To the new wannabe sparks -

[Jim90]

First job, check to see why a fountain is tripping, first guess the fact that the lake has iced up doesn’t help! Once deiced furiociously ( my apprentice actually said he’d p*ss on the lake to speed the process - politely declined )
We checked out the supply and had a dead short L-N-E, found the cable chewed through by some hungry water based rat! Done a good job too.
Thank god it was a floating fountain. Otherwise I’d be sending the lad in, armbands in hand.

To the newbies, this time of year is cold, -3 to be exact. So maybe stick to the office based role in the warm with the new office chicks giving you tea and coffee all day

Anyway, something a bit better than ‘help me with this or that’
Anyone else up to anything half decent today? No pictures of warm fireplaces please, I’ve pretty much frozen over.

 

[sevuk]

I'm taking the winter off.

Rodents are a pain, I've had squirrels chew through a chandelier flex in a church roof. We sleeved the replaced flex with steel flexible conduit and then installed a squirrel alarm to keep the blighters away.

 

[The Ghost]

Yeh it is that time of year and outside work is getting harder for me anyway. Numb fingers do not help with fiddly work. Got a good pair of gloves from screwfix though Stanley ones that really help. I look like a yeti in this season with berghaus undercoat and woolies and trapper hat scarf etc. Gotta be done!

 

[Jim90]

I would love the winter off.
It’s the ‘oh, is it cold out there?’ Kinda remarks that grind me. No love, I’m dressed like I’m about to go deep sea fishing off the coast of the North Pole for a laugh.
The first time, just a polite gesture, the 10th, is annoying.

 

[sevuk]

It's not too bad, it's funny how during the winter windows aren't in and by summer the windows are on but the air con hasn't been commissioned so you're essentially in a green house.

I'm only off because I jacked a cards job to go back to being self employed, just had a massive house move and I'm not starting anything new till January because I'm about to go Italy.

 

[Squid]

It's not too bad, it's funny how during the winter windows aren't in and by summer the windows are on but the air con hasn't been commissioned so you're essentially in a green house.

I'm only off because I jacked a cards job to go back to being self employed, just had a massive house move and I'm not starting anything new till January because I'm about to go Italy.

Ha Ha Ha, I remember those days in winter on the 10th floor of an office block with no windows bending galvanised conduit conduit and in winter stuck in a dark damp boiler room in the basement.

Worst job I had was making off Pyro ends for some balcony lights at the V+A museum whilst stood in a foot of snow, that stuff sure does stiffen up in the cold.

 

[telectrix]

it's getting that cold, i'm going to search out my work fleece jacket. getting a bit raw for T shirt and shorts.

 

[sevuk]

Ha Ha Ha, I remember those days in winter on the 10th floor of an office block with no windows bending galvanised conduit conduit and in winter stuck in a dark damp boiler room in the basement.

Worst job I had was making off Pyro ends for some balcony lights at the V+A museum whilst stood in a foot of snow, that stuff sure does stiffen up in the cold.

Thinking about it, I'd rather be in the open air, it's horrible being in the basement in winter. Start work, dark outside, leave work, dark outside, after being in the dark, all day. Bloody depressing.

Making off pyro in those conditions must have been pretty terrible, hope they all meggered off ok...

 

[sevuk]

it's getting that cold, i'm going to search out my work fleece jacket. getting a bit raw for T shirt and shorts.

northerners

 

[Strima]

As usual I've been working in switch rooms and exchanges all summer, as the temperature drops we move onto street works... Same crap every year...

 

[Jim90]

Us southerners get told not to travel unless necessary, the northerners get told to get their fleeces, it’s a little nippy out!

 

[ruston]

it's getting that cold, i'm going to search out my work fleece jacket. getting a bit raw for T shirt and shorts.

The lasses up here are still gannen roond the big market like that man.

 

[Squid]

Thinking about it, I'd rather be in the open air, it's horrible being in the basement in winter. Start work, dark outside, leave work, dark outside, after being in the dark, all day. Bloody depressing.

Making off pyro in those conditions must have been pretty terrible, hope they all meggered off ok...

They worked fine I was proud as I was only 20 at the time, it was was part of the build for the new restaurant at the time.

Pyro was my favourite thing to work with still have my self made stripping tools I could also strip Pyro with a large screwdriver (not Vodka and Orange)

Weird place, walking around the basement one day I opened a door and in front of me where the WHO's boots from Tommy

 

[The Ghost]

stood in a foot of snow

I was wondering about the gender neutral thing under your avatar, think I begin to understand freezing your bo----ks off like that.

 

[Squid]

I was wondering about the gender neutral thing under your avatar, think I begin to understand freezing your bo----ks off like that.

Yep they are so large the sank into the snow, with trembling hands I managed to crimp the pots........

 

[Squid]

Yep they are so large the sank into the snow, with trembling hands I managed to still crimp the pots and megger the ends........

 

[Des 56]

Has it really been cold lately?I can't say I noticed,though I have been busier than usual poking the fire and making sure the wife didn't go out

I get confused lately,at least I think it was in that order

 

[123]

As usual I've been working in switch rooms and exchanges all summer, as the temperature drops we move onto street works... Same crap every year...

I had that when we did electrical works in BT Exchanges. A common cause was because the planning team did the outside stuff in the summer, and the inside stuff in the winter. Then take the few months delay for the works to go ahead...

 

[Spoon]

I was wondering about the gender neutral thing under your avatar, think I begin to understand freezing your bo----ks off like that.

You can be whatever you want now-a-days..
Due to the majority of humans being muppets I'm changing my race to Vulcan or Klingon... Not sure which yet..

 

[Pete999]

You can be whatever you want now-a-days..
Due to the majority of humans being muppets I'm changing my race to Vulcan or Klingon... Not sure which yet..

Vulcan would be my choice, you only have to look at the Vulcan bird in Star Trek Enterprise. Couldn't handle all those teeth and ridges on a Klingon Female.