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Trumpy ....are you talking about these wire nuts..... just kidding too...

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[This message has been edited by lighthouse (edited 02-02-2003).]

Oh Yes Sireeee am most pleased indeed
Thanks

Lighthouse,
You're the Man!.
You found what I couldn't.
So it's a Split-Bolt,
Thanks, mate.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Interesting though Paul,
Appy, never made a real slip-up like me,
considering that I am qualified and Craig wasn't.
I am talking ECN-wise.
But, Craig, are you looking to carry on to Level 5?, I done the Advanced Trade, after the Trade Cert Exams, if you want to do a wee bit of extra study, its well worth it, mate, with all sorts of Electronics and other Power Controls stuff, it really helps your day to day work.
Who do you work for Craig?, just interested?,
With respect to L5, it's a real shame to turn down work, because you don't know how it works, re: Electronics stuff.

[This message has been edited by Trumpy (edited 02-16-2003).]

I sort of got the study bug, there was only a 32% pass rate on the trade exam this year, so it would appear i must have been listening while asleep at school way back when, I am thinking of going back to school as a teacher for the last term of this year, but will see what happens, i do plan to carrying on with study but have to knuckle down and earn some money for a while. these adult apprenticeships are expensive.
I contract Trumpy, have done for about 4 years it was a condition of my apprenticeship that i only work for the 1 contractor for the duration. He and I have worked together for about 14 years now, previously we installed alarms, CCTV and Access control systems for a large nation wide company, there are 8 of us now so sort of get the pick of the work most of the time or stuck on the long winded projects 6 - 12 months sort of thing, or my favourite Renovations i realy enjoy those
cheers Craig

32%?
Am I hearing , you right?
That seems awfully low for a Trade Exam?.
Why so low?.
I also do a majority of Contract work too,
although in different areas than you,
as a sideline, I can't stand Renovations or New houses, too much pressure, to get the damned things finished.
One thing I do really hate, about this whole thing is Quoting, Are you too cheap, Are you too dear?.
How do you feel about quoting?.

Low for sure, who knows why. i studied the last 5 years previous exams prior to sitting in November, and that exam was way different to anything i had seen, it really threw me at the time. Regs was a cake walk, rather do that one, than the new one based on 2000/3000.
We probably are to cheap but we all seem to be making a living, I get really pi$$ed off at the way sparkys continually under cut each other

Hear you there Appy,
You look at things like New Houses, it is so cut-throat, down here, that we can't even compete, one guy I know (a sparky), charges himself out at NZ$22 per hour, he's a sole trader, too!, he works in quantity, not quality.
I went in to fix up one of the jobs that he done, later on, it was a shocker, not a single Pin Clip in the house, the smallest holes were drilled, to allow passage of (his)
cables, only.
It was a nightmare, to say the least.
And I was audited for the job, seems, I put the last COC in for that house.

Work at any cost is no good he could do better on wages with a Co truck or van, he will learn.
Make sure you nail the wholesalers down to the best price you can. Cable prices change with oil prices,and shift up regular but never down, Noticed the price hike in RCD-MCB's now we have to use them?

CW