We all took the pish mercilessly out of the lad in our college class who got chosen. Funny thing is by the time he was 25 he had put his tools away permanently.
Could not make this up,about 3 weeks ago I done a couple of ceilings in a house, once I started the guy says I used to know a plasterer with same name as you.i said right.
He then says the guy got on train stop after me when he went to college.tells me train station,tells me college,tells me he was a plasterer. I'm now sweating. f**k me he was in my class in college,I now recognise him. Wtf.
He tells me he was apprentice of the year in Scotland. That was 37 years ago. He left plastering when he was 22 years old. Said he didn't enjoy it.
He now looks after apprentices in their training.
Day 2 I brought old college photos I had,he had none. Had a good laugh,showed his kids photos our class.