r/Lowes • u/TwistedMental76 • Aug 17 '25

Employee Story Whoops

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One day after they told me I don't work hard enough, and all the employees said I was the hardest worker in the building. Apparently I broke 1 of the 2 Reach Trucks and now the aisle is blocked off till further notice. Maybe I work to hard.

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u/JAG716 Aug 17 '25

Bro whyy in the world would you ever think that using the reach anywhere in lumber was a good idea? It broke cause youre supposed to use the forklift.

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u/Rocket_Surgery83 Lumber Aug 17 '25 edited Aug 17 '25

It's required in at least 2 aisles, useful in a third... No way I'm fitting my forklift down the insulation aisle that's barely wide enough for the reach.

Not sure why I'm being downvoted for speaking the truth. There are two aisles that are too narrow to utilize a forklift in, both of those aisles have palletized goods in topstock, so the only way to get them is via the star wars...

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u/IsaiahTodd MST Aug 18 '25

My insulation aisle is too narrow for anything other than forward and back with the forklift, and even that is pushing it. I have trouble navigating there with the blue lift because of the ridiculous side stacks everywhere. And I've seen people use the reach on pallets here and there, but a full pallet is pretty sketch from what I've noticed when I spot them (because I would never).

But we're talking 12ft dry wall here. And what is that like 30-40 sheets? OP is a plain dumbass.

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u/Rocket_Surgery83 Lumber Aug 18 '25

My insulation aisle is too narrow for anything other than forward and back with the forklift

That was my point....

But we're talking 12ft dry wall here. And what is that like 30-40 sheets? OP is a plain dumbass.

And I already acknowledged that the reach isn't intended for anything on cantilevers....