Frank 13 Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Com'n then - how many jobs can you mention that have been made redundant by Technology?? I'll start it off with....................the Royal Mail Telegraph Dispatcher. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Steam train fireman , and guard, Gas lamp lighter ,rear gunner, loads more where these came from . I'm just trying to stop laughing !rotfl! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 There was a very well to do mate of mine who even had a double barrel name did a ridiculous time at university every time i saw him he was jetting off to some far of place to do is work or his sister used to tell me which part of the world he was in , he once sent me a book which i never paid much interest in , after many years of not seeing him i bumped into him on his push bike on crown island where he was off too work on the night shift @ pork farms . He asked me if i had got the book he sent me which was an Atlas on the opening page it said cartography by followed by his name. So no more measuring latitude angles to the North Star for this whizz kid , just ripping heads off turkeys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 ! was a punch card operator, that job is long gone. What about the folks that worked in a grocery store that weighed your sugar and biscuits and sliced bacon, ham and cheese to order. Again, long gone. And the sales clerk in a department store that put your money and bill in a tube and sent it rocketing through the store to the accounts dept, then your change came back in a few minutes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Of course there is always the infamous "sagger maker's bottom knocker" That's what going to college in Stoke-on-Trent does for you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 . And the sales clerk in a department store that put your money and bill in a tube and sent it rocketing through the store to the accounts dept, then your change came back in a few minutes. Of course there is always the infamous "sagger maker's bottom knocker" They ain't gone yet!!! (Maybe in America , but not here ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 But why were they "infamous"? A test of trivia knowledge here... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 The job description was used on "Whats my line " and it totaly defeated the Lady Isobel Shoplifters of this world ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
firbeck 859 Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Me!!! The system prefers architectural drawings to be done on CAD. Quite frankly they look appalling, whatever system you use. Shove a hand drawn piece of work on tracing paper in front of a client and they love it, the system says no however. The way things are going, all planning applications, if you can make sense of them, will have to be on line soon, that gets rid of the back street pen boys like me, we have no chance. 40 years in the game and it looks like the end for me. Yes, I've been on a CAD course, but designing that way is diabolical, it has no soul, besides the outlay on computer programmes and equipment is rather more than your average Rapidograph pen, if you can find somewhere to buy them these days, break me 0.25 and I have to get the missus to order one through her company, otherwise its miles to go and get a new one, even drawing ink is hard to get hold of now. Thats why I'm on here a lot, I've been out today and found a kindred spirit who wants a proper drawing, but it gets less and less, trying to find alternative employment at the moment is a nightmare. Gi us a job, I can do that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Not sure, but loads more made redundant to save money, like safety staff on railways, and river dredgers, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Nearly 3 years for me now!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 The job description was used on "Whats my line " and it totaly defeated the Lady Isobel Shoplifters of this world ?? Yep - is it still shown as one of the "defining" moments of British TV? Funny thing was, until I went to Stoke, I had no idea what it meant. There were still a few "sagger makers" around back then, but my guess is that it has now all gone "high tech" and they are no more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 13 Posted October 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Hi firbeck. I used to do the drawings on tracing paper but I've moved on up to CAD now. Must agree about the 'personal touch' - you could get to know someone's drawing style and recognise it when you saw the print. That's all lost with CAD. CAD has it's benefits though, such as 'copy and paste' 'move' etc. Sure makes for light work when the alterations come in - saves all that scratching with the razor blade :smile: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bip 88 Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 wheel tappers harker. Bip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,582 Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Int that the pub just before the crossings to Pasture lane in Long Eaton? Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Pony express rider. Real one . Copper on point (Traffic ) duty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 .... and river dredgers Still alive and well on the Trent at Lowdham, Farndon and Newark... Cheers Robt P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BAZZER 10 Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 I always fancied being a "Knock Her Up" er,,,, till I realised that you had to get up early ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 I wanted to be a doctor but didn't have enough patients. Den. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Re; the Pony Express. It's still alive and kicking not too far from here. Once a year they re-enact it with real mail. You get a special cancellation on your stamp for having your mail in the bag, so to speak. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
teebee 8 Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 One of my tasks at school was to go round all the desks to see that the ink wells were all topped up at the start of lessons. Not much call for that job now that the Biro has just arrived, I suspect! (Believe that someone more skilled had the task of sharpening the quill pens). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 I wonder if they still have milk monitors? I doubt it with milk in cartons and everything coming out of a machine nowadays. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
teebee 8 Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Having qualified as an ink monitor, and obtained a few GCSE’s (in the days before they gave them to everyone who entered, in case anyone felt ‘left out’), I started work. This was with a Company whose “call centre” was spread across over 80 UK offices in places such as Nottingham, Derby, Lincoln and Boston. All of the staff spoke very good English, though with a range of regional accents. On my desk, apart from my new fangled Biro, was a thing called a telephone. When it rang I, or one of my staff, picked it up and spoke to the caller. We listened to his/her requirements or problem and then dealt with it – usually there and then. Sometimes we might even arrange to meet (their place or ours) to discuss the matter. But our days were numbered as we failed to keep pace with new technology, and the Company was taken over by a large conglomerate. The fault lay with our aged telephone system you see. a) There was no built in games console – callers could not press button 1 for one thing, button 2 for something else or button 3 to get cut off b) There was no entertainment centre – it was unable to play the William Tell overture or the complete works of Beethoven to keep the callers happy c) It never told the customer how important their call was and that one of our advisors would be with them shortly d) It never provided the excitement of knowing whether the advisor would arrive in the next millisecond, or whether it might be worth the gamble of “hanging up and trying again later” e) It never gave the caller the opportunity of continuing to spend up to £1.50 per minute for the privilege of hanging on f) It never gave the thrill of knowing that the caller was speaking to a specialist advisor in some far distant sub continent, and in a language that was alien to them. (Though ‘Ay up me duck’, would not have thrown the system into turmoil) g) It never provided the caller with the sense of fun that occurred when, after pressing every button on the keyboard, he/she was returned to square one and had to start the process all over again. Or, if they really hit the jackpot, got cut off completely! So, can I belatedly apologise to all ex customers of the Provincial Insurance Company for not being able to provide what they really wanted all along – a modern telephone service. We deserved to go! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 ...b) There was no entertainment centre – it was unable to play the William Tell overture or the complete works of Beethoven to keep the callers happy... Similar problem x 10, when ringing Bingham Health Centre... Waiting caller/patients are obliged to sit through GREENSLEEVES! Patient's condition rapidly worsens... Cheers Robt P. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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