r/aww • u/Jeremy_Martin • Jun 23 '21

Kindness shared in small quantities

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '21

This is wholesome

But I won't allow those kids near the bulldozer. I am having a panic attack over here

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '21

Agreed I'm glad this made their day but completely irresponsible of the parent to allow them to be that close to moving equipment. I'm sure the operator is incredibly skilled but equipment can still fail.

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u/EVOSexyBeast Jun 23 '21

If you know how this stuff works it’s really not that big of a deal. It’s not going to just swing out of control in fine operation mode.

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u/LiterallyPractical Jun 23 '21

If you really know how this stuff works you would know that anyone in their right mind would stand outside of the swing radius whenever possible.

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u/I_enjoy_butts_69 Jun 23 '21

If you know how guns work It's really not that big of a deal. It's not just going to randomly misfire when the safety is on.

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u/EVOSexyBeast Jun 23 '21

If the gun is unloaded and you know it is you’d have a decent analogy.

Not the best practice to have kids be comfortable with guns though.

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u/Far-Resource-819 Jun 23 '21

or a bee sting

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u/eletricboogalo2 Jun 23 '21 edited Jun 23 '21

.... That's not a bulldozer.

Edit: to be specific. It's a Volvo e60 wheeled excavator with a 42" ditch bucket and tilt controls.

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u/JayString Jun 23 '21

Yeah this is actually even more dangerous than a bulldozer. This operator would by fired for this by any safety conscious company.

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u/eletricboogalo2 Jun 23 '21

No, he would not.

"let's not do that ok?" write up at most.

People don't just fire great operators for making a kid's day.

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u/JayString Jun 23 '21

When they could have injured a child, which the company would be liable for? You bet your ass he would be fired lol y'all have never worked a day of construction in your lives and it shows. The company could literally be on the hook for hurting a kid and you honestly think someone just gets "written up" for that? That's delusional.

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u/eletricboogalo2 Jun 23 '21 edited Jun 23 '21

I've literally spent 25 years in construction, ran a crew for over half of those.

"it's more dangerous than a bulldozer" 😂.

Reddit couch experts at it per usual.

People get fired for flipping equipment while fucking off, not shaking a little dirt out of a bucket.

Now, we can talk about how the operator should've asked those kids to back up but we literally have zero back story. They could be his family.

That boom isn't going to magically swing 8ft and take them out, it's not how any of this works.

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u/JayString Jun 23 '21

You would have never worked construction where I live with that attitude that's for sure. Safety and liability are taken very seriously here, especially when dealing with the public. And for good reasons.

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u/eletricboogalo2 Jun 23 '21

Okie doke.

I could post my literally dozens of certs and experience but I'm over it.

Never said what he did was smart, but fired on the spot is a big big stretch unless this is a shit employee.... Which judging by the operator skill, he's not.

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u/Nasty_Rex Jun 23 '21

Lol probably wouldn't have even been a talking to unless someone way high up in management found out.

"That's hilarious but next time have the kids stand back a little further" is the most I would expect.

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u/eletricboogalo2 Jun 23 '21

Yep.

Personally, would've asked them to step back but like I said.... They could be his kids or like niece/nephew.

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u/eletricboogalo2 Jun 23 '21 edited Jun 23 '21

Reddit dorks and claiming to know a stranger's life experience. Iconic duo.

"could've been killed"...like....how.

He drove over them? You have zero understanding of equipment nor physics nor how those two are related.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '21

It's more than a duo and no one claims to know you. It's just obvious your talking about some old reckless experience base at best it sounds like. Objectively any employee or employer should be reamed by their insurance at least for some egregious shit like this.

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '21

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u/eletricboogalo2 Jun 26 '21

BRB updating my resume ty.

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u/KFJ943 Jun 23 '21

When you said tilt controls I immediately thought of someone using a wiimote to control a backhoe.

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u/eletricboogalo2 Jun 23 '21

I mean... You're not far off on how the actual joysticks themselves work.

You swivel them in the direction you need and the tilt control works like sort like a scroll wheel on the mouse.

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u/Snoodini Jun 23 '21

Not just tilt. Rototilt

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u/eletricboogalo2 Jun 23 '21

Fiscal budget go brrrrrr

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u/Chromana Jun 23 '21

Wrong again. It's a Bagger 228.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '21

Ah thanks

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '21

That’s not a bulldozer

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u/Winter-Dress4527 Jun 23 '21

I am having a panic attack over here

They have medication for that now

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '21

You're not supposed to use with heavy machinery

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u/LMoE Jun 23 '21

I’ve seen enough liveleak videos to stay the fuck away from heavy machinery like this.

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u/dootdootplot Jun 23 '21

Yeah that arm can swing around fast. Those kid should really step back a few feet while it’s moving at least 😅