Moaner

[cliffed]

i know I'm a old git,but here's one for you,been quite cold lately,got some youngsters working with us,nice & warm in the offices,when it's brekkie time,I always sit in my van,especially if it's cold outside.The lads also sit in their van,but switches the engine on,to get warm.
Me,I put on another layer of clothes,so...the vans are on tracker so they know what's happening,back at the yard,does anyone care.
In my day we just wouldn't do that,wasting diesel etc.
Last year in 30°heat,a lad sat in his van,I went over to him & said why have you got the engine running,wound down his window,I've got the air conditioning on,am I mad to get frustrated ha ha

 

[Pete999]

i know I'm a old git,but here's one for you,been quite cold lately,got some youngsters working with us,nice & warm in the offices,when it's brekkie time,I always sit in my van,especially if it's cold outside.The lads also sit in their van,but switches the engine on,to get warm.
Me,I put on another layer of clothes,so...the vans are on tracker so they know what's happening,back at the yard,does anyone care.
In my day we just wouldn't do that,wasting diesel etc.
Last year in 30°heat,a lad sat in his van,I went over to him & said why have you got the engine running,wound down his window,I've got the air conditioning on,am I mad to get frustrated ha ha

Jeez, how many vans do you need for one site? in my day 1 van blokes crammed in the back making up pendants, and it was a Mini van Out of interest cliffed what time is "brekkie"?

 

[cliffed]

Yeah same here,I do remember,no heater,no spare wheel,no jack,no radio,didn't have much did we,35p @ hr,oh I say !!!

 

[Pete999]

Yeah same here,I do remember,no heater,no spare wheel,no jack,no radio,didn't have much did we,35p @ hr,oh I say !!!

Happy days eh?

 

[cliffed]

Yep,helluva lot of respect for the old timers then,even though most were only wire men.Never late to be picked up,no stopping on the way to work for food & drink.

 

[cliffed]

Yep,helluva lot of respect for the old timers then,even though most were only wire men.Never late to be picked up,no stopping on the way to work for food & drink.

Brekkie is 10.00am to 10.15 am,can't open my flask in that time

 

[Pete999]

Brekkie is 10.00am to 10.15 am,can't open my flask in that time

10 am tea break then, as it was

 

[Midwest]

I recall we used to sit round an electric 4 bar fire in the site hut, which doubled up as a sandwich toaster. But it was murder when you went back onto the freezing site. That vid of the Japanese monkeys in the hot springs winter time, always reminded me of that.

 

[Pete999]

When I was nearly out of my time I was working with an Electrician on a housing site, first job in the morning was to look for oil drum and off cuts of timber, at about 09:45 get a fire going in the drum, after knocking air holes in it to toast or butties, remember no doors or windows int these houses yet, like you say difficult to get up after all that comfort.

 

[cliffed]

I bet,bolster & hammer chopping out boxes,hitting ones cold knuckles.
Kids got it so easy now & they still moan bout that job.
I now say I'll do the chopping,you do the wiring,they soon change their minds.

 

[cliffed]

When I was nearly out of my time I was working with an Electrician on a housing site, first job in the morning was to look for oil drum and off cuts of timber, at about 09:45 get a fire going in the drum, after knocking air holes in it to toast or butties, remember no doors or windows int these houses yet, like you say difficult to get up after all that comfort.

Definitely brrr....

 

[telectrix]

Yeah same here,I do remember,no heater,no spare wheel,no jack,no radio,didn't have much did we,35p @ hr,oh I say !!!

what a moaner. a bloody van??? luxury. we had to go to work on pushbikes. tea break sitting on an upturned beer crate covered with the plasterers' droppings, kettle filled from the cauldon canal, stench of the slaughterhouse down the road flavouring our sarnies.

 

[cliffed]

Nice.....

 

[Pete999]

I bet,bolster & hammer chopping out boxes,hitting ones cold knuckles.
Kids got it so easy now & they still moan bout that job.
I now say I'll do the chopping,you do the wiring,they soon change their minds.

Going home bleeding knuckles, freezing cold, sud this for a game of Soldiers, get up in the morning, same thing. Now they have bolsters with guards, gloves to protect their little soft hands. Sorry.

 

[Pete999]

what a moaner. a bloody van??? luxury. we had to go to work on pushbikes. tea break sitting on an upturned beer crate covered with the plasterers' droppings, kettle filled from the cauldon canal, stench of the slaughterhouse down the road flavouring our sarnies.

Aye things were tough in our days Tel,