Apprentices ask the dumbest questions

[GBDamo]

now I'm a firm believer in the adage "there's no such thing as a stupid question" but sometimes, well, they just are.

One from the lad this morning whilst looking at a switched fused spur.

"Does N out mean nothing can go in that terminal?"

Still hurts now

 

[Dustydazzler]

I once had an apprentice ask me if plasterboard screws are made of plasterboard...
this same lad fell through a lath & plaster ceiling and cut through a live cable on his first day.
never a dull day when he was on site

 

[buzzlightyear]

now I'm a firm believer in the adage "there's no such thing as a stupid question" but sometimes, well, they just are.

One from the lad this morning whilst looking at a switched fused spur.

"Does N out mean nothing can go in that terminal

why did you not ask him to go in the van and bring the pot of strip paint for the marking of the conductor's .lol.

 

[James]

now I'm a firm believer in the adage "there's no such thing as a stupid question" but sometimes, well, they just are.

One from the lad this morning whilst looking at a switched fused spur.

"Does N out mean nothing can go in that terminal?"

Still hurts now

He will go far that lad!!
At least he asked the question instead of following the other lad round taking out the cable that was incorrectly fitted on all the spurs.

 

[GBDamo]

He will go far that lad!!
At least he asked the question instead of following the other lad round taking out the cable that was incorrectly fitted on all the spurs.

To be fair to him he's been getting shame tourettes all day.

You know the one where something embarrassing comes back to you and you involuntarily utter an expletive and cringe.

He's asked me not to tell anyone....

This coming from the little git that has been telling everyone I went to a special school. In fairness I did point the place out and said I went there, it just wasn't a special school at the time.

 

[Leesparkykent]

Not the dumbest question......However when I was an apprentice we was doing a new build block of 12 flats, the gaffer gave me a drawing and said crack on 1st fixing a flat which was the 1st one that I did on my own from start to finish. Finished up, stood back admiring my work, pleased as Punch! It was at that point I realised I had wired the whole flat ring in 1.5mm 3c+E lol

 

[James]

here is a list to send him to the wholesalers with.

6 way, copper free bus bar for wylex board
a pack of M6.5 screws to fit damaged threads in trunking
3 off brass wall lights (must be class 2)
a reel of 2.5mm twin and earth with pre sleeved earth wire
an Led floodlight must be less than IP 20
2 off 20A FCU, or a pack of 10 if they are less than £3 each
2M of 16mm blue/green/yellow single core for jointing the N and E supply to DB.
a 5 pin surface mount socket (must be yellow)
whilst he is there a 3 pin socket (must be red)
3 x 1G 3W light switches

and when you are on the way back, 3 x bacon sandwiches, one of them must be Muslim friendly.
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Not the dumbest question......However when I was an apprentice we was doing a new build block of 12 flats, the gaffer gave me a drawing and said crack on 1st fixing a flat which was the 1st one that I did on my own from start to finish. Finished up, stood back admiring my work, pleased as Punch! It was at that point I realised I had wired the whole flat ring in 1.5mm 3c+E lol

only the best of us have made (male chicken) up's like that and are able to admit it.
p.s. in my early years i have done similar mistakes.
All part of the learning (or failing) curve.

 

[matt1386]

I once got a lad who had been to college for the last 3 years.

he obviously had never seen a voltage tester / indicator before and had asked what it was I was using.

“ a cable detector “ I said

he proceeded to go around 4 plasterboard classroom walls with both prongs scraping across the walls looking for live cables ?

 

[ackbarthestar]

To be fair to him he's been getting shame tourettes all day.

You know the one where something embarrassing comes back to you and you involuntarily utter an expletive and cringe.

He's asked me not to tell anyone....

This coming from the little git that has been telling everyone I went to a special school. In fairness I did point the place out and said I went there, it just wasn't a special school at the time.

Yes, I too went to a special school although when I was there it was known as approved.....but then all schools have to be approved, don't they?

 

[GBDamo]

Yes, I too went to a special school although when I was there it was known as approved.....but then all schools have to be approved, don't they?

Look, I didn't go to special school ok.

It was a normal school which they later, after I left, made a special school.

Clear?...

 

[KennyKen]

I feel bad. I gave a first year apprentice 300mm of Cut 35mm cable. I said “Hold this carefully, it’s still live” Kid was petrified hold a piece of cut cable in his hand.

 

[static zap]

This is good training .

after I left, made a special school.

You can be a politician next.
( My Polytechnic was an orphanage )
Have I been institutionalised ?

 

[Lister1987]

a reel of 2.5mm twin and earth with pre sleeved earth wire

You paying for his ferry fair to Ireland then?

 

[electric al]

Was your apprentice a Yorkshire lad ? Prob thought N out meant nowt

 

[DPG]

Was your apprentice a Yorkshire lad ? Prob thought N out meant nowt

Yer cheeky chuffer!

 

[electric al]

Yer cheeky chuffer!

No worries DPG we are talking about Gods own county after all

 

[telectrix]

No worries DPG we are talking about Gods own county after all

yorkshire, the land that time (and god) forgot. sheffield was god's practice run, then he created liverpool, having learnt from his mistakes.

 

[GBDamo]

yorkshire, the land that time (and god) forgot. sheffield was god's practice run, then he created liverpool, having learnt from his mistakes.

Despite most scousers being theiving gits with a victim complex some of Liverpool is genuinely stunning.

Always enjoy driving round looking at the buildings, never slow below 20 let alone stop mind.

 

[westward10]

Have told this before, not so much asking but doing something dumb. Was in a factory tracing a lost phase and asked the lad to check some BS88 fuses. He came back saying all good. I said are you sure because to me one of those fuses is duff, he rechecked them and no all fine. Not being convinced I checked one and sure enough one was duff, show me how you checked them I asked and he did resting them on top of some galv trunking

 

[electric al]

yorkshire, the land that time (and god) forgot. sheffield was god's practice run, then he created liverpool, having learnt from his mistakes.

Created ?? Bit of an overstatement that tel ?