Jan 12, 2022
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YEAHHHH MORE TOBYS FOR THE PILE -toby
also your url made me take psychic damage
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more tobys heck yeah (a system with a toby alter who says hi!)
YEAHHHH MORE TOBYS FOR THE PILE -toby
also your url made me take psychic damage
What is Autumnian?
Autumnian: A gender that is like a forest in autumn. It feels like being warm and cozy on a rainy autumn day. This gender fluctuates like the changes of the season.
Here's the flag for it
We think it was coined by @xenine-time but we're not sure, we're almost positive that fae made the flag though
YO DO U WANT TO BE FRIENDS
-toby of atlas system
AA FUCK I JUST SAW THIS IM SO SORRY IG THIS HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A WHILE BUT YES O LPVE OTHER TOBYS!!!! -toby
To Father Rodriguez, have you ever thought about other ways to gain followers? Perhaps getting out more or... I don't know, expanding horizons?
-Shepard
"Ah, I remember you. Have you Lost your brain cells in your tussle with that faceless bastard, too? It's almost like that's what this blog is for, hun! Anything else you have to say or are you here to be a thorn in my side?"
can you share more about being/becoming an elevator mechanic? i've been idly daydreaming of working in a manual trade for years now and your response to the "i don't want a career, i want to do crafts" post just kind of... snagged a hook in me and won't let go.
Ooooo! Welcome to the wonderful world of elevator mechanicking! Though I should warn you, it has its ups and downs :P
Okay, now that that obligatory pun is out of the way, first thing you need to know is that it depends on where you are. If you are anywhere else in North America than Quebec, what you're gonna wanna do is contact your local International Union of Elevator Constructors chapter and ask them how to go about it in your area. If you do live in Quebec, the two routes are through the Labour Pools (check out the CCQ website for more info on that) or getting a DEP at the only trade school to offer it in all of North America, which is located in Montreal. Though, the program is only offered in french, so you'd have to speak French.
If you live in one of the very many places outside of North America, unfortunately, I have no idea.
Okay, onto what it's actually like doing the work.
So far, I don't have any actual work experience, just class experience, though I am hoping to get a job soon. Just taking a bit of a break during the summer.
So, what's it like? Challenging, eye opening, empowering, incredible, fascinating, and so much more.
I've gone from thinking +/- 1/16th of an inch was an impossible tolerance to meet, to regularly meeting +/- 1/64th of an inch tolerances. I've learned an insane and empowering amount. Whereas before, electricity and mechanical work were something of a mystery, because I'd been denied opportunities to explore, I've now changed all the light switches in my apartment to dimmer switches, and I'm currently working on building a trellis cage I designed for my plants.
My physical health and mental health are both WAY up. It can be hard and exhausting, and you need to eat so much food to keep yourself fueled (seriously, I need to eat 4 meals a day and it irks me because I have to remember to eat 4 meals a day, anyway), but also incredibly rewarding. Because I'm exercising much and meeting clear and concrete goals every single day, my mental health has improved spectacularly. I spent 6+ years of my life pushing through intense depression and elevator mechanic school was the first time in all those years where I would wake up and want to take on whatever the day offered.
In terms of physical health, I'm in better shape than I've ever been. It's easier to move in my body than it's been in years, and my body is much more capable of doing more tasks. It's wonderful to experience.
There's definitely discrimination. If you are a woman, or if people will think you are, be prepared for that. It's definitely gotten better over the years. It's also definitely still an issue. For me, the benefits far outweigh the idiots, but I can't promise it'll be the same for you.
Honestly though? I'd been daydreaming about being in the trades since I was 14. It took me 12 years to finally get my ducks in the correct rows to allow me to take that step, and my only regret is that it took me that long.
If you've been day dreaming about it for years, go and give it a chance. The worst that will happen is you'll find out it isn't for you, and you'll have more information to find something that is. If you are looking for permission or a sign from the universe, this is it. Go go go. You might find yourself happier than you ever dreamed possible.
Feel free to send another ask if you have more questions, or to update us if you take the leap! We wish you all the luck in the world on your journey!
Hi! I saw your post about trades in Quebec and I wanted to ask you a question about it. Feel free to ignore if you want to :).
I'm looking to go to Quebec for my masters (we're from ontario) but my partner is starting to get into the trades and I was wondering what level of French is needed to start an apprenticeship?
Congrats on the masters! I'm going to assume you are going to be in Montreal, both because I think we have the highest number of universities and I'm pretty sure we have the only English ones.
If not though, heads up that working on French has just become a priority. Language politics in this province are nasty, and while you'll get some assholes in Montreal, you'll get fewer of them and people are more likely to speak English.
Okay, onto your actual question. Technically, I think the answer is none. There are two paths into trades, and neither of them technically require french. So, the first, which is probably less interesting if he wants to go straight into an apprenticeship, is trade school. There are English trade schools. Not for all of the trades, and I think many have wait lists, but they do exist. There are private and public ones.
The next option is through the labour pool (basin). To do that, your partner has to find a company willing to offer him a guarantee of 150 over a maximum of three months, and then wait for the labour pool of that specific trade to open, so he can start working for them. You can check the CCQ website for more information on Labour Pools, and to check which ones are open.
So, either way, you don't technically need french. He could go to an English school or he could find a company willing to hire an Anglo. They're rarer, but they do exist. If he already has some experience, that will probably help.
Essentially, I think it boils down to "You can work here without speaking French, technically, and also, the more french you speak, the more doors open for you". By struggling with French, he will face discrimination (I know I do, and my french is good enough that I'm going to a french trade school), and he can still make it work, just be aware of the extra suck.
Good luck with the Masters Degree and I hope to run across your partner on a worksite someday, happily doing whichever trade calls to him!
13. You're stuck on a deserted island with all of your alters: Who would be the first one to find a way to escape?
~ from crynn <3
bold of you to fucking assume Any of us have the braincells to escape. /nm
What's your second favorite flower to sunflowers?
that depends on who you ask…..
the Lead Gay says delphiniums
and i’m quite partial to snapdragons