Today at work I.....

[jall55]

Today at work I...........didn't break anything!!

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I spent the day excavating in preparation for a patio outside of our new house addition and it was extremely tight quarters.

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To say that this was a test of concentration is an understatement, often swinging within an inch of the house and shuttling over and over while bouncing on rocks within an inch or two of the satellite dish. I can proudly say that in eight hours of this I didn't damage anything......not even my ego.


Scott

Thats good skills
I did a similar ish type job as a favour for a neighbour levelling round his barn with my 360 - spread the new material - levelled it all off
Happy days - just one bucket full was not quite level - i could have kicked it level - but no a little tickle with the bucket - happy -but as i did all the cows in the barn jumped - odd i thought - So i spun the machine round - not realising the jump was caused by me just touching a rafter . As i spun to llom what had made the animals jump i went through about half a dozen ! B////d!!

 

[Smellydog]

Really miss my stainless pipe welding
Only ever do a little now.

 

[Demetrius]

Spent a couple of hours trying to decide if it's the motherboard or the graphics card that's rapidly going tits-up......

D

 

[Donkey Basher]

Started looking at the possibility of retiring next year...

 

[Smellydog]

Started looking at the possibility of retiring next year...

Lucky you, no such chance for me...

 

[MarinePMI]

Started looking at the possibility of retiring next year...

Same here. Ideally next summer. Worst case early 27.

 

[Donkey Basher]

Lucky you, no such chance for me...

I’ve got to that age where I’ve decided I’ve had enough of blowing smoke up the backsides of people who have only got the job either because they have some dirt on their boss or who were the best of a bad bunch at interview & they needed a bum on a seat. In short people who aren’t capable of doing the job on their merits, are nothing better than ‘yes men’ who won’t stand up for their staff & wouldn't know a good idea if it smacked them in the kisser!

Yep, I think that I’ve officially reached the age where I am a miserable old git

My only genuine concern is what I will do for the days on end that I won’t be going to work…

 

[MarinePMI]

My only genuine concern is what I will do for the days on end that I won’t be going to work…

I don't think you'll have much to worry about. I know my "To Do" list is already a mile long, and in fact, I'm looking forward to it. At least it will be work that benefits me and mine, and not some corporation or executives.

 

[Demetrius]

The only snag with retirement is that you never get a day off......

And time passes so-o-o quickly......

D.

 

[Mungo]

Whatever the lovely design lady wants! Usually everything twice.
Pulled all the mature shrubs trees out, move statues out including staggie, turfed a few bits replanted to the design.
I do alot of maintenance for them here too.

Hawthornden Castle?

 

[wytonpjs]

Wasted 90 minutes of my ebbing life this morning listening to yet another Teams briefing on how “my” organisation was going to better recognise my talents and appropriately reward me by introducing yet another new system of induction and training requirements supported by over 200+ courses. Then when I asked the question of how this would work for me given I don’t support their core product (submarines) I was met with bafflement. Sadly, it’s time to go - my Team is 50% resourced and I’m struggling to meet today’s challenges when I’m asked out of the blue today to give up precious time tomorrow, needed to certify a unique UK national asset this week, to make decisions about a future operating model to 2029-2035 where they cannot tell me exactly how they propose to use the capability. So, I’ve made my mind up to go next September at the 50th anniversary of the date of my commissioning into the RAF. The money as my wife reminds me is good (and funds my stalking) but it’s no longer a pleasure Tempus fugit

 

[mudman]

Today I sat strapped in a plastic helicopter then dropped into a small swimming pool, tipped upside down, and was expected to get out without drowning. Did that four times.

Another few years time I get to do it again

 

[tackb]

Today I sat strapped in a plastic helicopter then dropped into a small swimming pool, tipped upside down, and was expected to get out without drowning. Did that four times.

Another few years time I get to do it again

got that badge

if i never have to go on an oil rigg ever again it will be too soon !

 

[Smellydog]

Wasted 90 minutes of my ebbing life this morning listening to yet another Teams briefing on how “my” organisation was going to better recognise my talents and appropriately reward me by introducing yet another new system of induction and training requirements supported by over 200+ courses. Then when I asked the question of how this would work for me given I don’t support their core product (submarines) I was met with bafflement. Sadly, it’s time to go - my Team is 50% resourced and I’m struggling to meet today’s challenges when I’m asked out of the blue today to give up precious time tomorrow, needed to certify a unique UK national asset this week, to make decisions about a future operating model to 2029-2035 where they cannot tell me exactly how they propose to use the capability. So, I’ve made my mind up to go next September at the 50th anniversary of the date of my commissioning into the RAF. The money as my wife reminds me is good (and funds my stalking) but it’s no longer a pleasure Tempus fugit

Classic symptom of a fkcd country.
Best wishes.

 

[Tim.243]

Wasted 90 minutes of my ebbing life this morning listening to yet another Teams briefing on how “my” organisation was going to better recognise my talents and appropriately reward me by introducing yet another new system of induction and training requirements supported by over 200+ courses. Then when I asked the question of how this would work for me given I don’t support their core product (submarines) I was met with bafflement. Sadly, it’s time to go - my Team is 50% resourced and I’m struggling to meet today’s challenges when I’m asked out of the blue today to give up precious time tomorrow, needed to certify a unique UK national asset this week, to make decisions about a future operating model to 2029-2035 where they cannot tell me exactly how they propose to use the capability. So, I’ve made my mind up to go next September at the 50th anniversary of the date of my commissioning into the RAF. The money as my wife reminds me is good (and funds my stalking) but it’s no longer a pleasure Tempus fugit

Years ago I was ushered into a site hut after reversing the wagon and trailer up to the piling rig with a broken pile gate lock for a site induction

The chap who was going to give the induction (English was his second language) started handing me bits of paper, I asked can you read them out to me then I can answer, the lads had come in the "tea hut" also and were waiting

Ok Mr Tim what is the worst thing can happen with using your equipment?
"Death" would be the worst, second the welder won't start.
Ok thank you sign here please.

 

[Mike1979]

Wasted 90 minutes of my ebbing life this morning listening to yet another Teams briefing on how “my” organisation was going to better recognise my talents and appropriately reward me by introducing yet another new system of induction and training requirements supported by over 200+ courses. Then when I asked the question of how this would work for me given I don’t support their core product (submarines) I was met with bafflement. Sadly, it’s time to go - my Team is 50% resourced and I’m struggling to meet today’s challenges when I’m asked out of the blue today to give up precious time tomorrow, needed to certify a unique UK national asset this week, to make decisions about a future operating model to 2029-2035 where they cannot tell me exactly how they propose to use the capability. So, I’ve made my mind up to go next September at the 50th anniversary of the date of my commissioning into the RAF. The money as my wife reminds me is good (and funds my stalking) but it’s no longer a pleasure Tempus fugit

The joys of the working day lol.

I spent 4 hours running through documents with a page count of over 500...mostly written by people with to much time who know sod all about the actual work and demanding we conform to things that apply to a multi billion £ entity...not a small company who exist because we are specialists....also thinking about retiring...just cant afford it as i'm only 46

 

[MarinePMI]

Today I sat strapped in a plastic helicopter then dropped into a small swimming pool, tipped upside down, and was expected to get out without drowning. Did that four times.

Another few years time I get to do it again

Ahhh...fond memories of the "helo dunker"....not. Hated having to get "certified" every few years.

 

[tackb]

Ahhh...fond memories of the "helo dunker"....not. Hated having to get "certified" every few years.

the thing i remember is watching from the side of the pool it seemed so slow but when you were in it , jesus!

but i'm not much of a swimmer....

 

[sako751sg]

Interesting thread and for some reason one i've just delved into.

My effort,finished this slap today to a school refurb increasing the opening size from roughly a metre to just shy of 7m.Steel was just over a half ton and everything straight forward although the propping system is a far amount of work for the time it's up.

 

[Mungo]

Read a really clever proposal to use soil plugs taken from under ancient hedges to kick start fungal networks in degraded soil on brownfield sites undergoing restoration.

Simple, cheap, effective and using a resource that I think most on here would agree is worth championing.