Habits at Work

[Theorysparky]

Who has a 'must do' at work ?

mine is chewing on a piece of earth sleeving while working......

helps me focus....

 

[Lurch]

Mine is complaining, moaning and generally annoying people. Do it on every job.

 

[revjames]

Mine is making sure I've still got all my tools when I leave site.

 

[Evans Electric]

I talk to myself if working alone , worrying. Also ,as above , try not to leave tools behind.

And like a job I did the other day on the fourth floor, no lift, office block, make sure if having to go down to the van, that I take something back thats finished with.

 

[wozz]

opposite to revjames for some reason my sub-consious self loves leaving tools at customers, a week ago i was at a customers picking up my drill and apologizing to them when the phone rang. It was a customer informing me i had left my stabila at theirs the previous day.

 

[steptoe]

Mine is complaining, moaning and generally annoying people. Do it on every job.

best hobby a man can have.

unless im Guinness

then I just do it louder

 

[kme]

Mine is complaining, moaning and generally annoying people. Do it on every job.

AH! But the forum is pleasure, not work mate

I talk to myself if working alone , worrying. Also ,as above , try not to leave tools behind.And like a job I did the other day on the fourth floor, no lift, office block, make sure if having to go down to the van, that I take something back thats finished with.

Scary. You sound like me. Except - I don`t talk to myself. I talk to the cables, the tools, the back boxes etc etc

KME

 

[sellers]

I like to spread my tools around the place, let them feel at home. Then walk round trying to remember where I put what.

 

[revjames]

I like to spread my tools around the place, let them feel at home. Then walk round trying to remember where I put what.

The fitters at the aluminium plant I worked at were like that, after every job it was difficult to identify their own tools. one fitter came up with a good idea and sprayed all his spanners, sockets, bars etc bright green. Another fitter, I wont mention the nationality of him, but we'll call him Mick to protect his ID said "dats a good idea" and sprayed all his stuff with the same green paint!

I'm not kidding!

 

[ian932]

Got to have the radio on or the day just seems to drag, also drowns out the utter b0llocks that the builders seem to talk about. Although today was a nightmare me with radio 2 and the builders radio in the other ear playing Heart (must repeat the playlist every 30min!!) FM

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

I do tend to talk to myself....

and talk to the cable, if it has to go somewhere....

sort of telling it to feed up into a loft space, or under a floor in the right direction so i can find it...

Then when I can't find it..

I tend to start singing to it.....

A bit of "Gone fishing..."

when I am poking me rods into a void.

and if I don't find it quick enough I tend to drift into a bit of Blondie

"One way or another I'm gonna find you, i'm gonna get you" etc...

If I am doing a bit of board lifting

or cutting an extractor vent hole through a wall,

or sinking a back box into a bit of hard brick... and things are going slow...

I often drift into a bit of Queen...

"I want to break free.."

Whenever I cut a cable to length...

I invariably say a phrase that one of the old guys used to say during my apprenticeship days...

"Too short! Too late!"

I think I may need to go and see a psychiatrist?????Blushing

:coat

 

[Lurch]

I think I may need to go and see a psychiatrist?????Blushing

I would say it's beyond that now.

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

I would say it's beyond that now.

I doooooo like it when people agree with me! :x

I knew I was rightBlushing

 

[SteveH37]

I think swearing at stuff is my biggest issue, when opening a distribution board to inspect for the first time " Ohhhh FFS! " is a common phrase

 

[lilman]

Who has a 'must do' at work ?mine is chewing on a piece of earth sleeving while working......

helps me focus....

I am also an earth sleeve chewer!

 

[Evans Electric]

AH! But the forum is pleasure, not work mateScary. You sound like me. Except - I don`t talk to myself. I talk to the cables, the tools, the back boxes etc etc

KME

I used to do that but they started to answer back !!! I had an argument with a back box who said I had not fitted him level and made a right fuss because I'd forgotten the grommit. Ignore them now .

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

I used to do that but they started to answer back !!! I had an argument with a back box who said I had not fitted him level and made a right fuss because I'd forgotten the grommit. Ignore them now .

Its the Dual boxes that are worst...

they come at you with two voices!!!! ] ] ]

 

[Evans Electric]

On a similar subject, whenever I measure something, trunking , conduit, cable run etc, I say or think the words my deceased chippy mate used to say " Measure twice - cut once" . Strange how these things stick with you.

I was going to use a very long and intelectual word there but EXBBC will only nick it .

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

I am also an earth sleeve chewer!

Chewing is fine...............

personally I prefer a bit of Brown sleeve...

But its when people start smoking it that worries me!

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[batty]

Chewing is fine...............personally I prefer a bit of Brown sleeve...

But its when people start smoking it that worries me!

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I like the brown too but sometimes its not very chocolatey.