NYC Electrician Shares His Strange View Of The World 

must have been a good day when he was on the job! Hope he enjoys retirement.

@Joseph Marcianti Why does he use channel locks to tighten set screw connectors though?😂 BTW, You still in the IBEW? I'm a 3rd yr working for 379 Charlotte NC. It's cool to see a brother commenting on this vid!

Only Master Electricians count. The E and B boys go for coffee.

Shoutout from local 212

@@aaronestes1130 Liberal unions sent our jobs overseas.

He might not be moving at breakneck speed, but he is always doing something. My grandfather taught me that, just keep going, cause think about it, you are working 8 hours, the key is keep going.

Had the same experience with an older janitor who was training me.

Merrick Smith it's all fun and games until they start blasting music for 8 hours and singing along

Same story with me, I work as a mason/laborer for a man who is about to turn 75 here in a week or so. There's nine of us all together, and he gets out there with us everyday working, laying block. He is a great man to work for, hilarious, and fun to talk to as you work. I love him.

@Hi did the job get done?

That's the true of the world we living... People that it's "willing to pin their chest up" with the work of others...

It’s not smoke, it’s vapor. -423 degrease moving through a pipe, 90 degrease outside the pipe creates vapor. And yes a lot of people make that magnificent bastard move!

"You see the smoke, but not the people who do all that work". So true. He must be talking about politics.

Mr Danforth 374 yes

sometimes if people reflect what we achieve look at that machine complex order look at it.. you want green now you can't have it new frontier will come in order the order then you accept thats IT we can never change projectory by mass human interest it happens organically when it happens.

Most people go through their days like zombies,any spark of life and you're considered weird and

so true,I get that all the time.. having knowledge throw away stuff hindrance to so many not from others the tone of I who wish to define who I am 6"5 that's it stay the course i will 2001 space odyssey over Scarface DAY OR NITE SYMMETRY WILL COMPLETE THE FRONTAL LOBE OF THOUGHTS.. HIP FLAPPING SHOULD WATCH IT I SAY TOLSTOY WANT U2

Or maybe he's just happy being away from the wife.

Carlos Mojica seriously it’s ridiculous

Fucked. Up.

He's not really fascinating at all

lol same here

Did you were an extra Jeff, or they just happened to film you on your way to work?

@@Bnorbi3 not me

JeffSayYes I don’t understand how there was confusion here?

One of the Top Ten modern American movies in my opinion. Original and hilarious.

I am trying to learn about the process of being an electrician but I'm confused on where you start off to get experience, hands on, so later I can apply as an apprentice

@@robertbullock7301 Read these two books for knowledge and then apply as an apprentice to start learning when you are old enough! Wiring Complete 3 Edition by Michael Litchfield ---- and Basic Electricity by Charles Ryan

From his perspective, well everyone has a job. But face it, some people are not working and are not producing anything. Hard for a working man to imagine that. This is not just people on welfare or medicaid or disability even though able, but corporations getting either literal or equivalent of corporate welfare. Think about it, the people getting 800 a month in food aid and they spend it at food stores, that helps prop them up financially, all while those people get obese and then cost other medical costs. An upside down world.

@@superchuck3259 one person is allowed a max of $192 for themselves. That's if they are not working. For $800 they would need 4 or 5 kids and themselves without a job. Also it's not automatically free. They have to work so many hours for the city to pay for those stamps. Whether it be mowing the cemetary, cleaning litter outside the courthouse etc. for 30+ hours a week. Not that I care nor am I on food assistance but do know people who have. Your comment implies every single stamp recipient is receiving $800 in assistance which they are not without kids.

​@@Gabriel.4190 Well I lumped all the programs into one. Cutting the fine hairs of all the details does not change the fact that people on government aid are super obese and that sucks for the tax payer and them too! You are right, that for SNAP that one person gets 192 a month. What I am saying is you also need to look at WIC too. Plus you assume these people are being honest and not double dipping somehow.

@@superchuck3259 spend only six bucks a day on food. Tell me how fat you get.

So what was one “gem of wisdom” that this dude had to offer? Please do tell.

Half Dust Half Deity better than Rogan’s podcast

Dude watched a lot of TV

Why didn’t he intersplice the “really love your peaches want to shake your tree song” into it?

@@LeMerch and now its the mexicans

@Thereis Hope whatever happened to J.J on Good Times?🤔

What’s weird is that I’ve never heard so many people say “thank God I’m already 60”, “I’m 77 and death can’t come soon enough or “At least I’m 55, so I don’t have to leave on this planet too much longer” before. The world has gone bat$hit crazy because America elected a straight, wealthy, Christian male over 2 and a half years ago. I may not be that old, but I know I’ve never heard of people looking forward to their inevitable deaths! This a direct reflection of outrage culture, phony claims of females not having as much opportunities as men and the corrupt Mainstream Media. I want and need to live, but if we lose America, my wants and needs might change. However, I don’t think the leftists (and certain Members of the GOP) assessed the American people properly. They’re starting to eat their own...and it’s hilarious to watch and see!

Ya know man no one gets it these days because theres nothing to get. It's all nonsense now and nothing of substance to get. It's literally all garbage!!!!! Good luck brother!!!

@@continentalaquatics2725 I wouldn't give him all that credit. There's been a lot of cultural changes that have been going on through the social media boom that have led us to this.

@4:21. Scrolled to see who caught this first.

MuckoMan how do you manage to stay happy at work? I’m an inch away from quitting my job every day :/

Randizle Peregoy people that work with their hands and get stuff done feel better about their work. Office workers pushing paper and going to meaningless meetings feel crappy about their jobs

@@randabuffer6562 Aren't trades paying people like 30+ per hour? Pretty sure that makes anyone happy

Linda an arrogant thing to claim but k

@@Swavvy116Xrs depends on where you are. He's out of local 3 (great local) not sure of their scale now,but probably North of $40 per hour by now.

Guilty as charged. Maybe that's why I'm still unemployed. Unable to multitask. lol! ;)

I agree, but he seems to be doing more talking than talking and working!😂

Many people are just more introverted. Obviously this guy isnt.

@@ohthreefiftyone I'm the same way, depends what I'm doing too though.

I literally stop in my tracks to listen when someone's trying to talk to me, I have to focus to hear you.

Yes you can.

You surely can be.

@@eddenoy321 Darwinism usually sorts them out.

@I C I haven't met any. It could be that the dumb ones get electrocuted and the game is over for them.

I know plenty of 6th year apprentices. lmfao

yeah... that might be the case if running things didnt require more than a high school education.

@@Daniel-yo5es The clowns "running things" now are supposedly educated.

@@markgigiel2722 "the clowns running things"... that's an awful lot of people there.... you might have to narrow that down a bit....

@@Daniel-yo5es Most, but not all, politicians for starters.

@@markgigiel2722 come on man.. that's just a silly soundbyte…. it's like saying all lawyers are terrible people... it's not reality, and frankly it's just silly and immature.

Had some roofers over at my house a few weeks back. Guys in their 50s. Told me they couldn't find any young folks (20s) to hire, even though the pay was decent, because they found the work too demanding, and so no young folks stayed on the job more than a couple or 3 days. Made me a bit sad and nostalgic.

@@itgetter9 Worked in roofing for a bit. Hard work for sure. Carrying shingle bundles up a ladder is no joke, but you worked outside, got a decent wage, all the hours you basically wanted, and my boss was a good man. Great job.. I left, only because I got an apprenticeship in a manufacturing company, learning to machine parts. The pay was basically the same, but the shop offered great insurance and they were teaching me a great paying skill. I'll still occasionally help a friend, who owns a few properties, with a roof. Brings back some good memories.

“And that’s the rest of the story guy”? Oh. I just heard him talking about it. Just so I remember right about the program- didn’t he tell the story about a person only and only reveal the person’s identity at the end of the of it? The stories were only a few minutes long?

Becky Rose I’m 34 and absolutely hate how things are these day :/ I’m planning on moving to another planet lol

You can thank feminism for the world we have now. And it’s only going to continue getting worse.

@@BrockLanders I wanted to say the exact same thing, but feminists online can be vicious when a woman speaks the truth. Hopefully we can fix this, but I suspect you're right- we've reached the point of no return.

@@randabuffer6562 I heard that Mars is no good for raising kids, it's too cold

@@BrockLanders Feminism brought most of the prosperity that we've experienced in the last 50 years by allowing women to work and contribute properly to society.

Ahh man when I’m at work I have nothing interesting to talk about I’m just boring and awkward silence I have a hamster running on a wheel for a brain

Everyone working makes a living, unless you a rich guy somewhere. People.with college degrees also work hard and struggle

John Buffalo I am 97 no most don't.

Eyyy comrade

My type of cinematography involves shooting animation in public, time-lapsed environments. The most asked question, "What are you doing?" is often a gateway into existential conversations. But if I try to film people, I can't do it. I feel guilty, exploitative, invasive and awkward. How often I've thought, there's a film there! -- but I'm too autistically focused or too zen to pursue the stories. There are different kinds of mindfulness; I wish I had more of the kind you speak of. Not everyone is cut out to be a documentarian.

Did you see that Netflix documentary about a guy that bought a trunk and it had a bunch of little cases of photographic negatives that he got developed? They turned out to be interesting photographs taken by someone with a real keen and interesting perspective. An unknown lady named Vivienne that was a nanny who took all these fantastic photos. It was really good.

So absolutely true. Seeing is like listening.

@@jennymisteqq695 Hey! Thanks for the reminder! That was REALLY cool. I'll have to look around and find it again. That was a while back.

Bronx, you know what this little piece has driven home for me is that I'm too much of an iconoclast. If someone was to interview me, so much of what I say would seem very strange. This guy is 'salt of the earth' as everyone has said and also very comfortable in his element. I suspect he'd be very comfortable everywhere for that matter. He is well-liked for a variety of reasons, one because a large part of the population holds similar beliefs. No reason to go into why I'm not as 'likable' but this has really given me pause (partly because I am not going back to more conventional thinking).

Where’s local 157?

How can you come to that conclusion just by watching a short video clip......

@@thetruthspeaker5101 It's a joke. Internet humor nowadays is 99% irony.

That's typical union work.

There is more of them outside... Not so many on youtube... :D

I don’t. This guy would drive me nuts at work. He is why you must have music on a job site.

Evan K that's the truth The older generation was more polite NEVER would they allow bosses to be expecting their workers to be a therapist Today You get crushed on the job They'll be upset that they need another guy now Since there's no manners today You work way more and must produce way more

in a lot of businesses back in the day the boss was accessible, the young kid coming up had interactions with the guy signing the checks. my dad was a lowly sales kid in his job who got advice and direction from the millionaire founders on how to be a better worker and person. today, bosses and ceos are largely held above and apart from the companies they own. Corporate culture has shifted entirely to bottom lines and employees are merely an expendable line item in a yearly budget.

This wasn't a one take, this is all his talking in one day. Honestly not that bad.

Oleander Thor-Borre Yeah, no shit. I’d still be fired.

He’s doing his work and talking at the same time. Join a union. Get treated like a human being instead of a machine.

That's even true here in Oklahoma. ..you ask your mother. .Love you NYC

And saw is sore, lol love that NY speak.

Tammy Hughes unfortunately he may not live forever :(

Beautifully said Tyler. David Hoffman - filmmaker

Denis. Me too. David Hoffman filmmaker

This was a great response.. never looked at it that way but now I learned to.

@@rembleekah8722 thank you! the way i see it we are all on our own journey, we all have our own stories and experiences. i believe whole heartedly that you can learn something from anyone if you stop and listen

@KUPHSER Facts.

Top bloke. Period.

treasure is your beauty had to be honest sorry

OSTAP BENDER CND ☺️ you’re very kind

Toby Wilson I liked how Mr. Hoffman added narration and quick photos/clips to go with it. Why brilliant? 🤔 I just think this older man’s personality is full of vibrancy and joy and I really liked listening to him as he reminisced and threw out bits of advice, that’s all. Plus, he was in Ghostbusters! 👻 P.S. I bet you are probably also brilliant in your own way! ✌🏽

I dont get it

@@MorganCatha There was a blackout in 1977 that amounted to looting and arson. the city was f'd... for a New-York minute. He said, "We had one in 77, don't worry"

The New York City blackout of 1977 was an electricity blackout that affected most of New York City on July 13-14, 1977. i literally just googled it, its real.

@@datboitrooper1255 happened again in the early 2000s

@@datboitrooper1255 Tommy Lee Jones character in the first Men in Black movie actually cracks a joke about this event.

philip scara as an IBEW brother I wish him the same and a safe and prosperous career to you

Capoeira

@@lxFullMetal ya,,that

Lmfao. I'm driving down the road in the evening listening to this, and just thought it was my shades and occasional glancing that was doing that. 😂

Thats the Union for you.

I always watch the Wizard of Oz with wide-eyed excitement. Best movie ever. Brings tears to my eyes, it oozes hope and triumph after do much longing. Quintessential American story.

dodgeplow and im curious to how much footage you've seen of Abe Vigoda out of character

djflow94 its not like it used to be. I love the trade but you can barely make a living doing it anymore at least not in NYC.

@0nes And Zer0s I've Been Eatin' Wieners heard that one too many times.

Go work in broward or palm beach, more guys like this.

you can sometimes meet older people with interesting stories driving for Lyft in west palm beach. a lot of them come here to retire

Miami Dade county has a lot of funny tradesman as well... their everywhere

Alot of funny old school cocaine cowboys in miami

He's not "dropping memes." Get that horseshit toxic vocabulary/concept out of your life.

@HRE I don't take instructions from people who are willingly mindraped by inforwars.

@@Dave-lr2wo I'm a big fan of Richard Dawkins... I've been reading his books before society had even caught on to what a meme is. you are mad because I used the correct word to describe an idea?

@HRE agreed. his response to you made me realise his full on troll status though.

@@christophermiller3031 You never used the word because of Dawkins. You use the word because you are easily influenced by viral information and the irony is that in this case you both are influenced BY a meme AND you rely on it. Like a crutch. If you think the word "meme" is the correct word for describing an idea, you are the model of manipulated. And if you think I'm a troll, you've definitely proved it. If you're a "close reader" of Dawkins and you think your understanding of "meme" is correct, well, it's not, and you should work on your reading.

Talk AND work he said. Plenty of guys can talk at work lol