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I seved my time and worked in engineering for ten years , 5 years of which I was going to college on day release. From what I remember my first year was General Engineering then four years on a Fabrication Technicians course.(HNC or ONC can't remember)
Then the bombshell came in 1980 and they shut the British Steel plant at Consett works making everyone redundant. Consett was a steel town so no other jobs were to be had.
I moved down the road to Newcastle area and blagged my way into a job on a University Sports Ground.They sent me to college again and I managed to get good qualifications in Sports Turf Management(Distinction) so they eventually gave me the gaffers job!
Then I was made redundant again, two years before my retirement age, so I took early retirement.
So in essence, I now have retirementology.
Then the bombshell came in 1980 and they shut the British Steel plant at Consett works making everyone redundant. Consett was a steel town so no other jobs were to be had.
I moved down the road to Newcastle area and blagged my way into a job on a University Sports Ground.They sent me to college again and I managed to get good qualifications in Sports Turf Management(Distinction) so they eventually gave me the gaffers job!
Then I was made redundant again, two years before my retirement age, so I took early retirement.
So in essence, I now have retirementology.
"The problem with retirement is that you never get a day off"- Abe Lemons