u/NeilJosephRyan

I am moving to Marietta (from Athens) very soon. I really like to swim, but it seems like there's not much available. I know about the aquatic center, but that's paid and outside. Are there any indoor (i.e. open year round) swimming facilities in the Marietta/Vienna/PKB/Belpre area? Conversely, are there any natural, free swimming spots? Is the Muskingum/Ohio safe to swim in in that area? There don't seem to be any quarries or reservoirs in the vicinity.

Hello all. I just got accepted as an apprentice. I have absolutely no experience whatsoever with plumbing and pipefitting, except testing fire hydrants, for whatever that's worth. I've never welded in my life except for a bit of soldering when I was little. The heaviest machinery I've ever operated is my dad's Kubota.

They know this and that's not a problem. Still, I feel like my work and education would go smoother if I at least knew a few extreme basics before starting. For example, the UA instructor who gave us our OSHA 10 class mentioned that hand and arm signals would be a handy thing to read up on before starting. That's something I never would have thought of. Are there any other tips that might make the first weeks or months of my apprenticeship smoother for everyone involved?

Put another way: If you were told you would be working with a brand new apprentice with no experience, what would you think when you think "Man, I hope he AT LEAST knows..."?

Thank you all very much for your time.

I have an old coaster that features a horse saying that. He's surrounded by nice looking people adorning him with a wreath while drinking beer.

I know it literally means "Nice people drink Henninger," but in English that sounds like a really strange slogan. Is ,,nette Menschen" a common term that I'm not translating quite right?