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What's your story then Pete. Don't tell me Edison and Tesla had you making the tea.
Is that because he can't remember as he's still concussed?Little bit different but as a late comer to the trade I used to help guy out at weekends for just beer money and get some experiance. Anyway second saturday there's me top if some step ladders fixing cleats for some swa came down steps with a 18v makita drill in hand the one with the big heavy old battery swung round only to find the guy standing next to steps watching what I had been doing. The battery end of drill conected with the side of his head with a good whack he started break dancing around the warehouse we were in then fell to his knees. I had to take him to hospital where he had a scan and they kept him in over night for obsevation due to him passing out. Oh we do laugh when we see each other at least I do
Answering a post just now got me wondering, how many interesting stories are there about your 1st day at work, plenty, if you will only admit to them. lol
Oh don't get me wrong in my community with my friends...with my "elders" in MY surroundings...fair play, fair game ect. I just never "got it" at work.....I refer to bullying/humiliation rather than silly practical jokes...long stand, spirit level bubble, Bairning tool, 20mm nipple.....ooops you mean you weren't joking (After I had spat out ---- aff im not daft)....That always was and imho is fair game....Lovely tale,Diddy,like it... I NEVER got the whole "initiation" carry-on,never had it personally,and assisted a few to avoid similar.
Always figured it for deviancy/bullying,and yes,today,some of it would incur serious criminal charges...:bobby:
Yet,on the other side of a like coin,i grew up with Travellers,Gypsies,Farming types,and a great deal of entertainment/straightening,was via one type of fighting or another.
It might be comedy-wrestling...or a stand up,hopefully gloved up...either way,assault,ABH,kidnapping and worse,would easily stick today...yet we loved every bit of it :icon12:
Respect but you wouldn't have got away with that during my time as an apprentice lolFirst day started at 8am got put with the biggest up your own --- spark sent off to a factory for full rewire of the lights. go to site he got out the van said get the tools meet me over there, got MY tools went to meet him he said where's my tools ? in the van where you left them imnot your biatch full respect after that showed me allsorts
Same as - In fact I most probably would be forced to "correct" an apprentice even now if he did that and said those words. And as I said I consider myself very easy going with the youngsters...But I would never tolerate back chat lol.Respect but you wouldn't have got away with that during my time as an apprentice lol
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