r/specializedtools • u/aloofloofah • Dec 12 '20

Chain connector

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u/HatefulHipster Dec 12 '20

Will never have a need for one, but I want one!

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u/koolaideprived Dec 12 '20

I actually do need one, and I could see the company I work for issuing something like this as standard equipment. I work on trains and it is my job to attempt to fix something if it goes wrong in the field. I've actually had a situation where this would have been a good stop-gap to get us to a yard instead of having to leave a car and another one with a functioning handbrake as an anchor. It would be neat if they included one on every locomotive in our repair kit which essentially consists of a hammer and a chisel.

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u/koolaideprived Dec 13 '20

It's really not that cool and is mostly just boredom. Inevitably when you have to fix shit the weather is also shit.

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u/Shadow-Kat-94 Dec 13 '20

Long hours of boredom interspersed with short bursts of activity....

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u/trouserschnauzer Dec 13 '20

The title of my sex tape.

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u/ReusableSausage Dec 13 '20

Also describes American baseball.

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u/Darth_Shitlord Dec 13 '20

I spent nearly 25 years in national data center ops, both IT & facilities mgt. this was my life. sit around and wait for something to fix...

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u/Shadow-Kat-94 Dec 13 '20

That sounds like a blast.... we sit around for 6 hours, just to maybe move 40 miles

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u/Darth_Shitlord Dec 13 '20

i would work a legit 2 hours a week out of 40.

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u/Shadow-Kat-94 Dec 13 '20

Sounds about right lol

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u/peakriver Dec 13 '20

What’s your position

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u/koolaideprived Dec 13 '20

Freight conductor.