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

 

[westward10]

I still have one and still wear it warm as toast in it although the plastic shoulder pads are a bit worse for wear now LOL

Stunk like an old donkey when they were wet, I acquired one with BEA on the vinyl bit at the back, my mates dad used to work over at Heathrow and I don't know how this is relevant but he had a Sherpa van, probably a smuggler.

 

[westward10]

Giz a job I can do that.
Name the programme without Google

Probably topical with the recent threads on fast track qualifications, "giz a job I can do that"

 

[David M]

Times have changed that's for sure, things were tough back in those days.

But the pace of life has increased now - No time for breaks, pestering customers from mobile phones, everything has to be done yesterday, lower quality items... the list goes on. This game is still a tough one just in a different way these days.
I long for the times when I can get to site @ 8 have a brew and a chat, start work, knock off at 10 for breakfast, start back work15 mins later, knock off again at 1 for lunch, read the paper, start back work half hour later, collect tools up at 4:45 off site at 5, straight home for tea, sit and relax in front of the tv...

These days its up at 5ish on site for 7 latest, work straight through till 6 ish, may fit in ten mins for a quick sandwich. All this time phone never stops, chasing orders, fixing problems... home for 7 straight on computer doing paper work, tea @ 9, TV for half hour, quick shower, bed and then start over for another day... till Sunday where I might get a couple of hours free time when I finally switch my mobile off!

Oh The joys of running your own business!

 

[Deleted member 93172]

Buckle clipping in the cold was finger numbing, holding those little pins and hoping you don't hit your finger whilst doing it, I can recall the pain as I type.

 

[Pete999]

Buckle clipping in the cold was finger numbing, holding those little pins and hoping you don't hit your finger whilst doing it, I can recall the pain as I type.

Ohhh Yeah remember it well

 

[Toneyz]

Ohhh Yeah remember it well

and polishing the MICC (PYRO)

 

[Pete999]

and polishing the MICC (PYRO)

Are you extracting it Ant? I think you are

 

[Pete999]

Are you extracting it Ant? I think you are

YOURE GETTING THE GIST IF THI

Are you extracting it Ant? I think you are

You getting very vocal Ant

 

[Toneyz]

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.

HOT WORKS PERMIT PETE

 

[Pete999]

HOT WORKS PERMIT PETE

No Survival

 

[Toneyz]

No Survival

Hope your doing it to your RAMS and method statement.Is it one of your qals on the back of your gold H & S card

 

[Pete999]

Hope your doing it to your RAMS and method statement.Is it one of your qals on the back of your gold H & S card

Gold H&S card whats that when its home

 

[Leesparkykent]

Gold H&S card whats that when its home

ECS Card Types | ECS Installation Electrician | ECS Gold Card - https://www.ecscard.org.uk/Card-Types/Core-%e2%80%93-Electrical/ECS-Installation-Electrician

 

[Pete999]

ECS Card Types | ECS Installation Electrician | ECS Gold Card - https://www.ecscard.org.uk/Card-Types/Core-%e2%80%93-Electrical/ECS-Installation-Electrician

And what money making course do you have to get hold of this gold card?

 

[telectrix]

it's just a re badged JIB gold card. so it's nvq3.