Whats the furthest you've travelled for a simple job?

[-Matt]

I have to travel from Bristol to near Edinburgh in Scotland on Monday, all just to look at a motorised satellite dish on a hospitality trailer that is not working......

I would so love it, if I find out its just a loose cable...

Im not so sure on the economics, however as a good employee, I shall do as im told....

 

[NDG Elecs]

Not strictly within what you are asking in your original post but the question made me think of it.
I had a job up near Dunstanburgh castle, probably around seven years ago now. Although not that far from me by any stretch, the issue with this job was that the nearest place to park was around half a mile from the property, which was a wooden house set in sand dunes. I had to make three round trips just lugging my gear up to the house. By 9am I felt I had already done a full days graft. On the plus side it was a beautiful setting to work in though...

 

[geordie]

Teesside to London to press and test button or a rcbo to prove the circuit had rcd protection onsite 10 minutes

 

[Charlie_]

Earlier this year I made the treacherous journey all the way up that ladder to install a chandelier..
Twice.. 1 on each side

 

[pirate]

To Spain, twice, to fit heater panels...
they didn't arrive, twice...
Weather was sh*t too, the second time. 3 days of torrential rain and twisters that took the pylons down, so no heat, light or water for 3 days while i waited in for the delivery...
Fortunately, the booze cupboard was full...

 

[Charlie_]

I had to travel from one end of the country to the other last week, just to drop off some materials... nightmare.
Took the coastal route there and came back the mountain road due to that rule where your return journey has to be different

 

[Sintra]

Emergency lighting?

That's the height of stupidity, surely there was someone on the continent who was capable of swapping a few 12v 7Ah batteries.

I would see into if it if you were commissioning some high end machinery, but this is just wasteful.

It was only to do a 3 hour duration test lol.

 

[Charlie_]

Traveling to Australia to switch something off and back on again (aka power cycling by us experts) is one of my goals...

 

[KennyKen]

Got to have a licence to wipe ur --- out here. You must have a verification of competency to turn a light switch off

 

[Pete999]

I have to travel from Bristol to near Edinburgh in Scotland on Monday, all just to look at a motorised satellite dish on a hospitality trailer that is not working......

I would so love it, if I find out its just a loose cable...

Im not so sure on the economics, however as a good employee, I shall do as im told....

Was the trip worth it financially? or was it a mates job?

 

[Midwest]

I had to do some work in the next village, it was at the bottom of the vale. House was at the end of the road, and I had to pass a deep hole next to a tree; there was a owl in the hole. What was I thinking, my wife my children. I could of been stuck down that hole, with the owl till the middle of the night.

 

[littlespark]

@Charlie_ , I don’t think the IOM is a country.... unless you’re trying to go independent like Scotland.

Next stop. Entry at the European song contest!

 

[mattg4321]

IOM is a lot more independent than Scotland will ever be imo!

 

[Charlie_]

@Charlie_ , I don’t think the IOM is a country.... unless you’re trying to go independent like Scotland.

Next stop. Entry at the European song contest!

Really, don’t be coming over here saying that to the locals, they will have you up ‘ango hill’
Friday was a bank holiday here in the iom.. the reason? Tynwald Day, the day of our National Assembly...

 

[Risteard]

@Charlie_ , I don’t think the IOM is a country.... unless you’re trying to go independent like Scotland.

Next stop. Entry at the European song contest!

It's a country but not a sovereign state.

 

[Shoei]

10538 miles, Melbourne, machine temperature control failure. Pointed out the line in the manual saying "protect from direct sunlight" drew the blinds, two hours to confirm it was OK and back home. Didn't even have to cycle the power.