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[Spanner Man]

Morning all.
Good point there Rictus, as you say there are few people who cannot learn the basics. I have only ever come across a couple of people who shouldn't be allowed to own spanners.
Obviously it's lack of confidence & fear of the unknown that puts people off giving it a bash, not to mention the cost element if they bugger something up!

Even now I find it quite rewarding when someone who literally knew nothing, thanks to my tuition progresses to the stage where they can undertake some of the more complicated jobs such as fork seals etc.

I taught an adult education class in bike maintenance at Twickenham college some years ago, my pupils ranged from a young lad with a souped up scooter, to an elderly lady with an SH50 (she called it Mortimer). All my pupils felt that they had learnt something from the course, & more importantly they all enjoyed it. It's a shame there aren't more such vocational courses available.

I've always maintained that it's important to know at least the basics, for one would at least be able to recognise when something was going awry, & also when some of the more unscrupulous members of the trade were trying to have one over.

Cheers.

Originally Posted by Spanner Man

Morning all.
Good point there Rictus, as you say there are few people who cannot learn the basics. I have only ever come across a couple of people who shouldn't be allowed to own spanners.
Obviously it's lack of confidence & fear of the unknown that puts people off giving it a bash, not to mention the cost element if they bugger something up!

Even now I find it quite rewarding when someone who literally knew nothing, thanks to my tuition progresses to the stage where they can undertake some of the more complicated jobs such as fork seals etc.

I taught an adult education class in bike maintenance at Twickenham college some years ago, my pupils ranged from a young lad with a souped up scooter, to an elderly lady with an SH50 (she called it Mortimer). All my pupils felt that they had learnt something from the course, & more importantly they all enjoyed it. It's a shame there aren't more such vocational courses available.

I've always maintained that it's important to know at least the basics, for one would at least be able to recognise when something was going awry, & also when some of the more unscrupulous members of the trade were trying to have one over.

Cheers.

Yes, very good. However, the only thing you really teach these days is "how to make the dodgiest coffee in the world, sonny". Told you before, i wouldn't believe a word you say cos you don't know what you are talking about.

That said, this guy is only in NottingNam and could quite easily pop along and watch, like you stated above, while you work on peoples bikes. That way he could learn whilst making coffee. If you make it a Friday afternoon / Saturday morning, you also have the added bonus of meeting the most fabulous person on this forum, moi

Seriously though, i have built my own bikes in the past, messed around with my own bikes, i even have a city and guilds qualification for vehicle repair and maintenance (A mechanics papers basically) but what Spannerman don't know about fixing bikes, to be perfectly honest, isn't worth knowing. There are things he "just knows", when everyone else is fuddling around trying to work out what's wrong, he's already figured it out and knows a way of fixing it :P

So, again, it might bode you well to pop over and make the coffee and watch the man at work.

Thats enough Pen!s rubbing for now, i have to go and shower. I feel dirty.


Love you lots Stewart darlink

Sean

P.S I'll be over with the plates tomorrow.

[Spanner Man]

Afternoon all.
I see the Portly one has been on here rambling again!
I don't know how he can condemn my coffee when he drinks so much of it! Mind you, he probably can't taste it after the 17 sugars he takes in it. (He has to maintain his girth somehow).

Cheers for the 'Big up' Porky, at least that part of what you said was true.

Mind how hard you rub old boy, according to Mrs Baldood (who isn't) there aint much there to start with!!.

See you tomorrow.

Cheers.

[Spanner Man]

Afternoon all.
I see the Portly one has been on here rambling again!
I don't know how he can condemn my coffee when he drinks so much of it! Mind you, he probably can't taste it after the 17 sugars he takes in it. (He has to maintain his girth somehow).

Cheers for the 'Big up' Porky, at least that part of what you said was true.

Mind how hard you rub old boy, according to Mrs Baldood (who isn't) there aint much there to start with!!.

See you tomorrow.

Cheers.

P.S. Baldy isn't the most fabulous person on this forum, he's just the fattest!

Crikey, don't you go on? You didn't HAVE to say it twice. Just the once would have done, and if you DO have to P.S, THINK about what you want to say BEFORE double posting. Silly old Baffoon

See you in the morning

Sean

P.S, Gotta love the CAPITALS explaining WHAT i'm saying huh...
oh wait, that argument has ALREADY been done

I seem to have stumbled into match.com, time to leave the thread.

Originally Posted by ASM-Forever

I seem to have stumbled into match.com, time to leave the thread.

Naw, he's just ma b!tch is all. Sometimes he needs putting in his place

Sean

[Spanner Man]

Evening all.
I only mentioned your size twice for CLARITIES sake!!! Just in case there was any MISUNDERSTANDING amongst the PICKYBUGGERS on here, (they KNOW who THEY are!)
NOW your SPELLING is terrible, it's Buffoon, & not Baffoon PILLOCK! & never AS LONG as I have breath in my body will I ever be your BITCH!

Cheers.

P.S. Anybody reading this definitely shouldn't take it seriously, you should hear the standard of banter when the FAT GIT is blocking the light in my workshop!!!!
See you tomorrow o sweet Baldy one!

Originally Posted by Spanner Man

Evening all.
I only mentioned your size twice for CLARITIES sake!!! Just in case there was any MISUNDERSTANDING amongst the PICKYBUGGERS on here, (they KNOW who THEY are!)

Cheers.

Steady on, the pink, fluffy bunny, right wing bashers will be along shortly