The trick with apprentices is to find one who actually wants to make a career of his (her) trade. The difficulty is (colleges) getting everyone training a "job" and that means a lot of dead wood (left school with no clear idea what to do - taking an apprenticeship cos "best mate" did) ending up working for a trade they have no enthusiasm for. And the pay for apprentices is always going to be low - how much can you afford to pay someone (who until they learn their trade) who can load/unload the van, carry a few materials about the site, and just about load a skip?
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The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP
I remember you Mike as an apprentice with your uncle Dave, I met him a couple of weeks back, not seen him for years. Shook hands water under the bridge and all that.
But getting back to the thread, I once had an apprentice who asked me how many quarters are in a bucket?
My first wage was £3.76s I had to walk 46 miles to work, in the snow ,in bare feet, my mum told me I should get a proper job, but I wouldn't listen.
I was told by all my tilers when I was serving my time that I would never make a tiler as long as I had a hole in the proverbial place. I think they might have been right.:lol: Bye the way I was living in a shoe box at the time
I remember you Mike as an apprentice with your uncle Dave, I met him a couple of weeks back, not seen him for years. Shook hands water under the bridge and all that.
But getting back to the thead, I once had an apprentice who asked me how many quarters are in a bucket?
My first wage was £3.76s I had to walk 46 miles to work, in the snow ,in bare feet, my mum told me I should get a proper job, but I wouldn't listen.
I was told by all my tilers when I was serving my time that I would never make a tiler as long as I had a hole in the proverbial place. I think they might have been right.:lol: Bye the way I was living in a shoe box at the time
Did you used to sleep on a bed of gravel as well? :lol:
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The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP
Only when I had a really good week John, other than that I had to make do with the usual dung heap.:lol:
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DHTiling
Shoe box Phil , bah luxury , I had a match box. Those were the days.
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Peter
My granda was a plumber and started a daft apprentice. The best one was working in a roofspace and he said "Is my tape in the van?". The young fella came back 5 mins later and said "Aye, its on the shelf where it always stays"
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The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP
Those were the days Dave when we were on nights. I used to go to the cinema watch two films, get a bag of popcorn, 3 stone of monkey nuts, and still have change from a groat. TJ must remember those days:lol:
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cam_low
From hearing about these duff apprentices makes me thing of mr tea bags daft questions lol.
my first wage was £25.00 a week......we were so poor in our house even the rainbow was in black and white....we used to think knifes and forks were jewellery !!!! :lol:
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jonnyc
I really did live on a bed of gravel in a wooden grit bin in Munich for whole winter of 1984.
lived off schmalz(lard sandwiches) handed out at the catholic hospice and dressed in old second hand lederhosen and overcoats donated to charities.
oh the good old days!
lived off schmalz(lard sandwiches) handed out at the catholic hospice and dressed in old second hand lederhosen and overcoats donated to charities.
oh the good old days!
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DHTiling
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Time's Ran Out
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ian158
Well I've just become a single parent!..my son was thrown out of his mums due to his manners and laziness....he's 15 and hates school...his handwriting is that of a 6 yr old and when asked what 26-13 was he said I don't know I will have to work it out on my hands...I never knew he was so bad at school...when asked what he would like to do when he leaves school he said anything that don't involve writing..I'm embarrassed but also furious, I have to take some of blame but at 15 it's just to late...as a dad that works 6 days a week and long hours I expected mum to keep on top of him..I have a tremendous amount of guilt now.. he stays in his room playing computor games all day and night...he has no common sense and I have to tell him everyday to put stuff in dishwasher and not on sides, laundry in basket..it still does not register...I really am at a loss as to what to do with him..he has no interest but I now turn wifi off at 11..I feel awful as a dad not being able to oversee more of what was going on at his mums but wtf it's to late...I really worry now for next year when he leaves..patents are to bland but also the schools for not helping out kids of lesser academic abilities..schools seem to have lost the discipline that kids need to gain respect...videos games...worst thing invented!
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Fliselege
Don't know if I was told this story or read it in a lads mag, but apparently true, gaffer said to his apprentice pop to the shop and get me a pack of benson and hedges and if they haven't got those just get me something else, apprentice came back and said no benson and hedges so I got you a cornish pasty.
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ian158
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Sean SML Tiling
Hit the nail on the head Ian. Schools are too soft unfortunately I never lived in the days of the 'cane' but I wish it was still available as some kids need it to wake up. I think once you leave school you should be forced ti go into the army if yiy haven't arranged an apprenticeship.
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ian158
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ian158
I did get the cane..and national service should be bought back..I'm mean we now live in a society where kids can sack their patents !
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DHTiling
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jonnyc
we had the cane at our school as i am sure many members experienced and looking back it was not a bad thing.
what did upset me was that a fellow pupil albeit being a prefect in the same house was allowed to beat the younger pupil as well, and this could be for a small a matter of not polishing his shoes to his standard.
what did upset me was that a fellow pupil albeit being a prefect in the same house was allowed to beat the younger pupil as well, and this could be for a small a matter of not polishing his shoes to his standard.
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White Room
That would be a cardinal sin...did you get MCTC.
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AMtek
A lot of the problem is the molly coddling culture of the country, nothing is ever anybody's fault. no job? that's not your fault, here's some benefits. addicted to drugs? that's not your fault go back to work if you ever get clean, here's some benefits. Don't like your council house? that's completely reasonable, here's a different one!
No one HAS to do anything anymore because if they don't want to there will be someone there to do it for them or bail them out. As a country we are just too soft!
No one HAS to do anything anymore because if they don't want to there will be someone there to do it for them or bail them out. As a country we are just too soft!
Im with everyone on here, they ALL bloody useless !
When they moan 'oh these bags are heavy' ext ect im like
" heavy heavy wtf u on about, when i was serving my time they were 50kg,i used to have to mix 50 a day in a bath with a rake,more if all the plasterers were on site,used to mix skim with a stick, any lumps and i had to mix again,i used to mix compo by hand cos out mixers were junk,always breaking down, full houses knocked off by hand not' oh this is too hard' i used to walk to work not get picked up at my door,if i did owt wrong i took the rollocking like a man not go home and cry to my mum,if they wanted a brew i made it not moaned about it i i i i i i grrrrooooowwwwlllll"
He just looks through me with his mouth open and his eyes glazed over,phone in hand ready for his next text !
He be with me for a bit longer, he is a extra pair of hands, just about, well one hand his other is a mobile phone 😉
When they moan 'oh these bags are heavy' ext ect im like
" heavy heavy wtf u on about, when i was serving my time they were 50kg,i used to have to mix 50 a day in a bath with a rake,more if all the plasterers were on site,used to mix skim with a stick, any lumps and i had to mix again,i used to mix compo by hand cos out mixers were junk,always breaking down, full houses knocked off by hand not' oh this is too hard' i used to walk to work not get picked up at my door,if i did owt wrong i took the rollocking like a man not go home and cry to my mum,if they wanted a brew i made it not moaned about it i i i i i i grrrrooooowwwwlllll"
He just looks through me with his mouth open and his eyes glazed over,phone in hand ready for his next text !
He be with me for a bit longer, he is a extra pair of hands, just about, well one hand his other is a mobile phone 😉
Lee@emctiles
TF
No, I was midway through basic training when it happened, 1 yr junior leader, I just got "advised" the army wasn't for me and did one.
Still appreciate all the lessons I was taught thou, and I've never intentionally hit anyone since!
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