OT: sayings of my father

Bill Wright · 2017-11-14T01:08:26+00:00

(If more than one room had a light on) "It's like Blackpool Illuminations this house; do you think I'm made of money?" (When I wanted a few bits of wood for a project) "Wood doesn't grow on trees you know." (When considering how to do a job) "Let's give it a good coat of looking at." and "There's more than one way to kill a cat than choking it with lard." (When I got a mortgage for £1,300) "It'll be a millstone round yer neck for the rest of yer life." (When I paid £33 for a Rogers valved audio amplifier) "Nearly fifty quid for a wireless! You must must be out of your mind!" (On the common cold) "The best cure is to sit on the riverbank well wrapped up all day; do some fishing, drink coffee from a flask and eat fruit cake." (When were were concreting) "In years to come you'll look at this drive and say what a good job it is; pity it killed my dad." (On the Chatsworth House tour) "Did you notice how some of them big pictures weren't dead level?" (When a motorist who looked about 75 got in his way, when he was in his nineties) "Get out of the way! You shouldn't be on the road at your age!" (On travelling to a job) "When you're marching you aren't fighting." (On scrounging, at which he was The Master) "Never visit the Land of Plenty and leave empty handed." and "If there's owt for nowt I'll come with a barrow." (On work) "If a job's worth doing it's worth doing well." and, conversely "Don't worry, the painters will hide it." God rest him. I think of him every day. Bill

Nov 14, 2017 31 Replies

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Alan White 8 years ago

My mother died in 1996. I still have occasions when I think 'I must tell Mum that'.

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Graeme 8 years ago

In message , Andrew Gabriel writes

Up to a point, at least in Scotland. My son studied TD up to 4th year, at which point he sat National 4, which I understand to be roughly old CSE standard. However, TD itself was lumped in as part of Graphic Communications which covers 2D and 3D communication, including CAD. He dropped the subject at that point, but at least he has used a proper drawing board, and has a basic understanding of the subject.

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charles 8 years ago

Interestingly, Technical Drawing was part of my degree course. It was the only subject you had to pass. All the other subjects were lumped together for a final total. I knew some people who had to retake it twice.

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