Good Morning Thread - Come say good morning, tell us what you've got on today. :)

We have this thread on TilersForums.com and it's just been restarted because the old thread had 20,000 replies and 500,000 views. And there were 700 pages. Started to lag a bit on slow connections.

I think we had a bash of this before, but I can't find the thread, so thought I'd start another one off.

If you have time in the mornings, come post in the thread before you head off to work, let us know what you've got on and what the weather is like in your area etc. Anything at all is fine.

Posts and likes get counted towards your total stats in this thread.

So GOOOD MORNING PEOPLE - WEATHER IS NICE TODAY IN STOKE. I'M THANKFUL IT'S FRIDAY, HAD A RUBBISH WEEK. THANK GOD IT'S OVER.

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[telectrix]

Morning people.

Hope all is well. Drizzling here in Stoke. How about your way @telectrix ?

clearish skies, 30% cloud. no rain. 7 deg.

 

[Dan]

clearish skies, 30% cloud. no rain. 7 deg.

Off to Stafford get my princess some new glasses. Hoping it stays dryish. Can't see blue sky anywhere here, don't know if it's moving your way or Stafford way.

 

[telectrix]

all depends on the wind direction at higher altitudes. usually from the west or north-west. if the latter, what we have here will come your way soon. looking at the cloud direction wind appaears to be directly from north atm.

 

[pirate]

Morning all! Up at 6, Tesco at 7, big brekky at 8, watched the news, had a look on here, going to rewire light switch in kitchen on next door neighbour's place, and as it's another lovely day here I'll head off to the golf course about mid-day.
Q: can I disable the notification that keeps asking me to accept push notifications?

 

[littlespark]

It’s persisting down in the gloomy Scottish Borders. Just been over the border to England and it’s raining there too.

 

[littlespark]

Sunday today. Lazy morning. At least it’s not supposed to rain today.
Taking the middle child ice skating today. And, no, I won’t be falling over... I’m actually pretty good!⛸

I used to teach little kids skating at a club. Taught them how to go... taught them how to stop... then I would test them by laying down on the ice and they would have to stop before running into me with the spikey bits.

Something I noticed recently. We went skating in Aberdeen when we were on holiday, and I’ve been to Edinburgh rink...
Is it just me, or does every ice rink use AC/DC in their playlist?

 

[Dan]

I quite enjoy ice skating and skiing. Broke my ankle last time I went Chill Factore in Manchester though so it's safer I'd I dont go. I get carried away easy lol

Has any end up jumping over you @littlespark ?

 

[littlespark]

I quite enjoy ice skating and skiing. Broke my ankle last time I went Chill Factore in Manchester though so it's safer I'd I dont go. I get carried away easy lol

Has any end up jumping over you @littlespark ?

No... and luckily no one ran into me either.
There has been the odd injury at our rink; severed finger recently, and one of the kids at the club lost a tooth.

We went skiiing at courchevel in France a few years ago. Great fun.

 

[Lou]

Morning, another blinking Monday Morning!

Its super freezing here today. Anyone working outside today?

 

[littlespark]

Nope. Sitting in the van testing the heaters.

Was at a house first thing who phoned last night to say they’d sockets had tripped, but would wait until today for me to visit.
No fault found, but expect “weak” mcb.
Will get them a spare.

 

[Lou]

And how are your heaters @littlespark ?

 

[littlespark]

And how are your heaters @littlespark ?

Not as effective as I would have liked this morning.

Now the sun is out. Maybe I should cut my hours to just between 10 and 2 in the winter months. Anything outside those times are out of hours call out charges

 

[Lou]

Not as effective as I would have liked this morning.

Now the sun is out. Maybe I should cut my hours to just between 10 and 2 in the winter months. Anything outside those times are out of hours call out charges

Sounds like a good idea lol. It is clear skies here but super cold, I have a blanket on me and I am never cold!

 

[richy3333]

Clear bright and cold here today.
No energy was minus 7 at one point on our drive to site

 

[static zap]

Q: can I disable the notification that keeps asking me to accept push notifications?

Think I saw that recently too , when my browser broke its-self !
(in the name of improved security - it wants more details !)
.. Its definitly stored in a cookie , so maybe your blocking / crushing it
(I'm on PC - hope phone is same)
What have I been doing ... Wasting time with NEW software ..bp+

 

[GMES]

Happy Tuesday everyone.
Site visits all day to see various customers but got breakfast first with my wholesaler, his treat.

 

[pirate]

Good morning everyone!
Minus 3 here, so quite chilly. Had an errand to do locally, decided to walk so I didn't wake the neighbours starting car, scraping windscreen etc at 6am...back home by 7, and heading out again at 8 to the Post Office to send my PA Tester off for calibration, then to local cafe for a big breakfast...probably Eggs Royale.

Later, a couple of jobs for a new neighbour, including removing what at first sight appeared to be a widowmaker...bell wire from behind a surface socket, wedged under the carpet strip, extended by some flex with 2 choc blocs, and terminating in a 13A plug...it's not live, but need to find out wtf it's for, and remove it.
The place is full of odd wiring, so should keep me busy/amused/horrified for a while!

 

[Dan]

Morning people.

Bloody freezing here.

Very thoughtful of you @pirate and a nice walk too.

 

[telectrix]

- 2 deg. when i got up at 6. breakfast 2 coffees, each with 3 sugars and a drop of scotch. 4 smokes and a cough. ready to face the day.

 

[Dan]

- 2 deg. when i got up at 6. breakfast 2 coffees, each with 3 sugars and a drop of scotch. 4 smokes and a cough. ready to face the day.

I have all of that but with no whiskey. Couple of coughs too not just the one lol

 

[Dan]

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Clear bright and cold here today.
No energy was minus 7 at one point on our drive to site

That looks lovely.

 

[Wilko]

Worked outside this morning - with sore hands from the cold I’ve wimped out for this afternoon.

 

[Dan]

Worked outside this morning - with sore hands from the cold I’ve wimped out for this afternoon.

Oh no. Need some fingerless gloves?

 

[Wilko]

Oh no. Need some fingerless gloves?

That’s probably a good idea. I‘ve gloves that are ok if you keep them on and don’t get too wet, but that's not always possible.

 

[Dan]

Get some charity shop leather gloves and cut the fingers off. Might look like a member of the Jackson 5 but should do the trick.

 

[telectrix]

That’s probably a good idea. I‘ve gloves that are ok if you keep them on and don’t get too wet, but that's not always possible.

gloves are for wimps or surgeons. man up. can always thaw mitts out with a hot coffee mug.

 

[JBW175]

Wasn’t cold where I was, I was sweating bucket loads on my 2391-52 practical exam this morning.

Just the 2 hour 60 questions left tomorrow, should be all good hopefully. ??

 

[littlespark]

Wasn’t cold where I was, I was sweating bucket loads on my 2391-52 practical exam this morning.

Just the 2 hour 60 questions left tomorrow, should be all good hopefully. ??

Good luck with that.
And if you don’t know the answer... it’s nearly always C

 

[JBW175]

Good luck with that.
And if you don’t know the answer... it’s nearly always C

Thanks will update tomorrow ???

 

[7029 dave]

Currently trying to get six firework displays loaded in to vans, crews organised, briefed and despatched to their various jobs.

Then later I'll be setting up/supervising one of those six displays.

After that the real fun starts, packing it all up and unloading six vans full of dirty smelly equipment, cleaning it and putting it away.

If we could just move firework season into the summer months it would make it a lot nicer!

Still doing the fireworks then Dave.

 

[littlespark]

A little late in the day for a “good morning”
First job today, old lady phoned last night and says one of her bedroom heaters isn’t working, and the switch has a hole in it!....
A hole?

That’ll be the hole.

And the back of it isn’t much better...

I guess the switches have been in just about as long as that carpet.

 

[JBW175]

As promised, a bit of an update.

2391-52 all passed and finished with, so I’m chuffed to bits. ???

 

[littlespark]

As promised, a bit of an update.

2391-52 all passed and finished with, so I’m chuffed to bits. ???

Well done. Do you know your scores?
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Good morning.
6:15 this morning, door bell rings.
Out of bed, no one there. Up now, so may as well walk the dog.
Come back and find my mobile had rang at 6:11, then a text at 6:12.

My next door neighbour... who has had More floods than Noah, has water running through the heat detector in his kitchen. (now making strange loud noises)
Ball cock in toilet above burst apparently.

Took the detector down for him, and will return when he gets the ceiling repaired again.
Will just charge for a new detector at cost price.... not charging my time.

 

[JBW175]

Well done. Do you know your scores?

Thanks, it was hard going, only 2 of us passed from 8. most ran out of time on the practical which then had a massive impact on their paperwork.

I scored 88.3% on the 2 hour 60 question exam, which i found harder than the homework papers and mocks we'd done. Pass mark was set at 75%.

I had 4 minors on my paperwork spread across the EIC & EICR, after a flawless test which i'm happy with. i was done testing in an hour and half and sweating bucket loads

needed 100% on the 4 short answers and visual inspection exams, which i achieved 2nd time round as had to resit a couple of my answers.

all in all, i'm happy with how i performed and can now see why so many people fail first time round.

 

[static zap]

Come back and find my mobile had rang at 6:11, then a text at 6:12.

At that time it does wake a while for my eyes to be keen to inspect phone !

 

[Lister1987]

Off to college so the missus' family will visit her, they hate me and yet have never met me...go figure.

After that try and get the bottom of which arse bandit hacked my Gmail/Facebook etc, secured it for now but I sense it's only a matter of time before it happens again. .

 

[StephenRowley]

Helping replace three blown svls

 

[Moley]

Nice quiet day for me. The wife is still in hospital after her hip replacement on Tuesday so at some point I'll have to go out and visit Daughter is over her boyfriends so it's just me and my son. We are off to a model show this morning (14 and just discovered trains!). Might fit the heated towel rail this afternoon that I've been threatening to fit for the last few years.

 

[Dan]

As promised, a bit of an update.

2391-52 all passed and finished with, so I’m chuffed to bits. ???

YAY Congratulations dude!!!!


Morning everybody. Dull here in stoke. Not as cold as it has been though.

 

[Midwest]

I was just making a little farm yard for my grandson, but just had a call out to unblock drains at work ?

 

[Dan]

I was just making a little farm yard for my grandson, but just had a call out to unblock drains at work ?

Oh no! Take the grandson he'll actually probably love to see that lol

 

[littlespark]

@Moley where are you going to a model show? One of my neighbours has a stall at some of these fairs and he’s away just now doing one.
Like how you said model show, then said trains.... maybe a Victoria’s Secret show ??

 

[Midwest]

I’m back. Luckily it was the drains for the laundry washers, so splash back was quite pleasant.

 

[telectrix]

Off to college so the missus' family will visit her, they hate me and yet have never met me...go figure.

After that try and get the bottom of which arse bandit hacked my Gmail/Facebook etc, secured it for now but I sense it's only a matter of time before it happens again. .

so get rid of grotmail and faceache.... problem solved.

 

[Moley]

@Moley where are you going to a model show? One of my neighbours has a stall at some of these fairs and he’s away just now doing one.
Like how you said model show, then said trains.... maybe a Victoria’s Secret show ??

It's a local one to me in Pontypridd. Personally I would prefer a different type of model but the wife won't allow me to bring them home Bought the boy a 2nd hand Hornby class 47 diesel. I'm really surprised how the build quality has gone down hill since I was a kid

 

[littlespark]

I think my neighbour is at a big one at the NEC. He makes a living selling little model trees to model railway enthusiasts.

 

[Lister1987]

Oh no! Take the grandson he'll actually probably love to see that lol

Dan I can't believe you're promoting and encouraging the use of children to unblock drains.....everyone knows they're better suited to crawling through floor-spaces and pulling wires!

 

[Sintra]

Morning folks. This working lark sucks. ?

 

[Pete999]

Morning folks. This working lark sucks. ?

So does retirement at times, morning Mate

 

[Sintra]

So does retirement at times, morning Mate

Morning Pete, you could be right. I was planning on taking early retirement last year but chickened out of it as I would have been divorced by now ?