Moaner

[cliffed]

i know I'm a old git,but here's one for you,been quite cold lately,got some youngsters working with us,nice & warm in the offices,when it's brekkie time,I always sit in my van,especially if it's cold outside.The lads also sit in their van,but switches the engine on,to get warm.
Me,I put on another layer of clothes,so...the vans are on tracker so they know what's happening,back at the yard,does anyone care.
In my day we just wouldn't do that,wasting diesel etc.
Last year in 30°heat,a lad sat in his van,I went over to him & said why have you got the engine running,wound down his window,I've got the air conditioning on,am I mad to get frustrated ha ha

 

[westward10]

Bringing tears to me eyes Pete take me back.

 

[7029 dave]

I remember on site, on the new builds in winter, we used to stand round the bomb fire made. HS would have a field day.

 

[telectrix]

bomb??? who said bomb???

 

[cliffed]

Drink of oxo & bovril crisps,boiled egg sarnies,heaven.
£8 a week,& still living it up,Friday Saturday clubbing it & Sunday getting over it.

 

[telectrix]

£8 a week??? we had to pay the gaffer a tenner a week just for the pleasure of working with him.

 

[Dave OCD]

I may be a bit younger than you guys [not that much though] but your posts bring back memories of freezing sites, great times when you think back though. And there were none of those ridiculously large 'site radios' blasting away either. And I'm sure cooperation between trades was much better back then, only this week I went back to 2nd fix a high spec shed which is to be a home office with flush sockets, a fancy electric rad and downlights etc. I'd fitted metal boxes and noggins all spot on for height and depth etc. Along came the shed blokes to do the ply lining and they took out all the boxes and brought the cables through 15mm holes drilled in the ply because 'they had nothing to cut the box holes out with' ffs....

 

[freddo]

Our current apprentice is a nightmare, no motivation, no practical ability at all, complains all the time. I had to show him how to switch on an old MK 13a socket the other day because he couldn't switch it on. Spends most of the time checking his hair in the mirror....

And I'm sure cooperation between trades was much better back then, only this week I went back to 2nd fix a high spec shed which is to be a home office with flush sockets, a fancy electric rad and downlights etc. I'd fitted metal boxes and noggins all spot on for height and depth etc. Along came the shed blokes to do the ply lining and they took out all the boxes and brought the cables through 15mm holes drilled in the ply because 'they had nothing to cut the box holes out with' ffs....

I know what you mean, we did out a load of houses, the boarders were so crap they couldn't cut the holes for the boxes in the right place, all they had to do was knee the board and cut around the mark!! So they'd cut a hole in their board, undo the box fixing screws and then rest the box in the hole in the new position! They soon stopped that ---- when they found the holes in the board had been enlarged with our hammers so the boxes could be put back where they should have been...

I can't find the photos, but here is some more stupidity that is becoming more and more common.

View attachment 35284

 

[cliffed]

Agree,also only one radio,& whatever station is was on that was the one you listened to,nowadays it can be radio 1,2... heart fm etc all at the same time,come back Radio Luxembourg 208

 

[cliffed]

Out current apprentice is a nightmare, no motivation, no practical ability at all, complains all the time. I had to show him how to switch on an old MK 13a socket the other day because he couldn't switch it on. Spends most of the time checking his hair in the mirror....

I know what you mean, we did out a load of houses, the boarders were so crap they couldn't cut the holes for the boxes in the right place, all they had to do was knee the board and cut around the mark!! So they'd cut a hole in their board, undo the box fixing screws and then rest the box in the hole in the new position! They soon stopped that **** when they found the holes in the board had been enlarged with our hammers so the boxes could be put back where they should have been...

I can't find the photos, but here is some more stupidity that is becoming more and more common.

View attachment 35284

Can't believe it can you

 

[telectrix]

Agree,also only one radio,& whatever station is was on that was the one you listened to,nowadays it can be radio 1,2... heart fm etc all at the same time,come back Radio Luxembourg 208

or caroline.

 

[westward10]

Caroline Flack for me

 

[sparkdog]

Still not got a heater in my old van. A waft of hot breath and that's it.

 

[Pete999]

I remember on site, on the new builds in winter, we used to stand round the bomb fire made. HS would have a field day.

Bomb fire? you mean bonfire 7/029 I hope

 

[7029 dave]

Bomb fire? you mean bonfire 7/029 I hope

Yeah ha ha. will edit ta Pete.

 

[Pete999]

I may be a bit younger than you guys [not that much though] but your posts bring back memories of freezing sites, great times when you think back though. And there were none of those ridiculously large 'site radios' blasting away either. And I'm sure cooperation between trades was much better back then, only this week I went back to 2nd fix a high spec shed which is to be a home office with flush sockets, a fancy electric rad and downlights etc. I'd fitted metal boxes and noggins all spot on for height and depth etc. Along came the shed blokes to do the ply lining and they took out all the boxes and brought the cables through 15mm holes drilled in the ply because 'they had nothing to cut the box holes out with' ffs....

Site kin radios wtf are they?

 

[Dave OCD]

You must know Pete ?

 

[Pete999]

You must know Pete ?

If you mean Transistor radios then yes, also are you on about those DeWalt jobbies? I know what they are honest just trying to be controversial, didn't work did it?

 

[Dave OCD]

Yeah they're everywhere Pete, annoying when you're concentrating with plenty to get done and some numpty turns up with one, they seen unable to have them at a reasonable volume.

 

[telectrix]

especially when the buggers are tuned into radio1. the worst garbage imaginable. fit for pre-pubescent teenage girls only.

 

[Dave OCD]

Precisely Tel, that seems to be a popular choice amongst the cretins.