Going to Collage For the 1st Time

Well done mucka,and happy burfday anorl,is there no end to your talents custom car builder,mechanic,builder,gardener,garden designer,the list goes on mate thumbs up from me (both of em)

 

Just Trying My Best I Sertanly Aint Perfect at Any of Them But Love Having a Go Last Week 1st Time Ever I Changed an Engine My Bro Who is a Mercanic Said I Should get the Engine out in About an Hour

4 n Half Hours Later Labeling Every Wire and Lead I Took off I Finerly Got it out with out Brakeing Anything Not even a Spade on a Wire

That Aint Saying I Did Not Trap My Fingers Black the Tip of a Nail Squeal like a stuck pig Turn the Air Blue Like I Was Chubby Brown But I Did it

It Was No Standard Engine Swop Either I Up Graded to a 1.9 D Turbo So Had to Make Brackets Re Mount the Engine Mount Because the Engine up Grade Lay a Different Way Make an Exhaust to Fit Because the Old Engine Was Non Turbo Fitted a New Clutch Preasure Plate Changed the Oil the Filters and the Heater Plugs

The Only thing I Did Not Fit Was the Timeing Belt One of The Guys at Work Did That For Me Said if I Got that Wrong I Would be Back at Square One Bent Valves etc etc Then it All Had to Go Back in

Aprox Time 1 Hour 4 Hours Later More Mangled Fingers Blue Air Bleeding Fingers I Finely Got it Back in Again with out So Much as Brakeing Wire

Now the Real Trouble Started I Had to Re Route all The Fuel Lines Move The Derv Filter Make up a Exhaust to Suit Wot Should Have Took About 8/10 hours Has took me Nearly a Week BUT AM OVER THE MOON Ive Done it

With the Guidance of Another Forum and Guidance From Some Guys at Work Pleased at the End Result NEVER EVER AGAIN

 

I know what you mean about the work after you have fitted a different engine,changing v8 landies to diesel is fun.........not!

 

At Collage all The Compo is Mixed in a Cylo type Machine its More about Learning About Levels Setting out Plum Lines etc etc 80% Practecul 20% Theory

its Only One Day a Week Because I Work 3 Nights a Week Do Vol entry in the Local Hospital 1 Day a Week and Starting a Little Busniss In the Spring NOTHING to do with Brick Work I Love Keeping as Busy as Poss

its More Like Basic walls Returns and Different Bonds Feature Fire Places BBQs that kind of thing Ive Explained to the Collage I Dont Want to Be a Full Time Bricky On Site Because Ive Got Artheritus I Want to be Abull to Do Features and May Be an Extension on our House Thats Wot I Want From the course and They Said this Course Will Suit Me So Fingers Crossed this is the Right Course For Me

 

You are kidding us Folly Mon ?

You have built Wells,Ffollies, Walls, Twelve foot high Folly's and now you are going to learn how to lay bricks

Jack McH

 

No Kidding Jack I Want to be Abull to Work From a Drawing and NOT Make the Mistake I Made With the Arbor Working From My Head It Was a Costly Mistake So Thought it a Wise Move to Learn About it Propley and Be Abull to Work From Plans etc if i intend to do an Extension its Got to Be Right 1st Time

I Carnt Afford to Make that Kind of Mistake With That

I Could Have Lenard to Love that Arbor But I Thought Why Should I??
I Dont Like it It Aint Wot I Set out to Achieve or Do So Its got to Gue

I Intend to Learn From that Mistake And Do a Even Better Job With the Components that I Am Finding Still to Put In It

 

Folly Mon,
you are an inspiration to us all,
Jenny

 

better a mature student willing to learn than some lazy timewaster .

 

Cor I wish I had the skill for that
I just had to spend this years cruise money on a wall, 4' high, double brick x 12 mtrs
£2500,

I should have done a course, I have no idea how they get the right amount of mortar so the bricks are evenly spaced, that is the skill I expect, some way of knowing an exact amount for each brick

SWMBO says I think we should just replace the wall ourselves, So I says fine only I thought it would come out of the home budget NOT MY Holiday fund or keepie back money :-) I have named the wall after the ship we never went on and am busy making a plaque

Jack McH

 

Folly Mon, that is absolutely FUNtastic news!!!!

It is *never* too late to learn something new. I graduated from Uni in July but my journey began with a 6 weeks "Women Returner's" course at our local college (aimed at women who had been out of the work place for x amount of time) who knew it would end in a degree?

You are going to have a great time because you'll be there because you *want* to be - there is nothing more motivating than that! Can't wait to hear how it all works out for you and the people you are going to meet who you can skill share with

Love it!

 

JWK I Am Impressed Solder Bricks Returns Pillers at an out door collage as well this collage i am going to is in door

I Was Told to Ring Today Friday the 9th to confirm my enrollment Saturday the 10th You Aint Going to Believe This Cus I Carnt

I Ring up With My Debit Card to Pay For the Corse Some £250 all but a Few £££

& to sort out times for Tomorrow Got Thru to the Main Switch Bord then got Transferd to the Brick Department

Congratulations You Are Caller 100 was the Greeting I Received

Can I take Your Full Name Please? Nicholas BLA BLA I Aint tellin you my middle name its worse then my 1st

Congratulations Nicholas Do you Know Wot Caller 100 Means?? No My Dear Sorry I Dont Know??

its Means You Have Won a Prize

My Dear Could You Do Me a BIG Favor Please?? if Poss Nicholas Yes

Could you Call Me Nick Please cuz the Only thing I Have Ever Won Being Called Nicolas is a Fine or a Smak Around the Ear Hole!!! The Lady Burst out Laffing

Well Nick Caller 100 Your Prize is a FREE Collage Corse

Am You Having a Laff Love?? The Only Thing I Am Laffing at Nick is wot You Said about being Called Nicholas

You Have Won a Complete Corse Minus the Final Exam Fee Witch you Would Have Had to Pay Any Way @ the End of the Corse

My Mom All Ways Told Me if God Dont Come He Sends My Mon How Lucky Can I Be Fortunate or Wot So @ The End I Have got to Pay £50 for the exam

I Offered to pay today but was Told I Could Not I Would Have to Wait till the end of the Corse BINGO Hows That

 

Fantastic Nick

All I get is envelopes saying Dear Mrs Seechfold, congratulations, you have Won Greece.