Old apprentice trick I nearly forgot until last month saved my back
I was working a job at a refinery in Gary, Indiana last month and my helper kept asking why I was squatting down so much. 3 years ago my old journeyman taught me to keep my spine straight and use my legs for every bend, even when the pipe is light. Last week I caught myself hunching over a 2 inch flange and my lower back reminded me all day why that's a bad idea. The helper laughed at me for wrapping my arms around my knees to get low but I wasn't sore the next morning and he was. I mean it's just little stuff like that which adds up over 20 years in the trade. Has anyone else had some old-timer tip come back to them out of nowhere on a job?