When i were a lad

I had a chuckle yesterday.Passing on "dont do this dont do that!.my reply from the young lad was "what ever".Okay so this post is about (as my missus would call it) grumpy old mans pass downs on parts of the job that we need to take heed on.So here goes.Dont leave the tools on the windowsill because they will be forgotten about.A brew must be drunk straight away otherwise it will be spilled on the newly fitted carpet (trust me-it is bound to happen).Dont leave tools on the bannister type thing at the top of the stairs in a terraced house cos they could get knocked off and hurt someone."Has it happened to you Martin?" said the apprentice.I said no because i dont leave em lying about (mr perfect he muffled under his breath)haha.
There must be others so surely it isnt just me that is getting old. :ugeek:

 

yes it is you and you are getting old

 

No its not just you !! I constantly find myself having a gurn (moan to you Engerlish ! ) to my apprentice. Its not all his fault but he does seem to have the knack of winding me up. There are many do's and don'ts I have tried to instill in him but one that I will nag him about from now til kingdom come is never, ever, take the power stretcher apart with your back to a huge lounge window !! The only thing that stopped the window being smashed was the newly painted window sill. Didn't / Couldn't speak to him for the rest of that day !!

 

I didn,t know you were clockwork Ray? But seriously though we all moan , and its deja vous when we were learning. The bloke i trained with , back in the early 70,s was a right b...ard to work with, and when you think he had the pressure of doing the job and teaching me,he was a bloody good fitter , i still work with him for 2 days a week now, and he will be 68 this year! I would like to think i had a better temperament with the lads i helped, one of them i met when he was about 19, he,s in his 40,s now and he is like a second son to me if you like,and he helped me out immensly when i coulddn,t drive last year so it is worth it in the end. I think it,s called respect, and they will thank you for it in the end, regards Alan

 

Just you WATCH what you are saying ok !!

 

lol, your,e getting there mate

 

At least I have TIME on my side ! :smile:

 

I never gave it a SECONDS thought.

 

it,s nice you like HOUR sense of humour

 

I mean lets FACE it

 

do you like lime corDIAL

 

If that power stretcher had gone through the window would Ray have been STRAPPED for cash?

 

Hang on a MINUTE there must be loads of these.

 

Im starting to get a bit TICKED of with these jokes ! :smile:

 

Chiming, i mean Charming

 

hello Al WHIRR have you been today?

 

I've been trying to stay inCOGnito as i'm getting behind on my job.

 

i thought i CLOCKed a JEWEL post for a SECOND , i didn,t know if it was HOUR computer though

 

lol

 

Some of these joke are not even new..... They're SECOND HAND! :|