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Posted By Manny
I heard a song on the radio last night which is sung from the point of view of a young boy, travelling with his father on his JCB digger. The song is known as "JCB Song" and even comments on the boy bouncing on the tool box which he is using as a seat!
Is this type of song not inviting fathers to take their children to work?
Manny
p.s. This song brought back memories of the good old days so don't take this thread seriously
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Posted By Homer
I am glad I read your post in its entirety, something I have a habit of not doing. Initially I thought you had lost the plot Manny.
Yes the good old days, I remember them well, and having lived them I reckon it makes a person ideal for a safety profession if they are that way inclined.
Lets all have a trip down memory lane and my contribution is.
COSHH - a club for hitting someone on the head, usually used by burglars.
PPE - what on top of my cool Wrangler Skinners and Jacket no way.
ERIC (acronym) - my mate down the pub.
HSE - never heard of them.
Seat restraint - just not cool.
Confined Space - the site toilet, if they had one.
Hard Hat - the personal toilet, yes I have seen it done.
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Posted By Manny
Ex Military:
Toilet - here is your shovel go downwind.
Suitable washing facilities - Just use your mess tins (best after you have used them for eating).
Manual Handling - Don't mention that to any Infantryman.
Workplace Temperatures - Sarge my trench is a bit cool.
As a child I remember walking along the railway line with my dad and then joining him and the other railway workers for breakfast in their hut which was filled with the smell of kerosene fumes.
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Posted By David Bannister
Two particular memories:
My dad took me to work to see forging and welding. No idea what of though, probably weapons stuff judging by the particular company at that time. The red hot metal, noise, smoke and sparks were like 5th November to a fascinated kid.
Travelled 350 miles to Cornwall sat on a makeshift seat over the handbrake of a Mini coz the car was full. What seatbelt?
This week I know better.
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Posted By Charley Farley-Trelawney
Pop used to take me to the West India docks when I was a child; high spot (pun fully intended) was a trip up into a crane jib perched about 4 miles up in the sky (seemed it to me at the time)
In the cab the door was open, the operator had no belt on and he told me not to go close to the door incase I fell out as he did'nt want my Pop telling him off.
Stood on the backs of moving lorries when back on terra firma gripping on to the timber so I stayed put!!!
My, how things change.
CFT
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Posted By John_Webster
Used to ride my bike to school and hold onto the rear handrail of the bus - faster and less effort. If the conductor caught us, just let go, stayed close behind and slipstreamed, using the back panel of the bus as a brake!
And, like all kids with any farm connections, rode the tractor (just above that spinning power shaft) and worked on the combine harvester and the bailer.
All good, fond memories for those of us who never got hurt.
Not so fond memories for the families of those still too many kids who are killed or seriously injured in accidents with tractors and farm or construction machinery.
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Posted By Jim Walker
My childhood was similar to John's
However even in our small (folks were not very mobile in those days) community, I remember a farmer finding the remains of his son (my friend) wrapped round a tractor power take off.
And the family who found their small daughter suffocated in a discarded refrigerator.
Not always the good old days
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Posted By John Lewis
When I was in the Boy Scouts in the mid 70's we used to go to our summer camp in the back of an articulated tipper truck, sitting on church hall folding chairs and waving at the cars who passed us on the motorway. If it rained we pulled a tarpaulin over the top. This was from near York all the way to Derby.
Eventually stopped because the scouts could not get insurance any more! So, somebody actually insured it at some time.
Also used to regularly visit the power station where my father worked. The fact I had to wear a hard hat and ear defenders made an impact on me even then because I thought it was normal. The CEGB had an excellent safety record in those days.
Having said that the highlight of one visit was to stand on the acoustic casing of a RR Olympus gas turbine while it ran up from idle to full chat in about a minute, mmmmmmmmmm.
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Posted By david cairns The song was written by a guy who is dyslexic and was bullied at school, it was number 1 for 8 weeks in Ireland & the UK last December. And at least 65% of the money earned went to charities in Ireland. The meaning of the song is that the boy is being bullied and is kept of school and helps his DA just to stay away from the Bullies. It is not encouraging parents to bring children to work. Here is the site address. http://www.jcbsong.co.uk/Dingbat
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