Mundane News

[DCLane]

Odd that it was only 6 months ago when firms were crying out for well qualified staff, particularly engineers! Seems to have gone off a cliff-edge?

The current climate of inflation/probable recession isn't helping.

He's OK at the moment and enjoying volunteering three days a week at a local hospice's shop. They'll probably be looking after my mum in a few weeks so essentially he's paying assistance forward.

Financially he doesn't need to work full-time so isn't too bothered yet.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Agree, although it's treated as such. Having an autistic son, whose graduation I'm going to next week, has taught me it's a difference not a disability.

Depends on the Autism, but I see your point.

 

[tom73]

The current climate of inflation/probable recession isn't helping.

He's OK at the moment and enjoying volunteering three days a week at a local hospice's shop. They'll probably be looking after my mum in a few weeks so essentially he's paying assistance forward.

Financially he doesn't need to work full-time so isn't too bothered yet.

That's the thing we had a physics teacher who I got know well out of school doing lighting for school plays and stuff. He never set out to teach. He too was an engineer but graduated in a down turn. So become a teacher , sadly he could not hold a class together and was a target for class clowns.
The head of dept who was himself a genius always said to groups "you don't know how lucky you are to have him, he's way better than any of us." Which was true having known him and seen him at work he was extremely talented and a true genius.

 

[DCLane]

Depends on the Autism, but I see your point.

Asperger's, or what was called that before being lumped in with the poorer-titled imo 'Autistic Spectrum Disorder'. Most don't notice it with him though as he wasn't diagnosed until age 16 so learnt coping strategies.

 

[Reynard]

Same here! Had one cumberland sausage ring left from last night, warmed it up then went mad with butter and english mustard, yum!
Chilly day grub alright

Mine was also cumberland sausage with english mustard...

 

[Reynard]

I guess you don't cut the trees from the top down like some.

I'm 4ft 11 - it's far easier to reach the bottom than the top

And in any case, how the blazes am I going to get a cherry picker into the middle of a wood?

 

[Reynard]

Anyways, time to feed the cats, and then it will be time to feed me.

 

[tom73]

I'm 4ft 11 - it's far easier to reach the bottom than the top

And in any case, how the blazes am I going to get a cherry picker into the middle of a wood?

Some don't even bother with that , ive seen some right clowns doing "tree work". It's with good reason why you need a different ticket to work up trees than the one I have for felling them from the round.

 

[Illaveago]

What astronomic delights did I cook for myself this evening ?
Well for starters I fancied a tin of chunky chicken on toast. I found a tin of Aldi Bramwells Chunky Chicken in White Sauce in our cupboard. Source of amusement more like !
I opened the tin to see chicken chunks floating in dish water! Perhaps it needed stirring ! All that did was to make the chunks become giddy and for the mess turn whitish! Ah! Thicken it with some cornflower. After a while of Stirling and heating it was ready to pour onto my toast . Oliver Twists gruel seemed more appealing . I sat down to eat my gormless meal. It was Orrible ! After a couple of mouthfuls the rest went into the dustbin.
What next?
I thought I would try Sainsbury's Spaghetti strands in tomato sauce on toast . These too were floating in a red liquid ! I cooked it and pored it onto my toast . I think that the toast was the only successful thing I cooked this evening !
If anyone wishes to go on a diet I can thoroughly recommend both items !

 

[rockyroller]

You look different to how I imagined...

hehe yeah I'm much prettier than I come across on the internet

 

[rockyroller]

Another working week draws to an end for me

counting the minutes myself

 

[classic33]

oh haha, that's great!

mine is actually for headaches
View attachment 675188

You look nothing like the person in your avatar.

 

[oldwheels]

I'm 4ft 11 - it's far easier to reach the bottom than the top

And in any case, how the blazes am I going to get a cherry picker into the middle of a wood?

I saw somebody recently well up a tall tree with a chainsaw. No cherry picker. Seemed to have climbed up somehow with a waist belt and spikes on his feet I think. He did have a safety rope which he took up and attached before starting work.

 

[classic33]

I saw somebody recently well up a tall tree with a chainsaw. No cherry picker. Seemed to have climbed up somehow with a waist belt and spikes on his feet I think. He did have a safety rope which he took up and attached before starting work.

Summat like this?

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t2w6XeftBHQ


They can be "fun" to use, and you end up walking odd on solid ground.

 

[oldwheels]

Summat like this?

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t2w6XeftBHQ


They can be "fun" to use, and you end up walking odd on solid ground.

The same idea. Seemed to work ok as he seemed to be thinning the branches rather than felling. I can see the tree from my back garden and it is still standing.