I'm a dunce

macafee2 · 5th July 2016, 09:53

I'm a dunce, I dont have a degree, I dont have an A level, I dont have an O level
My cousins have a degree, their children have a degree, my wife has a degree, my children both now have a degree.

I earn more then my wife and children. I'm married, one cousin single and my wife is sexier then the other cousins wife and if thats not enough, I own a Rover 75, so I reackon I still come out tops

macafee2

Lancpudn · 5th July 2016, 11:07

Ditto. I'd had enough of school at 14, I went & got an apprenticeship at the local engineering firm (tool setter), I told them I was 16

The school board came looking for me 6 months later & said I had to finish my schooling until 15 years of age. the manager at the engineering company gave me a right rollicking for giving him a false age

as he was kicking my backside out the door he said come back when your 15 & the jobs still yours

I never went back to school, I did a lot of fishing

I was never destined to be an academic but I've done OK

FLYER · 5th July 2016, 11:11

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Originally Posted by Lancpudn

Ditto. I'd had enough of school at 14, I went & got an apprenticeship at the local engineering firm (tool setter), I told them I was 16

The school board came looking for me 6 months later & said I had to finish my schooling until 15 years of age. the manager at the engineering company gave me a right rollicking for giving him a false age

as he was kicking my backside out the door he said come back when your 15 & the jobs still yours

I never went back to school, I did a lot of fishing

I was never destined to be an academic but I've done OK

You could do that in the 20s i suppose ....

Lancpudn · 5th July 2016, 11:14

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Originally Posted by FLYER

You could do that in the 20s i suppose ....

LOL yer cheeky get

It was a whole different world back then.

Astraeus · 5th July 2016, 11:22

Not having a degree does not make anyone a dunce mate. My brother has a first class honours degree...my brother in law has two degrees and a doctorate...
Would not let either of them touch my cars mechanicals!

Today, plumbers, electricians and other good time served tradesmen earn far more than I do as a teacher.

I for one value all occupations equally. Nearly all vital...not all can do them...

It is a pity society in general was allowed to go down the ' degree'for everything attitude. Not good or desired. One of the main hubs of education when I was in my late teens was the Kingsway Tech. A large college solely based on trades. Mechanics, painters & plumbers and electricians all passed through here. Many of my school mates went there. Most did apprenticeships having day realise to there one day a week. No longer exists. Its last use was as a college for media studies, drama and dance!

No offence to that meant ( well only a bit

) but good grief! How wrong is that being shown to have been now?

So I value non degree folk....so do most sensible people.

lady zed · 5th July 2016, 12:31

It is sad the pressure on young people now to get a degree but there just aren;t the jobs, or rather quality jobs, to walk into when leaving school, the way there was when we was young.

I've done ok too for not having a degree but the competition is so stiff these days it's deffo advantageous to have one.

My boyfriend has a degree and is rather sexy so my lack of degree hasn't held me back in that respect either

ETA grammar mistook was deliberate.

kbonney88 · 5th July 2016, 12:42

i agree..

and everyone thinks the degree is the route to a good job.. especially the young.. but alas its not the case.. its amazing how many people struggle to find the job they want or expect to have once they leave university etc.. it doesn't help with the attitude of lots of young people nowadays either..

However, certain jobs do require a degree, but lots have it a s a nice to have with experience and a trade the priority..

and there are lots of students at our college doing degrees and training courses who I too wouldn't let loose on any of my cars.. let alone aircraft - which they are training to work on..

FLYER · 5th July 2016, 16:45

Posts 6 and 7 get a room.

Oops you already have .

Silly me .

lady zed · 5th July 2016, 16:56

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Originally Posted by FLYER

Posts 6 and 7 get a room.

Oops you already have .

Silly me .

I have no idea what you mean?

FLYER · 5th July 2016, 17:44

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Originally Posted by lady zed

I have no idea what you mean?

Listen hen do you think i came up the Clyde in a banana boat ..

On second thoughts dont answer that..

5th July 2016, 09:53	#1
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 15,005 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	I'm a dunce I'm a dunce, I dont have a degree, I dont have an A level, I dont have an O level My cousins have a degree, their children have a degree, my wife has a degree, my children both now have a degree. I earn more then my wife and children. I'm married, one cousin single and my wife is sexier then the other cousins wife and if thats not enough, I own a Rover 75, so I reackon I still come out tops macafee2

5th July 2016, 11:07	#2
Lancpudn This is my second home MG ZS EV Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 15,780 Thanks: 4,591 Thanked 3,427 Times in 2,565 Posts	Ditto. I'd had enough of school at 14, I went & got an apprenticeship at the local engineering firm (tool setter), I told them I was 16 The school board came looking for me 6 months later & said I had to finish my schooling until 15 years of age. the manager at the engineering company gave me a right rollicking for giving him a false age as he was kicking my backside out the door he said come back when your 15 & the jobs still yours I never went back to school, I did a lot of fishing I was never destined to be an academic but I've done OK __________________ Blessed are the tea makers. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3b...auto-2000_auto

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Astraeus Regional Secretary North Scotland MG ZS Exclusive 1.0T Auto 2022 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tayport Posts: 5,754 Thanks: 1,676 Thanked 1,855 Times in 1,058 Posts	No Not having a degree does not make anyone a dunce mate. My brother has a first class honours degree...my brother in law has two degrees and a doctorate... Would not let either of them touch my cars mechanicals! Today, plumbers, electricians and other good time served tradesmen earn far more than I do as a teacher. I for one value all occupations equally. Nearly all vital...not all can do them... It is a pity society in general was allowed to go down the ' degree'for everything attitude. Not good or desired. One of the main hubs of education when I was in my late teens was the Kingsway Tech. A large college solely based on trades. Mechanics, painters & plumbers and electricians all passed through here. Many of my school mates went there. Most did apprenticeships having day realise to there one day a week. No longer exists. Its last use was as a college for media studies, drama and dance! No offence to that meant ( well only a bit ) but good grief! How wrong is that being shown to have been now? So I value non degree folk....so do most sensible people.

5th July 2016, 12:31	#6
lady zed This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: On the edge Posts: 6,659 Thanks: 1,354 Thanked 1,210 Times in 716 Posts	It is sad the pressure on young people now to get a degree but there just aren;t the jobs, or rather quality jobs, to walk into when leaving school, the way there was when we was young. I've done ok too for not having a degree but the competition is so stiff these days it's deffo advantageous to have one. My boyfriend has a degree and is rather sexy so my lack of degree hasn't held me back in that respect either ETA grammar mistook was deliberate. __________________ it's all about the first person you want to tell good news to

5th July 2016, 12:42	#7
kbonney88 I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Tourer & 75 Saloons Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Perth/Glasgow Scotland Posts: 2,313 Thanks: 804 Thanked 656 Times in 512 Posts	i agree.. and everyone thinks the degree is the route to a good job.. especially the young.. but alas its not the case.. its amazing how many people struggle to find the job they want or expect to have once they leave university etc.. it doesn't help with the attitude of lots of young people nowadays either.. However, certain jobs do require a degree, but lots have it a s a nice to have with experience and a trade the priority.. and there are lots of students at our college doing degrees and training courses who I too wouldn't let loose on any of my cars.. let alone aircraft - which they are training to work on..

5th July 2016, 16:45	#8
FLYER Banned rover75 cdti AUTO TOURER 160 bhp. Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Glasgow Posts: 35,346 Thanks: 2,985 Thanked 3,685 Times in 2,463 Posts	Posts 6 and 7 get a room. Oops you already have . Silly me .