xr-stu

ive just been offered some work, 12 hour shifts, 20 in a row, ive a feeling its going to be very boring, so trying to think of some things to do to occupy myself!

ive got a learn spanish cd/book i wanted to try and cover, but im sure thatll only take a few days.

other than spending a fortune on books and magazines i cant really think of much else and i wont have access to the internet!

sooooo, ideas! what should i do?

Chip

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Go to the library and get out some educational books, take the opportunity to further yourself.

Also, stop for 10 mins every hour and do some pressups and situps etc.


May as well make use of the time to improve yourself one way or another

xr-stu

i was planning on doing pressups situps and dips if i can rig something!

might do that with the library, never thought of that stupidly!

Chip

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Youngsters these days

If you want a book that will teach you about tuning engines, I can wholeheartedly recomend:

Tuning BL's A series engine, by david vizard

Its about mini engines, but most things are directly relevant to all engines, and there is an absolute wealth of real world data in there.

Its mega heavy going in places and will easily occupy you for the whole 240 hours by the time you go back over things again and again etc

Not sure on other tuning books as TBH thats the only one Ive actually read, but it stood my in good stead about 15 years ago when I first started tuning engines and wanted some background info!

Mk1-stu

I'd just take a laptop and watch a shit load of dvds

Diamonds.

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do the work

what is it your doing? personally id learn something new if you can

CombatSapph

I wish I'd had nothing to do on my old 12 hours shifts! It was non stop most of the time (bloody computers!)

natehall

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I was about to say surely they are paying you do do something for them

BM08

Havent you got a mobile phone with wifi? could connect to the internet if theres any wifi signals.

DaveZS

Wank.

Chip

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Im guessing its a security job where you are just paid to be there?

natehall

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I was guessing the same, just wouldnt want him getting the sack for reading a car tuning book when he should be doing something else ....

damian harris

can you not have a laptop and a dongel for connection to the internet or borrow one.

twoblacklines

Do what chip suggests, I also recommend very highly, Maximum Boost by Corky Bell

coleman

Always a winner!

.Ross.

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14 in .. 14 out @ Fort Mcmurray .. On nights I would sleep in my truck till i got the radio call ..

SLEEP .. Even for 20 mins then stay awake for 20 mins ...

dazoriginal

community service lol

xr-stu

a well known DIY superstore is having issues with the landlords, who want to change the locks of the premises. theres been a court order issued denying them the right to do so but there must be someone on site for this to be valid - something about a law whereby lanlords can gain access to a premises, domestic or commercial, to change locks, but only if the premises is empty.

basiclly, i sit there from 8pm - 8am (4pm - 10am sundays!!!!) keeping an eye on the front door for locksmiths having been sent to change the locks.

worst case scenario, a locksmith turns up to change the locks, and i have to send him away

i was actually thinking about tuning books, and bizarly trying to get hold of a david vizard A series book i flicked through a few years back or something similar! will get down to the local library when i get there and see what the score is.

beauty of the whole thing is, we get paid per hour for what 'work' we do, then are given a Ł50 expenses allowance for everyday we're there for digs, but im staying at my nans 20 miles away from the place for free bargain

ill literally be getting paid for doing NOTHING!


so appart from read, what else can we come up with? i havnt got access to a laptop unfortunatly, although i can get on the net with my phone but its brutally slow.

was thinking a paint by numbers or an airfix set

Lee Ivatt

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Bring in car parts you can work on, thats what id do.

xr-stu

i havnt got anything like that i could do unfortunatly. if i had a manifold and rocker cover i wanted to polish up with a dremel or whatever thatd be awesome but i dont.

stebh

I concur

Maybe pick up a cheapo analogue watch, take it apart i.e. the entire mechanism and try and put it back together from memory. That should keep you busy!

DanRSturbo

You can look after my son if you want

xr-stu

recon he could keep look out and wake me up when he sees a man in a locksmith van pull up outside?

morcheen

tryto find something that pays ,that you can do while sitting on your arse waiting for the locksmith,double bubble or put on a rave

fuzzy

how about stealing the stock to sell on ebay?

PeterD

Learn something Stu, language, engineering, programming, magic (lol) etc etc

Failing that get a bong, some stoner mates and a family guy box set

kosman

get high as a twat,and play and slide up and down floor

dojj

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fundamentals of vehicle mechanicals, or words to that effect

that's a good book

just make sure that while you are immersed in the written word the bloke don't turn up and change the locks

nobby20

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why not pay someone half of what you would be earning to stay there and look after the place for you. then you get to sit at home and do whatever you want and still cash in lol

jammerrs

ill do it for you

Ł7 an hour and half of that 50 when ever you get it

andy escos

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spank wire works for me

Alan_D

If it's a superstore the land is likely owned by gansters if they're wanting it back. Good luck.

Maybe you could learn how to shoot?

st3v3

sit in a chair, infront of the doors,a sleep, with a sign around your neck saying " i am alive,now fcuk off"

so when they look through the glass door they see you, job done!!

xr-stu