Apprentice plumber Sunbury (vic) area

[Flamenco_not_Flamingo]

I had an apprentice just like you Flamingo. I named him Cyclone........because he was a slow moving depression !!!!

Yeah, I did my time with some one who told jokes like you, I called him dad.

[playwme]

The thing the pisses me off in the building game is people who class themselves as a tradesman but never successfully completed an apprenticeship. That's impossible.

If they do a good job then I'd rather them over the guy who completed his apprenticeship and f@*ks everything he touches.

[Flamenco_not_Flamingo]

If they do a good job then I'd rather them over the guy who completed his apprenticeship and f@*ks everything he touches.

That maybe so, still can't call themselves tradesmen, no time no trade.

[davegmh]

If they do a good job then I'd rather them over the guy who completed his apprenticeship and f@*ks everything he touches.

That's true. It's also true that there are also plenty of wankers out there that are not tradesmen but in their own lunchtime they think they are and f@*k up everything they touch too. I get around your problem by only using qualified tradesmen who do know what they are doing. Problem solved. Again, only people who successfully complete an apprenticeship are tradesmen.

[Valencia]

That's true. It's also true that there are also plenty of wankers out there that are not tradesmen but in their own lunchtime they think they are and f@*k up everything they touch too. I get around your problem by only using qualified tradesmen who do know what they are doing. Problem solved. Again, only people who successfully complete an apprenticeship are tradesmen.

Aint that the truth but it seems you dont need to waste 4 years as an apprentice anymore
well thats what i am seeing in the building trade

[davegmh]

I wouldn't consider a 15yr old completing a four yr apprenticeship with good tradesmen to guide him a 'waste'

[Valencia]

I wouldn't consider a 15yr old completing a four yr apprenticeship with good tradesmen to guide him a 'waste'

Yeah good Tradesmen is the secret there a dying breed

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I know people in the building industry that call themselves tradesmen but couldnt bang a nail into a bit of timber

[davegmh]

Yeah good Tradesmen is the secret there a dying breed

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I know people in the building industry that call themselves tradesmen but couldnt bang a nail into a bit of timber

Bingo !! Thankyou

[Robbo]

I know the plumbing trade has changed completely since I completed my apprenticeship in 1976. I have long been out of the trade now, however a lot of the skill's I was taught are not used now. They have been replaced with new quick and easy part's, which of course are far less labour intensive. I wish this technology was around back in my day.

[seavan]

Correct Robbo, the days of sand filled bends, soldering irons and lead beating are gone. New methods in Plumbing are great and much faster for sure but the technology that has come with Plumbing in the last few years, self certification and constant reg changes are enough to do you head in. i would hate to be out of Plumbing for more than a couple of years or you would be playing catch up for a long time. Im just glad that its one of the last licensed trades left so we can keep the muppets and pseudo Tradies out of it! You cant beet Plumbing if you want a stable and rewarding job though. As my father always told me, " If ya dont eat, ya cant sh#t and if you cant sh#t ya die". If thats the case the world will always need good Plumbers!