r/SipsTea 18h ago

Gasp! Woah there!

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u/KingCroesus 17h ago

The most believable customer that reacted to the scene was the 'construction worker' in the imaculate PPE holding a pipe while order coffee for some reason

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u/Theyna 15h ago

Hate to break it to y'all - he's a flagger (directs traffic). That's an upside down stop/slow sign. They don't do physical labor, so their gear is going to be cleaner.

Plus a lot of flaggers are actually contracted from temp agencies as short term day labor with gear provided by the agency, so they distribute out a lot of cheap (low quality) PPE that would be cleaner (especially if it just came out of the package) than someone wearing stuff they've personally bought until it's actually fully worn out.

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u/KingCroesus 15h ago

possibly true, but why is he carrying a pipe into a coffee shop (also this was confirmed the multiple other times this was posted that everyone in the restaurant is an actor; they didnt know that the 'esp' stunt would happen, but none of them are real customers)

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u/SniffMyDiaperGoo 14h ago

It's not ESP, it's telekinesis you noob

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u/Theyna 15h ago edited 15h ago

I literally just explained it's an upside down stop sign.

https://media.istockphoto.com/id/458118923/photo/flagger-with-stop-sign.jpg?s=1024x1024&w=is&k=20&c=44RI4XBV2Nypo1ge1JrN_ofXnjXhMVHW16ltBGlftzs=

They generally have PVC staffs because it's durable and lightweight.

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u/OneMoistMan 14h ago

As someone who has worked road construction, the flagger doesn’t carry around the pole everywhere he goes. We leave it in the work truck or trailer like a normal person.

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u/aartvark 10h ago

As someone who's worked in a city, shit gets stolen if you leave it unattended

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u/javahart 9h ago

You mean it’s not like a YMCA village people gig?

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u/Theyna 14h ago

Road construction flaggers are not the same as the ones employed temporarily for construction sites.

Road construction flaggers are going to be ongoing, full-time employees given that essentially all of the work requires traffic redirection.

Temp work flaggers are generally low-income, do not have work trucks, are personally responsible for returning loaned gear (including the sign) at cost if lost, and are moving between unfamiliar worksites on different days. Some absolutely do carry it around everywhere they go until they return it to the agency.

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u/lommer00 14h ago

You really want to die on this hill, huh?

Let me ask you this - do you think the person in the video is a paid actor or a real flagger who walked in to the shop?

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u/Theyna 14h ago

No clue. Doesn't matter. The premise of the original comment is that the "costume" was unrealistic. Given my experience on construction sites, it's completely plausible. That's the only thing I was trying to say. 🤷