Your dark past.
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moorey
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Did they differ from his current MO?
Chriso_29er
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I took textiles classes at secondary school, does that count?
But wasn't so I could learn how to sew!
But wasn't so I could learn how to sew!
moorey
call me Mia
I loved textiles at school. So much so it was always a bit dangerous in an all boys country tech school in the early 80’s. I wanted to do it I VCE, but was told unequivocally that boys couldn’t do it. I used to even make or modify a lot of my own clothes. I Again, that’s a death wish where I grew up.
I assume you did it to meet girls? We had none
I assume you did it to meet girls? We had none
Chriso_29er
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Was a win win for me, class full of girls and my mum was a dressmaker. So was handy to learn so I could use all the fancy gear at home and at her shop.
The Dude
Wasn't asking to be banned
I was thinking "poor little Buttercup"
Payment was the other way around.
fatboyonabike
Captain oblivious
the way I read this is..."I really wanted to make doilies, couldn't, so made tea sets instead!"I loved textiles at school. So much so it was always a bit dangerous in an all boys country tech school in the early 80’s. I wanted to do it I VCE, but was told unequivocally that boys couldn’t do it. I used to even make or modify a lot of my own clothes. I Again, that’s a death wish where I grew up.
I assume you did it to meet girls? We had none
moorey
call me Mia
You read fine.
Haakon
has an accommodating arse
Asininedrivel
caviar connoisseur
Drama school drop out over here too. Didn't do much with it, few auditions, lots of tedious student films. Was also on radio for a while.
Apart from that, spent a loooong time faffing around in retail / hospitality jobs and being drunk (not usually at the same time) for most of my 20s.
Squidfayce
Eats Squid
I was a chef. Fully qualified. Worked a number of great restaurants and some fine dining establishments. Injured my self in the kitchen of an uninsured workplace. They gave me a tonne of money to shut up and covered treatment costs.
While I was off, I went to travel SE Asia for 9 months. Realised I dont want to cook for strangers anymore, didn't want to own a restaurant etc so moved into the corporate world.
Though I still love working with my hands. If it wasn't wasn't a massive pay cut and I didn't have a lifestyle to maintain, I'd probably be a carpenter or furniture maker.
Messmate 10 seater I built 8 years ago when we built the house. Loved every minute of working on this. Have a couple other pieces made over the years too.
One day I'll open a pizza shop though. That shit has massive margins and kind of hard to fuck up.
While I was off, I went to travel SE Asia for 9 months. Realised I dont want to cook for strangers anymore, didn't want to own a restaurant etc so moved into the corporate world.
Though I still love working with my hands. If it wasn't wasn't a massive pay cut and I didn't have a lifestyle to maintain, I'd probably be a carpenter or furniture maker.
Messmate 10 seater I built 8 years ago when we built the house. Loved every minute of working on this. Have a couple other pieces made over the years too.
One day I'll open a pizza shop though. That shit has massive margins and kind of hard to fuck up.
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ashes_mtb
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You have a special table just for making annoying noises at?
Pre-professional career I stacked shelves at various supermarkets. Also, shamefully, moonlighted as an aussie rules umpire in tight white shorts.
moorey
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That’s a gorgeous table, I can’t lie.
Art Vanderlay
Hourly daily
Along with you, I umpired footy as well for a few years. Thick skin a requirement!
Squidfayce
Eats Squid
Thank you.
yuley95
soft-arse Yuley is on the lifts again
yep - that's a beauty. I haven't made a major piece like that but feel similar about wanting to work more with my hands on building things if it would pay bills. I'm working now at a desk I built. I build one for my kids and there are various pieces around the house that I whipped up including a daybed, hall table and some cabinetry in our laundry. It's all pretty basic by was satisfying
moorey
call me Mia
I umpired u15’s as a 15ish yo. Sweet Fancy Moses, it was a dangerous gig, particularly in relation to parents. Threats of abuse, got shoved leaving the field a few times. People are the worst.
ashes_mtb
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I started as a boundary umpire at 14 and started as a central the next year in u/21’s. Did a couple of league games later that year. Most stressful experience of my life, but the making of me in many ways.
Wouldn’t have got through it without mtbing on Sundays to destress.
