A carpenter (at least in the UK) is going to be expected to be able to replace or repair joists, sash or bay windows, lats and other roofing and wall structures. Indoors or out.

It’s a big assumption that you can rely on power/bench tools. At some point you’re going to have to get the chisels, plane etc out.

lol what.

No.

I work in tech. But (long story) started with a few years of carpentry/joinery. It is not easy on the body, unless you’re just making small boxes or cabinets. And even then, it’s still not really that easy.

Small fry.

See, I can do this, and often do. I wake up at 0730 naturally and it’s a great feeling when I wake up a couple of mins before the alarm. But I do set an alarm - because I’d never, ever bank on it.

Sod’s Law I’d sleep in when I need to catch a flight.

Shavian, right?

Edit: while some might think it nuts (it’s not like GBS was universally received, he was deliberately inconsistent), the idea of rebaselining phonetics from scratch was impressive.

Oh fuck. I have borderline PTSD from those days. Working for critical infrastructure and my wife as a medic. We’ve never ever worked so hard.

And people just being paid furlough and picking up fucking hobbies while we were nearly dead from overwork.

Fun fucking times.