Nice.
Thats the diy equivalent of finding a £20 note in an old coat pocket.
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In a former life, i was groundcrew (Airframe/Propulsion) on Tornado.
Missing it greatly. (Both the job and the jet)
Took the cadets to Hendon recently, and they have a GR1B Tornado. Was chatting with my CFAV friend, and one of the museum staff overheard. We got chatting, and before long, we had access panels open, engine doors, looking down intakes, and discussing how we did maintenance on various parts of the jet.
Exchanging stories of days gone by… my sandbag was very firmly pulled up and sat on… 
For that brief moment… I was a young techie once again.
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Working out that I can find and replace “;” with “< b r>” and it functionally give the same result as the “< p >…< /p >” the web database wanted.
4500 replacements in less than a second.
In other news: I still hate CSV.
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Shudders in fairy.
Never got round to Uckers… was too busy working…
It’s monopoly deal now.
Mentally, I’m adrift and struggling in my new role. Away from engineering, missing the tools and feeling like I’m actually making a difference.
My mate took a pic of me, head first in the undercarriage bay, and when i see it, it reminds me of the work i did, the difference i made. (Or at least i think i did.)
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“Honest guv, I didn’t touch the cross-drive clutch!” 
I feel that.
I’ve just taken a role in support flight, now sorting out workforce allocation and detachment pers.
Really miss the tools. How are you dealing with it? I’ve been having a real crisis of faith over it (“I’m not a techie any more, just a adminer”), don’t know if that’s what you’re feeling?
Fortunately it’s helped me see the kids more, but the brain is fried at the end of the day so the hope of engaging at the unit have been dashed a bit more.
Definitely. I’m a paper pusher, trying to get through in a world of meetings and spreadsheets.
But miss the jets, miss spannering.
Yes, i get more time with my kids, and far more flexible working hours… but i dont feel at the end of the day, like I’ve achieved anything.
I understand the achievement thing.
I had literally nothing on all of last week until Friday morning when I coordinated the return from th for a few of our lads.
It’s real swings and roundabouts, but absolutely not the “f- yeah, I just busted that snag and the cab will make the flypro” any more.
Yeah, that ones flown twice, fixed the engine snag on that one, and those two will make the deployment…
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ATC Sunday… smallest Sqn in the sector by a fair margin but turned out the most cadets for church parade! Very proud
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‘We must stop mollycoddling kids’ says Saturday detentions head teacher
Some interesting things in this article including teacher striking over pupils bad behaviour.
I don’t see firm discipline and boundaries being in opposition to safe spaces and wellbeing.
As someone exploring a transition into teaching I can totally see the advantage of a firmly-backed and consistent response to unwanted behaviour.
Taking away a Saturday is the kind of thing that shouldn’t need to happen often for it to start sinking in. As long as it’s balanced with emotional support and other methodologies to ensure kids are getting what they need, it could be a very strong tool.
I’ve been shocked to learn about the growth of the “Manosphere” and Andrew Tate’s toxic views of women and girls and how young men everywhere see them as nothing but chattel. That’s translated into zero respect in the classroom for female staff and it’s quite scary.
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Been invited to a 2 day work conference where all the attendees are atleast 2 pay grade above me.
Im hoping thats a good sign for my development this year!
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Someone has to make the tea…
Good luck with it.
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Ledgends.