Do you consider firefighters heroes?

[Chaotic42]

Both...good union locals have training facilities. Non-union companies MIGHT send a prized employee to a privately-owned school.

Laws have changed a LOT since I started in the trades. It used to be 5 minutes with an experienced operator showing you what to do..."this is lever A, that one is lever B. If you don't know what to do with lever A, just leave er B."

Hah. You guys should cash in on the *-simulator 17 fad on Steam. Crane Operator '17! Now with Port of Los Angeles DLC!

 

[Ns1]

Hah. You guys should cash in on the *-simulator 17 fad on Steam. Crane Operator '17! Now with Port of Los Angeles DLC!

New MAESK ships available for immediate download!*

*Note: Hanjin ships have been removed as of patch 2.233

 

[BoomerD]

Crane simulator have been around for a long time...but they don't count towards the necessary "butt in the seat" hours required for certification. (Nor can they be used for certification testing)

I LOVE playing the crane level in HL2.

 

[Darwin333]

As someone who had 3rd degree burns over a decent portion of my body (there is a thread about it here somewhere), I have nothing but respect for anyone who is willing to risk that kind of injury to save other peoples lives and property. Severe burns and the treatment that goes along with them is a torture I wouldn't wish upon my worst enemy. I don't care that they sit around and fuck off most of the time, the fact that they are ready and willing to risk going through what I did makes them better men than I am because I sure as hell wouldn't do it.