Lost my gdad yesterday, the first one to become a plasterer of the family, made 2 uncles, myself and 4 cousins become spreads, he taught me a lot in life that I will never forget, I was lucky enough to work with him before he retired, had some great laughs onsite, one that stands out the most was we where pebbledashing a gable end and he was slinging stones at wall like he was angry, not realising they where bouncing off scaffold straight onto customers jag. R.i.P Grandad Bob
R.I.P Grandad
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smoother09
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Sorry for your loss I'm same dad grandad uncle's all plasterers all brown bread now!! Different generation worked hard, everything roughing out dust all over the shop, breathing all that shite in.,
all drank and smoked like chimneys ! Short life in building trade if ya don't look after yourself.
all drank and smoked like chimneys ! Short life in building trade if ya don't look after yourself.
Definitely, he was 73, never smoked but was a drinker up until he had an heart attack and had heart bypass.
JessThePlasterer
Queen Jess Elizabeth I
My grandad was a plumber. He told me stories of struggling to push his hand cart onto the ferry in Liverpool at high tide with a horse snorting down the back of his neck! Was probably around 1927 when he was an apprentice. Different world!
John j
Mono Don
Nick owt them.scousers
They're full of knowledge and wisdom, and if your lucky enough to have some of that passed on, then you've gained things youl never forget
