General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

You know what Tom…..I enjoy what I do, my peers respect me. I am satisfied with what I get in return for my efforts and I am headed towards a comfy retirement. But, and I do admit that on those occasional off days I sometimes wish fitting aerials and rewiring houses was the sub total of my role…..,because basically it’s a piece of p**s!! and it would present no challenge whatsoever.

Turn up in a van when it suits, get the ladders off the roof, knock a few holes in the walls, climb in the loft, connect some lengths of various cables to some lights/switches/sockets, maybe a shower and a boiler or cooker. Then a few simple polarity, IR and breaker tests etc (assuming you aren’t a cowboy) and it’s job jobbed and home for tea.

That’s not really me Tom, give it a fortnight and I would be bored stiff

Sure it’s a valuable trade, top end of semi-skilled, but each to their own eh?