The second gimp
Just last week i was given a new work experience boy to babysit for 3 weeks. This lad had come from one of the training acadameys in town. Its the sort of place where all the no hopers end up , the sort of kid who was in remedial finger painting. Basically the dregs and those who have fallen through the gaps. The course is government funded , basically you get sent on this and dont fuck up or you loose your dole.

Needless to say i wasnt expecting a lot but i was prepared to give him a chance a bit of encouragement and some guidance.

The first day he arrived early and ready for work good , excellent , keen just what you want to see. So i set him to work washing the cars on the yard ( work in a car dealership ) not too involving but it needs to be done. He didnt screw any thing up which was nice ( If you dont believe me see b3ta.com/questions/workexperience/post79715 ).

Anyway the second day arrived and he was about 10 min late Hmmm not the best but i will have a word to him later about it. So i put the boy out on the yard to clean a few wheels . About 240 to be precise but welcome to the real world. Showed him how to do it properly ie my way , and left him to it.

I came back about 20 min later to check on him and see how he was getting on . Couldnt find the bugger. Hmmm mabey he has gone over to the shop to have an early smoko.

Checked around nobody had seen him . After about half an hour he was deemed to be missing in action presumed to be fucked off.

We never did see him again although we heard from his tutor that he walked off " Because he couldnt handle being in the public eye"
WTF ???

He didnt even have the decency to tell us he was going , the usless little twerp.

The thing that really annoys me is that i never got the chance to send him out for "A long stand" at our mechanics.
(welgar, Sun 25 May 2008, 7:19, 4 replies)

long stand
A bucketful of glass nails is my favourite
(andythepieman Is surfing the waves of indifference on, Sun 25 May 2008, 12:16, closed)

Left-handed glass hammer
Tartan-coloured paint
Skyhooks
( idonthaveafunnynickname Drink-Aware? Sure. I'm aware I want another drink., Sun 25 May 2008, 14:35, closed)

Winter Air for Tyres
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(Puddle of Sugar was still wallpapering on, Sun 25 May 2008, 23:00, closed)

2 kilo bag of nail holes
and make sure they're suitable for wood AND masonry.
( Mockingbird Practitioner of SCIENCE, Tue 27 May 2008, 14:06, closed)