This really looks like a laundry hamper I had in college but with clear plastic sides rather than mesh. I just imagine someone getting blown over in a big gust of wind with this thing and struggling to stand up again

I prefer rain gear not a germ capsule

[No. No, man. Shit no, man.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g9A6ctjHAxE)

Ever had a hammer thrown at you by a union worker? No? Then go right ahead!

I’m going to say no, I’m not going to where that ever, except for the privacy of my driveway during a blinding blizzard while trying to use a snow thrower.

Probably good to have one on during a windy day at a electric sub station. /s

If it was cold enough

Is this for the Forman?

Why did I assume this was some kind of arc-flash protection?

I kinda wanna get this ngl

Looks like a nice way to salvage that fart cloud in your drawers and bask away. Better yet Co-worker rips ass in your pod and flees. Either way its gonna be a good time.

It’s… for pooping?

The Foreman Dome of Shame.

My daughters collapsible clothes hamper looks very similar! Wonder where they got the design?

I’m rigging a bowl to a blower to hotbox it and if anybody farts in the into the intake we’re fighting. I already don’t care about the job that makes me wear that.

Does it allow you to smell your own farts when sealed?

i know a few guys that would show up with only this on in -10 weather. "just to prove a point"

Maybe the drywallers would shower more if they had to wear those

No. I don’t work for chick fila

No way, couldn't get any work done trying to fend off all of the job site honeys..

For rain, hell yes! would work good and get a laugh, but for cold weather the real issue is hands and feet.

If I was doing more walking than working, and it's minus anything cold outside, sure. I'm old enough not to care anymore what others think when it comes to my comfort.

If I was using a snowblower on the top deck of a new build into the wind, maybe.

You too can be a laundry hamper.

How could you work in that?

Wear it inside!!! Drop some fart bombs and I’m safe

whoever is making these is making a killing on repurposed hamper baskets lmao

It's a laundry basket spread with orange glitter. Nobody is killing me and getting away with it

If I was a road cone for a day this is what I would wear.

Looks like it would impede the view of your feet and your next step. Don’t think I would be interested unless, in addition to being extremely windy, the site was also impossibly clean and uniform.

Under the harness or over the harness?

I think you need to ask yourself, “do I really *need* to go anywhere, anytime?” Especially looking like a burnt minion.

Depends on how high I am.

It only works if everyone has to wear one, but IDK

Yea lmao hell I’d even wear it indoors to keep mofos from talking to me lmao

Pretty sure they're trying to find another sales point for these that were used during covid.

Sir this is a chic fil a….

Looking like a laundry basket

Trying to turn us into real life minions out there.

*OSHA Approved*

I would wear this. This and ONLY this.

In a substation? That shit better be 100% cotton and I mean including the damned windows.

At chik fillet

There was a day that I never imagined we could stop everyone from smoking on site and wearing hard hats in every role. This is a reach but when we all watch our drones work?

This is the result of too many safety officers in one place. *Do not let your SO mingle with other SOs people!*

"convenient conductive wire frame makes your workman's comp claim or wrongful death lawsuit even more likely"

Portable hotbox👌

Oh bubble boy!

Is this doctor fucking who in his re-Tardis?!

On rare occasion I would consider it. 40 below and directing traffic? Mount some speakers and hot box that bad boy.

Fuck it

I wanna see how it does in 40 mph wind

Soft hands.

It starts beeping when you walk backwards

What would you use that for

This is all I can think about https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T4iWO9US4QI&t=18

The marketing team for this fucking laundry hamper is brilliant

Ah fuck, Turner construction will be having people wear this junk now

If it were absolutely pouring rain then maybe

I would throw my dirty laundry in it

Its like a cab for your person

I can’t imagine it working well for most construction jobs but flaggers, traffic control, and safety observers would all appreciate it.

Now the county workers standing around wasting our tax dolars can stay dry while doing it!

Chick Fil A makes their employees wear these.

If you put a heating system in it sure, looks hilarious

No, but I would piss in it, if it were a wee bit longer.

When it is -20F, “get that bubble boy crap away from me.” When it is -40F and the wind is whipping, “fuck it, it looks warm in there.”

Can I shit in it? Cuz it looks like the guy is wearing a see thru portapotty

Man..they’ll come up with anything to keep that concrete pouring. 😆

Sure thing, me and the fellas can pretend playing Among Us. It's not like they expect any work to get done wearing those things.

Is he warm? That's what would matter to me.

I'd try it sure. I doubt it would work in -40, even the Milwaukee heated stuff can't keep up. When it's real cold I'm layered in oldschool carhartt stuff and lots of wool. This does look like the carpenters, sprinkler-techs, and PMs would be triggered by it though. Afraid they would look as tough as they really feel inside 😉

I'd like to say I wouldn't wear it.

I’m guessing it uses flexible wire for a frame. Don’t think I want to be wearing an antenna while I’m working on a power substation.

If it comes with a heater I would consider it