Happy news!

Ted · Post by **Ted** » Thu May 23, 2013 11:49 pm

Edd wrote:12 years ago I put it in the basket where my mum put her magazines, but she's moved that now...

thats an amazing story, brings a tear to my eye

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Fri May 24, 2013 12:49 pm

Doggo wrote:I can still remember the letter they sent kicking me out, it started "Dear Mr Sinclair, We realise that this may come as a shock to you......."

I was called into see the head of sixth form at the end of the first year of sixth form (year 12 for the youngsters of today!). He absolutely hated me and I was told that either I left of my own choosing, or they were going to kick me out, because I was going to lower their pass rates

Pretty much the best move of my life actually, 'cause I went to college to do Engineering and had a bloody whale of a time. 1 whole day every week in the workshops for 2 years... All that time playing lathes seeing who could fling the chuck key the furthest, who could blow up a condom the biggest on the air line, who could burn the spot welder tips out the best, who could get the smallest bit of metal to grip on the magnetic grinder base...

(I suppose I did learn a lot too

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Bri · Post by **Bri** » Fri May 24, 2013 3:52 pm

wurlycorner wrote:While looking through the loft for my record of achievement (need to send copy of college certs for new job)...

I found my large inflatable banana!

(Just thought I'd share that)

Nice work mate, you should be real proud. You sir are an inspiration

Post by **Doggo** » Fri May 24, 2013 5:44 pm

wurlycorner wrote:.....because I was going to lower their pass rates

Pretty much the best move of my life actually, 'cause I went to college to do Engineering and had a bloody whale of a time. 1 whole day every week in the workshops for 2 years... All that time playing lathes seeing who could fling the chuck key the furthest, who could blow up a condom the biggest on the air line, who could burn the spot welder tips out the best, who could get the smallest bit of metal to grip on the magnetic grinder base...
(I suppose I did learn a lot too )

Great stuff

You missed out seeing how much metal you could take off in one pass of the shaping machine and if you could make the machine jump...

(Why did I not become an engineer? I liked that stuff and I hate my job!)

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sat May 25, 2013 10:00 am

Doggo wrote: Great stuff

You missed out seeing how much metal you could take off in one pass of the shaping machine and if you could make the machine jump...

Actually yep, forgot about that one

Personally I loved the shaping machine, WAY better than using a mill (and FWIW I hated vertical mills and preferred an old horizontal mill they had)

Doggo wrote: (Why did I not become an engineer? I liked that stuff and I hate my job!)

Crap money, that's one good reason!

And unfortunately manufacturing isn't a good place to be in this country, either