Ben Cox Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 New back brake installed, managed to pick up an avid juicy carbon for £33 posted Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Amazing Go-Karting session with the company I used to work for, looks like they'll be taking me back after uni. Just need to sign a contract that I believe has already been printed. Does that mean you're gonna stop being such a miserable b*****d? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamus Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Civil engineering. Design office. Not exciting day to say but extremely rewarding going on my work experience! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Which office? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamus Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 A & C. You do geotechnical surveying (for a company other than yeandle) right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Yeah, Yeandle has changed to Red Rock Geoscience and been taken over by another guy, although they're still in the same office. I work for http://www.swgeotech.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Does that mean you're gonna stop being such a miserable b*****d? Not a chance. The rest of my life is still pretty shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shercofray Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Awesome evening riding; gaps are getting big and finally decided to properly practice side hops - getting the hang of it nicely. Loving how the inspired rides now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Pay has increased a little at work, which makes my nice earnings (for my situation/age etc...) even better. New parts are slowly accumulating to put together a nice shiny reliable steed to hop up objects on at radfest.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom_capper Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Finished college for study leave yesterday, been there 3 years so it couldn't come quick enough, just to get exams out of the way then finally to uni Dom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Don't do it! Uni sucks. Go and become a real person instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 I love how much you hate it so damn much that you assume nobody should consider it. Some sweet advice right there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 That post was ever so slightly tongue in cheek dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Apologies, lack of TongueFace on my part too! Kinda getting monotonous now though. We get it, you regret going to uni for whatever reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Oh come on, I don't post about it that often really... It's exam time anyway so I need somewhere to vent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom_capper Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 I'm going to give it a shot, see if it's for me, doing mechanical engineering so i should find it really interesting, obviously i know there is going to be alot of crappy hard work too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Overall I'm glad I went to uni, I just did the wrong course (I really wanted to do engineering but I'm doing web design as I thought I'd make more money from it). Any uni course you do will teach you stuff you'll never use again and cost £30k+, but that's only a small part of the uni lifestyle. Best advice I can give is go live in halls, don't take first year too seriously (just aim to pass it because all it does is get you onto the second year), and take savings with you. The best choice I made was saving up £3k before I moved out, so in my first year in halls I had bare pennies to do stuff with. You'll never have another year like first year so get stuck in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom_capper Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Cheers for the advice man, are you at Sheffield Hallam or Sheffield uni? I should be going to Hallam next year, what's the best halls around sheffield? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 I'm at Hallam, sucks for web related stuff but I know loads of people who did Engineering related stuff who say it's OK. Not amazing though, and Dan Cox from on here hated it that much that he left and started a similar course at a different uni the following year. No halls are better or worse to be honest. I went for the cheapest ones within the city center (Phoenix Court). They were pretty unpopular with most people in the building as the flats don't have any communal areas, but we saved over £1k a year over most other halls in the area, so we just went to the pub more. It really is a building for "party animals" though. I didn't get to sleep before about 3am all year because there was that much noise from parties and the street outside until then. Depends what you're after though, I loved all that side of it. Basically if you want the loud/party atmosphere all the time, then go for the cheap halls, otherwise I'd go for some nicer ones, like the Pinnacles, Victoria Halls, Charlotte Court etc. I've been to flat parties in them plenty of times and they seemed like much quieter buildings. I'd avoid the smaller buildings though with fewer than 100 beds, they always seem a bit run down to me... My girlfriend was in Lancer House and Pearl House, and they were both utter shitholes and had some very wierd people living there. Personally I'd choose Phoenix Court again, but most people I know from there wouldn't if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 (edited) Yep! This is essentially perfect for me to answer! I went to Hallam and did their foundation year there as I didn't do anything physiccy or maths related at A-level. In terms of the teaching, it was pretty decent when I compare it to my lecturers at Huddersfield now. But obviously not amazing. I left early though due to my halls. I lived in the catering side of things, in Victoria halls at the other end of the Uni which was disastrous. The floor consisted of 16 guys on one floor which got a bit gash. I love female intervention and it just wasn't what I expected, the few girls on the below floor were just awful people haha. And i'd say there isn't a girl i've not gotten on with before. Your living conditions make SUCH a difference to how well you cope with Uni life imo. My halls were falling apart, stunk, low light. It was literally like a social experiment ha. And music was always played until early morning. I'd deffo pay that bit more extra and get some nice halls where theres 4 people per flat and have a shared living area (something we didn't have, so people tended just to reside in their bedrooms = unsociable, people developing close knit friend groups and excluding others) Live closer to the Uni too, that makes such a big difference. Your love for a 4 min walk to uni will be greatly accentuated compared to a 35 min walk. Sheff is a fun night out though haha Edited May 17, 2013 by dann2707 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 It's worth pointing out that the Victoria Halls I spoke about was this one, right in the middle of town. Dan was in the uni owned one which used the same name (I think). In fact I'm pretty sure the building Dan was in is no longer being used, I can't find a record of it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Yeah we heard it was going to be demolished but thought it was just hearsay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Wouldn't be surprised. It either needed knocking down or a year or two spent on rebuilding it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Anscombe Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Really really enjoying the 24 street bike Nailed a big bunny hop ive had my eye on for at least a year First time! Cant really ever see me going back to proper bike trials-mods and stocks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTrialSpaz Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Yeah we heard it was going to be demolished but thought it was just hearsay. From the state of the place when I came, I don't think they'd need to try too hard. You guys only needed a few more weeks to finish demolish Redder's room! Andd to the guy wanting to Mech Eng, there is a lot of boring, pretty shitty work to be honest. But the only thing you can't do, like I have, is stop working. Then it becomes to much of a ballache to get started again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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