4 mo. ago • 97%

This is fine.

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Fun fact: almost no country has legal requirements to operate a forklift. But almost every country requires your employer to "properly instruct" you in the use of heavy machinery, and for reasons of legal ass covering, they all use external certification.

But there is basically nothing preventing you from some private recreational forklift operating

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- But there is basically nothing preventing you from some private recreational forklift operating
  
  That sounds like a horrible idea. If you operate a forklift without proper training, some really bad stuff can happen.
  
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  Ahhh, a true classic!
  
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  I thought this was going to be the Michael Scott operating a forklift video https://youtu.be/6Sb9LZj9-Cw?feature=shared
  
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- Nope, don’t even need anything other than payment to drive away with one, hell you can even rent heavy machinery with no licenses.
  
  Remember kids, if you’re going to learn to operate heavy machinery, use someone else’s first!
  
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  And watch a whole lot of YouTube videos!
  
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- Alright so here's a hot take for you, operating a forklift isn't hard. Literally just go slow and pay attention and you'll be fine.
  
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  Uh... there's quite a few more things than that
  
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Holy shit, this is the most "this is fine" meme I've ever seen! :-P

But to add a splash of color:

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As a person that has worked in a factory with lead for years, this one definitely hits home, yikes.

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- There’s a fucking lead mine around here somewhere and they don’t even pay their employees as much as I make chucking boxes in a trailer
  
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Rory Blank is one of my fav artists. As y'all are able, go find and support his Patreon!

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Forklift operators 👉 👈 🥵

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Where's the Mercury?

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- In the bloodstream.
  
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https://i.imgur.com/e0jxwBC_d.webp

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- Whatever that was is gone.
  
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  Imgur almost immediately deleted the image.
  
  Let’s try this:
  
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