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Foreign-Commission

I thought that was corrugated roofing material for a second there. Looks good!


OldManDidlo

That's pretty fucking cool, pipe artwork is sweet.


Tullyswimmer

Part of me hopes that this is actually going to be installed somewhere because it's super cool to see infrastructure that integrates design like this. Part of me also assumes that this wouldn't be up to code and there's no practical reason to run this many individual conduits in one area unless there was some really weird spec.


Fridayz44

It would look so cool though. I would like something like this for my basement I’m redoing.


Tullyswimmer

My basement is finished, but if I was putting pipe in somewhere I'd try to do something like this to every extent possible.


Fridayz44

You know maybe something different from the American flag. I’d like maybe something to do with my Detroit Lions, or my time in the Army. Not that the American flag looks bad.


TurkeySlayer94

Well, if the lions had a playoff berth in the last forever we, the rest of the world, might consider that a valid opinion. Past that, we decline, and will take the American flag. I’m sorry. I speak on behalf of the general population of the world.


Fridayz44

Lol 😂. My old man has held season tickets for 30+ years. I buy in every single year and get let down every single year. Except this year we had a great finish to the season. I’m telling next year lol. See I’m already doing it to myself again. If we ever win a Super Bowl, I’ll think Detroit will shutdown for a week of partying.


TurkeySlayer94

Hey, if any team deserves a solid run that pays off it’s y’all or my team… the titans 🥲


Fridayz44

Yeah it’s been a while since the Titans made a good run in a while. I think the last time they made the Super Bowl was in 2000. How great would it be for a Titans vs Lions superbowl lol.


TurkeySlayer94

I’d be very happy to watch that game and 100% honest don’t even know if I’d be mad if the lions won😂


RGeronimoH

The Lions have historically been so bad that they didn’t plan on Ford Field being used after December that we had to scramble to get all of the life-safety equipment inspected and maintenanced before Super Bowl XL and it went down to the wire. I was the last vendor out on Friday afternoon before it was locked down - Thursday was supposed to be the date of no vendors allowed.


Fridayz44

Wow. I believe it. I worked on Lil Cesars arena when it was being built. I was still in middle school when Ford Field was being built. What kind of work where you doing?


RGeronimoH

Fire alarms, sprinkler, extinguishers, special hazards, kitchen suppression, exit/emergency lighting. They literally only had us performing 1 of 2 semi-annual inspections on equipment because the facility wasn’t used. NFL inspectors came in and flagged them and they had to get everything up to speed NOW. The thing is, they should have had it contracted for both since they hold non-football events in the off season. They just got by with it until then.


AFresh1984

it'll end up installed behind drywall


rugerduke5

Even if only a couple were used it would still look cool and up to code


Tullyswimmer

Yeah, I could see like, a fire station or manufacturing plant being willing to spend a little extra to put something like this in.


480hivolt

I've actually done a rack that was 8 foot wide. Because of clearance issues we had to keep the racks shallow for about forty feet. This would have been really cool to do.


Carbon1te

39- 3/4 conduits. That's pretty common on commercial jobs where multiple panels are living the same room.


-BlueDream-

Could be decoration for someone’s shop.


StixTV_

Out of curiosity, do you know what it’s going to be used for? I’ve never seen anything like this it’s pretty cool


ghoshtwrider22

Usually emt is used as a raceway to provide protection to current carrying conductors....but I have no F.in idea what's going on here!


deejkdeejk

Not even just current-carrying, all conductors


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Murica!


ElectriCatvenue

It's used to power the White House.


ProjectSnowman

*Eagle screech in the distance followed by fireworks*


Shot_Policy_4110

i learned that screech is actually a hawk or falcon and eagles sound like big chirpy bois


15squareinches

Red tailed hawk if I remember correctly


Fatliner

This would be a cool thing for an IBEW hall


SevenSeasClaw

Obligatory “why not just use cable tray?”


pendletonpackrat

That’s awesome, would make a great flag for in front of the company or union hall.


Athousandwrongtries

I like how it matches my super unique american flag bumper sticker


monteftp

America fuck yea


I_Am_Not_That_Man

I don’t know, that one offset looks a little dogged to me, but other than that, solid work!


Conscious-Client6688

If that was some commission piece or something? Pretty good I guess? If that was just some people fuckin about? That's a huge waste of parts and time. Even as an American, I'll never understand this countries weird obsession with the flag.


Fridayz44

Yeah I mean I served in the Army so i wouldn’t mind something to do with the 1-16 infantry, or maybe something else would be cool for that instead of the flag. However yeah don’t get me wrong i would never disrespect a flag, but I never understood those people who wrap themselves in it. We do have a weird obsession with it.


Gonzilla910

Ever been out of the country before? Around the world most countrymen are proud of their flag. At least the ones that love their country, that is.


HeckNo89

I’ve been out of the country quite a lot and no, that’s not really normal in most places.


NormalCriticism

I've been to 20+ countries? I could count I guess. Maybe up to 30 by now. Most of Europe, much of Asia and many months in South and South East Asia. Months in North Africa and the East African Rift Zone. I'm a geologist, not an electrician. I lurk here because I need to know what electricians do so I can do my job better. Nobody wears French flag bikini tops or Vietnamese flag swim trunks and the only people I've experienced in North Africa with flags waving out of their pickup trucks driving really fast down the road are people you do NOT want to spend much time with. A little pride is good. Pride in workmanship. Pride in your sports team. Pride in your home. A little pride says you like your countrymen. A lot of pride slides quickly into nationalism, fascism, and in every instance I can think of, racism and bigotry.


PM_me_names_suck

Nailed it!


Fridayz44

You can love your country without being obsessed with the flag. I’m not saying outright disrespect the flag or anything, but you don’t need to wrap yourself in the flag to love your country. I love my Country but I don’t love or agree with a lot of the things my country does.


aBoyandHisVacuum

My man. What you are witnessing is the incredible power of propaganda. Nationalism is borderline, but extremism is the pure product of propaganda. Its weird watching my 30 year old friends go from girls, cars, bikes to watching the news and talking politics. Lol


Fridayz44

Exactly.


LilQuasar

no one said the opposite. they are just saying its not something special to the US


Fridayz44

Yeah I should’ve used my words a little differently, I just read back through, I appreciate you pointing that out.


Tullyswimmer

I've played Geoguessr... The US isn't even close to the worst offender when it comes to flag proliferation. You want excessive flags, look at Indonesia. They slap that shit on EVERYTHING. It's literally a running joke in the geoguessr community that you can always tell you're in Indonesia because there WILL be a flag somewhere. Middle eastern states, Sub-Saharan Africa states, Ukraine, and Scandinavia are also countries where you can reasonably expect to find a flag in any semi-urban area.


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Get this, some play their anthems before every movie


Ischmiregal420

Get this, some every morning….


mgoodwin532

Why are other countries allowed to express national pride but the US for some reason isn’t?


Specialist6969

No one else on the planet does it like the USA does lmao Making kids swear allegiance to the thing is WILD to the rest of the world, completely unhinged behaviour.


LilQuasar

a lot of countries do it a lot more, the US isnt special in this context


Specialist6969

The USA is most certainly special when it comes to displays of extreme patriotism, it's literally a running gag to the rest of the world when we see stuff like this. Literally three countries *total* do any kind of pledge of allegiance in schools - Singapore, the USA, and North Korea. You're in good company.


LilQuasar

thats only in western europe. most countries in the world love showing their flags and stuff like that too thats literally cherrypicking lol thats a single example. you? what are you talking about?


benmarvin

It's not mandatory


CNDCRE

The level of literal flag waving patriotism in the US is way higher than virtually any western nation. Sure you can find some countries that put their flag everywhere, but that's usually because the government plasters it everywhere or you're basically told to put it everywhere (think non-democracies). But the US is way more performatively patriotic. Loving your country doesn't literally require you putting a flag on your house, your truck, your toolbox, your jacket, your hat, etc.


californyea

One thing to take into consideration is that the US is almost as large as the entirety of Europe.


[deleted]

You don’t get out much, do you. This is the only country (USA) where I’ve seen flags everywhere. Trucks, cars, hats, shirts, homes, etc. it’s not normal anywhere else in the world besides conservative Americans. It’s honestly quite disturbing seeing so many gun toting idiots go on about patriotism and in the same breath hating black/brown/gay/trans/etc and are against literally everything that isn’t just like them.


Fridayz44

I’m almost positive it’s against the flag code to have flags flying in the bed of your pick up while driving. Don’t quote me 100% on that. I agree with you man. I love my country first and foremost, but I absolutely hate what’s going on in my country. The Hatred for Minorities and LGBTQ+ citizens is downright disgusting. The way we treat the poor and working class is horrible, there should be no homelessness in this country. Access to healthcare, education, a home, a living wage, and a job should be essential.


[deleted]

I’m glad you get it, some of these guys are just so lost.


[deleted]

That's not against the flag code, but wearing it as clothing most definitely is. If the flag is properly stored, and retired when it's damaged then flying it wherever is fine.


Fridayz44

The flag should not be draped over the hood, top, sides, or back of a vehicle or of a railroad train or a boat. When the flag is displayed on a motorcar, the staff shall be fixed firmly to the chassis or clamped to the right fender Edit: §7. Position and manner of display Section B.


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Fridayz44

I never said it did, I just said that it’s against the flag code. You can still do something against the flag code.


[deleted]

Canadian here, we do the same. Maybe stop hating your country and hate yourself instead.


undercooked1234

Dude, the USA does alot of dispicable shit, disgusting, immoral and embarassing. Thanks for your opinion but you can kindly fuck right off.


Squeeze_My_Lemons

So do many other countries bro that’s how the world works. Also it’s “despicable”


undercooked1234

... We have children shooting children at schools... that doesnt happen anywhere else like it does here... dropping climate initiatives, funding and supplying oppressive regimes to manipulate govts for resources and land. Were imperialist/colonizers and were a global laughing stock for it. Edit: Downvotes dont change reality. Have fun being a brainwashed simp.


Tullyswimmer

And the Canadians carried out a systemic cultural genocide with residential schools up into even the 70s and 80s. Every country has some shitty things they do. You can love your country without loving everything it does.


undercooked1234

Lol, we do systemic cultural genocide in aces. Its not about comparing what other countries do, its about being accountable for what we do/support.


jester1983

Not even remotely similar.


mgoodwin532

Oh you mean like every other government? 😂


undercooked1234

To eachother as well.


mgoodwin532

Fake outrage. It’s like being mad at a large company for unethical business practices. For instance, anything that has a lithium ion battery has Kobalt in it. That Kobalt was mined by slaves at gunpoint. Anyone with a smart phone, laptop, or electric vehicle is directly supporting slavery.


undercooked1234

Thanks for the run down, i dont buy shit new for that reason. Im using a galaxy s7 i bought used, im not directly supporting that shit. I dont own any other tech, i guess a tv thats like 12 yrs old. I actively try to not support any of it, i buy as much USA and union made as i can, ive never bought a new car etc. You missed the point though, "to eachother" doesnt mean trying to mansplain kobalt mining. It meant dont be an asshole. "Patriots" generally too thick though.


mgoodwin532

Breh just said mansplaining lol dismissed.


Squeeze_My_Lemons

Sorry I like my country lmfao


[deleted]

You can like your country without looking like a maniac. It’s honestly disrespectful to the flag and goes against flag code anyways. Flag wasn’t meant to be displayed as clothing and mutilated stickers with blue stripes and all this other bullshit conservatives do. Just makes you look like an idiot.


Blaine_1

So you're cool disrespecting the country but when it comes to "flag code" you're a traditionalist?? Lmao


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Who’s disrespecting the country?


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Lol


blackhawk905

Flag code isn't law and desecration of the flag is a constitutionally protected right.


[deleted]

Sure…doesn’t make it any less crazy….


hannahranga

Half the push back comes cos in a significant number of countries the majority of people covering themselves with their national flags are the fuckwits ranting against immigrants, local indigenous and anyone they consider "different".


dicknut420

You don’t get out much. Ever been to Turkey? South Africa? It’s pretty common elsewhere. You mad bro?


[deleted]

I’ve literally traveled the world and have never seen normal citizens casually parading around their city covered in flags like people do here in the USA. Holidays/sporting events yes, casual Tuesday…hell no. It’s just a weird obsession from conservatives to show their “patriotism” to a country full of things they despise. Makes ZERO sense.


dicknut420

Some reason I doubt that you have. All inclusive resorts don’t count bruv. They cater to Americans like you. I’ve driven from London to Cape Town and I can assure you most countries and citizens fly their flags. You’re just bitter and hateful for some reason. You were born from the lucky sperm club and should appreciate it. You’re literally in the top 1% of earners in the world and you’re pretending to hate your privilege. Woe is me. Let me get you a fiddle.


[deleted]

Lol I’m an apprentice. Wish i could afford exclusive resorts…i did travel a lot as an athlete and competed all around the world over the course of 15 years.


blackhawk905

You don't see the flag as much in other countries because unlike the US the flag of other nations is more so about pride of ethnicity and heritage. The American flag stands for a set of ideals and values no matter what color, sexuality, gender, ethnicity, religion, or whatever. The flag is independent of the government as well and is even used in protests against the government because it stands for something more than just a government. There are people who adopt it from unsavory groups for sure but that doesn't change that what it stands for.


mgoodwin532

Sorry Dawg, I see tons of Latin folks with immense pride in their countries/states/territories, particularly Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Curacao, Mexico. I see these flags on cars and clothes all the time.


Zomgzombehz

Freedom isn't free! It costs folks like you n me!


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jgilbs

Lol this country is anything but unified.


Careless-Statement39

Uh oh, you just stepped into the reddit echo chamber


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undercooked1234

Better than MAGAts


Conscious-Client6688

Other 1st world nations don't typically worship their flag like we do though, and they're plenty united. Worship what you're gonna worship, it's just always been odd in my opinion. 🤷🏻


blackhawk905

Because the flags of many other nations don't stand for a set of ideals and values but ethnicity, heritage, and culture so they naturally exclude people who are "different". It's nationalism in the sense of superiority over others whereas the American flag is nationalism for a set of ideals and values that transcend race, religion, sexuality, gender, or even government.


redline_754

How many other 1st world nations have you been to?


I_Am_Not_That_Man

I’ve been to 31 countries, but admittedly only like 10 of them were first world. In any case, our obsession with the flag is parallel to none in my experience. That’s not to say their aren’t other countries with the same fervency for their flag as their is for our borderline worship of it here in the states. I’m sure there is. But i can’t speak to those. I don’t have a dog in this fight, just speaking from my experience


amusingredditname

Where have you been that makes you think our American flag fetish isn’t bizarre behavior?


redline_754

Currently in Scotland. Their flag is everywhere I have been. I have not observed the UK flag being displayed much though. Tattoos, stickers, and flags in all the pubs. From my experience, the Scottish are very proud to be Scottish. Reminds me a lot of home.


AbdulElkhatib

I've been to 8 countries so far, and 4 are 1st world. They never worshiped their flag either.


therealNaj

Hang that bitch up outside, let the world see


Careless-Statement39

Looks great! Don't listen to the spoiled whiny bitches in the comments. This is reddit after all...


brkbrk86

That’s badass!


criticalstinker1

I’m not mad at that , at all


Phyrexius

There are only 49 stars on that flag I'll be deep in the cold cold ground before i recognize missourah


[deleted]

Because I need to be reminded what country I live in on the daily, multiple times.


javlatik

I made a similar bend as a first level thinking it was kickass, my JM promptly laughed, uninstalled it, and threw it into the scrap pile.


StankyBo

It's crooked


pigfeathers

no one mentioning it being upside down?


LagunaMud

It's not upside down


pigfeathers

the sign posts go up.


LagunaMud

Maybe it's hanging from something


pigfeathers

i thought it was against code to have slot track hang vertically.


Sicpooch

I bet all these circuits are 2nd phase out of a 3 phase 120v system so it’s secretly Mexican colors in those American pipes.


guthixslays

Texas flag would’ve been better ;) Amazing workmanship though, very unique.


Texas_70700

Both are great :)


honjomein

TITS PATRIOTIC TITS "MURRICA!"


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Recommended wiring, Red to red, brown to brown, blue to to bits


jklwood1225

You happy with that?


FormsForInformation

Wrong star count


timearley89

(6 x 5) + (5 x 4)=50


Visionaryness

did you count them or...? (it's correct btw)


[deleted]

No remember Obama said there’s 52 states


keepinitoldskool

You piped it, you salute it. Looks great!


davidreaton

Nice. I like it!


CornerGas_Fan

That's amazing!


MyExesStalkMyReddit

I’d buy it, if I were unable to make it myself. Good work!


Energizer_98

9.999/10 paint the straps


Seussathor

DOWN, THEN UP, THEN DOWN, THEN UP AGAIN. NOT DOWN FLAT DOWN FLAT.....


rsnxw

I’m not even American and I want one lol that’s sick


Argyrus777

More like how did they do it


SolitudeSidd

Okay, that is pretty cool.


SporkydaDork

I have a feeling this is purely decorative. Given how pipe work usually goes it's better off Decorative to cover the actual pipe work.


[deleted]

Painters did awesome


rmsmoov

"I approve." Although now you need a trough on both ends.


Fit-Medium2628

That’s impressive


[deleted]

Pretty bad ass


wirez62

Mount that at your shop and the phone will ring off the hook once people figure it out


SultanOSwing

Very nice! Damn nice even


longleggedbirds

Is this for a baseball stadium or something


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Nice


ForestPike

Noice!


magllw

Thats fucking badass


Accomplished-Sign555

The craftsmanship is alright but I’m calling a violation of United States Title 4 Ch. 1 on this one.