Things they should teach you in school

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

Financial education is the most important, if you teach them about debt, saving investing budgeting and the dangers of gambling, they've got half a chance.

[Raymond Holt]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

Ray, do what i did and get kicked out at 15 and they put naughty kids on courses like Mechanics, Gardening and outdoor pursuits

Wish I'd known that back then as I like all of those things now

Growing your own produce should definitely be taught, and then cooking tasty, healthy meals using what you've grown. All the outdoors stuff has massive mental health benefits too, as well as physical health so should really be pushed IMO.

[Bobby Dandruff]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

manners

Surely the job of the parents?

[splott parker]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

Who squares a free standing table with a wall? Margins splotty, margins!

Seriously, some extensions I’ve worked on the customer, usually the wife, has worked out the furniture before a spade has gone in the ground. Width of chairs taken into account, the position of the pendant light central to the table, the lot. You bloody plasterers come in when it’s all set out for you

[dembethewarrior]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

Seriously, some extensions I’ve worked on the customer, usually the wife, has worked out the furniture before a spade has gone in the ground. Width of chairs taken into account, the position of the pendant light central to the table, the lot. You bloody plasterers come in when it’s all set out for you

The amount of lads that struggle to read a tape beggars belief as well.

[BLUETIT]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

How to put Ikea furniture together

[splott parker]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

The amount of lads that struggle to read a tape beggars belief as well.

Yeah, good point. A lot have no concept whatsoever of units of measurement. To us it’s pretty basic stuff, frustrating sometimes.

[splott parker]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

How to put Ikea furniture together

It’s school we're on about, not a masters at university!!

[dembethewarrior]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

Yeah, good point. A lot have no concept whatsoever of units of measurement. To us it’s pretty basic stuff, frustrating sometimes.

If someone said to you "cut that board full length at 950" would you attempt to cut the board 9.5cm?

Had a lad struggling to break a 95mm rip off a full length board. He'd worked with my mate for 2 months and was talked to in these measurements daily. Only so many times you can explain again before you realise it just ain't gonna sink in

[splott parker]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

If someone said to you "cut that board full length at 950" would you attempt to cut the board 9.5cm?

Had a lad struggling to break a 95mm rip off a full length board. He'd worked with my mate for 2 months and was talked to in these measurements daily. Only so many times you can explain again before you realise it just ain't gonna sink in

C’mon dembe, 950” is just over 79 ft, try getting that in the van

[dembethewarrior]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

C’mon dembe, 950” is just over 79 ft, try getting that in the van

He only had to cut it :coat:

[splott parker]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

He only had to cut it :coat:

[Tuerto]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

Seriously, some extensions I’ve worked on the customer, usually the wife, has worked out the furniture before a spade has gone in the ground. Width of chairs taken into account, the position of the pendant light central to the table, the lot. You bloody plasterers come in when it’s all set out for you

Someone has to plumb the wall up and sort those skirting and ceiling lines

[dembethewarrior]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

Someone has to plumb the wall up and sort those skirting and ceiling lines

Not you plasterers

[splott parker]

Re: Things they should teach you in school

Someone has to plumb the wall up and sort those skirting and ceiling lines

I’ll have you know that the tolerance on my bubble is between 0-50mm