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1st October 2010, 05:24 PM
The main prob is that there are not many high calibre ( experienced ) diggers anymore ... fullstop. the turnover of staff becomes increasingly fast... just because they can't stay in it too long...
Whos to blame? Who knows now!
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2nd October 2010, 01:40 PM
Don't be too pessimistic, there are still plenty of good experienced diggers out here, but what is noticeable is that there is an age-gap opening up. Certainly in Northern England there seems to be a hardcore of diggers in their 40s and 50s, who've been digging for ever and have managed to make the whole digger-lifestyle thing work, and then at the other end there are the 20-somethings fresh out of Uni with rather rose-tinted expectations, most of whom seem to rapidly fall by the wayside (= go work for large southern units, get disillusioned and jack it in). The gap's a bit worrying since the older diggers are, lets face it, getting older.....:0
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2nd October 2010, 01:43 PM
And I feel it! xx(
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2nd October 2010, 01:53 PM
You weren't drinking in the same pub (ok, pubs and at least 1 club that I can remember!) as me last night were you? Back feels a lot better but shame about the head.....time for trip out for painkillers.....
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3rd October 2010, 10:35 PM
Theres some cheap B&Bs on the seafront at nearby Swansea (St Helens road I think?) not sure what theyre like though. Am working on the Neath site but commute up from West Wales daily
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4th October 2010, 07:36 PM
BAJR Wrote:The main prob is that there are not many high calibre ( experienced ) diggers anymore ... fullstop.
There's plenty left !! and a lot of 'em on the dole at the moment :face-rain:
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4th October 2010, 07:39 PM
Therefore there are not many around just now... the jobs are there - just not as secure, as long and as attractive to a time served digger who may have this foolish desire to have a house/car/life... etc...
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4th October 2010, 09:58 PM
Foolish notions indeed !!
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5th October 2010, 12:31 PM
Car doesn't count, that's neccesary work equipment, could say that owning a trowel is a life-ambition (once you've got a life of course!) :face-stir:
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5th October 2010, 07:37 PM
A life eh......now that would be worth having !
