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In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

And the kitting out is outstanding! No space is lost.

Impressive, until you realise that there is [censored] all space for carrying anything 'extra', or for those that have additional skills and therefore need extra 'stuff'.
Not enough space in the back I reckon.

I do remember getting my first tranny, in the old grey livery with the piper logo. There was an independent diesel heater which you could set up to defrost it for cold mornings, it also warmed water to wash your hands with a bowl which flipped down on the rear door. The cassette player was cutting edge too !

Look after yours, you'll have a long time, and it'll have to become your second home.

You still working at openreach? I am on a week off training and on patch and the lad that I working with has a fiat doblo maxi and we spent our dinner 40 mins sorting my van out and was very impressed and we managed to knock out 6 faults today so what is bad with that?

There is space for kit in these new vivaros. All of the new 'recruits' are going through the new training for CALOMI training.

And yeah there is still 'extra' space for UG stuff

That heater sounds good though! These have gone mate!

Can imagine if you have all that kit. I have landed lucky as he does know his stuff and is top 'stats' and is stand in manager but yeah I get your drift about snip jobs and all that. They were faults and cab jobs so at least I am learning that better than in yarnfield!

I just want to leqarn as the role we are being trained for is to not leave the customer with nothing... BUT, what if the fault is UG as we aint being trained for that..... yet............

I must say I am close to the point of just telling them to forget it. After they called me today regarding them needing my drivers license again, I finally got in touch with a local Manager who said he was busy this week and laughed when I informed him I havent even had a start date yet.

He then just said well there's no rush we can talk again next week we've got plenty of time etc.

I then emailed the lady iv been dealing with from day one to see if she could shed any light as to what is going on but I am yet to receive a response.

Shall wait and see if tomorrow brings any news but I am expecting another email with some type of stalling tactic.

I agree mate it's a load of bo**ocks! Not very professional the way they are going about the whole thing,wish I had a number to actually speak to someone instead of messing about with emails! Hang in there mate.

At the moment ive had nothing needing re scanned, thats not very professional laughing and saying we have plenty of time. Sounds like they know what the recruitment side of it is like. Shall see what tomorrow brings, im pretty p****d off myself but its a career i want just trying to hang in with hope. I think ill flip if i get told nothing or more waiting tomorrow lol

jpreid89, have you had any reply from your email that you sent yesterday? I've had nothing so far but then again it's still morning....

Hi mate

Not had any reply as of yet and she is normally quite quick to reply. Here's hoping we all get good news today.

Fingers crossed we get something or even some update with a proper time scale. If I hear anything I shall let you guys know

Has anyone emailed openreach this morning? I've had no news yet, may as well forget it till next week now! [censored]

My DS came through within a week. I'm starting 16th may

Was about the same time for mine. I start the 23rd May. You training at Yarnfield?