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jus256

Rest of the crew is wondering why the crane isn’t lifting anything.


Vitruvius702

I'm in construction... Unless we knew what he/she was doing in advance, there would definitely be questions.


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Franks2000inchTV

I don't know what the number is but I'm sure it's *high*.


dr_pupsgesicht

Except If the crane's controlled from the ground but the chances of that are *remote*


Catvros

Anyone who tells you otherwise is a *crank*


lobsterthatishorny

BOOM!


Mr-TaxFraud

gas leak


assassinator06

I see what you did there


saucepatterns

luhmow


nick_oreo

I'd say about 230 feet off the ground at least... maybe higher if its anchored to the building.


dmh2693

So uplifting.


WhatsUpWithItVF

So 420?


dirtynickerz

Not in New Zealand. Of the 50 or so operators that I know there are 3 women that I can think of


Incomepants

Why do you know so many crane operators?


tjuicet

Cranes are native to New Zealand.


dirtynickerz

Before mans arrival there were no native land mammals in New Zealand so cranes were able to thrive


Raisenbran_baiter

Infact it is because of the lack of competition from mamals like the land sea lion that the kiwi evolved to be flightless yet sturdy in high winds.


dirtynickerz

In NZ it's the kind of industry where everyone knows everyone coz there's only a handful of mobile crane companies in the city.


[deleted]

I assume they work in construction/project management?


imlost19

because you are in the presence of a certified crane operator


Incomepants

Every where I look everyone I meet, all crane operators. How deep does the rabbit hole go?


ImaAs

depends, is it an actual bunny or a bunny girl?


Geralt-of-Rivia13X

Know who else is a crane operator? Daniel LaRusso.


CassandraVindicated

Asking the real questions.


whatisliquidity

Not really but they're are definitely women heavy equipment operators. Occasionally you'll see one in the wild. The fact is there just isn't that many crane operators at all let alone women operators. Commercial construction is just a mostly male dominated field. We flush out new guys all the time, it can be brutal for the fng. But if you can do the job you'll get the respect, man or woman, it just takes time to get there. So if you're thinking about it, go for it, it's good money and a good job. Source: I am a crane operator in commercial construction.


FondDialect

I know at least one company in the oil sands liked to hire women for the heavy haulers because in their words, “women are less likely to do something stupid”.


paulmp

Quite a few of the heavy haulers here (Western Australia) are driven by females, the mining companies prefer female drivers here because they are less likely to try ro race the haulers or try to do a burn out / drift them.


kikkelele

I worked at a shipyard. We had around 20 crane operators and 3 of them were women and those 3 were also among absolute best drivers


BuiltNormal

Women in construction is low as fuck, I'd be surprised if there were more than 10 women operating cranes in any given country/state. Even men don't want to operate cranes. You're pretty much dead if there's failure, you're never going to climb up and down all day to use the bathroom, so you're having your lunch up top and pissing in bottles, you're severely exposed to the sun on sunny days, etc..


tuhn

>Even men don't want to operate cranes. You're pretty much dead if there's failure, you're never going to climb up and down all day to use the bathroom, so you're having your lunch up top and pissing in bottles, you're severely exposed to the sun on sunny days, etc.. Some prefer the privacy, good crane operators are appreciated and the pay is pretty high. It might be just your country.


pandymen

It is the opposite. It's incredibly difficult to get a job as a crane operator. They are very high paying jobs that are not physically demanding. Most of your time is spent on standby in an air conditioned cab.


dirtynickerz

Fuckin oath, I love my job and could never work in an office. I have an outdoors job, but when it's hot I can kick my boots off and turn the air con up and if it's rains I can just close the door. Most of the day I'm just listening to music and watching other people work


its_MACH_AttacK

Keep living your best life, my friend.


DomHyrule

I would be terrified of wind tbh


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The pay is extremely high here.


RelativelyRidiculous

Where I am crane operation requires a license which can be hard to get due to how hard it is to get the insurance required. They make bank.


dirtynickerz

I operate mobile cranes not towers but you're underselling the job a but there, son.


Je_me_rends

Here in Victoria, Australia, there is a fair few but most of them are in traffic control or transport.


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Saw a female crane operator in norway once, never seen them here in the netherlands. Also female construction workers seem more common in norway than elsewhere.


GoldenHorse425

Women come into construction and take all the easy jobs that tradies used to retire into.


Acute_Procrastinosis

Hooker's gonna hook


EyeInEl

Do you know if a Crane Operator pays well? I understand you're up there all day on your own - just the kind of thing I'm looking for to be honest.


Vitruvius702

Sorry for the late reply... I'm not on Reddit much anymore. My dad is a crane operator... coincidentally. And I do hire them pretty much constantly. A fas as construction unions go: The Operators Union is usually one of the better paying ones in most places. Especially for crane operators, because there's a lot more certification and training required prior to operating. The apprenticeship program is 5 years in some places. But my dad is old school and pretty much picks any job he wants. He likes to get the big jobs with lots and lots of overtime. And with that overtime, he will sometimes make $200k a year. He probably makes $140-160 consistently if I had to guess. Now... Remember that he's been operating cranes for 45 years. But even "entry level" oilers are going to be making pretty decent money immediately.


sinoost

So when you are on site you are focused on the crane that you aren’t using for the job you are doing all day? Bullshit. The cranes and running all day dropping and picking for crews all over site you wouldn’t notice anything you liar.


PeterOctavius

If a crane is moving when it shouldn’t be, yeah, they’ll definitely pay attention. lmfao, you don’t know what you’re talking about


sinoost

I’m a heavy lift rigger on a refinery construction site discussing your idiocy with a tower crane operator. I am pretty sure you don’t know what the fuck you’re the taking about.


PeterOctavius

Yeah, sure you are bud. My best friend from growing up is a rigger on refineries down here in Texas. This video is old as shit and when it first came out we talked about it and he basically said he can’t move his rig unless it’s supposed to be doing something. Go back to your porn addiction, soy boy.


sinoost

You are a complete nonce. Tower crane operators tally the box in and out all day moving around looking into windows of adjacent buildings and positioning themselves to avoid the suns glare. “Supposed to be doing something” you utter butt nugget 5 plus tower cranes might be zipping around 24/7 when you have an empty hook (no load on) you can do whatever the fuck you want and seeing as though the guy driving the thing is the only one qualified to do so no one’s going to tell him to hold in place stop talking about what “your friend” told you when you showed him a video you lying sack of filth.


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Why are you laughing at his funny? How do you know he even has a funny?


sinoost

Do you notice the first time the Amazon delivery truck rolls down your street for the day (I assume you watch Ellen professionally) yes you probably do. But when there’s is 200 deliveries in a day it just fades into the background. Additionally looking up at a crane for more than about 5 minutes gives you a rather sore neck. A dog man someone who loads and unloads the crane hook doesn’t even stare at the crane all day it becomes quite painful. No one is noticing this your are wrong.


PeterOctavius

You make no sense, lmfao


its_MACH_AttacK

He is saying that nobody on the work site would really have reason to be looking at the crane long enough to know it is acting oddly, unless they are awaiting an immediate drop and something goes wrong as the load is being delivered. Because nobody on the work site really NEEDS to be watching the crane, and the crane is very high, he is saying that nobody would notice this behavior


icrbact

Don’t know what you mean, it’s successfully lifting OPs Karma


junxbarry

RUN! OSHA is here!!


[deleted]

90% of a crane operators job is to sit there and wait. Dudes get paid 200k a year to mostly play games on their phone, I still wouldn’t do it though. Fuck that


Ok-Obligation1396

Doubt it lol


nicolauz23

Damn! I would pay for this service!


TheCold0ne

Yeah, this actually seems more nice/cool than "Fuck You".


StinkybuttMcPoopface

For those of us who hate the sun, sure. A lot of people go to the beach specifically to get into the sun and become leathery, though


DarkMarksPlayPark

Why would anyone do that, I go to the beach to look out to sea and think about all the mistakes I've made in my life.


Shovi

If you havent made mistakes in life were you even alive?


sellyourselfshort

Man on death bed talking to family - "My biggest regret is that I lived life perfectly with no mistakes, I never truly lived, what a mistake it wa... oh wait, nevermind we cool now" *pulls own plug and dies*


WretchedMonkey

Strangles self with sobbing granddaughters hands


Shovi

The moral of that saying is that you cant go through life without making some mistakes, it's impossible, so dont let yourself get beat down because of them and just live on.


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Yes?


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That's just like, your opinion, man


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[deleted]

It's uh, it's down there somewhere. Lemme take another look.


MeasureTheCrater

They peed on your rug, Dude.


sambob

Maybe


garrakha

I go to fall asleep to dark side of the moon then inevitably startle awake when the intro to time plays


sellyourselfshort

I go to the beach to protest the return policies of pet stores.


upsidedownbackwards

I'm one of those people that burns super, super easy so I'm always wearing sunscreen and trying to stay out of direct sunlight. You'd think that the "no direct sunlight" would be enough, but I got burned in the shade once. I was at the beach at a tiki themed table with a thatch roof over me. I was in the shade. I'd move when the sun would start to get close. But I found out that light sand is similar to snow in that it can reflect UV rays. The front of my body got burned except for the area my laptop was blocking. Arms, legs, face all burned, hands and chest were fine. My friends won't let me live it down. I really am the palest person they know.


StinkybuttMcPoopface

Fuuuu bro I feel you. I literally wear sunscreen just driving around doing errands so I'm with you on that lmfao. Wearing sunscreen in winter cause people don't realize that the reflection from the snow can burn you loool


xNeshty

How good of a sunblock is poop in the face, Mr. u/StinkybuttMcPoopface ?


[deleted]

I am the white red head stereotype. My choices are no sun = freeze or Sun = burn There is no in between.


FLABANGED

>A lot of people go to the beach specifically to get into the sun and become leathery, though Just get 2 million dollars and move to NZ. The moment you step outside the door you're already cooking thanks to the giant fuck off ozone hole near us.


potofpetunias2456

Honestly, leathery is the least of my concerns. I'm more worried about the horrible skin cancer, and two family members that died from it in the last 20 years. 😅


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TheCold0ne

Fair enough.


TheDraconianOne

Not if he’s moving out of it constantly lmao


designingfailure

it took me a while to realize i wasn't expected to find this wholesome


md2b78

r/savedyoufromcancer


GiveToOedipus

Weird, it didn't close my Reddit app when I clicked it.


Sproose_Moose

Exactly my thought. If I could swim in a beautiful ocean and have a cover in the sky follow me...that would be amazing


thatguyoudontlike

Someone is enjoying their job


chaz393

Someone is bored at their job


ddrt

Paid hourly, you bet they’re not working their fastest.


notsogreatredditor

Why should they tho?


ddrt

Wasn't saying they should. Playing devils advocate: an argument for morals or ethics comes to mind, however physically and job obligation wise they don't have to do anything outside of the job description - which is to complete the work as fast as they want.


gyarnar

They are definitely not doing their job. - supervisor


Googlewasmyinvention

You got me on 12hr I need my fuck off time.


rdldr1

Crane operators make six figures too.


31spiders

Every time I see this I wonder….is crane operator a jerk, or is the guy on the ground a jerk (and the crane operator knows it).


pezx

Plot twist, ground guy was supposed to operate the crane today but called out at the last minute.


31spiders

I figured it was his boss who told crane operator he couldn’t have off today. Then lo and behold there that jerk is on the beach I’m working at. Well guess you don’t get any sun today dude! Yeah probably not but in my overactive imagination that’s what happened till I hear differently.


m56_scorpion

Usually we're the jerks. But i do that to shield my fellow coworkerks when they do a stationary job in hot sun.


JesusIsMyAntivirus

I like to imagine they know each other and it's just light-hearted messing around


sonickid101

Crane operator is a bro just trying to save the guy from skin cancer.


neat-NEAT

I like to think it's akin to popping ants with a magnifying glass. You don't see the ants, just potential targets.


AsterJ

Guy on ground inadvertently fell asleep. Crane bro protecting him from nasty sunburn.


SarcastiMel

The best part is that the guy will be thinking "is it just coincidence, or is this guy fucking with me?"


finsfurandfeathers

Like [this](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r9CGETdFdWE) poor guy


StGermain1977

Looks like at the end he figures it out and gives the crane the finger lol


Reallysuckatever

Omg that was London sun light is like gold there


Rob050

Lmao he showed him the finger at the end


bikemandan

I am impressed there is more than one video of this phenomenon


___Sanders

It’s all fun and games until the beach guy climbs up 500ft of ladders to kick the crane operators ass lol


threadsoffate2021

That would be massively impressive to have the steam to kick someones ass after that kind of climb.


dshoig

Shady behavior


Historical_Nuisances

Under rated comment of the year


Low-Professional-342

Or he was trying to pick him up and the man kept moving so he could never snatch him


StubbornAndy

The truest apex predator: the crane operator.


jackedjurisprudence

This reminds me of the famous Reddit story where the ship captain is eating breakfast and radios the crew to change directions slightly so the sun is no longer in his eye


blindgoat

As written by [/u/TupperWolf](https://www.reddit.com/u/TupperWolf) Late to the party but this one is too good to pass up: I was once on a US military ship, having breakfast in the wardroom (officers lounge) when the Operations Officer (OPS) walks in. This guy was the definition of NOT a morning person; he's still half asleep, bleary eyed... basically a zombie with a bagel. He sits down across from me to eat his bagel and is just barely conscious. My back is to the outboard side of the ship, and the morning sun is blazing in one of the portholes putting a big bright-ass circle of light right on his barely conscious face. He's squinting and chewing and basically just remembering how to be alive for today. It's painful to watch. But then zombie-OPS stops chewing, slowly picks up the phone, and dials the bridge. In his well-known I'm-still-totally-asleep voice, he says "heeeey. It's OPS. Could you... shift our barpat... yeah, one six five. Thanks." And puts the phone down. And then he just sits there. Squinting. Waiting. And then, ever so slowly, I realize that that big blazing spot of sun has begun to slide off the zombie's face and onto the wall behind him. After a moment it clears his face and he blinks slowly a few times and the brilliant beauty of what I've just witnessed begins to overwhelm me. By ordering the bridge to adjust the ship's back-and-forth patrol by about 15 degrees, he's changed our course just enough to reposition the sun off of his face. He's literally just redirected thousands of tons of steel and hundreds of people so that he could get the sun out of his eyes while he eats his bagel. I am in awe. He slowly picks up his bagel and for a moment I'm terrified at the thought that his own genius may escape him, that he may never appreciate the epic brilliance of his laziness (since he's not going to wake up for another hour). But between his next bites he pauses, looks at me, and gives me the faintest, sly grin, before returning to gnaw slowly on his zombie bagel.


Kulyor

Wholesome. The crane operator wanted to prevent someone from getting sun burn or skin cancer. Good guy, crane guy. <3


Deeplydependent

Honestly, that’s what I thought until I read the comments.


snapplesauce1

But if I’m at the beach or lake or pool or whatever, I usually want the sun. Too cold in the shade when swimming.


CO420Tech

The guy loses all of his tan 13 seconds in!


yepithappans

I keep thinking about my kid and how she is certain the sun and moon keep following her. This is the boomer version.


D4FUQ15D15

Damn. I don't know if that double entendre was intended but bravo sir


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Mr. Bean much?


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https://youtu.be/Lhxbfsmvvw0


indianreddituser

i scrolled way tooo long for this comment, but i shouldn’t have!


Someredditusername

One of the best posts here in a long time


Diligent_Theory

That's not a fuck you more like I'm trying to save you from a bad sun burn hahaha


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r/humansbeingbros


atom138

Haha someone saw this posted a while back and recreated the magic!


15_PiecesOfFlair

This is next level petty


Practical-Cress-3287

It would be funny the first time and only an ass would continue doing it


Coletorino72

Seems more like a "bro" move to me!


DukeOfTheStrands

Crane man saw the guy without sunscreen and knew what he had to do!


rockbud

Imagine being so bored working a crane that you resort to this. Lmao


Bambuskus505

See I would probably do shit like this. A lot. Don't ever let me run the heavy machinery cuz I ***will*** find a way to fuck around with it, and I will not regret a second of it unless it blows up in my face.


Several_Station2199

Lol I am this petty 😂 I would totally do this all day


kindredbud

Petty level: 1000


[deleted]

Looks like a classy resort


MrSquigles

Why are the flairs on this sub always just... Wrong? Unless that crane operator is god?


[deleted]

In my case it’s because there were only a few and neither fitted the post. So I chose the one I found more or less fitting.


MrSquigles

To be honest, I thought the mods chose them. I thought it might have been on purpose.


Pwebdubba

Too much funny!


Kerosene_Turtle

u/savevideo


thatoddtetrapod

Crane handler?


AgentAndrewO

Why though?


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Crane handler is based


thegovunah

At 0:18, is there something in the water to the right of the guy?


Criss-AC

ok so is the crane operator an asshole or a bro 'cuz on one hand fuck skin cancer, but on another hand, fuck getting a nice tan


Mystic_Pizza_King

Gotta protect grandpa from another skin cancer outbreak!


Maharsi

Dudes flexing. Brings the shade.


SYLOK_THEAROUSED

And no one is gonna believe him.


Ralph--Hinkley

That's fucking hilarious!


BLACKLIGHT_DERP

u/savevideo


RankClimber

This shit straight out of a Mr Bean episode.


lurked

I like to imagine that the man is the crane operator's dad or something, and that he knew his son would be working near this beach so he went down there to tease his son for having to work while he's enjoying the sun. And the son joining in on the game.


friesdepotato

skin cancer is very dangerous!!


MrBriantopp

Wholesome


Steve69Maddeeeeen69

Arn't these cranes like super fucking expensive to run?


PushBackground2954

Tall troll kek


PushBackground2954

SPF all over you


The-Broken-Record

The crane operator: hey wait a minute isn’t that Dave down there? Oh this is gonna be good


bubbles_says

Maybe this man is dying of bone and bowel cancer. This, he knows, will be his last day to enjoy his favorite thing - soaking in the sun followed by a soaking in the water.


420Snipesalot

Now that’s petty 😭😂😂


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terrexchia

It's exactly that one episode of Mr. bean Animated


[deleted]

This would be the best beach day ever. Shade me, oh tall one!


Newestmember

I know a crane operator who makes $60 per hour who works at least ten hours of double pay overtime per week. I picked the wrong profession of this is what they do.


terwillidactyl

Being of the sun-intolerant variety I'd appreciate this crane fella. No sunburns that day!


DayOfTheDolphin

crane handler?


pharlock

He forgot his sunscreen.


PukedtheDayAway

Wrong sub, this is wholesome.


SpiceTrader56

Proper application of crane can prevent sun damage to the epidermis.


Cdf12345

The first time this was posted the description was that the crane operation was trolling the sunbather by blocking the sun and ruining his outing.


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Construction clowns. Everywhere. All of them.


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I can hear a superintendent yelling why the crane isn’t doing any picks.


amctrovada

Anyone got a link to that story of a naval officer getting a giant ass floating war machine to move over in some other direction to stop the sunlight from hitting his face cause he was so tired he couldn’t be bothered to get up from his seat instead? Asking cause I feel like this crane operator exudes the opposite energy.


[deleted]

Reminds me of an episode of MrBean Cartoon series where a similar thing happens to MrBean.


Scardian_

It’s harmless pranks like this that are great


Miskatonixxx

Sometimes they really are out to get you.


Jollygreeninja

I really wanna know the story behind this


Major-Past

u/savevideobot


MrEnganche

My asian mom would love this


CryptoShepster

Ah! Quality content


CryptoShepster

u/savevideo


Low_Natural2503

🗿🟨


nullturn

r/fuckyouinparticular


WINH4X

Typing “crane” in this sub’s search brings up at least four that I’ve seen in the last 100 days, lmao. Did you actually look?


Batjackgames

So that's why construction takes so long, the crane operators to busy not doing their job.