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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:27:03 PM EDT
Things sure were different then.
Operating equipment with a tie and just rolling the sleeves up |
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:29:23 PM EDT
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Most these days couldn’t multi task the lathes either.
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:34:23 PM EDT
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Those were real men back then, operating 2 pieces of equipment at the same time AND working a 16 hour shift...with only 1 lunch break, $3 and hour.
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:34:50 PM EDT
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Behind an apron or not, no way I'd wear a tie around lathes.
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:35:22 PM EDT
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Those were real men back then, operating 2 pieces of equipment at the same time AND working a 16 hour shift...with only 1 lunch break, $3 and hour. Wooo! 
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:35:33 PM EDT
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And most couldn't work the hours in a non environmentally controlled area with cutting oil and the fumes and smoke either
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:36:02 PM EDT
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No ties around machinery!
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:37:19 PM EDT
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And lucky to make to their 50's. Wooo! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Those were real men back then, operating 2 pieces of equipment at the same time AND working a 16 hour shift...with only 1 lunch break, $3 and hour. Wooo! |
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:38:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: real men don't live long But, that's just me. |
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:39:04 PM EDT
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$3 an hour??? Not likely! More like $3 per day.
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:42:44 PM EDT
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$3 an hour??? Not likely! More like $3 per day. |
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:43:46 PM EDT
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Hell man, my grandmother's tougher than all of you pansies. Course she's 6'3", 250 and runs a 4.5 40
Yeah, no ties around moving machines is a thing...same as rings and other dangly shit. He is a bad ass though. |
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:43:52 PM EDT
[#12]
posed photo
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:44:00 PM EDT
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This, my grandpa made about $60 a month wrenching on B25's during the war. |
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:44:43 PM EDT
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Hell man, my grandmother's tougher than all of you pansies. Course she's 6'3", 250 and runs a 4.5 40 Yeah, no ties around moving machines is a thing...same as rings and other dangly shit. He is a bad ass though. |
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:45:06 PM EDT
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Those were real men back then, operating 2 pieces of equipment at the same time AND working a 16 hour shift...with only 1 lunch break, $3 and hour. |
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:45:16 PM EDT
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posed photo |
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:45:21 PM EDT
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Probably a photo op for the factory owners son.
I seriously doubt that guy was working those lathes for more than a few minutes. |
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:45:30 PM EDT
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This was a time when all of society had more pride in their appearance and in their work.
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:46:18 PM EDT
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$3 an hour??? Not likely! More like $3 per day. Quoted:
This, my grandpa made about $60 a month wrenching on B25's during the war. Quoted: Lol maybe $1 a day. 
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:47:17 PM EDT
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Already said, but wearing a tie around a lathe is fucking retarded no matter what era you're in.
Pic is probably staged. |
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:50:03 PM EDT
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I worked as a machinist in the early 70s. Supervisor dressed exactly like this. He worked the lathes in a shirt and tie...he looked impeccable every day.
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:51:13 PM EDT
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Already said, but wearing a tie around a lathe is fucking retarded no matter what era you're in. Pic is probably staged.
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:51:39 PM EDT
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Behind an apron or not, no way I'd wear a tie around lathes. But if you look at old photographs, lots of people wore a suit while working. Or maybe they had some advance notice that "today is picture day".
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:51:41 PM EDT
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No way I would wear long sleeves and a tie. Apron can be dangerous too.
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:52:42 PM EDT
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Those were real men back then, operating 2 pieces of equipment at the same time AND working a 16 hour shift...with only 1 lunch break, $3 and hour. |
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:54:26 PM EDT
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Hell man, my grandmother's tougher than all of you pansies. Course she's 6'3", 250 and runs a 4.5 40 Yeah, no ties around moving machines is a thing...same as rings and other dangly shit. He is a bad ass though.  Is she also a truck driver?
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:54:48 PM EDT
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I'd like to be around for a while to help provide for my family. But, that's just me. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: real men don't live long But, that's just me. |
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:55:38 PM EDT
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Lunch bucket working stiffs dressed better back then. Somewhere around I have a picture of carpenters building a house wearing fedoras and ties.
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Posted: 10/5/2019 9:57:42 PM EDT
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This, my grandpa made about $60 a month wrenching on B25's during the war. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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$3 an hour??? Not likely! More like $3 per day.
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Posted: 10/5/2019 10:00:44 PM EDT
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Lunch bucket working stiffs dressed better back then. Somewhere around I have a picture of carpenters building a house wearing fedoras and ties. 
I do understand heavy cotton for FR protection, but I can't imagine wearing a suit in a physically demanding work environment. As much as I admire certain traditions, there are some that I am glad have gone the way of the dodo. |
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Posted: 10/5/2019 10:02:21 PM EDT
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The average wage in 1903 was 37 cents per hour.
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Posted: 10/5/2019 10:03:36 PM EDT
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Compare that affluent middle class American worker to these poor Soviet women who can't afford nice clothes:
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Posted: 10/5/2019 10:03:55 PM EDT
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No ties around machinery! |
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Posted: 10/5/2019 10:08:32 PM EDT
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Compare that affluent middle class American worker to these poor Soviet women who can't afford nice clothes: https://i.redd.it/7p05e0zhbitx.jpg 
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Posted: 10/5/2019 10:09:27 PM EDT
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Those were real men back then, operating 2 pieces of equipment at the same time AND working a 16 hour shift...with only 1 lunch break,$3 and hour. |
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Posted: 10/5/2019 10:09:47 PM EDT
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No way I would wear long sleeves and a tie. Apron can be dangerous too. Took a pair of aviation snips and gave her a haircut she wouldn't soon forget.
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Posted: 10/5/2019 10:13:26 PM EDT
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Probably a photo op for the factory owners son. I seriously doubt that guy was working those lathes for more than a few minutes. Do a little photog research of the era. |
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Posted: 10/5/2019 10:14:10 PM EDT
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Those poor Russian women are tougher men than that tie wearing, supervisor that only posed for the 1903 picture. (Dunno about Soviet Era women factory workers. They probably didn't do that stuff back then). |
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Posted: 10/5/2019 10:14:17 PM EDT
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In before industrial accident video.
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Posted: 10/5/2019 10:14:22 PM EDT
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Picture wasn't taken in 1903...they were building 1903's. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The average wage in 1903 was 37 cents per hour. |
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Posted: 10/5/2019 10:14:33 PM EDT
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I always point out to my son how people dressed decades ago compared to now when we watch an old movie or see pictures. Went from janitors wearing suits and ties to now most kids wearing what looks like they slept in.
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Posted: 10/5/2019 10:14:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've cut more than a couple of people out of moving equipment in my day. Saw a de-gloving or two. One woman let her pony tail get caught in a conveyor roller. I got it shut off right about the time her head made contact. Took a pair of aviation snips and gave her a haircut she wouldn't soon forget. |
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Posted: 10/5/2019 10:16:00 PM EDT
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Behind an apron or not, no way I'd wear a tie around lathes. |
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Posted: 10/5/2019 10:18:26 PM EDT
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You are wrong. Do a little photog research of the era. Quoted:
You are wrong. Do a little photog research of the era. |
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Posted: 10/5/2019 10:19:01 PM EDT
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How much did you charge her for it?  She wore a ball cap for a long time after that. Better than being scalped though.
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Posted: 10/6/2019 1:24:07 AM EDT
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I saw some old pictures of machinists who were wearing white shirts, bow ties and vests. They were skilled tradesmen and proud of it.
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Posted: 10/6/2019 1:53:15 AM EDT
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All dress standards have declined. In 1967 when my brother and took our first flight to Florida, we dressed in tan slacks and plaid shirts neatly
pressed by our mom. All the other passengers were in dresses for women and coats and ties for the men.Flying was still an occasion for many people. Today flying is more like being on a cattle car, and with a similar standard for hygiene. People have far less pride in appearance no matter where they may be. |
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Posted: 10/6/2019 4:42:58 AM EDT
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At least he's got glasses on, they're not safety glasses but better than what I've seen in a lot of pics from that era.
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Posted: 10/6/2019 4:49:57 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/6/2019 4:52:12 AM EDT
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All dress standards have declined. In 1967 when my brother and took our first flight to Florida, we dressed in tan slacks and plaid shirts neatly pressed by our mom. All the other passengers were in dresses for women and coats and ties for the men.Flying was still an occasion for many people. Today flying is more like being on a cattle car, and with a similar standard for hygiene. People have far less pride in appearance no matter where they may be. |
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