Jamie Walby
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Yes I have, twice. One I did not enjoy, one I enjoyed immensely.
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willay
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I can believe Scaffs are on good money, have you ever seen them fuckers work? Turn up with their big old lorry and just chuck tubes about  - I could watch for hours
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fred7
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Have to remember how many hours they do mostly 6/7 days a week for that 45k. Lads of the stations get around that as did a few months labouring for them years ago.
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sharpy28
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In the last two months I have had to sack 11 staff, all for various reasons. Most of the time I don't have a problem with it because they have either had too many warnings or, have clearly been in the wrong knowing full well what they have done, sometimes I feel a bit mean, had a couple of criers recently
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ed
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Originally posted by K2 GTi
A scaffolder on 45,000 a year
You get that bolting bits onto cars round here, while the engineers that design the things get paid about £10k less. Guess who's got a unionised workforce and who hasn't...
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Gary
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Scaffolders are welcome to that money. Not for me thanks!
What people also forget is that these lads are fucked by the time they are 50 and cant work. so are on fook all!
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nathy_87
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Originally posted by johnny86
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Originally posted by Ronson
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Originally posted by alan-g-w
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Originally posted by johnny86
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Originally posted by Ronson
Should have dug some founds and buried him in them.
What is "founds" I gathered it to be hole I that correct?
Scaffolding supervisor who doesn't know what 'founds' means, you should give yourself the sack
As much as I laughed at that in his defence a scaffy doesn't dig founds they erect things (like other mens penises)
Thanks mate, our logo for our company is "your erection in safe hands" lol
That's a motto not a logo. 
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A2H GO
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Originally posted by Gary
Scaffolders are welcome to that money. Not for me thanks!
What people also forget is that these lads are fucked by the time they are 50 and cant work. so are on fook all!
Could retire at 50 on £45k a year tbf.
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RichR
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not really and remember most scaffolders are self employed so have to pay for vehicles, running costs, parking fines, etc. out of their own pocket.
[Edited on 03-09-2013 by LiVe LeE]
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James
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Originally posted by nathy_87
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Originally posted by johnny86
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Originally posted by Ronson
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Originally posted by alan-g-w
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Originally posted by johnny86
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Originally posted by Ronson
Should have dug some founds and buried him in them.
What is "founds" I gathered it to be hole I that correct?
Scaffolding supervisor who doesn't know what 'founds' means, you should give yourself the sack
As much as I laughed at that in his defence a scaffy doesn't dig founds they erect things (like other mens penises)
Thanks mate, our logo for our company is "your erection in safe hands" lol
That's a motto not a logo.
That's a tagline not a motto
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Balling
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Originally posted by James
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Originally posted by nathy_87
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Originally posted by johnny86
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Originally posted by Ronson
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Originally posted by alan-g-w
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Originally posted by johnny86
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Originally posted by Ronson
Should have dug some founds and buried him in them.
What is "founds" I gathered it to be hole I that correct?
Scaffolding supervisor who doesn't know what 'founds' means, you should give yourself the sack
As much as I laughed at that in his defence a scaffy doesn't dig founds they erect things (like other mens penises)
Thanks mate, our logo for our company is "your erection in safe hands" lol
That's a motto not a logo.
That's a tagline not a motto
That's a payoff not a tagline
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by A2H GO
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Originally posted by Gary
Scaffolders are welcome to that money. Not for me thanks!
What people also forget is that these lads are fucked by the time they are 50 and cant work. so are on fook all!
Could retire at 50 on £45k a year tbf.
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K2 GTi
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Originally posted by Dom
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Originally posted by A2H GO
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Originally posted by Gary
Scaffolders are welcome to that money. Not for me thanks!
What people also forget is that these lads are fucked by the time they are 50 and cant work. so are on fook all!
Could retire at 50 on £45k a year tbf.
Say the scaffy is 25, works for 25 years at 45,000 pa.
Puts 1k away per month for 25 years which is £600k
I could retire at £600k at 50.
[Edited on 03-09-2013 by K2 GTi]
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John
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I love these posts.
Putting away a grand a month is good going if you had a mortgage to pay and a life to lead.
What if he mortgage hadn't been paid by the time you were 50.
Self employed people also won't be consistently making that.
A lot of what if's and a lot of no basis in reality.
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Corsa_Sport21
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Aye it "sounds" pretty clear cut.
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by K2 GTi
Say the scaffy is 25, works for 25 years at 45,000 pa.
Puts 1k away per month for 25 years which is £600k
I could retire at £600k at 50.
Firstly, i'd say your maths appears to be wrong unless the scaffolder has already managed to save £300k by 25.
Secondly as John pointed out, it won't work out that you'd be able to save that amount every month because you know, reality and real-life.
Thirdly, i doubt there's many 25 year old scaffolders earning £45k pa, rather i suspect it's the older folk.
And lastly £45k pa isn't out of reach for the majority of people, so if what you're saying is possible then why isn't there more 50 year old's retiring?
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johnny86
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I can't afford to save £1000 a month, I got a mortgage to pay, 3 of my own kids and saving for a wedding, Disneyland at Xmas...
And about the retiring at 50 I've been doing thi for the last 12 years and I know 3 scaffolders on the tools that older than 50.. They usually do yard work when your near that age as its too hard work
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Twitch
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quote:
Originally posted by Dom
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Originally posted by K2 GTi
Say the scaffy is 25, works for 25 years at 45,000 pa.
Puts 1k away per month for 25 years which is £600k
I could retire at £600k at 50.
Firstly, i'd say your maths appears to be wrong unless the scaffolder has already managed to save £300k by 25.
Secondly as John pointed out, it won't work out that you'd be able to save that amount every month because you know, reality and real-life.
Thirdly, i doubt there's many 25 year old scaffolders earning £45k pa, rather i suspect it's the older folk.
And lastly £45k pa isn't out of reach for the majority of people, so if what you're saying is possible then why isn't there more 50 year old's retiring?
Tbf if you start in scafolding when you leave school you would be on that kind of money by 25. But yes i dont think people realised the difference in the work. i work as a labourer at £70 a day and thats a low wage really. but work isn't 5 days a week 52 weeks a year. weather can give you major down time. also you do wear you self out and scaffolding in hard craft 100%. i know so many people at the 50mark with replaced hips/knees and nackered joints. If you want a trade go for plumber. they are about £220-£250 an hour :O at least round my way they are.
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