Beavis Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Don't worry, I reckon your apprenticeship was better than mine, there's no substitute for time spent. Was just my thought's about what i experience today with today's new starter's. One of the biggest problems i find is that they are not allowed to run lose like i was when i started, company's are so scared of the HSE these days. But your right you never stop learning.......so my apprenticeship as been going on for 28 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbadman Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Fantastic pics mate, very interesting job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinbad Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Fantastic pics mate, very interesting job +1 stunning. im a technician by trade,...well kinda, spent 4 years at college doing a HND in electrical&electronic engineering. I was rubbish at maths but good at programming, PLC and hands on stuff. Work in an office now doing absolutely nothing to do with engineering 9:30 - 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zedrush Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 bloody ell mate you are only a little older than me and you are doing that Awesome pics, so sellafield, when you get your z and you come to the meet ill be able to spot you a mile off, youll be the glowing one from all the radiation kidding Not sure why, but Ive always had a phobia about swimming in the sea and a huge ship comes by Id poop my pants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK350Z Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 bloody ell mate you are only a little older than me and you are doing that Awesome pics, so sellafield, when you get your z and you come to the meet ill be able to spot you a mile off, youll be the glowing one from all the radiation kidding haha , i don't have any special qualifications or anything! just in the right place at the right time. As for the radiation, everyone will get a complimentary tan at any meet i got to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Wow, great pics. But not my cup of tea - got to be a bit hazardous come Oct - Feb! Hope it gets you the Zed. Is good seeing what other people do for a living. I never even thought about people going out to those things really. Take Jay next time, Phil has heard mobile signals get frazzled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuey Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 wow................ very impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 wow You would not get me anywhere near that I don't like going up a ladder never mind one of those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Well sure as hell beats sittin in an office 9-5, 5 days a week I bet it's a good topic of conversation when someone asks 'what do you do for a living?' It certainly beats a rocket scientist!! Amazing that everyone is so diverse in our chosen careers, yet we love the same car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Cool. I used to gaze at the windfarm when I was offshore Liverpool Bay, it looked pretty cool. I wouldn't mind a gander in one. I spent 5 and a half years (from age 19) working in the oil industry offshore installing electrical submersible pumps and all the VSD or switchboard equipment to run it. Got sick of it so now I commission them all over the world..... from my office! Semi retirement at 25! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK350Z Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 Pleased to see folks are enjoying the pictures, so i thought i'd add a few more from the dockside of a new offshore farm in holland. These ones are slightly smaller than the ones i was on in the previous pictures, only an 80m bladespan this time! Loaded jack-up vessel: standing on the dockside Fair big them blades! Dont put your head up there! Blade storage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Those blades are BIG! I'd love to see the 96m ones shore side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK350Z Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 Its only 5m difference, those blades are about 40m long, making an 80m span. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zedrush Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 It amazes me how on earth they fit them in the sea, surely with the wieght the boat could capsize when it carries it to place on its stand, especially in rough waters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 You should see some the platforms out there Jay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zedrush Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 know its a stupid question, but what do these fans do? Do they turn on in the summer to keep us cool on hot days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 know its a stupid question, but what do these fans do? Do they turn on in the summer to keep us cool on hot days? I have to assume that's a joke Jay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 You da man! That looks awesome. I know a lot of folk have a problem with the look of these things but they have loads of them in SW Spain and they give the landscape a real space age feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zedrush Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 know its a stupid question, but what do these fans do? Do they turn on in the summer to keep us cool on hot days? I have to assume that's a joke Jay! really thought they were electric fans, not to keep us cool but to produce waves for surfers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Leaving Palm Springs they have the largest onshore windfarm in the world. A sea of turbines looks amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK350Z Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 know its a stupid question, but what do these fans do? Do they turn on in the summer to keep us cool on hot days? I have to assume that's a joke Jay! really thought they were electric fans, not to keep us cool but to produce waves for surfers I can tell you it's actually a plan to blow the uk further south to improve the weather! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zedrush Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 know its a stupid question, but what do these fans do? Do they turn on in the summer to keep us cool on hot days? I have to assume that's a joke Jay! really thought they were electric fans, not to keep us cool but to produce waves for surfers I can tell you it's actually a plan to blow the uk further south to improve the weather! Lol, you are a legend if thats the case But honestly how on earth do they manage to build these things in the sea, and how do you build a strong enough base so deep into the water, surely with the constant movement of waves and currents it disturbs the settlement of the ground to make the base move no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Hope they actually help as they are a pain in the butt when on passing ships, they screw up radar reception. Never seen the ones on the Thames Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanski Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 But honestly how on earth do they manage to build these things in the sea, and how do you build a strong enough base so deep into the water, surely with the constant movement of waves and currents it disturbs the settlement of the ground to make the base move no? Its obvious mate - Weetabix - extra large bricks! Have you ever managed to remove Weetabix from your plate after its dried on? ....Exactly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinbad Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 But honestly how on earth do they manage to build these things in the sea, and how do you build a strong enough base so deep into the water, surely with the constant movement of waves and currents it disturbs the settlement of the ground to make the base move no? Its obvious mate - Weetabix - extra large bricks! Have you ever managed to remove Weetabix from your plate after its dried on? ....Exactly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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