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[Reynard]

I was about to wish that we'd had that option, but it occurs to me that the last thing you would want in my school is legitimate excuses to hold a sharp object and poke people with it.

You should have seen what they did with compasses...

Ah. yeah. I saw that in the 70s thread...

For me, fencing had an unexpected advantage - I happened to be pretty good at it (I was shortlisted for the GB U17 squad) and as a consequence, it kept the bullies at bay. Well, mostly...

 

[Andy in Germany]

Ah. yeah. I saw that in the 70s thread...

For me, fencing had an unexpected advantage - I happened to be pretty good at it (I was shortlisted for the GB U17 squad) and as a consequence, it kept the bullies at bay. Well, mostly...

In my case it was the 80s and 90s, but it was pretty much the same: to be fair that town was generally a bit behind so they probably hadn't heard of it before.

Well done you on getting shortlisted, btw.

 

[Reynard]

In my case it was the 80s and 90s, but it was pretty much the same: to be fair that town was generally a bit behind so they probably hadn't heard of it before.

Well done you on getting shortlisted, btw.

Was 80s and early 90s for me as well... Mine was an all-girls public school, and teenage girls can be, well, something cruel...

Thanks. I didn't take the fencing any further alas, as I was told in no uncertain terms to concentrate on my A Levels. (Which were quite frankly going down the pan, as I was not in a good head space back then.)

 

[fossyant]

Ello, didin't die on the Dirt Factory. Slow speed tumble on the plastic pump track outside - chainring bite on the ankle. Stuck to the MTB route rather than the pure jump lines as there was a queue - so got in 2-3 runs whilst the jump lines did 1. Five trail bikes, but most were jump bikes. Loved it.

 

[classic33]

Entirely with you there: If my maker had intended me to swim he'd have given me gills. As things stand I'll stay on dry land...

Ducks swim and they don't have gills.

 

[classic33]

I was about to wish that we'd had that option, but it occurs to me that the last thing you would want in my school is legitimate excuses to hold a sharp object and poke people with it.

You should have seen what they did with compasses...

You should have tried the woodwork room.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

I've been out at the allotment this afternoon. Digging away in a t-shirt (and trousers before anyone comments ) as it was rather warm in the sunshine - I loved every second! Beds all prepped now, some rubbish to shift once I find where my tarpaulins have gone for the back of the car. More seeds to sow tomorrow. Thoroughly enjoying myself.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Ducks swim and they don't have gills.

There you go again with your factual information ruining my one-liners.

You should have tried the woodwork room.

I did. A tthe time I thought the chisels and planes were blunt because no-one knew how to sharpen them. Now I wonder...

 

[classic33]

There you go again with your factual information ruining my one-liners.

I did. At the time I thought the chisels and planes were blunt because no-one knew how to sharpen them. Now I wonder...

We were taught how to sharpen them.

Metalwork had the forge, which when used required stoking!

 

[classic33]

I've been out at the allotment this afternoon. Digging away in a t-shirt (and trousers before anyone comments ) as it was rather warm in the sunshine - I loved every second! Beds all prepped now, some rubbish to shift once I find where my tarpaulins have gone for the back of the car. More seeds to sow tomorrow. Thoroughly enjoying myself.

Who'd do something like that?

 

[Andy in Germany]

We were taught how to sharpen them.

Metalwork had the forge, which when used required stoking!

Believe it or not, I had to go onto YouTube to learn, and that was when I did my carpentry apprenticeship: most tutors and employers assume you won't really use a chisel or a plane much so there's no point teaching you how to sharpen a chisel quickly and effectively. There are machines for sharpening chisels, for goodness sake...

In school it was different. Most kids there I wouldn't have given a sponge hammer, let alone a sharp chisel.

 

[classic33]

The leg vice lived upto it's name more than once.

As for the hand vice, well...

 

[postman]

The leg vice lived upto it's name more than once.

As for the hand vice, well...

Thanks for the advice.

 

[Reynard]

You should have tried the woodwork room.

The home ec room at school had a surprising amount of sharp pointy things. And good things for doing other kinds of bodily damage...

 

[Andy in Germany]

The home ec room at school had a surprising amount of sharp pointy things. And good things for doing other kinds of bodily damage...

One place I worked the Chef and I were both keen jugglers and we could both juggle clubs.

I forget how we realised this, but one day we found that most large kitchen knives are weighted about the same as a club...