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fossyant

fossyant

Ride It Like You Stole It!
Location
South Manchester
Morning from the shedoffice. The tinsel went up yesterday in here. I have bought a Christmas Jersey (PacMan in the shape of a Christmas Tree).

When is it going to stop raining - wet again here !

Finally, after nearly two weeks being 'tried out' my son got to speak to the boss of the car tuning company and he's officially starting with them now. Phew ^_^. Bit of a mix of a role, admin, bookings, filming and photography, social media marketing, learning how to tune cars with their software, and assisting the mechanics. The last two weeks he's been in the thick of it pulling cars to bits. We've been keeping our fingers crossed as we were a bit worried they might have just been 'using him' as they hadn't said a word.
 
pawl

pawl

Legendary Member
Location
Desford Leicestershire
Kryton521 said:
In ancient times, when sailors were men and cabin boys meant just that. Cannon balls would be stacked on deck near and ready for the guns. Being round, they don't stack well, so there would be a brass square around the base. As it got colder, the brass would contract and the balls would fall out. Hence the expression; "Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey!" As the frame was named a "Brass Monkey".

"Son of a gun", is a term from the same sort of era. Go on, ask me? I dare you!^_^
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Can’t be arsed to Google it Go on tell me
 
deptfordmarmoset

deptfordmarmoset

Full time tea drinker
Location
Armonmy Way
Right, that's the recycling taken down. Bacon butty on the plate.
 
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DCLane said:
I'm on list 6 but SWMBO is due to get it this week.
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There's a list for the guinea pigs?
biggs682 said:
My other half is on list 4 .
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As above



fossyant said:
Finally, after nearly two weeks being 'tried out' my son got to speak to the boss of the car tuning company and he's officially starting with them now. Phew ^_^. Bit of a mix of a role, admin, bookings, filming and photography, social media marketing, learning how to tune cars with their software, and assisting the mechanics. The last two weeks he's been in the thick of it pulling cars to bits. We've been keeping our fingers crossed as we were a bit worried they might have just been 'using him' as they hadn't said a word.
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Are they offering him any form of day release to get any qualifications or just a GDB?
 
DCLane

DCLane

Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
Location
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
fossyant said:
Just had a text from the GP Surgery, you are due a flu vaccination. Wasn't expecting it just yet, but they are obviously doing the Over 50's (I'm 50 before anyone starts) @potsy ^_^:whistle:
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You need to have the flu vaccine at least 28 days before the Covid vaccine, so that's why they're wanting to you have it.

Phaeton said:
There's a list for the guinea pigs?
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There's a priority list for those getting injections by role, age and medical condition. SWMBO's in the top one as she's working in a Covid ward but, despite frequent close contact with Covid-19 patients in her specific role that means she can't always use PPE, keeps testing negative :wacko:

If this works I can get back to living life a bit more normally; having had Swine Flu near kill me this would likely be the same.
 
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