A Shed Downunder.

[dchance]

Glad to see you doing better. The work list looks long until you take in what you have already done. Good work.

Hope time with Henry was long.

Dwight

 

[oldironfarmer]

So glad things are going your way.

But chemo brain may be affecting your judgement. I question the wisdom of selling good single phase 2 hp motors.

 

[Lyndon]

Steve

Thanks for the phone call yesterday - you stumped me initially by using Julie's phone, and then with your new voice.......

But it sounds like the positive attitude, family support and great medical team is working in your favour. Keep up the great work!

And don't rush yourself too much, this CFS has a lot to answer for, let me tell you.

Speak to you again soon. (Sorry for posting this a day later, but it's been a busy day in Lyndon Land)!

Lyndon
A fellow journeyman!

 

[hewey]

A fairly belated happy birthday 1/2 Cup! Great to hear you're doing alright (given the circumstances). Henry looks like a heck of a lot of fun!

 

[Ralf99]

So glad things are going your way.



But chemo brain may be affecting your judgement. I question the wisdom of selling good single phase 2 hp motors.

X 2 on this ^^^^

Since it looks like you might be able to repatriate the Woden vice to it's original bench for inside the shed; maybe an outdoor redgum bench along the side of the shed or the carport might be something to consider - keep all that nasty sawdust out of the shed and the K series engines?

That big old Dawn vice will happily live outside for many years after its new coat of paint.

Looking forward to a picture or two of the new period correct wiring in Henry.

 

[Denwood]

Steve, just letting you know i’m sending good vibes for a speedy recovery from afar. It’s great to hear you’re managing a slow return to your usual (insanely) productive self

 

[1/2 Cup]

Glad to see you doing better. The work list looks long until you take in what you have already done. Good work.

Hope time with Henry was long.

Dwight

Dwight, many thanks..

I finished up the wiring tidy up on Henry yesterday apart from fitting six or so P Clips aside from visitors here the job took me most of the day and I presented well in the finish, nicely loomed and for the most part unobtrusive.

So glad things are going your way.

But chemo brain may be affecting your judgement. I question the wisdom of selling good single phase 2 hp motors.

Andy, thank you, going well.

Chemo brain I certainly have it but not in this case as I have another two as well, just thinning things out a bit.

You are welcome to them..

Steve
Thanks for the phone call yesterday - you stumped me initially by using Julie's phone, and then with your new voice.......

But it sounds like the positive attitude, family support and great medical team is working in your favour. Keep up the great work!

And don't rush yourself too much, this CFS has a lot to answer for, let me tell you.

Speak to you again soon. (Sorry for posting this a day later, but it's been a busy day in Lyndon Land)!

Lyndon
A fellow journeyman!

Lyndon, It was great to catch up as you say with a fellow journeyman!!

A fairly belated happy birthday 1/2 Cup! Great to hear you're doing alright (given the circumstances). Henry looks like a heck of a lot of fun!

Hewey, thank you.

I have more blood tests and an Oncology Specialist appointment this morning to review where we are at, I suspect it will be one more cycle of chemo, then scans and all being well onto a new immunotherapy drug but I will leave that to the experts...

Henry is great fun to drive, you just have to remember two things 1 it goes quick and 2 has drum brakes that do take a lot of distance to stop so you have to be thinking a long way ahead..

X 2 on this ^^^^

Since it looks like you might be able to repatriate the Woden vice to it's original bench for inside the shed; maybe an outdoor redgum bench along the side of the shed or the carport might be something to consider - keep all that nasty sawdust out of the shed and the K series engines?

That big old Dawn vice will happily live outside for many years after its new coat of paint.

Looking forward to a picture or two of the new period correct wiring in Henry.

Ralf99, I will try and get a look at the original work bench this week to do an assessment but I may need to do as you say and make an outdoor bench as I am rapidly running out of room in the Shed Downunder.

That's one thing I do not do is dirty work in the shed if I can avoid it.

I have some before shots of Henrys wiring and I will post up when I am finished with him..

Steve, just letting you know i’m sending good vibes for a speedy recovery from afar. It’s great to hear you’re managing a slow return to your usual (insanely) productive self

Dennis, thank you so much. Truly appreciated..

We are getting there..

Thank you one and all, have a top day.

I am off for my Blood test..

 

[shortykorte]

Hope the test is all positive.


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[1/2 Cup]

Hope the test is all positive.


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Shorty,

I just had my Oncology Specialists appointment who already had the results from this morning and all is going well, so it looks like 2 more cycles of Chemo starting next week then onto immunotherapy after that. The specialist is very happy with my recovery and I do feel stronger every day.

So I might attack my To Do List for the rest of this week..

Thank and have a good one..

 

[oldironfarmer]

Easy now, not too much too fast!

I'd like to have one of your motors, they'd really spin on 60 hertz.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Easy now, not too much too fast!

I'd like to have one of your motors, they'd really spin on 60 hertz.

Andy I am hearing you, this body appears to have an inbuilt To Do List limiter.
I have managed to tick off quite a few things from the list without busting the pressure valve.

Your right a 50 hz motor really takes off on 60 hz, but the are local pick up only

All, The Cancer Recovery To Do List.


Update 28/10/2017


• Exercise - walk daily.
• Eat well.
• Rest and smell the roses

• Replace front and rear security doors flywire. ( completed )
• Fit new castors to mid century Bendix office chair. ( procurement completed )
• Dawn wood work vise restoration.
○ Dismantle. ( completed )
○ Solar EBATH ( completed )
○ Reassemble. ( completed )
○ Paint.( later )
• Plant new season tomato seedlings. ( completed )
• Reseal kitchen and family room slate. ( completed)
. Detail some of Henry's wiring to make it period correct and not stand out like a sore thumb. ( completed )
. Updated and replace 50 kitchen cupboard and drawer door handles jut to bring things into the 21 Century. ( completed )

• I have an old wine barrel that is just screaming for a make over. ( when ever i have nothing better to do with my time )

• We have amassed copious quantities of house paints over the years with the left overs taking up valuable shelf space in the shed, so the aim is to go through each and every one and dispose of those that are past there use by date which I suspect will be the majority of them.

• List items for sale on our local buy, swap and sell.( just to clear some space - photograph, write up and list - completed yesterday )

○ Portable 12 cfm single phase compressor. ( expression of interest over night )
○ 2 - 2 HP single phase electric motors.
○ 3 - 5ft Burnbrite safety lights.
○ Misc. light fittings
○ Antique dolls pram
○ Makita drop saw ( expression of interest over night )
○ Ryobi electric blower vac ( Sold)
○ B&D electric weed wacker
○ Assorted terracotta pots ( sold in two hours )
​

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Thank you for your visit and have a great day..

 

[HOTFR8]

• Exercise - walk daily.

Now Shelby is just going to love doing that with you.

 

[oldironfarmer]

I had time to stop by today but weren't sure you'd be home, so maybe later.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Now Shelby is just going to love doing that with you.

HOTFR8, Shelby is really loving me being at home and in the shed. Our walks are a little limited at this stage but we will get there in time..

I had time to stop by today but weren't sure you'd be home, so maybe later.

Andy, ******

I only stepped out for a minute ******, ****** and ******.

Give us a call.

From the Shed Downunder...

 

[shortykorte]

I'm glad you're back to ticking things off the list. If Shelby is like my dog, she's loving having you there. A loyal dog helps heals a person.


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[drivesitfar]

1/2: while I (we) know that you are not 100% you sure are posting and sounding like the OLD 1/2 CUP now. about the only thing missing is pictures of Shelby standing ready to take another walk and the rodents getting into trouble.

speaking of the RODENTS how are they doing and do you just have the bigger ones now and no little ones?

still sending prayers and wanted to say if Andy doesn't stop by to pick up those 2HP motors (he asked first) maybe i should stop by and grab them. are they single phase which i'm not sure your SINGLE PHASE is anything like ours or is it?

good to hear the doctors are saying nice things and keep up the good work.

 

[bj383ss]

Steve you got more done on your to do list than I got done this weekend. I will have to up my game .

Bret

 

[1/2 Cup]

I'm glad you're back to ticking things off the list. If Shelby is like my dog, she's loving having you there. A loyal dog helps heals a person.

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Shorty, its a great sense of satisfaction and good therapy to be able to actually do so..

Shelby does exactly that, her antics always put a smile on my face. She can get a bit radical at times, but she is just so loyal..

1/2: while I (we) know that you are not 100% you sure are posting and sounding like the OLD 1/2 CUP now. about the only thing missing is pictures of Shelby standing ready to take another walk and the rodents getting into trouble.

speaking of the RODENTS how are they doing and do you just have the bigger ones now and no little ones?

still sending prayers and wanted to say if Andy doesn't stop by to pick up those 2HP motors (he asked first) maybe i should stop by and grab them. are they single phase which i'm not sure your SINGLE PHASE is anything like ours or is it?

good to hear the doctors are saying nice things and keep up the good work.

Drives, Mrs 1/2 Cup took the Rodents back to the breeder for a holiday while I have been going through the Cancer treatment, just so I get some peace and quiet for a change. They will return home mid November.

I will post a Shelby pic in the next day or so..

The motors are still here, so its first in best dressed..
Our single phase is 240 volt @ 50 hz

Thank you again, I am doing ok. Still not 100% and get puffed out if I over do things and fortunately apart from some fatigue no real after effects from the latest Chemo.

Steve you got more done on your to do list than I got done this weekend. I will have to up my game .

Bret

Bret,

One thing is that I have plenty of time on my hands at the moment, which will not be the case when I get back to work in due course, so don't be too hard on your self..

Thank you one and all, have a great day..

 

[drivesitfar]

1/2: with the Rodents gone and you having Mrs. 1/2 cup at your beckon call no wonder you are doing so well. keep up the good work and we'll keep up with our prayers and watch your progress.

a friend of my wife's sent this to her and we watched it while taking a ferry boat ride home from our haircuts last night. i know you probably have several degrees, but i bet you have the drive that that the speaker's dad does who was the smartest man he's ever known and dad was a 3rd grade dropout. you are a great guy and hope to spend many more years talking with you and maybe one day i'll get down to pick up that extra motor maybe if Andy doesn't beat me to it. while you are taking a breather from all your To Do's or walking with Shelby you might want to take 10 minutes to watch this video.

 

[drivesitfar]

1/2: just making sure you are still doing ok since you are Cheemo again. are you?

i thought you might want to let me know how to clean off dirt off a few bricks that are following me home. do tell?

i'm sure getting my exercise and i'm having to make 3 or 4 trips to haul these in a trailer behind my honda cause their is a busy road and a stop sign at that bottom of a hill where all these 1930's bricks are sitting.

hope you are enjoying your SATURDAY!!

 

[1/2 Cup]

Drives, All is well and getting looked after well..

Still getting fatigued and berated for over doing things but in reality I am only doing what this body will let me do. I have lost a lot of condition so I consider keeping active good exercise.
So in between visitors I have been busy.

I have taken the opportunity while the Rodents are away to reseal the familly room, kitchen, hallway, laundry and entrance way slate floors. This meant moving furniture, vacuuming, steam cleaning ( Mrs 1/2 Cup and Andrew helped out ) and then let dry out over night. The next day sealing with an acrylic sealer to suit the application.
It has come up well which I will let cure for a couple of days before reinstalling all the furniture again so the home is in a bit of disarray at the moment.
In the mean time I have replaced all the drawer and cupboard handles ( 60 in all ) while I was on the go as it smartens thing up a bit..

I watched you video and boy how inspirational and I recommend we all take a lesson or two from the third grade dropout to ask yourself "how am I living"

Thank you so much for sharing..

I don't have a degree at all, just a tradesman Electrician basically. Over the years I have had a lot of other training and been taught by some fantastic old school craftsmen.

First in best dressed for the motor, looking forward to the local pick up..

The next round of Chemo is on Tuesday.

With your bricks I would just pressure wash them, are you using them for paving??
I luv bricks of that vintage and I feel your pain when it comes to loading, carting and then cleaning and stacking but as you say great exercise.

Here is some of mine that I picked up some time back.

The bricks in our front fence were from an old dairy that I pulled down and reclaimed the bricks that were off the same as our home, in fact they came from the same brick works. I managed to retrieve about 3500 in all.

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Thank you and I trust you are having a top weekend...

 

[drivesitfar]

1/2: I'm happy you like Dr. Rick in the youtube video i put in my link. several other members also liked it (hard not to get his message and humor along with some sadness isn't it).

I don't currently have a project in mind for the 2,000+- bricks i just brought home so they will sit on the edge of my new sidewalk until i find one or some to use them on.

i hope this week you gain a few pounds a bit more pep in your step and don't feel any more ill effects from the Cheemo. BTW your half arsed effort as you say on your TO DO LISTS are more than some of us do full speed. SO HOW ARE WE LIVING YOU ASK?

glad to hear you are getting things done on your home, but remember to rest and smell the roses a bit more often than usual until you are 100% again.

cheers

 

[Guster]

In terms of have enough material to build a timber bench I should be ok

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The weather here is perfect for a run in Henry this week end, looking forward to it.

Thank you one and all, enjoy.

What is going on here... more tables and vises?

What I would give for that little stack of wood. That is a small fortune here. Just glad you guys are finally sending a bit of this good weather our way.

Good luck with your treatment today!

 

[cros13]

glad to see your on the mend and right back into it!

You old boys are a different breed i must say! We have a few old boys like you at work, one is the workshop forman, had bowel cancer, had to do chemo, he was at chemo on a tuesday and back at work on Wednesday, Still kicking the apprentices arses and riding them every 5 minutes. And our general hand is 85, and works harder than all the apprentices combined. He retired at 65, and tolerated it for around 6 months before he got bored, right back into work!

Looking forward to your woodwork projects!

Rudi.

 

[1/2 Cup]

1/2: I'm happy you like Dr. Rick in the youtube video i put in my link. several other members also liked it (hard not to get his message and humor along with some sadness isn't it).

I don't currently have a project in mind for the 2,000+- bricks i just brought home so they will sit on the edge of my new sidewalk until i find one or some to use them on.

i hope this week you gain a few pounds a bit more pep in your step and don't feel any more ill effects from the Cheemo. BTW your half arsed effort as you say on your TO DO LISTS are more than some of us do full speed. SO HOW ARE WE LIVING YOU ASK?

glad to hear you are getting things done on your home, but remember to rest and smell the roses a bit more often than usual until you are 100% again.

cheers

drives I took a lot away from the video and again thank you for sharing..

I guess I would have at least 2000 red bricks my self, all cleaned and stacked ready to go. I never pass them up as they are of the same vintage as the home and work well as pavers, garden edging or what ever.

The Eastern side of the Shed Downunder. as pavers.

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Garden Edging in the front yard.

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Brick Columns for our indoor / outdoor room.

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As you may have guessed we luv our old red bricks..

Chemo, bloods and weigh in today. All is well.
I am averaging about 2 lbs per week now and todays weigh in I scored 132 lbs ( 59.9 kg in our language and up from my low of about 52. 8 kg from memory )
I am a little tired after the Chemo which is to be expected but a good feed and a good night sleep should see me bounce back tomorrow so that's How I am Living..

I am getting fitter by the day but are aware not to over do things. This morning I sat out in the garden and soaked up the warm spring sunshine and read for the most part.
Your advise is noted..

What is going on here... more tables and vises?

What I would give for that little stack of wood. That is a small fortune here. Just glad you guys are finally sending a bit of this good weather our way.

Good luck with your treatment today!

Guster, yep, but I won't be tackling the tables just yet.

Timber out here is damned expensive as well What you see is all reclaimed from our old front porch and various bits that you see along the way, I hate to see good timber either get burnt or go to waste..

We have had some cracking weather of late, cool nights still plus some badly needed rain over the last week or so and we are happy to pass it over the ditch.

The Chemo went well today, apart from some fatigue, there should be no after effects if the last treatments are anything to go by..

Fingers crossed

glad to see your on the mend and right back into it!

You old boys are a different breed i must say! We have a few old boys like you at work, one is the workshop forman, had bowel cancer, had to do chemo, he was at chemo on a tuesday and back at work on Wednesday, Still kicking the apprentices arses and riding them every 5 minutes. And our general hand is 85, and works harder than all the apprentices combined. He retired at 65, and tolerated it for around 6 months before he got bored, right back into work!

Looking forward to your woodwork projects!

Rudi.

Rudi, thank you.

Different breed is right. and we wouldn't have it any other way.
Us OLD guys were brought up in a different era and in an old school. It was to some extent a school of hard knocks some times and you had to learn and learn well or get a clip across the back of the head or foot up the back side something that you can't do now.
I would like to think my role at work is more a mentoring one when it comes to the next generation. That means not only imparting day to day trade stuff but more the way a job, maintenance or project is approached right from the get go, its also about thinking out the job in the first instance, your attitude and respect for all the stakeholders in delivering a good outcome..

The wood work projects will be a little way off, but I am certainly keen as I haven't done any wood work ( maker of saw dust )for some time.

thank you one and all, have a good one...

Time to get a good nights sleep..

 

[oldironfarmer]

I guess 2# per week is OK, I like to see a steer gain 1-1/2# per day, so eat your grain!!

The Health progress is marvelous.

I was inspired by Drives' video as well. Great stuff. Somehow I went from trying to learn from those who knew to trying to teach what little I picked up. It seems a lot of knowledge gets lost with each generation, even though we think we're getting so much smarter.

 

[shortykorte]

Good to hear life is better and you have a great excuse to eat ice cream.


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[1/2 Cup]

I guess 2# per week is OK, I like to see a steer gain 1-1/2# per day, so eat your grain!!

The Health progress is marvelous.

I was inspired by Drives' video as well. Great stuff. Somehow I went from trying to learn from those who knew to trying to teach what little I picked up. It seems a lot of knowledge gets lost with each generation, even though we think we're getting so much smarter.

Andy, steer I am not

But I do eat my grains for breakfast..

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In fact I am weaning myself of the high protein supplements as my taste buds slowly return to normal and I can eat "normal food" for a change.

Things are starting to improve on a daily basis now, where I can comfortably do a little more each day
Today I tackled the lawns and edges, it was slow going and I just took it fairly easy with plenty of rest breaks and I got there in the end. ( the first time in four months mind you as Andrew and Mrs 1/2 Cup have been doing them on a weekly basis.)

Just on the generational change, you are spot on. I have noticed that at work.
We have all these new technologies however the new generations appear to not understand the old school fundamentals

Good to hear life is better and you have a great excuse to eat ice cream.

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Shorty, thank you

I do believe we are getting there

Even the Dietician recommended ice cream as part of my diet ( in moderation Of Course ) as I was one thing that has not been effected by the out of whack taste buds..
I think I will play on that for a while...

Thank you gentlemen, enjoy your day..

 

[Denwood]

1/2, get some rest!!

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That is awesome. I have 3 stories of chimney destined to end up this way. Is it just sand used to lock them in?
The center detail really takes things up a few notches.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Dennis, ok rest I will. My wife, doctor and son have been telling me the same thing..

Thank you I do luv my brick paving..

The bricks were layed on a compacted sand base of about 4 inches, bear in mind that older bricks do vary a lot in size so you will need to make some allowance for that. Basically I positioned each brick to a line, tapped them in with a rubber mallet to achieve an even height and gaps.
The fill I used was a dry mix of sand and cement ( 6 : 1 ratio ) then broomed it in well, again compacting the joints as much as possible ( tedious I know but worth the effort ) once that was completed I mist sprayed and being careful not to over do things with water and let it set from there. They really don't move and are locked in good and proper.

With the centre detail I have used 14 inch textured finish concrete pavers that have had colour added to the mix when they were made at a local pottery/garden supplies place. The stone is a 3/4 inch crushed blue stone an it is a theme we have used all around the home just for some continuity.


Old chimney bricks have so much character, looking forward to see how you go with yours..

Thank you for your visit..

 

[Terrick down Under]

Good to see you on the mend.
When i get ulcers, I loose about a kg per day, so I can appreciate how putting it back on is hard. Small steps.

 

[cros13]

Us guys were brought up in a different era and in an old school. It was to some extent a school of hard knocks some times and you had to learn and learn well or get a clip across the back of the head or foot up the back side something that you can't do now.

Fortunately i was essentially the last apprentice on the receiving end of such treatment when i was a young fella!

Been knocked on my **** many a time as a apprentice.

Favourite (sarcastic*) was when i had a broom stick shoved between the arms of my overalls, making me a scarecrow, with the crane hooked to the broom behind the collar, and lifted half a meter in the air, essentially making me a pinata, where i was left after i had my nuts greased with bearing grease... yeah... fun...

They hammered me and hammered me... until i started biting back..

Said old boy, name was Peter, they called him the Nazi *******, well he had a meeting with the general manager one day... got real purdy, put on a white collared shirt and a tie... was about to go upstairs when i blocked his path, it was the door to the office, him, and me in the middle... i was a first year apprentice, and had just helped rip the engine and ****** out of a 16 tonne forklift outside on a 40 degree day, i had accidentally rolled myself into a drain tray of engine oil, and i was slick from head to toe, old motor oil, grease, sweat and i had a look in my eye... the look of revenge..

Old Peter looked nervously at me... he knew what was about to happen, he had made me, moulded me into a little version of himself "Give me a hug Peter Peter ***** eater!!" i had eloquently boasted at him. "YOU LITTLE" is all he got out before i gave him a bear hug and turned him into a Zebra!

He gritted his teeth and smiled at me... he did this. i was a quiet reclusive young man before they sunk their teeth into me. They created me.....

Greatest moment of my whole apprenticeship, got shouted lunch for about 2 weeks from the boys.

Look on the managers face was priceless, sure i got chewed out by upper management, warning letter or two... worth it.

Great bond we had after that, much respect from everyone. Getting hazed was a rite of passage. I am 5'4 and took everything they threw at me and dished it out twice as much. Had around 5 or 6 apprentices quit, or get sacked during my time.

Helps build strong working bonds...

The whole workshop was a time warp back then, and hell, im only talking about 12 years ago.

Our workshop manager owned a Brothel on the side. He used to ******** harass our office girl, telling her to "come under his desk for a payrise" looking back the whole workshop was a HR departments Worst nightmare, they would have had paperwork for years!

We got absorbed by a larger dealership, then by a Global Company, so now its all black and white.

Hell... recently we had a foreman snap at a 1st year apprentice, yelled at him, (and with good cause, should have been sacked after his first week) and this snot nose kid took it to HR and the Foreman got the written warning!

What a world we live in

Dont worry, I've lived through "that different time"

Rudi. (or as they used to call me "you little dago c***")

 

[1/2 Cup]

Good to see you on the mend.
When i get ulcers, I loose about a kg per day, so I can appreciate how putting it back on is hard. Small steps.

Terrick, thank you...

A kilo a day that is unreal
Putting weight back on is tough, added to this the Chemo plays with your taste buds and foods that you would normally eat taste like cardboard. So it has been a matter of finding a healthy yet balanced diet just to maintain my weight, any thing else is a bonus. As you say its small steps

Fortunately i was essentially the last apprentice on the receiving end of such treatment when i was a young fella!

Been knocked on my **** many a time as a apprentice.

Favourite (sarcastic*) was when i had a broom stick shoved between the arms of my overalls, making me a scarecrow, with the crane hooked to the broom behind the collar, and lifted half a meter in the air, essentially making me a pinata, where i was left after i had my nuts greased with bearing grease... yeah... fun...

They hammered me and hammered me... until i started biting back..

Said old boy, name was Peter, they called him the Nazi *******, well he had a meeting with the general manager one day... got real purdy, put on a white collared shirt and a tie... was about to go upstairs when i blocked his path, it was the door to the office, him, and me in the middle... i was a first year apprentice, and had just helped rip the engine and ****** out of a 16 tonne forklift outside on a 40 degree day, i had accidentally rolled myself into a drain tray of engine oil, and i was slick from head to toe, old motor oil, grease, sweat and i had a look in my eye... the look of revenge..

Old Peter looked nervously at me... he knew what was about to happen, he had made me, moulded me into a little version of himself "Give me a hug Peter Peter ***** eater!!" i had eloquently boasted at him. "YOU LITTLE" is all he got out before i gave him a bear hug and turned him into a Zebra!

He gritted his teeth and smiled at me... he did this. i was a quiet reclusive young man before they sunk their teeth into me. They created me.....

Greatest moment of my whole apprenticeship, got shouted lunch for about 2 weeks from the boys.

Look on the managers face was priceless, sure i got chewed out by upper management, warning letter or two... worth it.

Great bond we had after that, much respect from everyone. Getting hazed was a rite of passage. I am 5'4 and took everything they threw at me and dished it out twice as much. Had around 5 or 6 apprentices quit, or get sacked during my time.

Helps build strong working bonds...

The whole workshop was a time warp back then, and hell, im only talking about 12 years ago.

Our workshop manager owned a Brothel on the side. He used to ******** harass our office girl, telling her to "come under his desk for a payrise" looking back the whole workshop was a HR departments Worst nightmare, they would have had paperwork for years!

We got absorbed by a larger dealership, then by a Global Company, so now its all black and white.

Hell... recently we had a foreman snap at a 1st year apprentice, yelled at him, (and with good cause, should have been sacked after his first week) and this snot nose kid took it to HR and the Foreman got the written warning!

What a world we live in

Dont worry, I've lived through "that different time"

Rudi. (or as they used to call me "you little dago c***")

Rudi, It was a different time indeed as you say the issue of workplace harassment has gone from one end of the spectrum to the other.
Our workplace has very clear policy and procedures to follow when it comes to bullying or harassment, this wasn't the case not so many years ago.

Thank you one and all, enjoy your day..

 

[Bears Fan]

Glad to hear your doing better, Love the old bricks...I have always liked your style in landscape...when you start to feel normal you can come to Indiana and do some landscape edging for me

 

[hewey]

Congrats on the weight gain, and great to hear that the sense of taste is coming back.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Glad to hear your doing better, Love the old bricks...I have always liked your style in landscape...when you start to feel normal you can come to Indiana and do some landscape edging for me

Thank you BF, I do have a thing for bricks, especially the Shepparton Reds which were made not more than two miles from here from our local clay which has more of an orange tinge to it. Our home was built in 1949 from those bricks.
The brick works closed down many years ago
So if the opportunity comes up I grab them when I can as there are a few projects down the track that I have in mind.
Don't worry a trip to the States is on my bucket list and would be happy to oblige...

Congrats on the weight gain, and great to hear that the sense of taste is coming back.

Hewey, thank you
The weight gain has been a real mile stone let me tell you. When I was at my lowest of 52.9 kg and had absolutely no appetite there was talk of putting me on a nasal - gastric feeding tube which I was vehemently opposed to, no way, no how was I going to have one so I stuck out with the high protein supplements and we got there..

The taste buds are slowly getting back to normal, the Chemo upsets things somewhat but I am probably getting used to it now....
Another specialist appointment / review, bloods and Chemo on Monday that should determine the treatment direction so I am expecting more scans then if all is ok onto the immunotherapy after that.

I have been keeping myself as active as I can this week, working on the old Oak wine barrel make over and visiting a few of our local second hand/new building material recyclers as you never know what turns up that says "buy me ".

Thank you gentlemen, enjoy your day..

 

[oldironfarmer]

It appears your American holiday needs to be a long one

Tickled to hear of your progress!!

 

[drivesitfar]

1/2: i can't say i'll BEE ORGANIZED when you are ready for a trip to the USA, but i'd look forward to a visit if Seattle was on your bucket list. i might even have a guest room available if you don't like staying at the expensive hotels around here.

sounds like your taste buds are still not 100%, but maybe a lot better than a few months ago so keep up the good progress.

I probably picked up the bricks cause i can see all the cool projects that you've done with yours like a fence, planters, walkways and probably a few others which always look top notch.

i see you finally made it to SATURDAY so hope you have a little energy to do something fun. it actually snowed a bit here last night to let us know that OLD MAN WINTER has arrived.

cheers!!

 

[1/2 Cup]

It appears your American holiday needs to be a long one

Tickled to hear of your progress!!

Andy, it would appear that way, the longer the better....

Just smelling the roses today, resting up and not taking the to do list seriously at all..

1/2: i can't say i'll BEE ORGANIZED when you are ready for a trip to the USA, but i'd look forward to a visit if Seattle was on your bucket list. i might even have a guest room available if you don't like staying at the expensive hotels around here.

sounds like your taste buds are still not 100%, but maybe a lot better than a few months ago so keep up the good progress.

I probably picked up the bricks cause i can see all the cool projects that you've done with yours like a fence, planters, walkways and probably a few others which always look top notch.

i see you finally made it to SATURDAY so hope you have a little energy to do something fun. it actually snowed a bit here last night to let us know that OLD MAN WINTER has arrived.

cheers!!

Drives, thank you for the invitation..

I just might take you up on that when the time comes...

When I look back on what I have been through in the last couple of months, I have made quite a lot of progress even though I am still having treatment.
We will get there..

Old bricks have a character all of their own and its amazing what you can do with them. You don't have to be a bricklayer but once you get the hang of it you will be off and running..

My Saturday has been pretty lay back for a change, the weather here is quite pleasant but still chilly over night. I do not envy you guys that have snow one little bit, its just too cold for this black duck.

Keeping in mind those long hot days of summer are not that far around the corner for us....

Thank you gentlemen, enjoy your weekend..

 

[HOTFR8]

Just smelling the roses today, resting up and not taking the to do list seriously at all..

Now that sounds like a great idea. Do yours flower before the Melbourne Cup? On that note I hope you back a winner as I am sure that would help for that trip every one is talking about.

You can book me to carry the luggage for you.