I missed my calling in life

richatha · 09-22-2018, 01:58 PM

I feel I should of got into a trade or something because I spent the day making this today for my kindling for the log burner and absolutely loved it. Coming from a tradesman family (dads a heating engineer, grandad a carpenter and granpop a plumber) and going into IT seemed a good idea at the time but maybe I should try and make more stuff out of wood.

Anyone else wish they did something else to what they do for a day job?

Wills2 · 09-22-2018, 02:32 PM

Very good, you spent a day doing it I reckon I'd give you a tenner for it...not a great hourly rate there, where are your dovetails!?

Stick to IT it'll pay way better.

Broncho · 09-22-2018, 02:40 PM

I had a load of stuff like that after my house extension, couldn’t give it away for firewood.

As above stick to the day job.

JustChris · 09-22-2018, 02:44 PM

Good work.

Stick to IT though!

PS fire extinguisher near the log fire, really?

speedski · 09-22-2018, 02:49 PM

Harsh Feedback!

Good start, something different - also IT people need a hobby otherwise they just talk and think about it 24/7....

Wills2 · 09-22-2018, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by speedski

Harsh Feedback!

Good start, something different - also IT people need a hobby otherwise they just talk and think about it 24/7....

Not knocking the effort just pointing out the financial benefits of staying in his current role.

Wills2 · 09-22-2018, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by JustChris

Good work.

Stick to IT though!

PS fire extinguisher near the log fire, really?

We like to be prepared in Yorkshire.

speedski · 09-22-2018, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Wills2

Not knocking the effort just pointing out the financial benefits of staying in his current role.

Oh heck. Good point. I love a saw, but I ain't giving up the IT wages

He shouldn't either

Daftasabrush · 09-22-2018, 05:42 PM

Well I like it, but then I like my oak CD rack and my pallet coffee table. Just wait until OneExtra sees it though...

When it was snowing last, we couldn't find a sledge so I knocked one up in 10 mins out of old bed slats and other bits of pallets I had left over, it worked really well!

MashinBenzin · 09-23-2018, 12:55 AM

I knew I recognised the 'tough crowd' reaction from somewhere Daftasabrush

remember your table well!

MashinBenzin · 09-23-2018, 01:06 AM

Personally, I think that the growth of IT has put a lot of people together that 30 years ago would have been in completely different spheres of life.

In 20 years or so on this side of the fence (any budding carpenters care to build one) I have met a huge number of people that I cannot imagine having the wherewithal and people skills to survive on the business side of any business. Without IT they would have extremely mundane low paying roles.

Then there are the bullshitters who would have made their way up the greasy pole in any modern business. Not great at IT, but great at managing up and convincing others of their ability.

Somewhere in between are talented and flexible people who would have done well anywhere.

Because of all of that, many of us (especially 40 somethings) probably feel that we could/should be doing something else.

richatha · 09-23-2018, 01:27 AM

Ha thanks guys knew I could count on your support. Definitely won't be giving up the day job and was a bit of fun for my and kept me out of trouble for a few hours.

I've made various shelves from old planks which wasn't hard just cut to size and sand ALOT to get all the years of crap off them.

I've got a horrible prefab garage with a pebble dash Render on it which maybe my next summer project cladding all that.

richatha · 09-23-2018, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by JustChris

Good work.

Stick to IT though!

PS fire extinguisher near the log fire, really?

Hahaha it was a jokey moving in present from my mate and we decided to keep it there for that reason and will never get used.

Tengocity · 09-23-2018, 01:46 AM

I say well done!

I think it's good to have a completely different hobby, to ones work, and if it's something you really enjoy then perhaps it's better that it's just a hobby, where you get to make whatever you like?

Plenty have found that a sure fire way to stop enjoying something is to turn in to a profession. I know a couple of folk who went fully professional at poker... hated it and one was back in her old jobs 6 months later and back to enjoying poker as a hobby they made money from in the side.

My father in law, can make anything he needs out of stuff he's got kicking around, he's like a geriatric MacGyver! Some of it looks a bit shit, but the skill is incredible.

richatha · 09-24-2018, 07:33 AM

The finished product. The Mrs liked it when she came home too which is a bonus

sahajesh · 09-24-2018, 07:38 AM

There's one person that didn't miss their calling in life - LobB

Oceanic · 09-24-2018, 08:25 AM

Get a Gas poker, you don't need to fuck about with kindling then. You can then also burn that box you made.

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Broncho Banned 2311 Rep 5,101 Posts Drives: Chav white Mercedes Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Rainhill iTrader: (0)	I had a load of stuff like that after my house extension, couldn’t give it away for firewood. As above stick to the day job.
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JustChris General 17551 Rep 25,133 Posts Drives: Tesla MYRWD Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Good work. Stick to IT though! PS fire extinguisher near the log fire, really? __________________ My car made front page of Bimmerpost
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speedski Major 548 Rep 1,067 Posts Drives: Former F40/F36/E81/E85 Owner Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: United Kingdom iTrader: (0)	Harsh Feedback! Good start, something different - also IT people need a hobby otherwise they just talk and think about it 24/7....
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Daftasabrush Fool 1857 Rep 3,542 Posts Drives: F31 340i Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: England iTrader: (0)	Well I like it, but then I like my oak CD rack and my pallet coffee table. Just wait until OneExtra sees it though... When it was snowing last, we couldn't find a sledge so I knocked one up in 10 mins out of old bed slats and other bits of pallets I had left over, it worked really well! Attached Images __________________
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MashinBenzin Major General 8485 Rep 8,802 Posts Drives: Eiger D5 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Personally, I think that the growth of IT has put a lot of people together that 30 years ago would have been in completely different spheres of life. In 20 years or so on this side of the fence (any budding carpenters care to build one) I have met a huge number of people that I cannot imagine having the wherewithal and people skills to survive on the business side of any business. Without IT they would have extremely mundane low paying roles. Then there are the bullshitters who would have made their way up the greasy pole in any modern business. Not great at IT, but great at managing up and convincing others of their ability. Somewhere in between are talented and flexible people who would have done well anywhere. Because of all of that, many of us (especially 40 somethings) probably feel that we could/should be doing something else. __________________ Drives - 2020 LR Discovery HSE-L Previous - 2019 LR Discovery HSE-L // 2016 F36 440i // 2009 E90 320D SE
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richatha Lieutenant 167 Rep 451 Posts Drives: 340i Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Leeds iTrader: (0)	Ha thanks guys knew I could count on your support. Definitely won't be giving up the day job and was a bit of fun for my and kept me out of trouble for a few hours. I've made various shelves from old planks which wasn't hard just cut to size and sand ALOT to get all the years of crap off them. I've got a horrible prefab garage with a pebble dash Render on it which maybe my next summer project cladding all that.
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