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I was 19 years old when I started at Belvidere assembly…..I was there over 10 years when Covid hit and fucked everything up. Did my time and took 8 years to get up to top pay. They cut 3rd shift….then 2nd shift….I barley made the cut on 1 shift. Then they slowed the line down to basically a skeleton crew…..then moved the product to Mexico. We were the the #2 plant in quality in North America of out of the big 3. Most of us got a letter in the mail…..transfer or lose all of your benefits/insurance in 2 weeks. Electric cars are not good for 90% or the public and definitely not good for the workforce. I loved my time there and enjoyed what I did and built every car like it was mine. Management truly doesn’t give a fuck about quality and it’s all about quantity. Sad they are willing to give up thousands of workers who actually know what they are doing to save a few bucks after billions in profit. Hopefully the the strike gets them the significant wage increases most of them deserve and most importantly some job security.

Anyone looking for real answers to the whole strike deal and anything regarding the UAW for 

Just now, f7ben said:

Should have went just a touch further lol

Guy I’m working for is based out of Elkhorn,WI. Does great work. It’s an hour drive for me, but I really wanted to learn a trade and he gave me a chance so I’m sucking it up for now. 

1 minute ago, f7ben said:

What state are you in?

About as far North of Illinois as you can go. 

UAW was also stupid as fuck to endorse Biden….dumb as fuck to endorse him to begin with but even dumber to endorse him pushing all the EV BS that’s still at least 10 years out…..

1 minute ago, f7ben said:

Where did you end up going ?

I went to a Mopar plant out near Boston,MA. Loved it and it was like a country club compared to the assembly line. I got my transfer money and hit the road. The cost of living and housing was insane out there. Couldn’t afford to live there with a family to provide for. I got lucky and am an apprentice for an electrician now. Will be more money in the long run. But i definitely miss the people. 

I was 19 years old when I started at Belvidere assembly…..I was there over 10 years when Covid hit and fucked everything up. Did my time and took 8 years to get up to top pay. They cut 3rd shift….then 2nd shift….I barley made the cut on 1 shift. Then they slowed the line down to basically a skeleton crew…..then moved the product to Mexico. We were the the #2 plant in quality in North America of out of the big 3. Most of us got a letter in the mail…..transfer or lose all of your benefits/insurance in 2 weeks. Electric cars are not good for 90% or the public and definitely not good for the workforce. I loved my time there and enjoyed what I did and built every car like it was mine. Management truly doesn’t give a fuck about quality and it’s all about quantity. Sad they are willing to give up thousands of workers who actually know what they are doing to save a few bucks after billions in profit. Hopefully the the strike gets them the significant wage increases most of them deserve and most importantly some job security….I’m not saying a lot of these jobs are “skilled” but it’s definitely a lot more then the general public thinks….especially when they think the price of new cars is due to the people building them….that’s just comical. 

On 9/2/2021 at 5:49 PM, SSFB said:

Nice to see you stop in.
That little guy keeping you on your toes?

 

 

It’s definitely been a while. He sure is as well as my daughter who is going to be 2 in November. Been off work a lot this year thanks to covid and all the parts shortages. Been enjoying a lot of time with them but I can say I’m actually ready to get back for good I think 😂

3 minutes ago, Angry ginger said:

yes

Thanks. His venmo account is @N20iroc for anyone else wanting to do the same. 

Anyone know if N20 first name is David? Believe I found his venmo account. 

8 minutes ago, ckf said:

Ben is MIA, but maybe someone else can help out

I’ll search and see if it’s the same as his PayPal info. Just want to make sure it gets to the right person. 

On 8/28/2021 at 7:33 AM, f7ben said:

That’s his PayPal and his email. He also has a Zelle and a Venmo

Do you know is Venmo info Ben? That’s all I have and prefer to use that. So sorry Jay, just terrible news. Stay strong man

Few more pics I ran across. 

33 minutes ago, racer254 said:

I believe they make different types of lubricant and grease.  Possibly DEF for diesels as well.

That’s correct as far as what I have read. 

2 minutes ago, HSR said:

Did you feel the shockwave??? I saw the blast footage on the news,,,unfucking real!!!

I did not but my buddy I work with lives less then a mile from it. He said he heard it walked out and felt the heat from it. From what I heard the smoke in the air was a good 40 miles long. There saying 5-7 days before it’s totally burnt out. 

It’s about 20 miles from my house. The amount of smoke was pretty wild. 

36 minutes ago, Zambroski said:

LOL.!  Yep...on all of it.  Red glowing, glassy eyes look really cool with a ear to ear smile!

The smell is great the burning eyes not so much 😂😂

The best is watching those who have never experienced it before 😂😂 especially when ya get a good whiff of nitro fumes, better hope it doesn’t catch ya in the eyes either, I learned that the hard way 😂

10 hours ago, Jimmy Snacks said:

The Poo 850 is really good...I was close to going with a 650 but really happy that I didn’t.👊🏻🇺🇸

It lifts the front end with ease. Would definitely be my choice if I was buying new. Indy XC 137 in your color combo

22 minutes ago, Angry ginger said:

i got what I thought was a good deal on a used sled but i hear you crazy market.  I had them lined up when i sold the other sled i bought as part of the package to a point i wish i asked 300 more.     

The used market is stupid around here. New units are hard to find especially if your picky. New poo 850 is definitely high on my list for next year. 

10 minutes ago, Angry ginger said:

that was a mistake.  you will be like me with a sled in the garage soon.  

Yep. Not to mention the best snow I’ve seen around here in almost 10 years. I’m going to wait though. Sled prices are crazy right now. One squeeze on the throttle of a new 850 makes it’s extremely difficult tho. 

Buddy picked this up last week. Took for a little rip. I want back in the game so bad now 🤦‍♂️ 

Refs giving TB this game....coming from someone who doesn’t give a shit who wins lol

3 minutes ago, Angry ginger said:

  i know the snow is deep when the dog would shit on the driveway.  Now i take 2 passes around to the patio so the dog has some room on the grass

I finally had to break down and shovel him a square to shit in 😂😂 I couldn’t imagine trying to shit while it’s trying to make its way right back up 😂😂

Poor guy has a hard time finding a place to shit with all this snow 😂😂