Brassed Off
master brummie
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Leaving the School; Upon leaving the apprentice school to go out into the factory, all those leaving had to line up with the toolboxes that we had made. The chief instructor Billy Y. used to go through each box to make sure that we had not “won” anything.
Whilst I was being trained in his area I found amongst one of his cupboards a “home made” milling tool holder. On it was stamped my Dads name! many year previously Dad and Billy had worked together. I decided to “repatriate” it to the Harper family.
The leaving inspection was carried out with the other instructors lining up to observe this ritual.
I was one of the first to be inspected, Dads tool was on the top of my other tools but the name was face down. Upon opening my box Billy leapt upon the “won” item. Holding aloft he proclaimed that it belonged to him. “It can’t be Billy, it’s got my Dads name on it”. The look of consternation on his face as he turned it over was a picture. The other instructors sniggered, he threw the tool back in my toolbox, and told us all to “bugger off”. Which we promptly did.
Leaving the School; Upon leaving the apprentice school to go out into the factory, all those leaving had to line up with the toolboxes that we had made. The chief instructor Billy Y. used to go through each box to make sure that we had not “won” anything.
Whilst I was being trained in his area I found amongst one of his cupboards a “home made” milling tool holder. On it was stamped my Dads name! many year previously Dad and Billy had worked together. I decided to “repatriate” it to the Harper family.
The leaving inspection was carried out with the other instructors lining up to observe this ritual.
I was one of the first to be inspected, Dads tool was on the top of my other tools but the name was face down. Upon opening my box Billy leapt upon the “won” item. Holding aloft he proclaimed that it belonged to him. “It can’t be Billy, it’s got my Dads name on it”. The look of consternation on his face as he turned it over was a picture. The other instructors sniggered, he threw the tool back in my toolbox, and told us all to “bugger off”. Which we promptly did.