Submitted by Agzraider15 t3_11w3dci in OldSchoolCool
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denalitl t1_jcw820x wrote
Who needs stinkin' gloves.
Mechaninerd t1_jcwak5g wrote
When your glasses are that thick who needs safety glasses
Rusnak52 t1_jcwbq8n wrote
Cutting tube tube stock to length ! Good man .
dontpet t1_jcwd1i8 wrote
So did he keep all his fingers? Me paps lost a few over the years in a similar role
CoochieMunch t1_jcwfnra wrote
I’m more interested that he wore his belt buckle on the side. I feel like it wouldn’t be as comfortable and I’m wondering what the reasoning may be.
YeahMarkYeah t1_jcwgoir wrote
Homie jeans dirty. You know he was workin hard.
MyVoiceIsElevating t1_jcwi2qb wrote
I asked OP’s grandpa, here’s what he said:
“So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on them. Give me five bees for a quarter you'd say. Now where were we, oh ya. The important thing was that I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time.”
jetjordan t1_jcwkbyk wrote
Also no ear protection. Cutting steel pipe with a chop saw is loud as hell. How deaf is/was this guy?
Muhfuggajones t1_jcwkgav wrote
"Are those new slacks?"
BelegStrongbow603 t1_jcwmr7f wrote
Blue Collar Jeff Goldblum
Demonyx12 t1_jcwox8f wrote
"Hard Work, Uh, Finds a Way”
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Bacon_Block t1_jcwsh6s wrote
Take my upvote you beautiful bastard and fellow Simpsons fan.
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RunyonLA89 t1_jcx1f43 wrote
How do I reach these kidsssss
psychocopter t1_jcx1opx wrote
Gloves are more dangerous than going bare handed with machinery that spins. Youre at risk of getting the glove caught and yanked around whatever is spinning. If it spins, rotates, or operated on a belt/band never use gloves or any loose fitting clothing/loose hair.
csanyk t1_jcx4yyy wrote
People's pants got DIRTY back then.
ComradeGibbon t1_jcxc0cp wrote
It's probably a cold cut saw. Much much quieter.
EnvironmentalDeal256 t1_jcxc2h3 wrote
I’ll bet he said “what?” A lot when people spoke to him.
Pretty-Benefit-233 t1_jcxf0ow wrote
They just didn’t care about safety back then 😂
BIG-BOB-MUGABE t1_jcxjgke wrote
Abuelo be looking like a serial killer
Dopey-NipNips t1_jcxkyk4 wrote
Still do, just not yours because you went to college or you work in the service industry
AmazingMojo2567 t1_jcxv9bz wrote
He was probably making a hood living wage too back then compared to now doing the same job
JSchneider85 t1_jcxw9az wrote
Probably practical. If you're leaning over stuff all day long the buckle will constantly catch on things and start to piss you off.
MOOzikmktr t1_jcy0938 wrote
70s Chicago-style air ventilation was just a small open window at the back.
I wonder if the inside of his lungs looked like the outside of his pants...
egus t1_jcy09a6 wrote
All I see is tinnitus
HuginnNotMuninn t1_jcy5603 wrote
Unless you're on a commercial or industrial job of any size, 100% PPE.
psychocopter t1_jczctay wrote
No, gloves are not ppe when using a machine like in the picture or like I described before. Its more dangerous to wear gloves in those situations than to not.
HuginnNotMuninn t1_jczkkwa wrote
I'm a Union Pipefitter, I've worked in a wide variety of commercial and industrial projects. I assure you, if he was doing this on a job today he'd be wearing gloves, a hard hat, safety glasses at a minimum. Likely ear plugs and a face shield as well.
GCDurantula t1_jd01965 wrote
I can hear this picture and it’s loud
electricshep t1_jdigbq9 wrote
Dead ringer for Graham Taylor
EatYourCheckers t1_jcw6vv5 wrote
No safety goggles in the 70s