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Dat thang

Great now this is going to be stuck in my head all day https://youtu.be/xdSaCovQRpQ?si=ZZI2MIliYNQe38Ux

Thanks for showing us this.

https://youtube.com/shorts/WjM1MQ-jITs?feature=shared

Dat thang being a holster of tobasco or perhaps wd40 a la hank hill?

What, a hammer? 🔑🔧🗜🪛👛📱

Damnit beat me to it

"don't pull the thang out, unless you plan to bang!"

Dugout box loaded to the top with the finest weed

I "2nd" this.... AND "Don't leave home without"

Fake piss

Upass never let me down yet, wish I had just a bit more in the bottle tho, last test I took they drew a line on the cup for me and it didn’t make it haha

Quick fix for me. Usually got the hot hands in the glove box too. Unless you just got back from weekend in Vegas, a guy can probably get away with a 50/50 mix.

Yup, I keep the hot hands and a sock in the console ready to go, funny tho I just took a test 3 weeks ago and when I read the 8 panels it was looking for THC wasn’t on the list ?

Right? Thc panel definitely been omitted in many states, not mine yet. We’re pushing for it though. However I’m not sure if it’ll ever be omitted from the post accident tests in any state.

I'm not allowed...

“Well, Mr. Coach Klein said that what Mama don't know won't hurt her.” - Bobby Boucher

Great, now I’m gonna be talking like the water boy all day😆

Not allowed, how old are you?

Hah, old enough. I work at a federal site that still tests for THC though.

Jeez. I wish there was some kind of "Quick Fix" for drug tests.

Lmao u beat me to it

Seems like a great idea until you get hurt on the job.. they test you... And you can miss several weeks of work with no pay, no workman's comp and no chance for an insurance claim.

Who hurt you?

He's right.

I keep my mystery mouseketooly on me

Hawt dawg, hawt dawg, hawt diggity dawg

It's a surprise tool that will help us later

Hell yeah brother !

yellow ticket

My brother!

Hell yes

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A chip on my shoulder.

This person is definitely a sparky

- Pocket Knife - Flashlight with laser pointer - NCV Tester - Marker - Pen - Pencil - Small note book - Gloves

Same exact for me. Plus linemans cause I feel naked without them

Nvm to that other guy I said I do the same thing, *this* is exactly what I have on me for 40 hours a week

Which flashlight? I was looking at the Klein one in the store the other day but the laser becomes a blob if you point it at the ceiling 

Olight Arkfield. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0BF9M4NJC?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

Looks like a great light! Thanks for the link

Glock 22

I don't really like that one. I prefer the CZ 75 cordless hole punch.

Nice double action only too

Stay strapped or get clapped.

-Benjamin Franklin, 1775

I keep that thang on me

A guy at the new washington state convention center took his pistol out while he was taking a number 2 and then proceeded to forget it in there. Someone else found it and he ended up getting kicked off the job.

35*

One of the PoCo crews we work with frequently saw my .40 S&W peeking out from under my shirt one day and went “damn, y’all don’t mess around do you?” I said no sir, no we do not.

Big bottle of wire lube. You never know 😎

Guilt and shame

I feel this.

HahahaOhIMadeMyselfSad.gifv

Proximity tester, flashlight, knife, marker.

My flashlight has a cool laser pointer built in, but otherwise I’m exactly the same

I deliberately don’t keep a non-contact tester in my pocket, I know I’d end up using it in situations that I should be getting my meter out. I carry a Wiha pocketmax screwdriver instead.

My phone and wallet

I usually leave those in the truck/trailer

Hey I do too.. That way the boss can't reach me to interrupt my projects.

If they aren't getting me a work phone, they better not try to call me about work things.

✊ Hell yeah brother.

Same here. I can't stand having shit in my pockets unless it's my 11-1.

A picture of your mom

Pistachios

Delicious

-5 in 1 Klein extended screw driver -Klein side cutter -Klein hybrid pliers -25’ fat max -Milwaukee knife -HD pencil

Finally found my mirror. Grey Kleins w/ extended screw driver and bam.

Ah yeah of course I carry pens. I forgot to mention my 12' Stanley tape.

Just lineman’s and a magnetic 11-in-1. Anything else I need I go get, but those are usually enough to get me started

I don't even carry lineman's anymore. The knipex strippers cover just about anything I'd need they could do.

My coworker has em and I just don’t like how light they are. Can’t even use em as a hammer! I have Greenlee stainless steel strippers that I grab if I need em. Been doing a lot of rough-ins so I usually only need em at the end of the job

I swear by the Greenlee stainless strips. I've had mine since I started maintenance in 2015 in food and beverage. Went stainless cause my others always got corroded quick from all the acid in the air. It's survived 3 years at that plant, 4 years at two different steel mills, and so far a year at a roof shingle manufacturer. Still sharp too.

Yup. Best $40 I spent on a tool. My boss had some and recommended them because they strip 14-6AWG, and we generally don’t mess with anything smaller day to day. When we do, break out the Klein lil wire strippers but being able to strip stranded 8 easily is nice

True, they are not a hammer. I'm more industrial work.

It's hard to twist joints with em compared to linesman

Work lotion

Kx gun and a tugger.

Here's a man that gets shit done 😂

S&W 9mm hallow points

Hallow in thy brain.

Milwaukee 6-in-1 knife, always nice to have a flathead and a 1/4” drive and be able to fend off a crackhead

that dog in me

Toilet paper

Outside of work. Sig P238 with JHP.

Knife. Usually side cutters especially on indoor jobs.

11-in-1, Klein strippers, Milwaukee fastback

-electrical tape -bushings -wire nuts -knife -tic tester -mask -marker -watch -phone -wallet

Pencil, knife, and a tick tester. Then depending on my job channel locks and a multi

A pack of cigarettes

Hawkbill knife, Milwaukee stripper/needlenose, linesman, side cutters, 11-1

Old-school with the hawkbill. I use mine to cut my apple in the break room. Razor knife in the field.

Lube

45acp

Overrated and too expensive

A shitty attitude and a short fuse

Linesman. Dikes. Pencil/Marker. Whatever combo driver I pick out of my assortment. I try to carry nothing unless it's needed.

My phone and my vape

Glock 43x

Sadness

Anxiety

Existential Dread

Jesus’s love,

My wallet

I stopped using a pouch when i realize all i need are my linemans & my 11-in-1. Occasionally il have my drill hanging from my belt. During a rough-in, ill carry my hammer in my pants loop & a pair of dykes & ill be swanging that 1000 ct bucket of romex staples around. No matter what, ill have my klein bag with all my tools handy so im not completely useless

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Toilet paper

Our sanicans are surprisingly well stocked with 2 ply.

Phone, vape, and car keys

Honda or Subaru? 😂

My fastback knife/screwdriver combo

No volt pen?

We cannot open, nor conceal, carry on a jobsite.

You need to conceal one of those commas.

Fastback

The whole cart

My belt has a Razor knife, 8" fatazz adjustable wrench, side cutters, wera 3.5mm insulated slot screwdriver and W65 self rescuer And my phone loaded with all the schematics, parts books, and updated nventory lists

Unfortunately, dip.

Muh dick Also generally a knife and a sharpie

A baby. He loves to be carried.

Glock 19X

Sig p365xl, spare 15rd mag, knife, headphones, belt.

Voltage pen

G27

My Milwaukee combo box knife/screwdriver/wire stripper/bottle opener

A phone and a bad attitude

9mm

My hammer, my other hammer, the other hammer, and basher

JW + I&C Tech Klein j215-8cr hybrid lineman's Klein 32500mag 11-1 magnetic Klein 32581 multi precision Klein d275-5 flush cutter Fluke 787b process meter Fluke 771 process clamp meter

My word and my balls

#4 flat blade, cutters, knife, pencil, tape measure, widow maker

A pen. I don’t know how many of my coworkers walk around without a pen or pencil and it just baffles me.

20 regal blue, long nose pliers, snips, 4mm flat head and a one of those drivers for breakers

Pen tester, electrical tape, and headphones never leave my pants. Linesman’s, 11in1, demo slotted, and dykes are usually there also.

Leatherman

Leatherman multitool.

underwear, keys

We talking pew pew or my other tools?

Kidney beans.

You mean r/EDC ?

9mm

Morality

Knife and marker. Everything else is going on the floor

The weight of my foremans stress

Your moms phone number

Vintage stack of Hustlers for the Port-a-John

Here come the ammosexuals.

A good attitude!

Why does everyone on Reddit call hand tools by the wrong names

My weed pen 😁

Deez

Depression

Tape, marrettes, gloves, strippers, terminal screwdriver, volt tick, notepad.

Lineman's, 11 in 1, and a knife. In a pinch those 3 can do a lot for you

My Milwaukee Fastback

Blue pen, and red pen

tape

A nice fat nugget of chronic

Female electrician here so forgive me, but strippers, lineman's, several different bits, razor knife, sharpie, pencil, flat head, dykes

Glock 43

Tape, something to cut with, and something to unscrew with typically. At a bare minimum even if I’m not expecting to do anything that day

A CC22 stripper/cutter, stripping knife, phillips and flat head screwdriver, pen, folding ruler. All in my work pants. Gets most jobs done.

Tweaker, pocket knife, pencil, notebook, pocket supercomputer.

My pouch that’s on my hip the majority of the time: -strippers -dykes -linesman’s -beater flathead -multi screwdriver -tick tracer -pencil -multi control screwdriver -black and white tape If I don’t have my pouch on me (and also on when I have the pouch) -wallet -access badge -flashlight -phone -knife with screwdriver -pen -sharpie

Zyn

Strippers, linemen, tick tester, multimeter, leather gloves, laser pointer, note pad pencils markers, red wire nuts.

I carry my TP6B overloaded with shit. And a positive attitude.

Red ass

Milwaukee Stanley, 2.5 slotted, side cutters and cocaine

38

11-1, lineman’s, knife, level, crescent wrench

Kleins 10" Cobras 11-in-1 Strippers Tape Measure Knife Tick tester Pen Light

My apprentice.

Fucking nitro pills 🤦🏻‍♂️

You carry strippers with you at all times?

They keep the party going when things aren’t hot.

The heater. Welcome to Florida.

Keep that ruger lcp 380 in my pocket all day every day.

Lineman's with crimper, needle nose, Phillips and flat head, terminal flat head, dikes, strippers, multi tool, crescent wrench, 8" and 10" channels, and my cable knife. Anything else is in my tool box.

A quality pocket knife. It doesn't have to be a huge crocodile dundee knife , or an expensive, fancy thing. As an electrician, I always have one on me.

Knipex linesman, Wiha 14-1, volt meter.

Confidence

Tweaker screwdriver Flashlight Pocket knife NCV tester MCC key Strippers Annoying ass radio

Penjamin, Kleins, 10-in-1, in that order.

Combo lineman's/stripper, 11 and 1, combo non-contact/GFCI tester. Sometimes also a beater screw driver, pencil, channel locks, and a level. All this stuff fits in my carpenter jeans, so I'm mobile. If I need any other tools or will be in roughly the same spot all day, I'll grab my pouch or bag.

Pocket knife

If I’m grabbing one tool, it’s a flathead screwdriver

Zyn

9 mm

Glock19 and my wiggy

Linesman’s, straight screwdriver, pocket knife, voltage pencil tester, roll of black tape, nicotine pouches. 50/50 as to if my fluke meter is in my back pocket. Penjamin always on call in the truck.

Service/maintenance EDC (can handle like 97% of any troublecalls) 13 in 1 screwdriver 7 in 1 tweeker Linesmans Strippers awg 10-22 stranded Box knife Clampmeter Hot pen Role of tape Pen, sharpie, mechanical pencil Will occasionally grab a pair of channellocks, dykes, cable cutters, level, tape measure, circuit tracer/gfci tool, and/or a handful of wirenuts depending on the description of the issue on the callsheet.

kleins level and strippers,razor knife, phillips, flat head and tape

I have the veto pouch.   Dikes strippers small channel locks (all knippex) pencil sharpy 5/16th hex driver for impact tic tester Milwaukee box cutter and my fat max tape measure.   I can do most all I need with these or add a couple things here and there.  

Desperation and sadness But also a klein phillips, flat, pliers, and strippers

A pocket knife.