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bren guzzi
12-12-2012, 03:56 PM
Sometimes I wounded why I still love this job.

Bad day today in Wales ..... We were changing out stays... " the really big ones "

The temperature never got over zero degrees... At lunch time it was minus four. Brrrrrrrrr

Our ( foreman ) in brackets coz he's payed as a foreman but couldn't organise a p!ss up in a brewery ... Thought it would be ok to split the teams up... Me and Dave up the pole with a digger driver that only started with the firm a few weeks ago. " not the guys fault " but has no clue what we need up the pole...doesn't know how to work a pull lift...or even what we were asking for..( he doesn't know what the equipment is even called )

I STOPPED THE JOB.... told the foreman we weren't working like that..... Got the team back together... And we didn't get as many as we would like done.... But nobody got hurt.. ( we don't count the foremans feelings getting hurt. Do we... ????????? )
paul maxwell
12-12-2012, 04:11 PM
Was on a sse fault today on the same line we changed a pole on a few months ago,this was a lighting strike apparently,access was up through a wee glen road that was near impossible to get 2poles up(12meters :)),temp was-5 deg Celsius most of the day,tracked mewp broke down,& couldn't. Get mobile signal either.oh happy days:D,job done though all home safe and money made.
bren guzzi
12-12-2012, 04:33 PM
Where were ya working today then Paul..? East or west coast ?
paul maxwell
12-13-2012, 02:46 PM
The nearest place was kenmore right in the middle of the highlands:mad:we never get the easy shouts,journey was 45mins up towards some dam(glen Lyon dam I think)will post Picts soon.job easy enuff though it was just the getting there:)
bren guzzi
12-13-2012, 06:02 PM
I know where that is... " north west of Inverness ". That's a hell of a track "
BigClive
12-13-2012, 08:00 PM
Now I hope you're being nice Bren and not all fiery-Irishman about it. :rolleyes:
bren guzzi
12-13-2012, 08:11 PM
Now I hope you're being nice Bren and not all fiery-Irishman about it. :rolleyes:

Indubitably ....

But think it might work to a certain guy on PLM,S advantage

Guy on here looking for a start with us at freedom.... Rang the BOSS today told him I needed help in my gang and that this guy needs to get on ASAP ...
Already gave him his cv , but they were being a bit slow...

So hopefully the cloud will have a silver lining ....:)