You wrote, quite clearly, ''those wankers sit on their asses in air-conditioned offices (sic).''

I think he said politicians and bankers were the wankers not office workers,

and I worked that one without any degrees and hardly any qualifications
Rod (Tradie)

You are a Teacher?

I wrote: “Compared to politicians and bankers they are bloody saints, and those wankers sit on their asses in air-conditioned offices.”

Please re-read my sentence.

I accept that you made an error. I have made similar errors in the past, and I know how easy it is to do, so lets forget it.

Unless you really want to defend politicians and bankers.

I was thrown by your incorrect usage of a comma.

Mono mate dont want to stir to much but what really should be saying is

"whoops yep my mistake sorry guys"

my thread my bat my ball and im going home
we are all freinds here remember

and I do apoligise if my gramma is not up to scratch im just a tradie remember

Its cool Rod, I don’t mind. As you say, all friends here, and I have made similar errors myself.

You might be surprised. The forces attracts some very capable people who have first rate brain and brawn. In fact for places like Duntroon, an academic record or some degree of application is just as, if not more important than some arbitrary fitness test. They can work on your fitness, your native intellect, maturity, decision-making and leadership skill is something else.

Yes, I didn’t argue with Momo, but I know more people with MBAs in the defence force than I do out of it. Half the senior officers have PhDs.

ADFA gives you a UNSW Degree, and RMC short service course give you a Degree in Management.

The ADF actually pays you to go off and study further degrees, hence the prevalence of MBAs etc.

I was really dumb. I paid 30K to study for mine, only to discover after I joined the army that they would have picked up the tab.

I would also say RMC Duntroon, like Sandhurst, are demanding both physically and mentally, and often at the same time. You might find yourself performing complex logistics calculations in the morning, an assault course, and then studying leadership theory that afternoon.

So, there are too many tradies, they are stupid and do a poor job, people who work in offices are wankers and people in the armed forces are thick.

Another BE thread filled with poorly formed opinions by people who can't seem to accept the opinions of others. Gold!

I note that you like an abbreviation or two and was wondering if '_o' is short for 'is a'?

So where on earth does being a former nuclear submariner now a chartered management accountant with an MBA and who physically laboured to build his own house leave me then?

A thick, lazy wanker according to some on here

There's nothing wrong with stereotypes in my opinion. As long as people recognise them for what they are...just generalisations.

spot on, and never claimed to be any more than that.

Similar story SOR. Either they don't turn up, or if they turn up for a quote, you'll never get the quote, or if they gave you a quote, you agreed, they won't turn up to do the job. As a result of that, our light coloured 40x40 pavers almost all have water steins, because my husband stacked them up in a crisscross pattern in the open ready for them along where the pavers were to be laid. And there they were, soacked by rain until we had found one who charged an arm and a leg to do the job.

Said that we never had a problem with a plumber, they always came on time. I know from friends NOR, they had a plumber, electrician and tiler who do a brilliant job but are booked out well ahead. It's a team of Brits who have a very good reputation.

I'm lucky that I don't have to call an electrician.