Help the electricians?! And the plumbers?? Ricky and Roscoe don’t like the sound of that!

[@SaxaphoneMan42]

"two things I ain't never seen: a turtle with speed, and a job I need." words to live by Ricky, words to live by....

[@finaladvance5085]

Amen

[@countrygirlokla]

@SomeGuy 🤣

[@inuyasha0413]

Eh, I've seen some very fast Turtles in my day, especially Snapping Turtles, and Leatherbacks, them sonofabitches are terrifying on land especially Snapping Turtles

[@jrneff9773]

i laughed so damn hard in the floor it hurt god damn funny as f@#$ we hands all been there

[@weldonwelder9009]

Those words followed by "I was looking for a job when I found this bitch"

[@nineduece92]

“I would rather bare knuckle box a polar bear in the arctic circle , mid shit , with 30 inches of snow on the ground before I go over there and have one of those sparky’s say good job helper” - Roscoe the legend

[@shadowdragon714]

i laughed so hard at this line i HAD to rewind it and hear it again. Never change Roscoe!!!

[@bobtitus8563]

Roscoe you are the best👍

[@dankymemerson237]

That was hella cold no pun intended

[@ValenceFlux]

LMAO

[@Kenny-wo9wr]

DAAAAAAAMN

[@gustavosoto555]

Im an electrician and i approve of this. If help is needed the plan was wrong.

[@Texansfan254Jeff]

As an electrician, Ricky is right. Hire more people. Also, electricians should clean up after their own selves.

[@maxwellsimon4538]

As another electrician, i’d agree with you 100% if it was a home renovation with no other trades there, but in a commercial or industrial job it’s a heck of a lot cheaper to get a laborer to sweep up than an electrician

[@jonathanshaw8868]

I worked union construction for 10 years... never have I seen electricians doing anything above the absolute minimum...

[@mfrank3518]

I was a flooring installer and we cleaned up after the sparkys. That’s why we protected their cart locks by shoving wood in the keyholes so nobody could pick the locks.

[@zaphodbeeblebrox1880]

It's a well documented fact that electricians are terrified of brooms. Besides, here's how "helping" works in most jobs. I get sent to help somebody because they're behind. Doesn't matter if it's their fault or not. That goes on for a while. This person isn't going to get any faster or figure out how to work smarter. They only thing they're going to do is get used to having help.

[@srbuggs1781]

traitor

[@jaymcdude1291]

Ricky is an absolute savage any time he's threatened with termination.

[@fenixchief7]

Can't fire the boss

[@lonewolftech]

Tbh he would have done been fired at ANY work place that was non union.

[@siamihari8717]

Shitlessness, is a shield on its own.

[@Mr.Sparks.173]

@@lonewolftech Ricky explains it clearly. He knows the company is such a shithole that no one is willing to work there except for our duo of Ricky and Roscoe. So unless safety man and boss man want to put down the clipboard and get out of the truck, pick up some tools and get to work, they need Ricky and Roscoe around to get shit done.

[@lord_wyran]

@@Mr.Sparks.173 dont forget pablo

[@brianprice9986]

Ricky and Roscoe are 100% correct I worked as a machinist with the RR. If you so much as took a wire loose or anything remotely to do with a pipe the electricians and pipefitters were up in the office throwing a fit with management that you're taking their work! I will sit around and twiddle my thumbs at home before helping do their work!

[@noregertsyamsayin8011]

My railroad has slashed the pipefitter jobs at my location and most of the utility worker jobs. When they did this the machinist absorbed all their work for 0% of their pay. They furloughed half the machinist as well.

[@jimwomack1486]

Lol…. I work TE&Y …we will wait 3 hours for another craft to do a simple task if it’s their job, before we can do ours

[@brianprice9986]

I have seen times where we wait an entire shift waiting on another craft to do something because they don't have enough help in that craft

[@NDC1115]

I'm a machine repairman at a UAW representated facility, it's the same way here.

[@lidlett9883]

And if an electrician so much as choked up a piece of material on a milling machine the machinist would go crazy.

[@mytoolz]

a turtle with speed & a job i need. Amen pastor Ricky, amen.

[@jasonbiggs2311]

As a union member I can guarantee that this is 100% accurate because if I have to do their job I want their pay .

[@ronwilson3414]

Amen!!!!

[@DdosedRS]

As a union member, i'm not doing their fucking job lmao. I'll sit my ass in the break room or in my truck until they done so i can do my shit. :D

[@randomplugs]

@@DdosedRS As every union guy should. Everybody does their damn job, no one should be stealing others' work, and maybe one miracle day the fucking sparkies' and leakies' companies will actually hire the right amount of manpower.

[@dustinpeterson6511]

As a FORMER union member, fuck the Unions. Bunch of money-grabbing mfers. Biggest scam of my life, about pissed myself laughing though when they caught our chapter president laundering union member dues. Canceled my membership the very same day.

[@bigfoss7395]

Union cement finisher for 30 years, I’m not a labor.

[@housekeys9768]

I love the Ricky and roscoes friendship dynamic

[@purple_puffz]

Literally quit a construction job over this exact situation 😂 worked with boss man for a year then the foreman position opened up and instead of anyone that was already working there getting the job, boss man hires a car salesman as the new foreman and expects me to train him 😂 handed the car salesman my job keys and said have fun!😎✌️

[@cowboynidaho]

@Draven Ocklost not harsh at all. A little to nice if you ask me

[@p_campbell]

Been there got that t-shirt . Trained a guy that was going to be my supervisor. I'd been there three years this kid, and I mean kid, was fresh in and never had a job! and he's going to run sh*t....... I left, never looked back.

[@dozi3r]

he didn't think he could afford to lose you in your current position. I'm too valuable in my skilled position so i know they can't promote me out of it

[@ronniewilliz153]

Lol hell yeah. Nice one. I bet he was pissed but he shouldn't of done that to his guys. Bringing ppl onto the site that are not familiar with the job or even that site is a bad idea just give someone up that's been there job.

[@ronniewilliz153]

I probably would have just went home and told him why an not quit tho he might have made something happen

[@jameshuffman835]

"I'd rather bare knuckle a polar bear, than go help sparky"! I'm with Roscoe!!

[@Mr.Sparks.173]

As a sparky, I don't blame you. I'm the same way towards the wood elves, tin bashers, and shitter fitters. They got thier shit to do, I got my shit to do, and the best I can do is communicate with other trades to make sure we stay out of each other's way.

[@kellyevans3254]

This skit makes me glad to work in a small residential electrical company. If I need blocking I use my own damn saw and make it myself (with the carpenter’s material) and nobody needs to complain about work stealing or any other big site bs. One time there was too much dirt on the floor for me to set up the laser level right so I swept it to the other side of the room and the carpenters took a picture😂.

[@lonewolftech]

Exactly. Union workers are just crybabies and are lazy af

[@metalwolf112002]

This works well if you have a small team of good workers. You can get some bad apples in that basket that figure out they can do 0.7X the job because someone else will do 1.3X for the same pay. Both my wife and I have people we hate working with because we both are good at our jobs, and those people we work with will purposely work slower because they know we'll complete the job. My wife has told me plenty of times about her getting paired with people who will run off and hide instead of helping clean, etc. every chance they get.

[@trout5434]

I worked small jobs where trades often lent a hand to each other, but one thing remained universal. I never once saw an electrician clean up after themselves. This seemingly universal rule also applies to myself (a carpenter) whenever I was tasked with small wiring jobs. It was like a switch flipped in my head and I forgot what a broom looked like.

[@idaiki]

We have a unicorn here! An electrician that admits to sweeping a floor. Granted he just moved the mess rather than clean it up but DAM in 10 years of retail construction I have never seen one of my electricians touch a broom.

[@kellyevans3254]

@@idaiki haha, I do avoid sweeping whenever possible, I got one of those Milwaukee cordless vacuums for service work. Don’t wanna leave drywall dust everywhere after cutting in new lights/plugs after all.

[@rodneybernard7094]

CALL YOUR HALL AND HIRE MORE PEOPLE...AGREED

[@ndub.welder89]

Bro, you seriously make gold with these characters and factual situations, on point for sure HILARIOUSLY TOO!!

[@jonrobertson9987]

Four minutes of pure joy. Keep the great content coming.

[@FH-cn3mg]

"I drug my box down off the truck, I can drag it right back up..." -Pissed off Hand

[@cujoedaman]

Ricky does have a point. When different trades begin to intermingle, bad things can happen. I found out last year that the lighting guys are the same way. Guys working in-store cannot go outside to do work, even if the lights are ON the store itself. We had one guy that was working on lights in store and he replaced a bulb that was outside above the front doors because the light above the door outside was the same as the ones above the door inside, he told me "yeah, don't tell the other guys I did that, I'm not supposed to".

[@melanierose6511]

😂😂😂😂 he said “a turtle with speed and a job I f’ing need” That’s great.

[@greasemonkeygarage50]

man i dont care what haters say this is the funniest shit on you tube love it keep it up like rickys write ups

[@damiensmyth3404]

as a construction labourer i can confirm yes we are their mothers.

[@nyotamwuaji6484]

Unless you intend to pay me more, I am NOT going "above and beyond"

[@TwoMuleBlues]

I absolutely love the "subtle " messagenyoy put across on these.😅

[@melanierandolph6953]

💯 that's how I felt when asked to do another job somebody got paid to due at a higher rate than me. Or train someone to do my job!! Right on Ricky and Roscoe.

[@redoakpropertycarellc]

I feel this in my soul, I only started my own company because I was tired of doing 4 people's job for the price of 1. I quit and the owner never could replace me and ended up selling his restaurant not even 8 months later.

[@troyhenry6111]

Now you do 8 jobs for the price of one

[@dravenocklost4253]

Nice.

[@redoakpropertycarellc]

@@troyhenry6111 kind of, except now I still do all of the work and keep all of the profits. Better than collecting $17/hr while a dude who spends 3 hours a week in the restaurant can buy new rental properties and cars

[@troyhenry6111]

@@redoakpropertycarellc i agree. But my point was to show that your statement really isn't the issue. It was your mindset. You're willing to do more work but you didn't feel valued for the work you were doing

[@redoakpropertycarellc]

@@troyhenry6111 you're not wrong, we all want to feel valued. Glad I can still help people besides just making sure they have an enjoyable meal.

[@iainballas]

Don't ever give me that "We're all in this together" The day I see a company cut 10 percent of its managers alongside 10 percent of their hourly, I'll believe they are 'in it together'.

[@tacoma2256]

Ricky didn’t cave!!! 😂😂😂

[@dwightpaladingraham5242]

Lol same for us truckers on warehouse yard work

[@jasonbull6560]

So true, I've never seen a plumber or sparky ever clean up after themselves. Lazy buggers. 👍

[@glowplug4762]

I swear almost every video makes me remember at least a similar incident or interaction that I had when I was working for a 2nd level sub on big projects. This guy knows what he's talkin about! Keep em comin!!! Absolutely love it!!!!!

[@santiagopena1251]

So the electricians are plugging in vending machines 😂😂😂

[@seanprice6345]

Have used laborers to clean job sites for years. They get mad when we sweep because we are taking their work. Plumbers like me are always happy to give them plenty to pick up.

[@atheonscribe1349]

"I'm gonna give them a phone so they can CALL their HALL!" The amount of times I see this advice given to groundmen and apes is fucking hilarious.

[@DeltonDoucet]

Exactly…that’s the bs some companies pull when the electricians or instrument fitters fall behind or they didn’t hire enough and they come to the instrument techs wanting them to help them out…fuck that.

[@herbetson1963]

My step father is electric technician instead of cleaning up his own mess or getting his tools etc from his truck and trailer on job sites most of the time he would just hire me to do it for him. Honestly it was really good work and really good pay. He is a awesome person to work with.

[@tonyastclair5371]

Every job site I was on sparky was the messiest bunch of lazy guys. Carpet guys just finished laying carpet old sparky come wheeling a baker clear across that new carpet, big black wheel marks from one end to the other. They hit high dollar on time and material. Lesson being ya going ta play u going ta pay!

[@TheMoldyOne]

What I like as an Electrician is having to move all our stuff because someone fell behind. pull 750 feet of wire and put in 4 runs of pipe just to get told someone who hasn't been on the job for the past two weeks has to put their stuff in that exact spot and have to offset around it.

[@sheliawaymon9023]

I'm surprised Ricky didn't help hook up the honey bun machine and fix it so he could get free honey buns.🤣😂

[@scottieboy91]

“Do not fuck with me, you can’t replace us” that shit had me rollin!

[@nevarez323]

Have to love Ricky and Roscoe. Turtle with speed and a job I fucken need. That’s a good one

[@pheonixblitz654]

Yes agreed, but that goes for all trades! Don't over bid, and understaff!! PERIOD 💯‼️

[@davidyoungquist6074]

Yup. I agree with both of them on this. Hire more people for labor if you need it.

[@robinsymonds5353]

As an retired electrician we always helped each other out they helped me pulling wires and i helped them laying pipes

[@Casey-jo7pq]

As an electrician I gotta say I’m always waiting on the contractors. But I see how the little people that don’t like sparks can say they don’t like us. 😁

[@jediknight129]

because you don't clear up your shit and are arrogant as fuck, but at least you aren't a plumber

[@studentofsmith]

And they're always waiting on you. That's how it works. As often as you're waiting on someone so you can do your job there's someone else waiting on you so they can do theirs.

[@jinksdalfang8843]

The reason I’m always waiting on the sparky is that there is never enough on the project. Construction-done Plumbers-done Data-as done as can be Sparky-one poor bastard when they needed to send 5-not any electricians fault but the higher ups which breeds the animosity Long story short Ricky is right, but they won’t send anyone

[@pyrosfyre789]

@Jinks DalFang there isn't enough sparkies to go around. They want to send more. But they don't have them.

[@AdmiralStoicRum]

Certified Trades usually net more pay don't they?

[@randyrhyne1195]

I remember working as a laborer and doing the same thing that the electricians and the pipe fitters did for about one third of the pay. Even built and welded instrument stands because we didn’t hire a welder. Then installed the instruments with the guy making more money. Also ran equipment and when the boss said the layoffs were about to start I asked to be laid off first because I needed to find a better paying job. He got mad and said that I would have to quit. I did.

[@Gelathius]

"Turtle with speed and a job I fucking need" fucking hilarious

[@burtbrooks7731]

Always starts the same way too, Com’on man we all on the same team, and ya never bring enough honey buns bro . That was a damn good one👍

[@reignofchaos6463]

As a plumber, we have had these EXACT same conversations in our break room too!

[@Texas-Made]

I'm with ya Ricky.👍❤

[@mattmatt8792]

as a plumber, I can attest that the second we put boots on the jobsite, we are already a month behind schedule

[@aubreyackermann8432]

You do the job, you get the pay and benefits- it's that simple

[@RefinedRandy]

First view. 13 seconds after it was posted 🤙 So many good lines in this 😂 "DO I look like their momma??" "DO I look like a delivery boy??" "I would rather bare knuckle box a polar bear in the arctic circle, MID SHIT, with THIRTY inches of snow on the ground, before I went over there and had one of them sparkies say good job helper" "There's 2 things in this world I've never seen. A turtle with speed. And a job I fuckin need" I had to watch it 3 times I'm fucking dead 😂😂

[@cruzinsweetsntreats]

The ending: Priceless 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@southronjr1570]

This hits incredibly close to home, on jobsites I am constantly being asked to help out the plumbers and electricians and show them how to do THEIR job because they can't seem to figure out how to read freaking prints that literally spells out and draws what the hell their supposed to do. It got so bad last week I went up the the Super on the site and told them their gonna need to pay me the plumbers pay for how often they were interrupting me doing my job. We do the equipment and refridgeration on Cstores and these guys kept asking me the EXACT same question of what kind of valve was needed on the back of a dishwasher, ffs I showed the same guy 3 time on the plans what was needed then went to my truck and showed him the freaking valve. 30 min later he asked again. I had to walk away bc I about lost it on him.

[@paulnoto8592]

That's just shit workers there. I'm an union electrician, and the only time I've really ever had to ask about something on the print is after the prints got changed 7 time and a wall wasn't there anything even though it said it was on the print the real enemy is the engineers lol

[@graham2631]

One possibility was that he was yanking your chain. "How many times can l ask this guy the same question before he loses it?" Honestly l find it hard anyone could be that dumb, but....

[@paulnoto8592]

@@graham2631 you would be surprised

[@LordHasek]

@@graham2631 while i was a utility locator i had a crew hit the same line 4 times in the same spot 3x after it was exposed

[@justinp6839]

Yeah, I’m calling bullshit. Especially, as a plumber framers do not know how to use a square. Electricians don’t give a shit. (I’m a journeyman in both.) I’m a plumber now. But our numbers have to be exact. That’s why we are the most paid on the job sight. If you don’t need a license to do my job. Sweep up boy.

[@chrisnorris1379]

I like to say I didnt apply to be whatever they want me to help with. I'm a hvac technician I know how to do it all we hook in a breaker and run wire to our disconnect and whip into our units with car flex, run our own drains, build our own traps, wire up low voltage communication wires, program thermostats, weld in our copper, hook up the ductwork.. but for some reason the other trades get paid more and they are unionized.

[@anjhindul]

Roscoe, as an Electrician, you can keep your help to the plumbers, TYVM! With how much you ruin, we would prefer if you DIDN'T burn down our job site!

[@Anthonygarcia-dr7oi]

Love this channel

[@Boh-Tech]

I work for a plumbing and mechanical company. I just shuddered at the thought of Ricky’s caulk joints on fixtures.

[@Mr.Sparks.173]

I still remember the results of his electrical work. "Have you ever put a bag of popcorn into a 300 degree oven?"

[@Crane_Tech]

I'm sure the union B.A. would have a stroke if he found out a scab was helping the plumber instead of getting another guy out there from the hall. Ricky and Roscoe just have to drop a dime to the hall.

[@codyroersma]

The last 20 sec is PURE GOLD!

[@dirtybauer7022]

All bullshit aside I used to work for NoArk enterprises. I ran 2 machines, got my own material, set my 2 machines for each order, stacked the entire 10,000 part orders by myself, and would get to work an hour early every day to ensure we were ahead of schedule on our orders. I thought I was irreplaceable and a good employee. Nope they didn't want to pay for insurance. I did all that to make 13.00 an hour and get pushed to the side.

[@Daniel-yi7gu]

I was having a bad day at work, then started watching this and forgot why I was having a bad day, your awesome laughter is good medicine

[@philipdavison9025]

Love Ricky wish I had the stones to talk to my supervisor that way

[@kilo.nine.7773]

Lmao 🤣 this was gold “don’t f*%# w/ me”

[@ericgriffin397]

I agree with Ricky and Roscoe!!!

[@jesse11111]

I made the mistake of helping out my useless laborers. Ended up having a meeting about "everyone's attitude" and I told my boss to fire one of the 2, make me dual card and pay me his wage for the work I'm already doing then I'll be as happy as a clam. I don't get off my machine anymore.

[@iron5050]

Lol Idk how boss man thinks he’s gonna fire the owner of the company

[@jstrunck]

Gotta love these 3 guys. Bustin’ 😂a gut!

[@charliekoughing866]

Serious note as a union operator: its their trade. Let them do it. I'd rather help the dude on unemployment get a job so he can make ends Meet instead of just doing it myself. Obviously there is a level of quick help I'm down to offer, but if it's more than helping out like a few hours a week, get another tradesman. Note: not trying to sound lazy or anything, but I'm an operator, I run Machines, and that's my job. Ironworks/laborers/electriancs etc etc need work too. Let them have it.

[@duellcollins7989]

When I worked with Skyline Electric we were three weeks behind still doing demo. After three weeks there I put us two weeks ahead and made us catch up to the framers. We had to wait to install more pipes. The worst ones on a job is the sheetrockers. They turn your pipes push your wires back in and cover up the outlets. Mess with the plumbers fixtures and much more. I went to school on that job with one of the sheetrockers. I pulled out a sledgehammer and said if those pipes are not facing back the way we had them and set back up right. I am gonna have me some fun destroying some sheetrock walls. My friend said I went to school with that crazy ass whiteboy and he means what he says. When I came back from lunch everything was fixed back just as it was before.

[@TheSamuelKitty]

All I can say is "MID SHIT"....🤣🤣 I LOST IT....have not laughed that hard in years to he honest.

[@1mikewalsh]

I don't know what job site they're on but as an electrician the only thing we need help with is digging, and we usually call the temporary halls for employees for that. Not the other trades on a job site!

[@LGSRIDE]

Holy crap these are amazing!

[@cynturner906]

Dang boss man Ricky got a point

[@dadannyboyo]

Bro I feel this on the deepest level ever!! Omg how many freaking times did I get told that I had to go help so and so , no sir I don't have to do shit , I got Vaca see ya when they get done!

[@ArmageddonIndustries777]

As an electrician helper... Handing us stuff is so helpful. You have no idea!!

[@finaladvance5085]

We should call your haul

[@ArmageddonIndustries777]

@@finaladvance5085 lolz!

[@robertmoffit1135]

Agree. Just holding up a piece of conduit or pulling a fish tape is extremely helpful and doesn’t require that much skill

[@JTCC999]

God, I love Ricky! He is so right.

[@ampedturtle4033]

Best Boom Nation plug I've seen you do! Tied with encouraging young guys to check it out

[@elijahheavener3601]

NO FG'S GIVIN !!!! love the way Ricky and Roscoe thinks

[@chrispotts9710]

Ricky's 3 different personalitys... his own sitcom. Lmao 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@Skammy5]

Ricky's logic is always solid.

[@Jay-x7b6h]

Ricky ain't having that!!! 😂❤

[@adamalmond9118]

It takes a lot of skill to get just the right mixtures of copper wire with red black and blue plastics off cuts sprinkled about the place.

[@wysestone]

Nice seamless plug there for boomnation lol

[@jesusstout7450]

I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard! Lol 😆 🤣 😂 😆 🤣

[@greyfox78569]

3:52 Proceeds to describe a general laborer the easiest people to hire, but clearly he can't hire them, or they would be already there. Great threat there, so scared.

[@jacob61541]

Lmao 🤣🤣 Ricky tell it like he sees it

[@jesusmontiel5067]

Dude I gotta start watching your videos with a notepad at hand. This is all gold that I'll be sure to use at my job haha

[@mikekeltner4291]

Wow I had the same conversation with the project manager, I had to tell him repeatedly “I am not an electrician!”

[@justicekingtut3571]

Thank you for your content!

[@jameslanning8405]

I'm with Ricky on this one! Wiring and plumbing is outta my pay grade. But so is groceries, bills and gas in the car!

[@globenstine1335]

damn straight. dont bid the job if you cant deliver.

[@weldonwelder9009]

The worksite creedo D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F.☠️☠️☠️🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@brandyfabris5228]

Hahahahaha I'm glad my family is helping for merch

[@reamrkj1125]

I worked maintenance for several years. We had folks from every trade. The plumbers and the lock smith never pitched in to help the rest of the group. However the carpenters would NEVER want help from the plumbers.

[@carlborg8023]

And there's a damn good reason for that.

[@Legend869]

hahaha electricians ask for help hahaha. that's a good one

[@riovannes5701]

I've worked as day labor (general contractor), I have seen this argument that place. If you are not skilled in said trade... leave them be

[@lockonstratos7787]

2 things iv never seen. 1 a fast turtle 🐢 2 a job I need -ricky.

[@SonofStormblessed]

As a Union Electrician I will NEVER let anyone other then another Union Electrician "help me" with my job. That's just not how it's done. We got rules against that, and it should NEVER be done.

[@NEEDbacon]

Apart from endorsing scab work, I imagine just having some fukwit mess up everything you do because "He said he could" is the biggest pain you could experience. So good on ya.

[@alexportillo6415]

Clean up, and bring stuff in? Sounds like a green helper type of thing to me lol

[@jessematthews429]

This is my favorite one so far😆👍

[@huntermann3878]

Best construction meme channel on YT