The 'Today's Job' thread

[Storrsy]

My wife is Cornish so I can’t be too mean . And I’m 1/8th Cornish myself. Great GrandMother from Boscastle area got sent to work keeping house for a family on a Farm in South Devon… and never went back!

Didn't you say down near Bantham somewhere? Or was that someone else...

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Didn't you say down near Bantham somewhere? Or was that someone else...

Thats mothers side.

 

[Quattromike]

Was out delivering this morning and the three places I went nobody was about at all. Does nobody work Saturday mornings anymore , is this why the country is in the state it is .

 

[Smiffy]

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Was out delivering this morning and the three places I went nobody was about at all. Does nobody work Saturday mornings anymore , is this why the country is in the state it is .

Lots of places have cut down Saturdays if they have employees. Not financially sensible to pay extra for Saturday in a slowing financial climate

 

[V8Druid]

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Was out delivering this morning and the three places I went nobody was about at all. Does nobody work Saturday mornings anymore , is this why the country is in the state it is .

I used to open Saturday mornings for decades Mike, but it got to the stage where maybe one Sat. in four was worth the effort, so knocked it on the head and joined the rest of the world, having a two day weekend

 

[Stroppymonkey]

My lads work 50 hours during the week. They deserve their time off. We do have a Saturday morning Rota but I do half of them

 

[DaveDCB]

Nah not anymore. I take my eldest swimming lessons instead

 

[Cal919]

Footings poured today all went well, just missed the rain. Spent last few days prepping for yet another change on big job now adding a wing either side of pool house. The mains electric is coming in one side absolute monster of a cable for domestic. UKPN were out last week to have a look and said once they put head on they have to do improvement works on their network to give us what we need. Makita 40v chainsaw got another runout aswell.

 

[Simon edwards]

Lots of places have cut down Saturdays if they have employees. Not financially sensible to pay extra for Saturday in a slowing financial climate

I worked 6 often 7 days a week for up until about two years ago,always happy doing it,but now love having most weekends free,I find it necessary as I get a bit older to recharge for the next week,balance and all that!

 

[Smiffy]

I worked 6 often 7 days a week for up until about two years ago,always happy doing it,but now love having most weekends free,I find it necessary as I get a bit older to recharge for the next week,balance and all that!

I don't think people don't have a problem with weekends. Loads of lads I've spoken to really feeling the pinch from not working for them and asking round for extra shifts. But big sites it makes little sense.
Saturdays are twice the cost for half the productivity.
If people would do a whole day for there weekday rate then it might be different

 

[Cal919]

Our lads are normally annoyed if we tell them theres no work Sats, that extra bit helps them alot. If they do a full 5 days they get a full day for working until 1 on Sat. Its how the oldmans always run it and i have never had a issue with it. If its only until 1 still plenty of day left.

 

[6feetdown]

Today's job eat cake

 

[DaveDCB]

thinking back I’d have to kick and scream to get my lads to do a Saturday morning, would get the a bacon cob and pay but still never that bothered! I need the few hours at a weekend in the yard to catch up on maintenance now, never get a early finish on my sites

 

[V8Druid]

Today's job eat cake
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best thing for today ....
been utter shite here, cold, dank and trying to snow again ....
snowed yesterday evening from half five 'til at least eleven, (when I went to bed ) ... car, polytunnel and a few other things were very white, by eleven - all gone this morning though
had to drag meself out and burn all the accumulating rubbish this afters .. was well glad to get back inside, even with a good fire to stand beside

 

[6feetdown]

best thing for today ....
been utter shite here, cold, dank and trying to snow again ....
snowed yesterday evening from half five 'til at least eleven, (when I went to bed ) ... car, polytunnel and a few other things were very white, by eleven - all gone this morning though
had to drag meself out and burn all the accumulating rubbish this afters .. was well glad to get back inside, even with a good fire to stand beside

Cold here but blue sky all day

 

[groundworker]

thinking back I’d have to kick and scream to get my lads to do a Saturday morning, would get the a bacon cob and pay but still never that bothered! I need the few hours at a weekend in the yard to catch up on maintenance now, never get a early finish on my sites

Obviously paying them too much if they're not gagging for an extra shift

 

[DaveDCB]

Obviously paying them too much if they're not gagging for an extra shift

Tell me about it!!!

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Tell me about it!!!

I’d rather pay them too much and NOT have turnover of staff. Keeping your employees is important

 

[JD450A]

Fired the rig up. All works.

Can't decide whether to keep or sell tbh. Be a cheap machine for someone. Equally there is talk of developments needing groundwater monitoring points. This is a ideal unit for that.

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Fired the rig up. All works.

Can't decide whether to keep or sell tbh. Be a cheap machine for someone. Equally there is talk of developments needing groundwater monitoring points. This is an ideal unit for that.

You have too much stuff . Sell it!