What career path would you have trod if….

[WILF 46,811]

2 minutes ago, Leo Sayer said:

Gynecologist if , I didn't have massive fred elliot hands with pork pies for fingers 

There are areas in Essex where you’d be useless at that job if you didn’t ! Lol 

[dytkos 17,793]

3 hours ago, chartpolski said:

It wasnt just office furniture they assembled, the one I knew assembled electric circuit boards; basically push component  “A” into hole “B”, place in plastic bag, put in box. More than likely fully automated now or done by kids in China.

Cheers.

The one near us made cardboard boxes.

I was too thick to get a job there  

Cheers, D.

[gnasher16 30,121]

After a very moving funeral yesterday im in a somewhat reflective mood and reading through this topic i realise that through all the if's,but's and maybe's we can only make the best of who and what we are.....and as a young lad in the areas i grew up you amounted to nothing if you wasnt willing to take chances so as extremely boisterous,high energy,driven and very motivated young men chasing money myself and a few pals fell into crime and a couple of us did very well through life but having lost around 12 years in total and pretty much all of family life not a day go's by i dont wish id grown up in rural Berkshire and done a 9 to 5 job as a Postman.........we can all only play the hand we're dealt as best we can but with hindsight, no amount of wealth/power can ever rectify the feeling of a life of regret.

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[DIDO.1 22,825]

7 hours ago, mackem said:

My body clock gets me up at 5am and I have a cup of tea in my hand by 5.15 am I can’t imagine being asleep at 8 am.How long did you train to be a matador or was it sporadic as and when?

I think it's over egging the pudding for me to claim I trained to be a matador. I followed the bulls anywhere I could. I trained with amateurs and went to a few tientas which is the testing of the breeding cows on the ranches, which are the only chance for anyone to get practice with a live animal. What I did gave me a greater understanding of what I went watching. 

Yeah I just went when I got chance, at the most 6-7 times a year, some years much less 

[DIDO.1 22,825]

Never a day goes by that I'm not thankful for what I'm able to do now, unfortunately I fear my lad will take it all for granted 

[mackem 26,462]

2 minutes ago, DIDO.1 said:

I think it's over egging the pudding for me to claim I trained to be a matador. 

f***ing hell,there’s me believing you were el matador ingles lol

[Dutch 267]

44 minutes ago, gnasher16 said:

After a very moving funeral yesterday im in a somewhat reflective mood and reading through this topic i realise that through all the if's,but's and maybe's we can only make the best of who and what we are.....and as a young lad in the areas i grew up you amounted to nothing if you wasnt willing to take chances so as extremely boisterous,high energy,driven and very motivated young men chasing money myself and a few pals fell into crime and a couple of us did very well through life but having lost around 12 years in total and pretty much all of family life not a day go's by i dont wish id grown up in rural Berkshire and done a 9 to 5 job as a Postman.........we can all only play the hand we're dealt as best we can but with hindsight, no amount of wealth/power can ever rectify the feeling of a life of regret.

Good post that

My old man’s lot all grew up in post war London and were involved in different levels of crime - not an excuse but being poor seemed to be their motivation

As they say, life must be lived going forwards but can only be understood backwards
 

[dogmandont 9,822]

3 hours ago, WILF said:

Good for him mate, people don’t realise the incredible effort it takes for autistic people to do things that we would all regard as “normal” 

Sound like the firm he works for are a decent lot.

The one great worry I have in life is the future of my autistic son, he's as bright as a button and as strong as an ox for his age but as soft as butter, the most loving child any parent could ask for, the true apple of my eye. But I fear the thing that makes him the beautiful human he is will be the thing that allows him to be taken advantage of and cause him pain. 

I know yourself and a few other lads on here have autistic kids so can relate. 

 

[WILF 46,811]

Just now, dogmandont said:

The one great worry I have in life is the future of my autistic son, he's as bright as a button and as strong as an ox for his age but as soft as butter, the most loving child any parent could ask for, the true apple of my eye. But I fear the thing that makes him the beautiful human he is will be the thing that allows him to be taken advantage of and cause him pain. 

I know yourself and a few other lads on here have autistic kids so can relate. 

 

You are definitely not alone with that one mate  

[downsouth 7,279]

1 hour ago, gnasher16 said:

After a very moving funeral yesterday im in a somewhat reflective mood and reading through this topic i realise that through all the if's,but's and maybe's we can only make the best of who and what we are.....and as a young lad in the areas i grew up you amounted to nothing if you wasnt willing to take chances so as extremely boisterous,high energy,driven and very motivated young men chasing money myself and a few pals fell into crime and a couple of us did very well through life but having lost around 12 years in total and pretty much all of family life not a day go's by i dont wish id grown up in rural Berkshire and done a 9 to 5 job as a Postman.........we can all only play the hand we're dealt as best we can but with hindsight, no amount of wealth/power can ever rectify the feeling of a life of regret.

Did they not have postmen in East London then? A lot of the lads Ive known from round that Area wouldnt want a straight days work if it was offered to them.One of my pals up there even told me its a mugs game working for somebody else.

[jukel123 8,017]

35 minutes ago, dogmandont said:

The one great worry I have in life is the future of my autistic son, he's as bright as a button and as strong as an ox for his age but as soft as butter, the most loving child any parent could ask for, the true apple of my eye. But I fear the thing that makes him the beautiful human he is will be the thing that allows him to be taken advantage of and cause him pain. 

I know yourself and a few other lads on here have autistic kids so can relate. 

 

What is the cause or causes of autism mate?

[WILF 46,811]

1 minute ago, jukel123 said:

What is the cause or causes of autism mate?

Nobody knows as far as I know…..it just “is” and the spectrum is vast 

[dogmandont 9,822]

30 minutes ago, jukel123 said:

What is the cause or causes of autism mate?

No one seems to have an answer. 

To be truthful I haven't looked that deep into the cause but more into ways to help with his progress. 

[Borr 6,006]

I've two young lads one (younger)is a tough cookie the elder who's been through hell and back is lovely and too nice, I think people , kids find their level , the youngest I'm hard on and insist on sharing and kindness , the elder one I tell to stop being nice and tackle lads or whatever, we're all different characters. It's definitely a worry for parents .

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[Borr 6,006]

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Edited November 19, 2023 by Borr