New Job!

[ballaratdragons]

Recieved a phone call this morning.

I finally got the Job I applied for YAAYYYYY!!:cool:

As of Thursday morning I will be signwriting Semi-Trailers!
Next time you see one of those Semi's with the huge signs and Artwork all the way along the sides of the trailer you will know what I will be doing.

None of it is brush painted anymore. They are masked up and custom spraypainted on. I will try find a photo of one done where I will be working.

Yippeeee!!!!

:confuse3: I can feel some new Astro goodies coming soon!

[cahullian]

Good onya mate. Dont forget all great artists sign their work : )

[ving]

hopfully they wont have pictures of my straw propulsion theory on it, cause thats top secret!!!
:eyepop:

congrats ken :)

[xstream]

Well done Ken!
Couple of Naglers maybe? :D

[ballaratdragons]

My boys get a scope first! Then I go berserk and get everything else LOL

[ving]

well, while you are so generous.... I'll have a nagler thanks! :)

[silvinator]

Congratulations Ken, that is wonderful news! :D What scope are the boys getting?

[[1ponders]]

Congrats Ken, well done.:2thumbs: Bet that's a real relief. I think everyone on the forum should get a donation for all the support and encouragement we've given you.:D

[Striker]

Well done ken.....all the best for your new job.....

[ballaratdragons]

John, bit pricey for a while yet.

LOL, my donation to everyone Paul is holding the Star Camp in October.

David . . . No!

Silvie, for the boys I am tossing up between the GS 8" dob, Skywatcher 5" f5 Reflector on EQ, or Skywatcher 5" f7 reflector on EQ. All of them are $399 ea. All can be found on the andrews site.

Tony, thanks mate. Ready to sell your new Celestron for $1500 yet?

[ving]

sounds like a bit of a maybe to me ;)

[ballaratdragons]

Welllllll, . . . we'll see. You have to be a good boy though. So maybe a maybe!

[jackenau]

Good luck in your new job Ken, Hope you enjoy it.

Don't rush the additions to your scope.

Hope it doesn't wear you out to quick.

Ken M

[RAJAH235]

Congratulations Ken. Now we'll see some real art work! Don't go crazy with your newly aquired fortune, spread it around a little bit, huh?:P
Good luck. :thumbsup: :D L.

[ballaratdragons]

Too many bills to catch up on to squander it!!!

Had the Introduction day today at my new job. I was only there for 1 hour and my hearing is almost gone. Have to wear hearing protection.

The spray painting booth is big enough for a small passenger jet! or 2 double decker buses side by side with plenty of space left all round and above. And there are 3 of them!!!

I will have to go to beddy byes earlier now so I can get there on time. No more 2-3am viewing sessions.

Her is a sample of some of the painting I will be doing.

[Comet Hunter]

Congrats 98! Hope it goes well for you.

[stringscope]

Great news on the job Ken!!

Hey...........are you going to repaint your scope as well now????

Cheers,

[gbeal]

So all those years spent with a can doing graffitti haven't been wasted then?

[Jonathan]

Congrats Ken. All the best with the new job mate.:)

[acropolite]

Good luck with the new Job Ken, make sure you post a pic of one of your jobs. :D

[Astroman]

Congrats Ken hope you enjoy your new Job, I was promoted to a leading hand position about 3 weeks ago, so I can sort of undestand how you are feeling.

Keep up the good work

[ballaratdragons]

Thanks all for the good wishes.

I'll try take pics if the company lets me.

This is where I will be www.maxitrans.com.au

[gaa_ian]

Good on you Ken ...
Its good having lots of time on your hands.
But not so good without the money :P
Hope it all goes well for you :cool:

[ballaratdragons]

Hi all.

I'm buggered!

After starting work on my first day at 7am and doing a solid days work I had to race home, pick up my boys, get to footy training, run around a paddock with a wild pack of kids, pack everything up, race the boys home again just in time to drive back to Ballarat for the third time today to chair the Football meeting. I am finally home and stuffed!
:violin:

What a first day.

Can't wait to see what tomorrow will bring LOL.

[acropolite]

Nice to see you came to Iceinspace when you got home. Makes us feel all warm and fuzzy...:P

BTW clean out you PM box, it's full. :D

[ballaratdragons]

Oops, sorry. Doing it now.

[ballaratdragons]

Hi All,

Presently I am having trouble just typing this message as I am very tired from my new job. On my first day (yesterday) I was bombarded with a 3 day induction in about 4 hours then trained in my job for the rest of the day which should've taken 2 days. Then did the footy coaching and meeting bit after work.

Today was my 2nd day and had to do overtime!!! We do overtime everyday and work Saturdays as well.

I am not in the Sign-writing dept as was requested. I am on the finishing line, fitting all the plumbing to semi-trailers including all hoses, brakes, suspension and tanks. Very heavy work. (those trailers are verrrrrry long!)

I am dissapointed I am not where I wanted to be but they were short of staff in the section where I ended up. But at least I have a job and I am thankful for that.

It is probably knocking me around because I have not worked for 12 months.

I may not be in here a whole lot until I adjust to working very long hours (10-12 hours) 6 days a week. I am just so tired.

Thats enough whinging from me.

[acropolite]

Ken, I'm sure you'll adjust, maybe you can delegate some of your leisure activities to ease the burden. With all that overtime you may even come over to the dark side and get a goto....:P

[RAJAH235]

Bite that tongue,Phil. You know Ken will never give in to the 'DARK SIDE'. :D Chin up Ken, you only have a few more years to go before retirement. L.

[ballaratdragons]

GoTo, hmmm. :confuse3: :whistle:

Retirement! Sounds good if I could afford to live on it Laurie. Still got about 10 - 15 years of work in me yet.

[ballaratdragons]

I had to quit today. Only managed to last 4 days!!!!

They stuffed it all up and put me in a different dept. doing all the plumbing on semi-trailers. It buggered my back and my neck and I have headaches every night since I started.

The job they gave me I had to walk along under the trailers, the whole day (up to 12 hours) I was reaching up and looking up while installing and connecting all the air lines, brakes and suspension, air tanks, gauges and control systems. Some of them I couldn't even reach on tip-toes!!

Imagine looking up to the sky and holding a brick up with both hands for 10-12 hours. That's what it was like. My neck is suffering the most I think. I will know when the pain settles down and see which part of me is still aching the most.

Pity, coz I do want the work.

I am not as young as I thought.

I will find something else I hope!

[atalas]

Good luck on finding something better Ken!



Louie:)

[acropolite]

Just what every astronomer needs...... practice at looking up.. Seriously though Ken it sounds like they were using you. Let's hope you find something that will allow you to put your good nature, kindness and humour to work instead of your muscles...:D

[RAJAH235]

Sorry to hear that Ken. Your health really does come first tho. :thumbsup: Hope you get something better soon. :D L.

[ballaratdragons]

Thanks Guys.

The pain is subsiding.

Hey Phil, what's with the <i>"Let's hope you find something that will allow you to put your good nature, kindness and humour to work"</i> stuff.
Stop crawling, no you can't have my John Dobson autographed Dob!!!