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lame plumber
Hi I'm on a rant here. Too often someone comes to the forum asking for advice on how to be a plumber and they are shot down and abused by some. In my own little world I find this repulsive, especially if these guys are mature as some are and exservices as the one was who I felt was treated badly today. We are here to answer questions, obviously an idiot diyer asking about how to strip down his boiler gets a a look above at the header. However just because some feel the only way to become a plumber is to go to college for 4 years and do tech certs and nvqs to prove they are plumbers and ready to go, that is your opinion and your allowed it. However Ive had to work with the output of some of thses colleges and theres a lot to be desired and some of these kids should never have got past term 1 imho. There are also people out there who have a mass of experience in life and are changing roles so lets help them, I know who Id rather employ in the long term. These servicemen have had upto 20 years in a constant training environment so they are used to learning and gaining a tech cert will be a doddle for them. doing a fast track course isnt the best maybe but its there and works, if they start off small and work up then why are we not willing to encourage them all the way. if the guy tonight having a go is so worried, then prehaps he ought to reexamine why he is in teaching in the first place, because he sent out all the wrong vibes and despite his great knowledge and experience which is obvious he totally lost my respect of him today as a person.
end of rant hi Mr D
end of rant hi Mr D
