Good Morning Friends,

Some times it is a lot of fun to play practical jokes on the work site but they can back fire from time to time. How many have you seen over the years that were funny but dangerous or put anyone in a bad position?

I could go on for days. Its fun to shoot a nail gun at someone far away, until they get hit in the face. Red chalk stains clothes and burns eyes. Never lock someone in the porta john on a hot day. What about the saw that starts up as soon as you plug it in? You shouldnt take your nail bag off if your not on lunch. It will get nailed to the floor (roof, rafter, wall, tree) with ring shanks.

We used to make guys who were green (no experience) go look for things that dont exist. Ever find a box of toe nails? How about bubble water for the level? Got a round wall, get the bucket of steam. Need plywood on the roof, grab the skyhook. The blue one not the red one, its broken. I made a fella go around the site and pick up loose nails in a bucket then sit on a stack of lumber and beat the crooked ones straight. It was funny until he bashed his finger. Being in charge has its ups and downs.

 

 

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Adam Welker
Red Car Construction and Fine Woodworking

Too funny Adam

 

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Wayne Mahler
God bless and protect our troops that serve so we can be free.

Four Masons came to my jobsite one day.  They spent most of the day setting up for a block crew.    These same fellows decided to throw stuff at the "mud boys"  (my crew)  and make a mess of our stuff.

 

 Came quitting time,  these four climbed into their crew-cab truck,  started the engine and ......POOF!  When the "dust" cleared,  there were four Smurfs  sitting in a crew-cab.  

 

  Of course there is always that Metric Cresent wrench,  the one hanging in the tool trailer,  right above that box of holes.   Also, NEVER leave your big, yellow mud boots sitting in the trailer,  unless you like them nailed to the floor.    NEVER leave your gloves laying around,  they might just fill up with grease/

 

Not saying WHO did it, but someone had (1  poured a lot of blue chalk down the defroster vents, 2) Turn the controls to Defrost, with the fan on HIGH.     As soon as the key was turned,,,,,  

 

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'and may the road raise up to meet ye'

Wished I would have been there Steve. I can imagine how many guys hit the deck laughing.

 

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Wayne Mahler
God bless and protect our troops that serve so we can be free.

Good Morning All,

We had a laborer who was afraid of snakes, so I rolled up some black molding putty in the form of a coiled snake and put it in his lunch box. He liked to tear the door of the hinges as he ran out of the lunch room.

Then another time a friend entered the Johnnie on the spot and I slipped up behind the back and hit the shack with a 2 x 6 and he tore the broke the latch as he came flying out of the shack with his pants down to his anckles.

How was I to know that he had the screaming meamies?