My son needs a job

[Big Dave]

Matt got laid off as an installer and is currently labouring for minimum wage.

Good worker, has a brain, 6'6" and strong. 2 years into electrical apprenticeship.

Auckland based. Own transport. (Dag drives a subaru eieieie!).

Needs an opportunity.

Anybody knows anything , 'preciate it.

[JimO]

isnt it up to the employer to place a apprentice with another firm instead of laying them off

[Mom]

isnt it up to the employer to place a apprentice with another firm instead of laying them off

Not any more.

I know a few sparkies up this way BD, will ask the question for you.

[Big Dave]

isnt it up to the employer to place a apprentice with another firm instead of laying them off

He's not that keen to continue with sparking, unless...
Wants to get into engineering and welding, but that is next year.

[ready4whatever]

Sounds similar to me. Out of the electrical industry and wanting to get into welding and engineering. I left though, turns out my hand doesn't like electricity (or maybe it does because it wouldn't let go)

[mossy1200]

Ive been sparky for 21 years now.You get immune and shocks just makes me sneeze.
Tight ceiling space,underneath houses,cuts and bruises whats not to love?

[ready4whatever]

Tight ceiling space,underneath houses,cuts and bruises whats not to love?

Dodgy sparkies that turn on the power when im working on a switchboard. holding onto 230 volts unable to move cause im paralized. scary as shit. running to the nearby hospital then fainting on the way there with a fried hand. But i did wake up with 4 good looking nurses ripping my overalls off :2thumbsup

[mossy1200]

Dodgy sparkies that turn on the power when im working on a switchboard. holding onto 230 volts unable to move cause im paralized. scary as shit. running to the nearby hospital then fainting on the way there with a fried hand. But i did wake up with 4 good looking nurses ripping my overalls off :2thumbsup

True story

Up on ladder on courtney place fixing atm light by starmart.
Tape cardboard box over daylight sensor to activate light.
Replace lamp still no go.
Young lady comes along and sits on bench seat.
Young lady sticks legs up and crosses them in short pleted skirt.
Young lady has on no underwear
Mossy forgets about cardboard box on daylight sensor and starts taking apart light.
Mossy holds onto live cable while forehead on sign.
Mossy blown off ladder and lying on ground with burnt forehead.
Young lady gets up to see if mossy OK standing over him(still perving)

Mossy just about killed by a piece of Muff.

[McWild]

True story

Up on ladder on courtney place fixing atm light by starmart.
Tape cardboard box over daylight sensor to activate light.
Replace lamp still no go.
Young lady comes along and sits on bench seat.
Young lady sticks legs up and crosses them in short pleted skirt.
Young lady has on no underwear
Mossy forgets about cardboard box on daylight sensor and starts taking apart light.
Mossy holds onto live cable while forehead on sign.
Mossy blown off ladder and lying on ground with burnt forehead.
Young lady gets up to see if mossy OK standing over him(still perving)

Mossy just about killed by a piece of Muff.

Ahaha awesome.

[gatch]

True story

Up on ladder on courtney place fixing atm light by starmart.
Tape cardboard box over daylight sensor to activate light.
Replace lamp still no go.
Young lady comes along and sits on bench seat.
Young lady sticks legs up and crosses them in short pleted skirt.
Young lady has on no underwear
Mossy forgets about cardboard box on daylight sensor and starts taking apart light.
Mossy holds onto live cable while forehead on sign.
Mossy blown off ladder and lying on ground with burnt forehead.
Young lady gets up to see if mossy OK standing over him(still perving)

Mossy just about killed by a piece of Muff.

Funny mossy.

[NDORFN]

True story

Up on ladder on courtney place fixing atm light by starmart.
Tape cardboard box over daylight sensor to activate light.
Replace lamp still no go.
Young lady comes along and sits on bench seat.
Young lady sticks legs up and crosses them in short pleted skirt.
Young lady has on no underwear
Mossy forgets about cardboard box on daylight sensor and starts taking apart light.
Mossy holds onto live cable while forehead on sign.
Mossy blown off ladder and lying on ground with burnt forehead.
Young lady gets up to see if mossy OK standing over him(still perving)

Mossy just about killed by a piece of Muff.

So much for joining the police force for better work stories. So did you fuck her... I mean fix her light?

[mossy1200]

So much for joining the police force for better work stories. So did you fuck her... I mean fix her light?
Im just lucky I didnt fall face first and break my best friend.

[Hinny]

Ive been sparky for 21 years now.You get immune and shocks just makes me sneeze.


It is attitudes like this which results in the majority of people killed in Australia by electrocution being Sparkies.
The shock just has to hit you at the wrong time and your heart starts to fibrillate. Result = Game Over!

[mossy1200]

It is attitudes like this which results in the majority of people killed in Australia by electrocution being Sparkies.
The shock just has to hit you at the wrong time and your heart starts to fibrillate. Result = Game Over!

If every sparky that got a shock quit work you would be cooking on a fire and reading books by candle light at night.Do you think there is a sparky that has not had a biff at some point?

[SARGE]

i'll let you know something soon BD .. i have a few contacts .. any good at auto electrical?

[Big Dave]

i'll let you know something soon BD .. i have a few contacts .. any good at auto electrical?

Thanks - I think he'd be keen.

[crazyhorse]

Sure hope he finds something soon - My son went through the same thing. He's 50% through his motorcycle apprenticeship, and they've done away with bikes now. Frustrating for the kid, he's found something in the interim, but wants to get back to finishing his apprenticeship.

Good luck to Matt :yes:

[Hinny]

If every sparky that got a shock quit work you would be cooking on a fire and reading books by candle light at night.Do you think there is a sparky that has not had a biff at some point?

My comments still apply. It is not a case of getting so many shocks you become immune to them That is the fallacy which leads to Sparkys being killed.
It depends what your heart is doing at the time you get the shock. At the wrong time and you don't know anything anymore.

[mossy1200]

My comments still apply. It is not a case of getting so many shocks you become immune to them That is the fallacy which leads to Sparkys being killed.
It depends what your heart is doing at the time you get the shock. At the wrong time and you don't know anything anymore.

As long as you relise it was a jest reguarding immunity.
Reality is you become more aware of risk and reduce possibilty of shock.Women with no underwear doesnt help though.

[AllanB]

Dave - if you can get him to finish his electric and have a solid trade behind him. Wish I did - I'm stuffed if my job goes...... nothing but my pretty face to sell!

[Gareth51]

True story

Up on ladder on courtney place fixing atm light by starmart.
Tape cardboard box over daylight sensor to activate light.
Replace lamp still no go.
Young lady comes along and sits on bench seat.
Young lady sticks legs up and crosses them in short pleted skirt.
Young lady has on no underwear
Mossy forgets about cardboard box on daylight sensor and starts taking apart light.
Mossy holds onto live cable while forehead on sign.
Mossy blown off ladder and lying on ground with burnt forehead.
Young lady gets up to see if mossy OK standing over him(still perving)

Mossy just about killed by a piece of Muff.

Another true story
Many many years ago two stories up on a single plank and no handrail weatherboarding a house I look up at the house next door
Young lady standing at window completely naked
Me nearly fall off scaffolding
After a few minutes catching my breath decided to go next door and introduce myself
Just get to their driveway and hubby arrives home on his scooter

[Big Dave]

Dave - if you can get him to finish his electric and have a solid trade behind him. Wish I did - I'm stuffed if my job goes...... nothing but my pretty face to sell!


I also understand wanting a change. As the boys stated - the gig is about crawl spaces - and he's a NBA size man.

[nallac]

Wish I did - I'm stuffed if my job goes...... nothing but my pretty face to sell!

Only your face to sell,i suppose being a Honda rider everything else has been well used......:buggerd:

[GDOBSSOR]

He's probably heard this already, but he should probably go down to Christchurch. He should try Student Job Search - he should qualify as an apprentice, and they have a few good tradie-type jobs on there for 15-20 per hour that he could look at.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Dude...he's probably retired by now!

[HenryDorsetCase]

Matt got laid off as an installer and is currently labouring for minimum wage.

Good worker, has a brain, 6'6" and strong. 2 years into electrical apprenticeship.

Auckland based. Own transport. (Dag drives a subaru eieieie!).

Needs an opportunity.

Anybody knows anything , 'preciate it.

tradies love Christchurch at present. One of the girls at my gym is an electrician (she is very attractive too). I will ask here what the situations like (any excuse to chat her up a bit)

[HenryDorsetCase]

Dave - if you can get him to finish his electric and have a solid trade behind him. Wish I did - I'm stuffed if my job goes...... nothing but my pretty face to sell!

have you given up selling your hot ass then?

[HenryDorsetCase]

I also understand wanting a change. As the boys stated - the gig is about crawl spaces - and he's a NBA size man.

Tom Cruise needs a standin for the next Jack Reacher movie. 6'5" 115kg.

[Crasherfromwayback]

tradies love Christchurch at present. One of the girls at my gym is an electrician (she is very attractive too). I will ask here what the situations like (any excuse to chat her up a bit)

The thread is getting a tad ripe.

[Woodman]

Tom Cruise needs a standon for the next Jack Reacher movie. 6'5" 115kg.

Fixed it for ya

[Oakie]

tradies love Christchurch at present. One of the girls at my gym is an electrician (she is very attractive too). I will ask here what the situations like (any excuse to chat her up a bit)

Careful now. I think I know who you're talking about.