First job - light hearted reminder of the past.

[Specialist]

Now where did I put that 'diplomatic' button?

Diplomatic ?, Never understood the niceties of diplomacy or subtlety. You might as well be talking in a foreign language .

 

[Rpa07]

We expect nothing less of you @Specialist

 

[telectrix]

Diplomatic ?, Never understood the niceties of diplomacy or subtlety. You might as well be talking in a foreign language .

and i'm about as diplomatic as a rottweiler with a hangover. my idea of tact is something nailed. preferably a PC adherent.

 

[7029 dave]

At 15 years old as a Saturday boy/school holidays for a little family run Electrical shop/contractors in north London. 38 years ago, blimey time has passed me by.!

 

[Specialist]

and i'm about as diplomatic as a rottweiler with a hangover. my idea of tact is something nailed. preferably a PC adherent.

You'd get my vote for prime minister tel, I'd love to see the uproar some straight talking would cause in the House of Commons

 

[Rpa07]

35 years ago at 15 I was selling bananas at 38p a pound. Today's prices 38p a pound or the equivalent in kilo. So before anyone starts moaning - remember it could be worse, bananas could have gone up with inflation.
My second real job at 16 I was working in a electrical cable warehouse packing and sending 3183y and the like - funny that 34 years later I'm now stripping and fitting the stuff!

 

[Leesparkykent]

My 1st job was a block of flats on Folkestone harbour. I had to chase, box and cap every Flat....1st day I stepped off some ladders and put my foot in a tub of paint.....ended up having to cut the trousers I was wearing in to shorts as one leg was coated. Same block of flats my boss let me have a go wiring one of them....completed it and stood back admiring my work pleased as punch then realised I had done the whole flat ring in 3core and earth

 

[telectrix]

where i did my apprenticeship, just in last year, was tasked with renewing the brushgear on the factory genny. remember it well. 144 brushes in 12 banks of 12. after bedding them in with a comm stone, came out like al jolson.

 

[Specialist]

where i did my apprenticeship, just in last year, was tasked with renewing the brushgear on the factory genny. remember it well. 144 brushes in 12 banks of 12. after bedding them in with a comm stone, came out like al jolson.

But did you come out singing Mammy ?

Still have comm cleaning sticks in my service kit.

 

[telectrix]

after finishing the apprenticeship, they put me in the contracts office. trying to match the performance of gennys to lister diesels with unachievable efficiencies specced by lister, sat on my arse all day, 20 smokes per day,calculating, filling out graphs, 4 pints in the local at dinner time.not my scene. went elsewhere as fast as my feet could run.

 

[Squid]

after finishing the apprenticeship, they put me in the contracts office. trying to match the performance of gennys to lister diesels with unachievable efficiencies specced by lister, sat on my arse all day, 20 smokes per day,calculating, filling out graphs, 4 pints in the local at dinner time.not my scene. went elsewhere as fast as my feet could run.

You found a better pub?

;o)))))

 

[telectrix]

yep. better pub, better job. all life was rosy till i made the dreaded mistake.... got married.

 

[Squid]

yep. better pub, better job. all life was rosy till i made the dreaded mistake.... got married.

We've all been there ;o((((((

 

[Rpa07]

But did you come out singing Mammy ?

Still have comm cleaning sticks in my service kit.

The old martindale bedding stone - used it for commutators on power tools I fixed in my 3rd job!

 

[Specialist]

Comm sticks seem to be hard to find now, everything's so cheap & throwaway especially on the smaller stuff that people replace rather than repair.

Been down the appliance repair & power tool repair routes but they seem to have fallen victim to the throwaway culture.