just saw something and I am at a loss

  • 59 results
  • 1
  • 2
Avatar image for frostily
Frostily

51

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 1

#1  Edited By Frostily

I am at a McDonald's grabbing lunch turn to leave, and there is a employee sitting cross legged under the toy display with a lit blowtorch going over a loose pipe no safety gear just torching. In the middle of the customer area and no one is paying any attention to this. Am I crazy thinking that this is crazy?

Avatar image for jdh5153
jdh5153

1097

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#2  Edited By jdh5153

Seems pretty legitl to me.

Avatar image for imsorrymsjackson
Imsorrymsjackson

866

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#3  Edited By Imsorrymsjackson

You are crazy for eating at McDonalds to be honest.

Avatar image for toxeia
Toxeia

792

Forum Posts

2

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 1

#4  Edited By Toxeia

I imagine if you eat at McDonald's, dying from a gas-leak explosion isn't high on your list of worries.

Avatar image for tycobb
TyCobb

2036

Forum Posts

90

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 1

User Lists: 0

#5  Edited By TyCobb

@Imsorrymsjackson said:

You are crazy for eating at McDonalds to be honest.

Especially with their ads today. They make all of their food look fake and just unappealing whenever they show something new. I swear their commercial make me not want to eat there. Carl's on the other hand... their burgers always look so good on TV.

Avatar image for razielcuts
RazielCuts

3292

Forum Posts

8

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#6  Edited By RazielCuts

@Imsorrymsjackson said:

You are crazy for eating at McDonalds to be honest.

Avatar image for frostily
Frostily

51

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 1

#7  Edited By Frostily

I will agree on poor food choices forgot my lunch at home :(

Avatar image for werupenstein
Kidavenger

4417

Forum Posts

1553

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 90

User Lists: 33

#8  Edited By Kidavenger

What exactly do you think is going to happen?

I'm all for safety, but it seems like the regulations are going overboard now.

Adults are more protected now than toddlers were 30 years ago and if you are at work, you'd better wear every piece of safety gear ever invented to keep you safe so you can go kill yourself rock climbing on the weekend.

Avatar image for scooper
Scooper

7920

Forum Posts

1107

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 2

#9  Edited By Scooper

Haha that's pretty funny.

Avatar image for razielcuts
RazielCuts

3292

Forum Posts

8

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#10  Edited By RazielCuts

@Scooper: Oh shit! Where's your avatar from?! I remember him, wasn't he called 'The Head'? or something like that, on an art kids show in the UK. I don't think it was Art Attack with Neil Buchanan, was it?

Avatar image for cale
CaLe

4567

Forum Posts

516

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 1

#11  Edited By CaLe

McDonald's do great coffee.

Avatar image for shadowconqueror
ShadowConqueror

3413

Forum Posts

1275

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 1

User Lists: 1

#12  Edited By ShadowConqueror

McDonald's is great, you guys.

Avatar image for raven10
Raven10

2427

Forum Posts

376

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 27

User Lists: 5

#13  Edited By Raven10

Well I'm sure he broke about 500 company rules, but unless he blows everyone up I don't think customers have much to worry about. Did you try their new, what was it? Bacon Cheddar burger? Or was that Burger King?

Also, I would recommend Wendy's. They no longer put it on the menu but ask for the triple baconator. Best burger in fast food.

Avatar image for nmc2008
NMC2008

1248

Forum Posts

2

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 8

#14  Edited By NMC2008

Fucking McDonalds haters everywhere, I love McDonalds, I just hate how expensive their Filet O'Fish has gotten, fucking dicks. lol

Avatar image for super2j
super2j

2136

Forum Posts

14

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 2

User Lists: 2

#15  Edited By super2j

@Kidavenger said:

What exactly do you think is going to happen?

I'm all for safety, but it seems like the regulations are going overboard now.

Adults are more protected now than toddlers were 30 years ago and if you are at work, you'd better wear every piece of safety gear ever invented to keep you safe so you can go kill yourself rock climbing on the weekend.

Well a company has to make sure everything is as safe as possible because if a customer can sue McDonalds for giving her "hot" coffee without telling her its hot, then I am sure using a blow torch without protection is a much more riskier endeavor in the courts. Also, I dont go rockclimbing so i would appreciate it if someone had me be careful, especially if there is a potential to injure myself. It is ultimately better to be safe then sorry. If something did happen, you are the one to suffer, right? While you are correct that the amount of safety we have for some things are excessive but I am sure someone somewhere almost died because of not having that thing.

Avatar image for yummylee
Yummylee

24646

Forum Posts

193025

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 88

User Lists: 24

#16  Edited By Yummylee

@RazielCuts said:

@Scooper: Oh shit! Where's your avatar from?! I remember him, wasn't he called 'The Head'? or something like that, on an art kids show in the UK. I don't think it was Art Attack with Neil Buchanan, was it?

I'm 98% that you're correct. Fucking choking on the nostalgia over here!... Such a fun show. I was always too lazy to actually attempt all of the models and drawings ect., but I loved to watch it all the same. The Big Art Attack segment in particular was always my favourite.

Avatar image for justin258
Justin258

16684

Forum Posts

26

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 11

User Lists: 8

#17  Edited By Justin258

IMcDonald's comes in handy when I need cheap food fast. I don't hate them.
On topic, most people have probably noticed but aren't saying anything because a) no one else has and b) it hasn't hurt anyone thus far.

Avatar image for gamer_152
gamer_152

15030

Forum Posts

74573

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 71

User Lists: 6

#18  Edited By gamer_152  Moderator

@Kidavenger said:

What exactly do you think is going to happen?

I'm all for safety, but it seems like the regulations are going overboard now.

Adults are more protected now than toddlers were 30 years ago and if you are at work, you'd better wear every piece of safety gear ever invented to keep you safe so you can go kill yourself rock climbing on the weekend.

I can see the idea that regulations have gone overboard to a point, but don't you think it's maybe a little much for someone to be sitting there welding with no safety gear? I mean the thing that's going to happen is probably nothing, but the thing that could happen is him severely hurting himself and maybe even other people. It's not like this kind of thing doesn't happen even when people do use safety gear, and if he had hurt himself or others we'd be sitting here saying "Well, it was dumb to not wear any safety gear".

Avatar image for frostily
Frostily

51

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 1

#19  Edited By Frostily

Holding the thing you are blow torching with one hand and torch I'm the other is dumb as fuck

Avatar image for frostily
Frostily

51

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 1

#20  Edited By Frostily
@Frostily
Holding the thing you are blow torching with one hand and torch I'm the other is dumb as fuck
In fucking iPhone
Avatar image for video_game_king
Video_Game_King

36563

Forum Posts

59080

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 54

User Lists: 14

#21  Edited By Video_Game_King

@super2j said:

if a customer can sue McDonalds for giving her "hot" coffee without telling her its hot

There's FAR more to the case than that.

Avatar image for nevermore666
NeVeRMoRe666

276

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#22  Edited By NeVeRMoRe666

I think the biggest issue with this is that McDonald's is primarily known as a kid restaurant, there's a ton of toddlers running around. A person with a blow torch wielding the toy case shut is probably a recipe for disaster.

Avatar image for modernalkemie
ModernAlkemie

390

Forum Posts

21

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 1

#23  Edited By ModernAlkemie

Sounds like the guy was just doing some basic soldering. I think using a blowtorch is likely less dangerous than working the deep fat fryer or cooking over one of the stoves.

He certainly wasn't welding and wouldn't require a face mask with a filtered viewing port. Gloves and some goggles would be a good idea, but even holding what you are working on isn't a huge danger as long as you don't have your hand right next to the flame. The torch provides pretty localized heating and you would feel the metal getting warm before you were in any sort of danger of getting a burn.

Avatar image for rainbowkisses
Rainbowkisses

519

Forum Posts

16

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#24  Edited By Rainbowkisses

@Video_Game_King said:

@super2j said:

if a customer can sue McDonalds for giving her "hot" coffee without telling her its hot

There's FAR more to the case than that.

Holy cow, third degree burns. Why would coffe be that hot?

Avatar image for video_game_king
Video_Game_King

36563

Forum Posts

59080

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 54

User Lists: 14

#25  Edited By Video_Game_King

@Rainbowkisses said:

@Video_Game_King said:

@super2j said:

if a customer can sue McDonalds for giving her "hot" coffee without telling her its hot

There's FAR more to the case than that.

Holy cow, third degree burns. Why would coffe be that hot?

Here's why.

Avatar image for sploder
Sploder

919

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#26  Edited By Sploder

@RazielCuts said:

@Scooper: Oh shit! Where's your avatar from?! I remember him, wasn't he called 'The Head'? or something like that, on an art kids show in the UK. I don't think it was Art Attack with Neil Buchanan, was it?

Rofl I just had the exact same reaction! I did a fucking double take and then the nostalgia just came pouring in. Art Attack, man. Holy shit.

Avatar image for kyreo
Kyreo

4680

Forum Posts

5544

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 9

#27  Edited By Kyreo

@believer258 said:

IMcDonald's comes in handy when I need cheap food fast.

Same here. I'm poor and often times hungry. McDonalds will do. I am not above eating there. Also, Mickey D's is rad in Germany. Nothing like the American outlets.

Avatar image for gargantuan
Gargantuan

1907

Forum Posts

12

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 1

#28  Edited By Gargantuan

Soldering pipes doesn't require any safety gear. Hell, even in school we didn't need to use gloves and at work no one cares. Welding requires gloves and a mask though.

Avatar image for jasonr86
JasonR86

10468

Forum Posts

449

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 17

User Lists: 5

#29  Edited By JasonR86

What was the pipe for? Hopefully not gas. Then that shit would be crazy.

Avatar image for trav
trav

244

Forum Posts

4

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#30  Edited By trav

@super2j said:

@Kidavenger said:

What exactly do you think is going to happen?

I'm all for safety, but it seems like the regulations are going overboard now.

Adults are more protected now than toddlers were 30 years ago and if you are at work, you'd better wear every piece of safety gear ever invented to keep you safe so you can go kill yourself rock climbing on the weekend.

Well a company has to make sure everything is as safe as possible because if a customer can sue McDonalds for giving her "hot" coffee without telling her its hot, then I am sure using a blow torch without protection is a much more riskier endeavor in the courts. Also, I dont go rockclimbing so i would appreciate it if someone had me be careful, especially if there is a potential to injure myself. It is ultimately better to be safe then sorry. If something did happen, you are the one to suffer, right? While you are correct that the amount of safety we have for some things are excessive but I am sure someone somewhere almost died because of not having that thing.

To be fair, the woman that was scalded was somewhat elderly, had 3rd degree burns covering a large portion of her inner thighs, and only sued for damages that would assist her in paying for the medical bills that resulted in the accident. Once McDonald's refused to assist in this small way, things got out of hand.

Avatar image for gaminghooligan
gaminghooligan

1831

Forum Posts

30

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 4

User Lists: 1

#31  Edited By gaminghooligan

haha sounds like McDonalds!

Avatar image for inkerman
inkerman

1521

Forum Posts

1

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 1

User Lists: 2

#32  Edited By inkerman

The McDonald's cheeseburger is still the pinnacle of the lower caste of fast food. And by that I mean it's fucking amazing.

Avatar image for supermonkey122
supermonkey122

1246

Forum Posts

66

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 4

#33  Edited By supermonkey122

Fuck you guys I love McDonalds.

Avatar image for minipato
MiniPato

3030

Forum Posts

3

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#34  Edited By MiniPato

Everyone eats at McDonalds, even people who hate McDonalds.

Avatar image for theht
TheHT

15998

Forum Posts

1562

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 1

User Lists: 9

#35  Edited By TheHT

This blowtorch employee, do you see them often? In your own home? Does s/he ever tell you to do things? I think maybe you shouldn't listen to them.

Avatar image for fiestaunicorn
FiestaUnicorn

1680

Forum Posts

138

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 1

User Lists: 4

#36  Edited By FiestaUnicorn

It's what the kids play with today. I blame Obama.

Avatar image for scooper
Scooper

7920

Forum Posts

1107

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 2

#37  Edited By Scooper

@Sploder said:

@RazielCuts said:

@Scooper: Oh shit! Where's your avatar from?! I remember him, wasn't he called 'The Head'? or something like that, on an art kids show in the UK. I don't think it was Art Attack with Neil Buchanan, was it?

Rofl I just had the exact same reaction! I did a fucking double take and then the nostalgia just came pouring in. Art Attack, man. Holy shit.

Hahaha. Art Attack was great. I'm going to set my ringtone as the themetune I think

Great way to derail a thread lol

Avatar image for farmer
farmer

344

Forum Posts

1547

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#38  Edited By farmer

: Art Attack. a.k.a. 101 things you can make with "loo roll"

Avatar image for renmckormack
renmckormack

1089

Forum Posts

5

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 1

#39  Edited By renmckormack

OSHA has a bunch to say about this.

Avatar image for renmckormack
renmckormack

1089

Forum Posts

5

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 1

#40  Edited By renmckormack

@Gargantuan said:

Soldering pipes doesn't require any safety gear. Hell, even in school we didn't need to use gloves and at work no one cares. Welding requires gloves and a mask though.

Open flame work does not require gear?

Avatar image for fattony12000
fattony12000

8491

Forum Posts

22398

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 4

#41  Edited By fattony12000

@Yummylee said:

@RazielCuts said:

@Scooper: Oh shit! Where's your avatar from?! I remember him, wasn't he called 'The Head'? or something like that, on an art kids show in the UK. I don't think it was Art Attack with Neil Buchanan, was it?

I'm 98% that you're correct. Fucking choking on the nostalgia over here!... Such a fun show. I was always too lazy to actually attempt all of the models and drawings ect., but I loved to watch it all the same. The Big Art Attack segment in particular was always my favourite.

That is, and always has been, correct.

No Caption Provided
Avatar image for renmckormack
renmckormack

1089

Forum Posts

5

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 1

#42  Edited By renmckormack

also if he nicks the plastic you got black smoke all over the place. Im not a nervous ninny and probaly nothing happened, but its pretty dumb.

WELDING, CUTTING, AND HEATING IN WAY OF PRESERVATIVE COATINGS - §1926.354

Before welding, cutting, or heating is commenced on any surface covered by a preservative coating whose flammability is not known, a test shall be made by a competent person to determine its flammability. Preservative coatings shall be considered to be highly flammable when scrapings burn with extreme rapidity.

When coatings are determined to be highly flammable, they shall be stripped from the area to be heated to prevent ignition.

Protection against toxic preservative coatings:

  • In enclosed spaces, all surfaces covered with toxic preservatives shall be stripped of all toxic coatings for a distance of at least 4 inches from the area of heat application, or the employees shall be protected by air line respirators meeting the requirements of Subpart E.
Avatar image for tourgen
tourgen

4568

Forum Posts

645

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 4

User Lists: 11

#43  Edited By tourgen

@Frostily: a blowtorch? so they were cutting steel with oxy-accetaline? because I seriously doubt that is what was going on. Do you mean a mapgas tank from home depot and they were brazing a pipe? that's about as dangerous as a pair of sharp scissors.

Avatar image for renmckormack
renmckormack

1089

Forum Posts

5

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 1

#44  Edited By renmckormack

Also i thought that the was actually going to say the guy was blazing up in front of the toy display. I didn't know that we would be talking about welding and stuff.

Avatar image for gargantuan
Gargantuan

1907

Forum Posts

12

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 1

#45  Edited By Gargantuan

@RenMcKormack said:

@Gargantuan said:

Soldering pipes doesn't require any safety gear. Hell, even in school we didn't need to use gloves and at work no one cares. Welding requires gloves and a mask though.

Open flame work does not require gear?

Do you need safety gear when using a lighter or barbeque?

Avatar image for frostily
Frostily

51

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 1

#46  Edited By Frostily
@tourgen Can't say I can say this guy had no idea what he was doing and it was not a copper pipe and had been painted at some point.
Avatar image for penguindust
penguindust

13129

Forum Posts

22

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 3

#47  Edited By penguindust

You can't weld with such a little flame...stupid kids.

Avatar image for mandude
mandude

2835

Forum Posts

3

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#48  Edited By mandude

It sounds just slightly less dangerous than the food.

Avatar image for sanity
Sanity

2255

Forum Posts

178

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#49  Edited By Sanity

@Gamer_152 said:

@Kidavenger said:

What exactly do you think is going to happen?

I'm all for safety, but it seems like the regulations are going overboard now.

Adults are more protected now than toddlers were 30 years ago and if you are at work, you'd better wear every piece of safety gear ever invented to keep you safe so you can go kill yourself rock climbing on the weekend.

I can see the idea that regulations have gone overboard to a point, but don't you think it's maybe a little much for someone to be sitting there welding with no safety gear? I mean the thing that's going to happen is probably nothing, but the thing that could happen is him severely hurting himself and maybe even other people. It's not like this kind of thing doesn't happen even when people do use safety gear, and if he had hurt himself or others we'd be sitting here saying "Well, it was dumb to not wear any safety gear".

He wasn't welding, it sounds like he was soldering a pipe, i'v done that in many times and honestly what kind of gear do you want him to wear? Im sure hes not quite up to OSHA regulations but fuck OSHA. If people followed all there bullshit no one would ever get anything done. Also... its not exactly that dangerous of a job, id agree if he was actually putting other people in danger but it was harmless assuming it was a water or heating pipe.

Clearly a lot of people on this site never done some home improvement.

Avatar image for karkarov
Karkarov

3385

Forum Posts

3096

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#50  Edited By Karkarov

I don't know dude, what was he doing exactly? Sealing something with a blow torch? Other than protective glasses to cover his eyes (maybe) he really isn't in any danger unless he turns the thing on himself or does something patently stupid. Personally I would have maybe waited until after closing hours to see it fixed if it was something that wasn't a big deal but who knows what he was fixing?

I mean I just watched a video on tested today where they were showing the basics of welding and they full on said "I weld only with safety glasses, you might want gloves but if you don't mind the sparks and a little pain it is fine". Then proceeded to do a few fast weld examples using nothing but a safety mask.