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Work Experience starts tomorrow, I've got that feeling where you are excited. but nervous at the same time  I've got my buss pass and week long train ticket, getting a 8am train, and I still don't know what time I finish!
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I'm in a Bus depot in Crawley, I'm the one that will be servicing them when they come in for an MOT 
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| MTA wrote: | | I'm in a Bus depot in Crawley, I'm the one that will be servicing them when they come in for an MOT |
Just don't be like an airline mechanic we had in OZ a number of years back.
After he finished servicing a plane he had nuts and bolts always 'left over' so he threw them out. 
When they finally caught him they had to recall every plane he had worked on and fix them.
Needless to say he is no longer an airplane mechanic. 
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| Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 9:58 am Post subject: Re: Work Experience |
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| MTA wrote: | | Work Experience starts tomorrow, I've got that feeling where you are excited. but nervous at the same time I've got my buss pass and week long train ticket, getting a 8am train, and I still don't know what time I finish! |
Have fun MTA.
Jumping out of school into work can be a shock to the system. Mainyl hours/start wise.
But it's all good experience
Let us know how you go mate
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good thing is I have a week off school afterwards to wind down. 
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How did the work experience go mate?
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great! Today we changed a fuel pump on a Dennis Dart, bleddy difficult though, as two bolts that hold it on are in a very difficult place, my supervisor, Ivan (South Amercian I believe), took twenty minutes getting one on with no luck. I got it on in 5 minutes  Then I had to go, I wish Work experience will never end 
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| In my school we do 2 weeks of work experience. I get to do it next year |
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| MTA wrote: | | great! Today we changed a fuel pump on a Dennis Dart, bleddy difficult though, as two bolts that hold it on are in a very difficult place, my supervisor, Ivan (South Amercian I believe), took twenty minutes getting one on with no luck. I got it on in 5 minutes Then I had to go, I wish Work experience will never end |
Glad its working out Mate. Wish I could do a week back at school. 
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You do, you need your head examined or the rest of the week, I'll just list what I did, if you wish for me to elaborate on certain things, just ask :
Monday:
Dennis Dart in for repair
Fuel pump changed (it took 5 hours, but we did it!)
Tuesday:
Scania bus used on Fastway services in for every 5 weeks check:
Bolt clips removed and replaced
Water pump changed
Brake valve changed (if it's built in Sweden, dont try it!)
Brake disc renewed
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I think you'll have a good career there MTA
Pleased its working out for u .......... |
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| lewisop1991 wrote: | Personally im wooried about work experience for some reason
no idea where i will go yet |
when I got on the train to go there, the heart was beating faster and faster, but I find if you meet them before hand, your less nervous when you actually go to work
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