age of the sparkies that post on here?

[ayjay]

i,m andy i,m 60 ive been doing it since 1968 full 4 year appentiship
you fellas?

 

[Marvo]

47 ???
i had you down as some hip 30 year old.
oh dear , pipe and slippers time i suppose
;-)

Thanks Biff, and after all those nice things I said about the Drama Llama as well.

 

[Robotstar5]

52 now, just managed to complete my indentured apprenticeship before the foundry closed when I came out of my time in 1980!. Been a sparky in the automotive industry ever since.

 

[PEG]

Left school in 80',went to work at t' mill for 26 hours a day AND paid mill owner for the privilige,went home,ate a handful of freezing cold poison and when our dad got home he'd thrash us to sleep wi' his belt. You lot were lucky...

 

[SYKRAPS]

Left school in 80',went to work at t' mill for 26 hours a day AND paid mill owner for the privilige,went home,ate a handful of freezing cold poison and when our dad got home he'd thrash us to sleep wi' his belt. You lot were lucky...

'Lucky' sounds like it lol

 

[llywelyn111]

I'm 30, started at 16 with my dads company. Wish I became a plumber :wink5:

 

[Guest55]

Thanks Biff, and after all those nice things I said about the Drama Llama as well.

you know i'm omly pulling your leg ;-)
to make it up i'll campaign for you to get more badges in your avatar like the other mods
you deserve a promotion ! lol.

 

[Daveash123]

Im 47, full apprenticeship up to HNC level in electrical and electronic engineering. Been in contracting since then, just completed 25 years in the same company and at PM level now. Still get my hands dirty with work for myself and friends / family occasionally.

 

[robskiing]

Hi I'm a young 48 yrs old been a spark since I was 17. Soon as I passed my driving test given my own van and 100 new houses only one portable genny between 4 lads so very often I had use a brace and bit to first fix houses and a rawlplug tool for the boxes how times have changed

 

[kevyn]

25 full apprenticeship started just before my 16th birthday. Running my own business for 2 1/2 years now

 

[ackbarthestar]

you know i'm omly pulling your leg ;-)
to make it up i'll campaign for you to get more badges in your avatar like the other mods
you deserve a promotion ! lol.

Lol, You might to campaign on my behalf for a avatar badge like yours. It appears you are in a special category

 

[vjsmarwick]

44 years old 28 years on the tools and still learning but had a very varied career hotels schools lighthouses recording studio distilleries and domestic

 

[Lighthouse Phil]

44 years old 28 years on the tools and still learning but had a very varied career hotels schools lighthouses recording studio distilleries and domestic

Which lighthouses were you involved with ?? Thats what I'm doing now ..

 

[sparks55]

57 started at college after left school in 72 1 year engineering course chose installation industrial and domestic
Had a spell as maintenance for packaging industry company then decide to go domestic
Still learning passed 2391 last December one stiff exam

 

[gizmo]

43, started at college the September after leaving school, failed the first year ONC (girls were far more interesting than college) and been at it ever since ! 26 Years now !

 

[ackbarthestar]

43, started at college the September after leaving school, failed the first year ONC (girls were far more interesting than college) and been at it ever since ! 26 Years now !

Never a truer word.... My gap 10 years was spent doing just that