Bavaria in the mid 90's visited a compression moulding shop with beer vending machines on site. Normal to see an operator running 1000+ tonne moulding machine with a bottle of weissbier on the go.
Workers pissed on a Friday afternoon after sinking 4 pints of Pedigree and a pork and stuffing bap at lunchtime .....
My mum was clearing out my late fathers stuff today and wondered if I'd like his wooden T-square. How bizarre, that was an hour ago
A pallet to stand on in front of your bench, graffiti all over the back of your work coat, Yankee pump action screwdrivers and enamel tea mugs that had the ability to blister your top lip.
Factory tannoy systems where you could ask for Hugh Jampton, etc to come to the phone. Haha, the laughs we had - used to feel (a bit) bad for the women who did the announcements...
Doctor on site Monday morning Rank displayed by the colour of your dust jacket collar and pocket top Lights dimming at tea break and Lunch Le Mans dash to your car on friday knock off to get out the car park gate first Nearly causing a strike because I fixed the kettle
Rotring Rapidograph pens Beam compass' Slide rules Erasers (was going to say rubbers, but just knew someone would have an 'Oooh Matron' moment) Erasing shields Sanding sticks Baths of Trichloroethylene in the middle of the shop Thous' (there must have been bloody millions of them in an inch) Long weights (those that you sent the apprentice to the stores for) Personal copies of 'Kemp's' and 'Machinery's Handbook'
Just dug my Zeus book out of my work bag. It still gets used today. I brought it whilst doing Technical Drawing at school. Metric Revision 1978/79 80p. Nasher
