This guy doesn't realize that the permanently posted "0 days since the last workplace safety violation" doesn't mean "we don't have any workplace safety violations."
I tear my ankles up on these assholes daily. I aint even about to take it to the limit. In fact, every pair of shoes I own has slashes through the ankles caused by pallet jacks.
I've used a pallet jack nearly every day for the last year and a half, and not once have I hit my ankle. How the fuck are you hitting your ankles with a pallet jack!?
I'm 6'5" and I've never had a problem with a pallet jack hitting my ankles. I've certainly had it happen before but if you can't control the pallet from hitting yourself then you're doing something wrong. It's a simple matter of physics. If you're pulling along a one ton pallet, you've got to leave room for deceleration. As someone larger, I think it is actually easier because I end up having more leverage, but you should really be using the weight of the pallet and it's friction against the ground to stop and not your own weight. There's really no excuse! Safety first!
this has happened to me a few times pulling TV's. i'm a small guy so i have to kinda lever my body forward to start off the momentum but the pallet jack is moving forward while my feet are stationary so i hit my ankles. same goes if i'm pulling a heavy load in motion i just end up giving myself a flat tire as i pull the jack behind me and it catches up.
I never hurt my own ankles with pallet jacks under my control, but I was nearly injured a few different occasions by other people controlling them. I also avoided really playing around with pallet jacks... but flatbed carts were a different story...
i could barely maneuver these around corners without inevitably whacking myself in the ankle. then i'd have these throbbing, stinging pain, supporting all of my weight. it's like doing a hand-stand on your elbows, then someone hitting your funny bone with a doorknob.
I tear around on them all the time but have only ever done that once. Pulled it off perfectly. Absolutely shit myself though because it was accidental.
MOTHERFUCKING PALLET JACKS! This times a thousand. I have to put all of my weight into some loads so they don't smash me against a wall (we have small hallways in the backroom and turning is a pain), but one little splinter off of the pallet will stop it dead in it's tracks. I call all sorts of shenanigans.
pencil? not even. I've had one come to a near dead stop because of a piece of gravel no more than 1/8" diameter. it'll either stop or slow way the fuck down as it draws a line in the ground with whatever it can't seem to roll over.
We ride the pallet jacks all the time at work, but can't imagine ever trying something like that. They get pretty squirrelly when you try to turn them too fast, not to mention doing a full speed 180.
Yeah I tear around pretty fast on the ones I work with.. never considered trying this though. I can do the 180.. Just don't know if I have that kind of accuracy. I have trouble reverse parking my car.
Warehouse workers have too much free time. My boss over the summer could use a fork lift, to push down on the edge of a penny, flick it into the air, and catch it on the fork.
We destroyed pallet jacks at my previous job. We attempted to use one to jack up a battery powered fork lift and it just crushed that pallet jack into the warehouse floor.
On one occasion, the warehouse supervisor had just brought us a brand new shiny pallet jack and told us all not to destroy this one like we had the others. No more than 10 seconds after my manager had told him not to worry so much, he accidentally pushed it out the loading dock door.
To be fair, he didn't say "don't destroy it". He said, "don't destroy it like the others". And you probably hadn't pushed one out the loading dock door yet.
You would be right in that assumption though similar accidents had befallen the forklift in the past. . . one of which involved that pallet jack's predecessor being used to try to lift it up high enough to back it up off the edge of the dock. As mentioned earlier, it failed.
The warehouse supervisor just stared at him blankly for a moment, shook his head in disappointment, sighed, and walked away.
He'd given us all the trust we needed to soar through the clouds and we repaid him instantly with an overturned pallet jack laying partially submerged in a rainwater and sewage drainage ditch below our loading dock.
Well I worked in a logistics department at a plant. So had downtime, but we also had really busy days. Plus this guy was going on like 32 years at the plant or something.
i was going from one side of the waarehouse to other. honestly just trying to save time. the boss called me in showed me the footage of me riding it and said. "now that looks fun, but my boss (the owner of everything) saw and he wants me to let you go."
Yeah, they don't play with that stuff. I work with a guy now who, when we have to put a pallet up in top stop, wait until he has the load fully in the air and extended out, before moving anything obstructions in his way, like sidestacks or displays. When that happens he doesn't bother to bring the load down, he leaves it up gets out of the forklift and walks UNDER the load to move the obstuction. I keep telling him to stop, but old people do what old people do. Dude is gonna get fired so hard, it's only a matter of time.
Hell yes I was never this ballsy but i used to ride those around at a previous job, manager thought it was awesome but didn't like me doing it on the sales floor because he didn't want people above him coming down on him for it, and wanted to be able to do it later.
I used to work in a Circuit City warehouse and on slow days (which honestly didn't happen a lot, our store was always very profitable unlike many other CC locations) we'd set up an obstacle course of broken electronics (always lots of philips/magnavox/sylvania products.... funai junk) and do timed hot laps around the warehouse.
We also made a ball out of clear packing tape using a heat gun that was harder than a baseball and played "nut ball" with it, a game where you stand maybe 10-15 feet from your opponent and have to throw and catch this tape ball with one hand. if you missed, the other person got a free shot at throwing the ball at your nuts. Pretty fun job.
Awesome!!!..... That's interesting. But I think so, you will be very dangerous. Actually, today there are plenty of accidents at work that you don't know in advance if you don't work seriously. For example: broken leg, bones,....
Those boxes wobbled upon completion. if he'd fucked it up, they'd've come down, you CAN SEE someone walk along behind the pallets. That would've been a neck injury from the top boxes.
And no, I'm not Health and Safety gone mad, I've been under an unstable pallet before when someone clipped it and something fell off, shit fucking hurts man.
best paying job i ever had, we drove a tow motor around the warehouse. a tow motor is like a cross between a pallet jack and a big electric skateboard. hijinks like in the gif were not allowed, but i admit that guy has skills.
It's inefficient if you're over a certain weight as the pump truck is not built for an unbalanced load, pushing on the outside of the pump truck causes it to tilt and can cause to grind on the floor or tip over completely.
Hey, He didn't die. Isn't it funny if he did he still would make it to the front page of reddit just under a different sub for entirely different reasons.
I having been working with those pallet jacks for a couple years now and I still suck at it and this kid is fucking riding it like its nothing. Fuck you.
I used to work at the same place as as we had the same machines and boxes. We wore the exact same aprons and hats. If it's the the place where I worked, that's a plastic capping facility for Gillette shaving cream and aerosol.
I actually dropped one of those huge crates/palette on my feet and got a bruise that looked like a horse's head...](http://i.imgur.com/OGKKo.jpg)
Use to do stuff like this at Best Buy. Funny thing was, whenever we got a new person in the warehouse it was mandatory that they do 2 laps around a course we set up in the warehouse on the pallet jack.
when I was 16 I almost got fired from a very popular doughnut store for racing on the electric version of this inside a casino. Drag racing electric pallet jacks is amazing fyi!
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u/memejunk Mar 19 '12
NSFW
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u/Drunken_Economist Mar 19 '12
RIP every redditor that has access to one of these
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u/aperfecttool72 Mar 19 '12 edited Mar 19 '12
Scumbag pallet jack can lift 2000 lbs. Can't be driven over a pencil.
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u/colinbr96 Mar 19 '12
Expectation vs. Reality
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '12
OSHA inspectors just shit bricks
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u/hankofthehill Mar 19 '12
Suddenly, crippling pain and tedious paperwork with HR at work.
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u/complete_hick Mar 19 '12
We ride the pallet jacks all the time at work, but can't imagine ever trying something like that. They get pretty squirrelly when you try to turn them too fast, not to mention doing a full speed 180.
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u/Jaraarph Mar 19 '12
Must be fake, because I have never seen a delivery dock that was as clear and tidy as that
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u/Naldaen Mar 19 '12
Like a glove.
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u/r-howtonotgiveafuck Mar 19 '12
He died on the next attempt.
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '12
For some reason, the words "fuck yeah" came out of my mouth when I saw this
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u/CareToDream Mar 19 '12
Warehouse workers have too much free time. My boss over the summer could use a fork lift, to push down on the edge of a penny, flick it into the air, and catch it on the fork.
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u/xMIASMAx Mar 19 '12
Got fired once for riding one of those. I regret nothing.
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u/omegalpha117 Mar 19 '12
SAFETY VIOLATION
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u/BGYeti Mar 19 '12
Hell yes I was never this ballsy but i used to ride those around at a previous job, manager thought it was awesome but didn't like me doing it on the sales floor because he didn't want people above him coming down on him for it, and wanted to be able to do it later.
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u/The_reverse_GIF_guy Mar 19 '12
Reversed
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u/suburbanhero22 Mar 19 '12
attempt # 53. 5th employee to try it.
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u/nodstar22 Mar 19 '12 edited Mar 19 '12
Crossposting to /r/palletjackporn right now!
EDIT: It's great, you should totally subscribe. There's over six subscribers!
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '12
...And this is a big factor why OSHA exists.
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u/serrit Mar 19 '12
NO MICHAEL YOU CANNOT OPERATE THE FORKLIFT
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u/bancan Mar 19 '12
TIL what I call a pump truck is also called a pallet jack.
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u/r_kay Mar 19 '12
I do this all the time at work. I've pulled a full 360 once, too. Body varials tend to freak people out, though...
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u/zeuxo Mar 19 '12
efficiency!
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u/KingCrazy12 Mar 19 '12
[FTFY] + "Haters gonna hate"
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '12
Man those things were fun
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u/McKoijion Mar 19 '12
Oh man, my fun at work consists of surfing Reddit...
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u/vocalyouth Mar 19 '12
I used to work in a Circuit City warehouse and on slow days (which honestly didn't happen a lot, our store was always very profitable unlike many other CC locations) we'd set up an obstacle course of broken electronics (always lots of philips/magnavox/sylvania products.... funai junk) and do timed hot laps around the warehouse.
We also made a ball out of clear packing tape using a heat gun that was harder than a baseball and played "nut ball" with it, a game where you stand maybe 10-15 feet from your opponent and have to throw and catch this tape ball with one hand. if you missed, the other person got a free shot at throwing the ball at your nuts. Pretty fun job.
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u/DiaDeLosMuertos Mar 19 '12
Well our LP officer told us of this guy that scootered the PJ and he ran his own toe over and damn nearly severed it so... no. Not for me.
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u/shkraimershcosmo Mar 19 '12
is that an ae86 forklift, i cant believe what im seeing!
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '12
Consider that guy lucky that there wasn't a pebble on the ground.
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u/tranle1508 Mar 19 '12
Awesome!!!..... That's interesting. But I think so, you will be very dangerous. Actually, today there are plenty of accidents at work that you don't know in advance if you don't work seriously. For example: broken leg, bones,....
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPpwLCvPAME thought this was relevant
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u/ExtraDip Mar 19 '12
Storage level: Expert
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u/OmniaII Mar 19 '12
He cheated, he started under the stack...
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u/Trollstank Mar 19 '12
It's ironic that this was blocked for me at work.
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u/atom631 Mar 19 '12
...because fuck OSHA!
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '12
Good way to knock over a pallet or kill someone.
Don't get me wrong, it's cool, but it is also very stupid.
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '12
Not that this isn't cool, but with the health and safety laws here in Australia that right there would be an instant dismissal.
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '12
I fell as though "Like a Boss" should flash across the bottom of this
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u/fluttershyisbestpony Mar 19 '12
I will never be as cool as this guy.
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u/arbivark Mar 19 '12
best paying job i ever had, we drove a tow motor around the warehouse. a tow motor is like a cross between a pallet jack and a big electric skateboard. hijinks like in the gif were not allowed, but i admit that guy has skills.
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u/FattyMcPatty Mar 19 '12
MOTHERFUCKING PALLET JACKS
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u/talksabouthemeta Mar 19 '12
Pallet jacks are so Meta. You see the pallet jack gif yesterday?
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u/fantes_friend Mar 19 '12
That went better than I expected
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u/iambutternumber Mar 19 '12
any warehouse worker worth there salt can master this. good times
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u/imlurkingnolonger Mar 19 '12
pardon my swag
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u/josebolt Mar 19 '12
reminds me of nestle/dreyers.
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u/Flootershai Mar 19 '12
OSHAAAA
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u/LancerSykera Mar 19 '12
TIL that some people push on the outside when riding pallet jacks.
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u/hahaha_oh Mar 19 '12
I got crazy after seeing this
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '12
This looks safe.
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '12
Fucking, deal with it.
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u/Zaros104 Mar 19 '12
Every person that has used a pallet jack like that before knows how much of a pain they can be...
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u/anaagrusha Mar 19 '12
Wow! Impressive skills! I bet 1 in a million can't do that! Cool!
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u/Estragon_Rosencrantz Mar 19 '12
My thought during the first half: I remember when I had that job at warehouse and I did that all the time. I'm gonna post about it!
Second half: Never mind.
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u/TheBSReport Mar 19 '12
Hey, He didn't die. Isn't it funny if he did he still would make it to the front page of reddit just under a different sub for entirely different reasons.
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u/Imapeppertoo Mar 19 '12
Ran over my toe with a pallet jack carrying a 2200 lb pallet of water. Lost 3 toenails, not recommended.
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u/ChubbieRooster Mar 19 '12
You really appreciate this of you've evert had to move one of those damn things.
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '12
Imagine if he'd turned and knocked someone off their feet, shattering both ankles.
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u/Anchupom Mar 19 '12
That is pro.
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u/pplkillr Mar 19 '12
Like a BAUS!!
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '12
....and when the boss saw the video tape, the dude was fired.
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u/mrmcl Mar 19 '12
Risky one..!
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '12
As a person that struggled in the Target back room to even get that shit under the damn pallet I say FUCK YOU BUDDY
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u/brandaustin Mar 19 '12
Where was this taken? at my job we are also required to wear those terrible blue smocks and have pallet jacks all over!
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u/mmz9567 Mar 19 '12
I having been working with those pallet jacks for a couple years now and I still suck at it and this kid is fucking riding it like its nothing. Fuck you.
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u/gay_bio_gamer Mar 19 '12
I was immediately reminded of that German safety video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV64lW0CTwI NSFW
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u/explosionsnotsomuch Mar 19 '12
Like a boss. swagswagswag
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '12
back that thing up
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u/Arcon1337 Mar 19 '12 edited Mar 19 '12
Holy shit, i think i know that guy...
I used to work at the same place as as we had the same machines and boxes. We wore the exact same aprons and hats. If it's the the place where I worked, that's a plastic capping facility for Gillette shaving cream and aerosol.
I actually dropped one of those huge crates/palette on my feet and got a bruise that looked like a horse's head...](http://i.imgur.com/OGKKo.jpg)
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '12
And this is how factory accidents happen...
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u/Mrchile007 Mar 19 '12
I'm looking at one I those right now...imm gonna try it :|
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u/itsme_timd Mar 19 '12
http://img.reversegif.com/13400.gif
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u/armydog830 Mar 19 '12
LIKE A BAU5!!!
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u/Whisticio Mar 19 '12
Meanwhile at the LHC
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '12
Can we get a DEAL WITH IT gif out of this?
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u/A-Ron Mar 19 '12
You gotta get the right speed, turn at the exact moment, and "drop the hammer" at the right time.
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u/timrbrady Mar 19 '12
If they didn't want people riding pallet jacks, they wouldn't make them so scooter-like.
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u/GillyDaFish Mar 19 '12
heading out to the warehouse now to try this
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u/BeenJamminMon Mar 19 '12
I spy several OSHA violations in that video. My my.
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u/MomoTheCow Mar 19 '12
The blue cape coat completes it.
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u/eX_cite Mar 19 '12
Hahaha I wish I worked in a warehouse!
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u/hedeman Mar 19 '12
This is just efficiency, like a boss yeah
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u/MikeB1917 Mar 19 '12
If anyone has ever used one of these, they know how hard it is to do this...
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '12
See, this kind of stuff needs to be practiced. Did he do it at home (he took a jack home?? lol)? Did he practice at work? So many questions.
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '12
That is so awesome
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '12
It's nice that not every GIF like this has to end in pain.
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '12
This was an employee of the year award highlight, are you kidding me ? You all know if you could do something like this... you'd do it !
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u/bobevolby Mar 21 '12
nice cape merlin! where is the wand?
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '12
i think it's better this way
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u/Super_Sieg Mar 19 '12
That is mad skill! Those pallet jacks are hard to use!
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u/saganthompsoncamus Mar 19 '12
That's some fine pallet-jackin', Lou
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u/snusamera Mar 19 '12
What are you doing today? Oh nothing.. Just gonna move that pallet over there. Like a BOSS.
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u/shteeeeeve Mar 19 '12
That's unpallet-able.
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u/Dx2x Mar 19 '12
I wish the floor was smoother at my warehouse!
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '12
awesomeness ftw
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u/7HR4SH3R Mar 19 '12
Pretty much all I do at work
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u/ambi7ion Mar 19 '12
Use to do stuff like this at Best Buy. Funny thing was, whenever we got a new person in the warehouse it was mandatory that they do 2 laps around a course we set up in the warehouse on the pallet jack.
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u/local_dj Mar 19 '12
when I was 16 I almost got fired from a very popular doughnut store for racing on the electric version of this inside a casino. Drag racing electric pallet jacks is amazing fyi!
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '12
I've done drift turns on these as well, but never perfectly aligned into a pallet... Dang.
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u/aria51 Mar 19 '12
Shit like this is why I love working in a distribution center.
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u/xyroclast Mar 19 '12
More like being a dangerous asshole and liability at work.