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  • The joys of our job, whats your Christmas experiences?

    Posted by David Stevenson on December 22, 2019 at 9:49 pm

    When your 5 year old son insists he wants a police motorbike for Christmas and you can’t get one anywhere. Out comes the knifeless tape to make templates and away we go [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

    David Stevenson replied 4 years, 3 months ago 5 Members · 9 Replies
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  • Chris Wool

    Member
    December 23, 2019 at 2:07 am

    your a dad its your job

    might even get a few brownie points ??

  • Kevin Mahoney

    Member
    December 23, 2019 at 7:10 am

    Or a few penalty points now the boys got a bit of authority

  • Dave Howieson

    Member
    December 23, 2019 at 12:34 pm
    quote David Stevenson:

    When your 5 year old son insists he wants a police motorbike for Christmas and you can’t get one anywhere. Out comes the knifeless tape to make templates and away we go [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

    Great looking job David :thumbsup: – just completed a bike for my Nephew with his name on it and changing the colour in parts. Had many a ride-on toy in the workshop!

  • Robert Lambie Robert Lambie

    Member
    December 23, 2019 at 6:43 pm

    I feel your pain David, year in year out I was covering toys in some form of branding for my two daughters. normally their names or changing something to pink etc. :smiles:

    As Chris says, it’s our duty as a dad! 😆

  • David Stevenson

    Member
    December 24, 2019 at 1:10 am

    Well that’s it sorted. Full decals plus blues and twos fitted. He’ll probably get a ticket for impersonating a police vehicle lol!!!. It’s a shame Santa will get all the credit 🙁

  • Chris Wool

    Member
    December 24, 2019 at 10:16 am

    now need a chips helmet and ray ban aviators.. you can then hang your cape up supa dad ..

    enjoy

    not long finished cars and planes table top for g/son and montage of the g/kids for a lap tray for the misses.

  • David Stevenson

    Member
    December 24, 2019 at 10:19 am

    Thank you Chris. Can you image how much we’d charge for some of the "Homer’s" we do. Hope you all have a great Christmas.

  • Robert Lambie Robert Lambie

    Member
    December 24, 2019 at 3:16 pm
    quote David Stevenson:

    Thank you Chris. Can you image how much we’d charge for some of the “Homer’s” we do. Hope you all have a great Christmas.

    I can just see it now David…

    "Merry Christmas Son, looks great doesn’t it, just like you asked for!!
    Oh and your invoice is on top of the TV" [emoji23]

  • David Stevenson

    Member
    December 24, 2019 at 4:53 pm
    quote Robert Lambie:

    quote David Stevenson:

    Thank you Chris. Can you image how much we’d charge for some of the “Homer’s” we do. Hope you all have a great Christmas.

    I can just see it now David…

    “Merry Christmas Son, looks great doesn’t it, just like you asked for!!
    Oh and your invoice is on top of the TV” [emoji23]

    Invoice! You must be joking, that’s a cash on delivery job. That customers caught me multiple times over the last few years getting work done then refusing to pay. You think I’d have learnt by now 🙁

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