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jasper5 wrote:Deleted
What did jasper post to get deleted ??
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I think Jasper is a mechanic himself.
Was he giving details of his own initiation, then deleted because he didn't want to put the fear into Bailes?
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It'll be the one about Welsh Druids & human sacrifices again, no need for scare mongering, the practice is almost unheard of these days except in sparsley populated areas, in uneven years, around mid Septemb......
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Well I'm still alive, great day! Enjoyed it. Hope it carries on :D
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Good stuff! And its want you want to do!

If you can make a career outof what you enjoy, youre sorted!
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Bailes1992 wrote:Well I'm still alive, great day! Enjoyed it. Hope it carries on :D
Congrats!

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138m armoured cable pull damm near killed me today :lol:
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Good luck, Sam! Show 'em what you're made of mate! :roll:
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Bailes1992 wrote:138m armoured cable pull damm near killed me today :lol:
I bet it was a bit of 6944xlpe1.5 you pussy , suck it up and grow a pair :P :wink:
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DiscoPol wrote:
Bailes1992 wrote:138m armoured cable pull damm near killed me today :lol:
I bet it was a bit of 6944xlpe1.5 you pussy , suck it up and grow a pair :P :wink:
50.0mm 6944X 4 core what ever that is :lol:

Had a few "Hows your first pull going" off the boys... they could probably tell that I would be quite happy to curl up and die :lol:
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Bailes1992 wrote:50.0mm 6944X 4 core what ever that is

Had a few "Hows your first pull going" off the boys... they could probably tell that I would be quite happy to curl up and die
he he he , i see site initiations still exist in one guise or another then, thats a good size bit o' wire they had you pulling, straight duct pull or tray and ladder?
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DiscoPol wrote:
Bailes1992 wrote:50.0mm 6944X 4 core what ever that is

Had a few "Hows your first pull going" off the boys... they could probably tell that I would be quite happy to curl up and die
he he he , i see site initiations still exist in one guise or another then, thats a good size bit o' wire they had you pulling, straight duct pull or tray and ladder?
Well the switch room was right text door to the room the wire was going to, but according to the designs we had to take it up a floor and drop it down from above. 138meter run anyway.
Mainly podiums dragging it along some trays. Not allowed to use ladders :lol:
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Bailes1992 wrote:Not allowed to use ladders
i was referring to cable ladder rack, ladders on site are so dangerous, apparently :roll:
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50 mm? that's miniature stuff - some of our machines use 2 x 300 mm per phase.....
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