[TheRealThing]

I have plumbed on Federal jobs, But yes, there is some work for me in the commercial field. Have you ever heard of mechanical rooms? Boiler systems, and HVAC isn't plumber work. Or, maybe you haven't been on larger commercial jobs? But no, I don't work commercial a lot of times. The majority of my work is industrial. FTR, industrial is a much larger scale than you are used to, being a commercial guy. I'm sure being a small time commercial super, you have had plumbers under you, but there is whole big world out there that you aren't used to. It's ok though, the trade needs you small time commercial guys to do the small jobs. The important thing to remember is this, you are now drawing your measly Ashland carpenter pension, along with social security. I know many Ashland carpenters. I also know how much their pension amounts to.

No, I'm not letting you get by with your standard baloney this time. You sure don't do any HVAC work, which is duct, air handlers, or large outdoor units. You might have been in on some piping associated with the larger chillers, which are normally associated with institutional settings such as hospitals, schools or perhaps some small manufacturing facilities. Boilers again, the same thing. Most of the time, plumbers do that stuff and operate under the license of the contractor who, normally employs somebody with a boiler and plumbing master and who runs the mechanical for either a general contractor or a sub. When necessary, these same entities call for some fitters or they try to get folks they know out to run the piping systems and set the equipment in the form of chillers, pumps and boilers.

In any event, my guess is that you have spent precious little time in any mechanical rooms. They don't have those on industrial jobs rather, entire units are designated for their mechanical application as it applies to process. You can quit trying to blow smoke up my pants leg, I know your desperate to feel superior to me but, that piece of self deception is of no interest to me.