I don't hate silicone.
I do prefer mastic under a lag bolt on the roof these days, but I do use
silicone on a cable entry hole.
On 2/18/2021 3:59 PM, Steve Jones wrote:
I think I may be aging out of my job, spend a lot of time too pissed
at stuff.
I came across a box of some new stuff the boss ordered for the
installer (i dont know if i ever mentioned i got a "promotion" a few
years ago to a "supervisor" position but got cucked everytime i turned
around, I despise micromanagement). Anyhow in the box was a cool elbow
fro protecting cable from varmints, that was pretty cool, i used to
keep pvc and conduit to bend, I wished i had had something like that
when i was installing.
then I see it, i pile of tubes of silicone
FUCKING SILICONE
I despise silicone, it should be banned from the planet, it had its
time, like manual push mowers.
I banned this shit years ago. I put it in the garbage and remind techs
to never use it, if you want caulk, butyl. otherwise always use
mastic, it stays malleable and moves if the hole chnages for nay
reason, you can pull it, reuse it in the hole, you can paint over it,
etc. silicone hardens and all you can ever do is put more silicone on
it, and if you ever came in after a guy who doesnt believe theres such
thing as enough silicone you have a half a day jus getting through it.
A whole box of this shit. I went ballistic. planned to call back the
headhunter tonite to get me a new job, started plotting violence in my
head. Almost walked out.
over silicone.
Pretty sure that level of rage is unhealthy, but so is the amount of
bacon and butter I consume, so it probably evens out.
get off my lawn
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