That’s a pretty impressive resume Iron. Serious project …. I hope it works after all that time and ££££…!
Thanks Oldskool, it was a while ago now but was interesting as it was drill and blast (dynamite - lots of it). Not many of those now in this country but the tunnel machines would’ve struggled with that strength rock. We put a video camera in a perspex box so we could film the blast - it’s in the video - if you watch slowing it right down you can see the box breaking when it’s hit.
One was on the Isle of Man as the TT was on. 
Well, the tunnel was a pain but the racing was good.
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We are doing the same job then. (VANS EDIFACT TRADACOMS all those barbarian words are our daily world 
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Younger I’ve been a musician, and went to IT because at the time it was easy to find a job and get decent money. Patiently waiting for retirement in 12-14 years.
Aside I’m involved into local life, president of the MJC (Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture, kind of House of Art), It’s like a real job (HR, decision etc…), but not getting paid for.
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I’m down your neck of the woods on Friday playing Chesfield downs… for free 
I’d not heard of that course. Just looked it up and it looks lovely. I’m in Crete, without my golf clubs……
Play well!
Retired now but once upon a time I was a qualified Town Planner.
Worked for local authorities in the 80’s and then a private consultancy followed by a major house builder. I was asked after 6 months if I could draw and basically told that if I couldn’t there was no job for me - 1989 and 50% of the staff made redundant.
Needless to say I blagged it and survived 4 years with the company. Manual architectural drawing up until 2009 then taught myself AutoCAD in the evening.
Set up on my own in 2012 and managed 10 years - retired a year early but sod it - anything could happen! 
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A life time in construction. Mostly groundworks, but more recently, property maintenance. I have a part share in a small portfolio of residential lets. Worked until 66 and retired on 1st Jan this year. Knackered…
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Used to work in IT, but retired in 2017 when I got them to fill up my wheelbarrow.
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