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09-06-11, 10:59 AM | #1621 |
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Schematics, used to love giving them to the apprentices and see the look of dismay on their faces...."How come the drawing shows the hydraulic pump at the rear of the engine when the fitting bracket is at the side"? LOL
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09-06-11, 11:08 AM | #1622 |
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It's not that exciting, it's the layout/description of shipping consignment data from us to our Norwegian lords and masters.
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09-06-11, 11:33 AM | #1623 |
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Ah, right....I used to work on hydraulics and pneumatics systems schematics and they would look like a bowl of spaghetti or a ball of wool until you got used to them
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09-06-11, 11:37 AM | #1624 |
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09-06-11, 11:44 AM | #1625 |
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Before....I underwent an apprenticeship (4 years duration) as a shipyard mechanical fitter from the age of 16 to 20 then went into the merchant navy as an engineering officer for a couple of years after that.
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09-06-11, 11:46 AM | #1626 |
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So you were an aprentice to an engineer, an engineering officer on a ship and then a cop... anything else
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09-06-11, 11:58 AM | #1627 | |
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I have also worked for an American company called Grove based in Shady Grove, Pennsylvania assembling and testing mobile cranes/access platforms/all terrain vehicles at one of there former plants in Pallion, Sunderland. I am 54 years of age and have worked since the age of 16 so there are a couple more positions I have filled during my working career.
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09-06-11, 12:02 PM | #1628 |
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OK, thanks. I was a bit confused about some of your posts. I thought you were a cop your whole life
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09-06-11, 12:17 PM | #1629 |
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Nope...16 years or thereabouts retired after 50th birthday with a pension...made me the youngest pensioner in the world, least it felt that way at the time LOL
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09-06-11, 12:31 PM | #1630 |
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09-06-11, 01:13 PM | #1631 |
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There is only so much satellite tv you can watch before you realise there are still working opportunities out there.....I currently work approximately 30 hours per week (part-time) and have the enviable choice of whether I go in from day to day or not, so I'm not complaining.
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09-06-11, 01:28 PM | #1632 | |
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09-06-11, 01:51 PM | #1633 |
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By engineering, you mean arrainging and managing the grammaphone music?
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09-06-11, 01:54 PM | #1634 |
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That's why Jim needs to make another trip to the US. So, if Jim were to come to the US again, I could arrainge for a PT boat ride and a pallet of newcastle pale ale.
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09-06-11, 02:00 PM | #1635 |
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And in return Jim'll give you a ride in his (!) limo.
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