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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

My apprentice(say apprentice he's just out of his time) at the moment is a breath of fresh air, he's fast, accurate ,clean and hasn't had a day off in the 2 years I have worked with him, he's that good at his job he's been given 5 pay rises in 2 years, probably been the best lad I have helped train and I have had quite a few.

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:thumbsup:
 

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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:thumbsup:

Did you used to sleep on a bed of gravel as well? :lol:
 
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The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP

Shoe box Phil , bah luxury , I had a match box. Those were the days.

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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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:


We never got to go to the pictures as a kid ..
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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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