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On 08/12/2019 11:45, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
I remember having an apprentice, he was 21. We were hanging fire
extinguishers on the walls in a very posh accountants office. I asked
him if he knew how to use a drill and a screwdriver. He said yes. I left
him to it. The next day I had to go back as what he had done had fallen
off the walls. He made me look like a right ****.


Fixing something heavy to a wall is not something I'd leave to anyone,
unless I was certain they knew how to do such a job.


A fire extinguisher is not exactly heavy.


Clearly heavy enough to come off if you dont do it right.