Shoutout to the job site I visited over in Newark last Tuesday

I was doing a service call on a tower crane over by the river and I got to talking with the operator while I waited for the controls to reboot. He had this worn out seat cushion held together with duct tape but he swore it was the most comfortable one he ever sat in. He told me he bought it off a retired crane guy 10 years ago and refused to replace it because it molded to his back. I used to think you needed the fancy suspension seats with all the bells and whistles. But sitting in that thing for 20 minutes I realized comfort is just what you get used to not what costs the most. Have any of you guys stuck with a beat up seat or something else on your rig that nobody else would keep around?

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harris.emma3d ago

I had this old stethoscope I held onto for almost 8 years even though the tubing was cracked and I had to wrap it in electrical tape. It was the first one I ever bought with my own money and I swear that thing picked up heart sounds better than any new one I tried. Finally tossed it when a patient coughed and the earpiece literally fell off mid-check. Still miss that thing sometimes though. Sometimes the beat up stuff just works because you made it work.

fisher.taylor3d ago

Respectfully disagree on this one. A worn seat that fits you right is one thing, but duct tape means you're just ignoring bigger safety issues in my book.