curious on how old people are

[bl52krz]

Originally Posted by marinabrian

You're a month older than my mother..........mind you she doesn't drive the 75 tourer as fast as you do your car

Me, mentally I'm ten, but I received a 50 New Pence coin for my first birthday

Brian

You must be around half a ton then at that rate? The best is yet to come Brian.

[wraymond]

One thing about tools is you get attached to them. Not accidently, although that’s happened too, but they become so familiar they and you become friends.

I started my first real job in 1959 as an apprentice Instrument Artificer with ICI. In the very early days at the training centre in Widnes we had to make our own selection of hand tools. Calipers, T and try squares, pointer lifters, G clamps, a hand vice with all screwcutting, machining and knurling done on a lathe.

All cut from a raw steel billet then sawn, filed and machined. Some of them required blind riveting and a measure of the standard was that you must not be able to see the rivet head after hammering flat into the countersink. See pic for some of mine, still using them today. The strip glass cutter, front on the left, is more recent and made in my last venture into the world of capitalism as a stained glass artist/teacher/contractor/installer/distributor for a major importer.

Celia did the worst thing she could have done by misplacing the G clamp once. ‘Borrowed’ it to stop the tumble dryer from vibrating and fixed it between the casing and the wall, at the back so it wouldn’t be seen. I kid you not. I was looking for that blessed thing everywhere for ages. I won’t repeat the outcome on here, I know how tender your ears are.

[wraymond]

Originally Posted by WillyHeckaslike

That gave me a laugh Wraymond ... in particular the painting of exposed parts.

Well, yes. I understand that 'Heritage' firm Farrow and Ball do an attractive range for the specific purpose. It ranges from Blushing Pink to Purple Bloom. Quite fetching too. Sadly, you have to draw the curtains.

[COLVERT]

Originally Posted by wraymond

One thing about tools is you get attached to them. Not accidently, although that’s happened too, but they become so familiar they and you become friends.

I started my first real job in 1959 as an apprentice Instrument Artificer with ICI. In the very early days at the training centre in Widnes we had to make our own selection of hand tools. Calipers, T and try squares, pointer lifters, G clamps, a hand vice with all screwcutting, machining and knurling done on a lathe.

All cut from a raw steel billet then sawn, filed and machined. Some of them required blind riveting and a measure of the standard was that you must not be able to see the rivet head after hammering flat into the countersink. See pic for some of mine, still using them today. The strip glass cutter, front on the left, is more recent and made in my last venture into the world of capitalism as a stained glass artist/teacher/contractor/installer/distributor for a major importer.

Celia did the worst thing she could have done by misplacing the G clamp once. ‘Borrowed’ it to stop the tumble dryer from vibrating and fixed it between the casing and the wall, at the back so it wouldn’t be seen. I kid you not. I was looking for that blessed thing everywhere for ages. I won’t repeat the outcome on here, I know how tender your ears are.

I started as an apprentice tool maker in 1954. Seems like we had very similar starts and yes I've still got several of those tools I had to make.

[COLVERT]

Originally Posted by macafee2

after my heart attack I was a bit nervous of the speed of heart beat when jogging. At first I was not allowed to take it more then 120 bpm but then Doc's said it's not a problem, it did go up a bit after the all clear. There was talk of me being given an implanted defibrillator and that would have meant the end of motorcycling for me. I cried with relief when they said it was not needed. Love waiting for the lorry in front to clear and winding the throttle open, lower head, bend forward and hang on tight
Pocket rockets!

macafee2

Really, so you still ride a bike ???

What is it ??


The pic below is me on my current bike. Done 30,000 miles in the last ten years.

[dattrike]

67 in January, changed the front wheels to winter tyres this lunch time, took me 30 mins on my drive, wrenched my back because I can't kneel down, so loaded the other two wheels into the boot and took them to my local tyre centre. Took them 10 mins to turn one tyre round (noticed both tyres were for the nearside) re-balance and swap them over. They even put the summer tyres and wheels in the boot for me, only charged me £10. Bargain and much easier for me.

[theoldcodger]

I'm 78 & still get under the car. Mind you getting up from it is becoming a problem!

[Rich in Vancouver]

Originally Posted by Lord of Hog

I'm 57 and still get underneath the car (in the summer at least as I haven't got a garage). I spend the rest of the day picking gravel out of my bum though.

Try clenching your cheeks to prevent gravel ingress.

[David Lawrence]

Originally Posted by wraymond

One thing about tools is you get attached to them. Not accidently, although that’s happened too, but they become so familiar they and you become friends.

I started my first real job in 1959 as an apprentice Instrument Artificer with ICI. In the very early days at the training centre in Widnes we had to make our own selection of hand tools. Calipers, T and try squares, pointer lifters, G clamps, a hand vice with all screwcutting, machining and knurling done on a lathe.

All cut from a raw steel billet then sawn, filed and machined. Some of them required blind riveting and a measure of the standard was that you must not be able to see the rivet head after hammering flat into the countersink. See pic for some of mine, still using them today. The strip glass cutter, front on the left, is more recent and made in my last venture into the world of capitalism as a stained glass artist/teacher/contractor/installer/distributor for a major importer.

Celia did the worst thing she could have done by misplacing the G clamp once. ‘Borrowed’ it to stop the tumble dryer from vibrating and fixed it between the casing and the wall, at the back so it wouldn’t be seen. I kid you not. I was looking for that blessed thing everywhere for ages. I won’t repeat the outcome on here, I know how tender your ears are.

Wow, i passed the selection test for an apprenticeship in the ICI in Runcorn with the intention of following in my fathers footsteps. Hanging in his shed was a home made G clamp from those days also.

I didnt accept the apprenticeship in the end, because i wanted to be an electrician but they wouldn’t guarantee this at the start. They said first year would be general skills and depending on how I did i might end up as a Brick layer or a welder. Kind of wish I’d done that welding now.

[macafee2]

Originally Posted by David Lawrence

Wow, i passed the selection test for an apprenticeship in the ICI in Runcorn with the intention of following in my fathers footsteps. Hanging in his shed was a home made G clamp from those days also.

I didnt accept the apprenticeship in the end, because i wanted to be an electrician but they wouldn’t guarantee this at the start. They said first year would be general skills and depending on how I did i might end up as a Brick layer or a welder. Kind of wish I’d done that welding now.

I still have one or two tools from when I was a trainee apprentice 40 years ago. My scribe is often used but my go no go gauge has long gone. Skills I was taught then I still use.
Something I learnt, never used but never forgotten

bye bye Rossie off you go Bristol via Great Western.
know what it is?


macafee2