*******Motors Chat - Round 7*******

Big Nasty

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

Had them off so the wheel could be taken off easily.

Sound, just wondering!

Noccy_Mondy

Made a massive decision with my life today. I hope to god it's the right one

joujoujou

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Made a massive decision with my life today. I hope to god it's the right one

What exactly if you don't mind me asking?

Noccy_Mondy

joujoujou wrote:

What exactly if you don't mind me asking?

As one person gets a job another decides to leave his. Leaving the profession altogether, couldn't hack it for much longer. Don't know where to go from here... but i'll gather myself and re focus myself.

Bpmull

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

As one person gets a job another decides to leave his. Leaving the profession altogether, couldn't hack it for much longer. Don't know where to go from here... but i'll gather myself and re focus myself.

Your a secondary school teacher is it ?

Noccy_Mondy

Bpmull wrote:

Your a secondary school teacher is it ?

yup.

Simonigs1.0

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

yup.

Don't feel bad.

I lasted a year teaching.

Good luck.

Bpmull

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

yup.

Ah ok. Best of luck with whatever new careers you decide on. Do you have any idea what you would like to do ?

MuppetCheck

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

As one person gets a job another decides to leave his. Leaving the profession altogether, couldn't hack it for much longer. Don't know where to go from here... but i'll gather myself and re focus myself.

Ya know, I didn't at all like what I was supposed to do and chucked it in relatively early on and took a different direction. I'll still bitch and moan about the job but I know I'm a happier and saner person than I would have been. Onwards and upwards dude.

We're only here for a blink really.

Noccy_Mondy

Bpmull wrote:

Ah ok. Best of luck with whatever new careers you decide on. Do you have any idea what you would like to do ?

Still really undecided. Might try something to do with computers, excel, databases kind of thing etc, but another part of me would love to put my love of cars into practise.

joujoujou

I'm sure you'll be grand and choose wisely.

Noccy_Mondy

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

As one person gets a job another decides to leave his. Leaving the profession altogether, couldn't hack it for much longer. Don't know where to go from here... but i'll gather myself and re focus myself.

Did that with sparking a few years ago shortly after I qualified and it was the best decision I ever made. Had to suffer a stint of unemployment for a bit, got a fantastic job in something completely different for a year and a half then which I loved but that came to an end recently (50 people let go) and now I'm back job hunting again but I don't care. I'll sort something.

Packing in something you despise doing (although I do like electrical work, just hated it as a career) does you the world of good.

Hopefully you (and me actually) will sort something soon. Best of luck

Bpmull

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Did that with sparking a few years ago shortly after I qualified and it was the best decision I ever made. Had to suffer a stint of unemployment for a bit, got a fantastic job in something completely different for a year and a half then which I loved but that came to an end recently (50 people let go) and now I'm back job hunting again but I don't care. I'll sort something.

It's amazing when you think about how people suddenly go from loving a certain job to despising it. My own dad has had 3 completely different careers/ profession. He loved the previous two when he was doing them but now he wouldn't even talk about them as he has no interest in them. But then most people you ask won't be working at the same thing that have qualified at at all it's almost a rare thing.

In a recent interview I had the opposite experience with the guy doing the technical side of the interview he done the same degree as I'm doing but he has worked in the same company at the same plant for 35 years. Granted he's higher up now obviously but ultimately doing the same thing. All I could think of at the start of the interview when he said it was there be will know bullsh!ting this guy. What he doesn't know about that company and particular plant wouldn't be worth knowing.

Stheno

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

yup.

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Still really undecided. Might try something to do with computers, excel, databases kind of thing etc, but another part of me would love to put my love of cars into practise.

I have worked in the past as a trainer in IT, not what you mention above but the company I then worked for were always looking for MS apps trainers, and they always had opportunities to expand your skill set

If you want to pm me for any advise or to get put in touch with them, feel free to do so Your teaching background will stand to you and it might do as a stopgap if you decide it's not for you

Stheno

Bpmull wrote: »

In a recent interview I had the opposite experience with the guy doing the technical side of the interview he done the same degree as I'm doing but he has worked in the same company at the same plant for 35 years. Granted he's higher up now obviously but ultimately doing the same thing. All I could think of at the start of the interview when he said it was there be will know bullsh!ting this guy. What he doesn't know about that company and particular plant wouldn't be worth knowing.

I have consistently changed job/role every 3 years at a maximum, when contracting that can be every six months.

Being in the same place for 35 years has it's drawbacks, even with multiple roles

Noccy_Mondy

Stheno wrote:

If you want to pm me for any advise or to get put in touch with them, feel free to do so  Your teaching background will stand to you and it might do as a stopgap if you decide it's not for you 

Thanks I'll take a bit of time out before I decide what to go at.

Bpmull

It's amazing what some consider light damage :pac:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/damagedcars-for-sale/131-dacia-dci-/7730258

GvidoR

Who wants to do some burnouts?
http://www.adverts.ie/tyres/free-tyres/6743782

colm_mcm

Bpmull wrote: »

It's amazing what some consider light damage :pac:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/damagedcars-for-sale/131-dacia-dci-/7730258

That's a 4wd one too!
Where would you even get parts for that

Eric Cartman

colm_mcm wrote: »

That's a 4wd one too!
Where would you even get parts for that

probably get a 131 one in perfect nick for 10k in january . would definitley cost 2-3k to put that one as right as it could be put.

Simonigs1.0

Eric Cartman wrote: »

probably get a 131 one in perfect nick for 10k in january . would definitley cost 2-3k to put that one as right as it could be put.

And even mended it will be worth sweet feck all with a past history of being damaged.

I used to resent those things, but my parents have two now, they aren't bad.

Bpmull

Simonigs1.0 wrote: »

And even mended it will be worth sweet feck all with a past history of being damaged.

I used to resent those things, but my parents have two now, they aren't bad.

I just can't get to like them at all I've seen a few in the road but they just do nothing for me. Plus haven't they go a up in price there around 20k not 15k euro. I even like most Renault stuff but Dacia just No. Like Renault vans my dad bought in 2005 had the same computer between the clocks which were fine on vans in 2005 but even they don't use them in 2014.

Eric Cartman

Simonigs1.0 wrote: »

And even mended it will be worth sweet feck all with a past history of being damaged.

I used to resent those things, but my parents have two now, they aren't bad.

the interior plastics make baby jesus cry. And my d-max sounds less diesel-y than the engine. For the price they really arent terrible but the interior quality is just something I could never sink to .

Simonigs1.0

My folks have a Duster 1.5 diesel and a Sandero on steroids thats 900cc or something.

Fully agree what you both say, but for the money, not bad at all tbh.

dgt

GvidoR wrote: »

Who wants to do some burnouts?
http://www.adverts.ie/tyres/free-tyres/6743782

Nah yer fine, I have a good supply of tyres....

Noccy_Mondy

GvidoR wrote: »

Who wants to do some burnouts?
http://www.adverts.ie/tyres/free-tyres/6743782

We have hundreds upon hundreds of spare old tyres thrown around in a pile at home, which used to be used on the silage pit before we changed to bales.
A bloke from a tyre centre delivered them for €80 during the boom :rolleyes: What I found funny was a year after, yer man rang back asking if we want more tyres.... think he thought the cattle ate the friggin things :pac:

wotzgoingon

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

We have hundreds upon hundreds of spare old tyres thrown around in a pile at home, which used to be used on the silage pit before we changed to bales.
A bloke from a tyre centre delivered them for €80 during the boom :rolleyes: What I found funny was a year after, yer man rang back asking if we want more tyres.... think he thought the cattle ate the friggin things :pac:

Why did you change to bales?

Noccy_Mondy

wotzgoingon wrote:

Why did you change to bales?

Easier to work with really, less waste. The shear grab was also broken too.

bear1

Forgot the pay the M50 toll last week and the penalty letter arrived at my parents house.
Went to pay it, inserted the ref number and number plate and saw almost 200e in penalties associated with my car.
All of them from July. Wrote to eflow and told them to remove it from my reg as I am not liable for them.
Wonder what they will say.

bear1

OSI wrote: »

"Prove it"

No problem, here's a copy of the logbook plus a screenshot from the motortax website