Earning your crust

[hedge hunter]

Did I mention I was in the demolition business. NOT VERY EXCITING compared too most of jobs on here.im really chuffed that so many professional people can get on and mix together from all walks of life .absolutely brilliant

 

[hedge hunter]

Worked in factorys most of my life done allsorts from welding to weaving ,semi finished and worked on fishery for ten years,then i stopped because of back and knee,but started again last few years doing marble terrazzo and granite flooring and industrial cleaning ,getting more and more fooked every day but it beats sitting in and falling to bits.

Unfortunately the cost of being a physically hard worker is it does nakker you up .I'm exactly the same but extremely proud of being a crafter.like you say you stop you fall too pieces

 

[hedge hunter]

Unfortunately the cost of being a physically hard worker is it does nakker you up .I'm exactly the same but extremely proud of being a crafter.like you say you stop you fall too pieces

Grafter that is.this phone does my head in

 

[hedge hunter]

None sadly just gone spent in the field and experience .... oh and some worthless course called Dsc 1 ???

A lot of people on her arnt that fond of the deer training course .why??

 

[jimbo1984]

A lot of people on her arnt that fond of the deer training course .why??

Because it creates a hell of a lot of instant experts with no real life experience

 

[hedge hunter]

I see what you mean jimbo. Get it at work all the time.no experience. Get the certificate. Think they are all of a sudden fecking experts.drives you mad.experience is everything fella

 

[hedge hunter]

I see what you mean jimbo. Get it at work all the time.no experience. Get the certificate. Think they are all of a sudden fecking experts.drives you mad.experience is everything fella

Is this thread a SD record by the way .I seem too have hit a passion spot.all I did is ask what you lot did for a living

 

[Tim.243]

Is this thread a SD record by the way .I seem too have hit a passion spot.all I did is ask what you lot did for a living

No record by along shot but v good.....A post by Jeland Deer way back would have been top's!! lol

mine is on my profile BTW

Tim.243

 

[diverdave]

Ex pharmacy tec in hospital, long time ago
Scuba instructor dive store owner - sold and retired
Fire service watch manager - retired
Wader repairer and waterproofing specialist, busier then ever and as busy as i want to be, dont advertise but still manage to stalk or fish 2 - 3 days a week! Very happy being a pensioner with a wee part time interest.

 

[dartmoordog]

Nice! My crowning glory was when I got to marshall the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at an air show at Manston. My God, but that will stay with me forever. The Lanc' especially. Remembering the sound of those four Merlins, and the way she loomed up over me still gives me goosebumps almost thirty years later

Oh yes! Does anyone remember the Lancaster Fly past at a game fair a few years ago, Blenheim I believe. Tear in the eye, goosebumps, hair stood up on end a the hint of a boner! Awesome.

 

[kes]

Not wishing to digress from the OP, I have seen the BoB memorial flight quite a few times on way to or from Airshows - think of the 'Few' everytime and the 50,000 who died in the Lancs.
Fishing from Axemouth 2 summers ago and was treated to a Red Arrows display - exciting from offshore but not as stomach churning as the BoB flight.

 

[teyhan1]

Here goes,

Hairdresser
Temp
Pest controller
Layabout
Pest controller
Deer manager
Layabout
Warehouse bod
Looking at buying a fishery, so who knows next year.

 

[Kjf]

Joiner/ carpenter by trade. Builder /plumber / spark and most other trades picked up along the way.

Site manager and now project manager, email wars with arcitechts and clients etc are a daily occurrence, why dont they just come to site ??? Instead of sending me sh?t via godamme gadgets !!!!

The building game is officially a snow flake society. Why cant we just build stuff safely with common sense and skills anymore??

Lol rant over, I earn a few bob so sod em lol

Kjf

 

[Tim.243]

Joiner/ carpenter by trade. Builder /plumber / spark and most other trades picked up along the way.

Site manager and now project manager, email wars with arcitechts and clients etc are a daily occurrence, why dont they just come to site ??? Instead of sending me sh?t via godamme gadgets !!!!

The building game is officially a snow flake society. Why cant we just build stuff safely with common sense and skills anymore??

Lol rant over, I earn a few bob so sod em lol

Kjf

Why that is because so many by-pass being practical and go directly into an office.....

They don't have to do a site induction as the side gate is on a direct path to the office....lol

Practical people are in the minority far out weighed by the non-practical....

Tim

 

[Tis1979]

Electrical engineer really just a lineman (climb up pole, build or fix it & climb back down pole)

 

[Kjf]

Why that is because so many by-pass being practical and go directly into an office.....

They don't have to do a site induction as the side gate is on a direct path to the office....lol

Practical people are in the minority far out weighed by the non-practical....

Tim

I've had a few of the side gate brigade. Degrees in construction site management??? "Set them stanchion bases out lad" lol. "Err dont you have a setting out engineer" lol lol lol "yes but he cant get on site till next tues" ERR OK have u got a theodolite" " it's in the cabin ,crack on son"

They are back within 20 mins asking can u give ma a hand FFS. They cant even cut a peice of 3x2 square or knock a nail in without a feckin nail gun lol

Lol

Kjf

 

[joed]

Here goes,

Hairdresser
Temp
Pest controller
Layabout
Pest controller
Deer manager
Layabout
Warehouse bod
Looking at buying a fishery, so who knows next year.

What sort of fishery? I know you are in the same county and if it is a fishery in this county id live to hear about it!!

 

[reloader54]

Nice! My crowning glory was when I got to marshall the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at an air show at Manston. My God, but that will stay with me forever. The Lanc' especially. Remembering the sound of those four Merlins, and the way she loomed up over me still gives me goosebumps almost thirty years later

my father in law was a tail gunner in a Lancaster, the following quote makes you appreciate the quality of the crewmen.

"It had a crew of seven from the pilot to the gunners. Everyone had to play their part to stay alive. The Lancaster was one of the most dangerous places to be in the entire war – the life expectancy of a new recruit was just two weeks"

he's still with us, some of those he flew with were not so fortunate.

 

[opticron1]

After lots of short term jobs and experiences (including working in a chippy and at Butlins!), found myself in Nursing for thirty odd years, now retired and have a fine collection of injuries and ailments that I've worked damn hard for..... one functioning eye and awaiting open heart surgery in the frighteningly near future - hopefully after this I will be able to return to my usual galivanting about the hills tormenting fish and deer and get back to riding my Harley. Still laughingly trying to decide what I want to do when I grow up!

 

[The Singing Stalker]

After lots of short term jobs and experiences (including working in a chippy and at Butlins!), found myself in Nursing for thirty odd years, now retired and have a fine collection of injuries and ailments that I've worked damn hard for..... one functioning eye and awaiting open heart surgery in the frighteningly near future - hopefully after this I will be able to return to my usual galivanting about the hills tormenting fish and deer and get back to riding my Harley. Still laughingly trying to decide what I want to do when I grow up!

You were doing all right till you said you rode a Harley.