how long

[Nolnoc]

Half my life.....18 years, but when I was about 7 or 8 a sparks came to my parents to fit a float switch in a tank to operate a rain water pump.I thought he was a genius(he probably was).I have since rewired the house.

It's funny as I do recall how highly regarded this tradesman was held. How times have changed.

 

[hermetic]

Left school on the Friday in 1967, Started work on the Monday at 15 Years old earning £3-00 a week for 44 hours. So I guess it's 45 years for me!

 

[Guest111]

Before I retired I was a spark for 27 years,in the end when people asked me what I did for a living I used to tell people I was a gynaecologist,a reflection on the type of people I was working with.Go figure!

 

[silverfox1]

Started apprenticeship in 1975 so 37years and counting. picked up £14-00 a week when at college I did block release several weeks at a time earned a bit more on site .

 

[Thefailsafe2012]

It's only been 5 years for me since I first walked on to a job with me bag of b&q tools! Gotta long way to go yet, but I'm loving it!

 

[vjsmarwick]

God hermetic you surprise me but we have some in common I left school on the Friday arrived at work on the Monday but I was asked what I was doing there I should have been on the boat at 7.30 in the morning to go to collage but no one had told me so went home packed a bag and set off from home for the first time in my life. I was away for 6 weeks and had no where to stay when I left and never phoned home or anything but my mother had to call the collage to check I was alive so embarrassed but best fun ever that was in 84 and a wage of £28

 

[hermetic]

An if yer told that ter't kids today they wouldn't believe yer!

 

[Des 56]

Saying I started 1966 sounds ok. working out how many years, "my,Oh my" it really passed that quickly