Barraboy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺

Views are mine and not always right. Used to be a Wera Werk #ToolRebel 🤔🤘

[Barraboy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @SamArmstead]

@TradesTalk A4 I have but can’t remember who and now you’ve made me think about it it’s made me realise I should clear out the contact list a bit 😳 #TradesTalk

[#TradesTalk @TradesTalk]

Men of #TradesTalk! Listen to Rob!

[Barraboy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @SamArmstead]

@TradesTalk A2. Yes. Many, many years ago I refused a respray of a tipper body as the tarmac residue was all around the tailgate & expected removal (then) was washing off it with diesel by hand.
Bucket, diesel & rags.
Nope.
Went home & waited for the call to sack me.

#TradesTalk

[Barraboy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @SamArmstead]

@TradesTalk Fully support this
The PSA test is simple & the digital exam, not that digital, the other digit (al) is nothing like you might worry about.
Get booked in.
Get checked.
Repeat at regular intervals (not too often though as the GP may put restraining orders out)

[Barraboy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @SamArmstead]

@TradesTalk A1. Baking a birthday cake.
I can’t bake.
I supported local businesses & bought one instead. #TradesTalk
(I know, hardly newsworthy but you did ask..)

[Barraboy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @SamArmstead]

@TradesTalk @DrBoilers Made it #TradesTalk

[Barraboy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @SamArmstead]

@TradesTalk @morrishgp

[Barraboy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @SamArmstead]

@TradesTalk A2. Perhaps it should be invested in building a network of installers who are capable of fitting heat pumps correctly.
Then funding support for homeowners to transition to HP
Rather than push the installation & have untrained installers use funding & disappear #TradesTalk

[Barraboy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @SamArmstead]

@TradesTalk Absolutely.
He was told he would be treated the same as any other worker and when he kept ignoring warnings he got sacked.
He learnt a valuable lesson.
His Dad proved he treated all the same.
Firm, consistent and fair.
(& f***ing hilarious as a pub story 😂) #TradesTalk

[Barraboy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @SamArmstead]

@AndyWoodturner Yes
Then I read the price.
No, but thanks for sharing

[Barraboy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @SamArmstead]

@nicolapoulton @OctopusEnergy Congratulations.
Our average ⚡️ use for the hour reduction target was a base point of 0.5 kW
Sitting in darkness to reduce that 0.5 kW for a free 23p hour at the weekend isn’t really that enticing when we are at pretty much a minimum use now.
I may as well cash the points in

[Barraboy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @SamArmstead]

Hey @OctopusEnergy can I ask why those who have reduced their energy usage and took steps over a few years not to waste energy end up being penalised by being unable to take advantage of the new free weekend power offer?
We can’t use any less than we already do!

[Barraboy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @SamArmstead]

@OctopusEnergy @OctopusEnergy we have also managed to have a scam account join the conversation

[Barraboy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @SamArmstead]

@OctopusEnergy Great.
So we are doing our bit and have been for a while so therefore I can’t get free weekend electricity.
Yay…
We should have stuck with being wasteful so we could be included in the reward scheme.

[Barraboy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @SamArmstead]

@TradesTalk A4. Truthfully? some are so heavy on detail and reporting that I don’t actually learn how to use the training in my day to day role.
Highlight the risk
Explain how we reduce the risk
Now run through how that is taken into our day to day
Yes, it needs to be bespoke.
#TradesTalk

[Barraboy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @SamArmstead]

@TradesTalk A2 Safety glasses.
That swiftly changed when I sat at A&E while a nurse used a massive needle (it was close up!) to pick a piece of metal out of my eye.
She also said I was lucky she could dig it out or an operation would follow

Also have I mentioned dust masks……
#TradesTalk

[Barraboy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @SamArmstead]

@AWilliamsltd @hb_chippy @TradesTalk @DrBoilers @PlumbingwerxUK @keellelectrical @emsiemorris I know I’d get banned once I’d hit and broke that shiny light ring around the board 😁

[Barraboy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @SamArmstead]

@TradesTalk @DrBoilers A1. It’s been a few years but the biggest threat I used to face (& generally ignore) is one many trades face everyday (& still ignore)
Dust
It’s not cool to blow grey nose pus after a “busy” day at work.
Wear a mask - minimum.
Invest in extraction.
#TradesTalk

[Barraboy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @SamArmstead]

@TradesTalk @DIYSOS seems the best option for most of you 🥳
#TradesTalk