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bodgeitandscarper · Fri Jun 22, 2012 4:50 pm

Due to back injury two years ago, I am unable to carry on with heavy lifting and carrying. So my dilmma is what do I do now? I am getting help in find other forms of work ie office job but I dont think ill be able to hack it.

So I was thinking on starting up self employed fixing stuff in gardens, i.e. Relaying a slab, put in a fence panel, repoint an area, clean slabs, do cheap 3d designs!

Im getting advice on what to do next but its either go back to college/uni and do somet else! and add more to my student debt! or get an office job and Ive had one of those before and I gave it up for the shovel.

Any thoughts/advice would be appreciated.

DNgroundworks · Fri Jun 22, 2012 4:56 pm

How old are you? unless you wanna reside forever in a wheelchair is "just re-laying one slab" and manual work not out of the question?

I think you will struggle to earn enough brass just doing small menial jobs IMO.

What about soft landscaping, as in plants, flowers, mowing grass, small tree work etc If done right should earn you a few quid, maybe a short course on college might help?

Other than that, if i had my time again i would re-train in either law or train to be a banker.......them sorts aint skint right?

bodgeitandscarper · Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:18 pm

Im 34, Ive thought about the soft landscaping side but its saturated at the minute, loads of start ups around me.

Consultant and Dr have all said I need to cease heavy manual work but easier said than done.

If I had my time again Id have carried on in computers.

Im just throwing Ideas about.

Carberry · Post: # 79825Post **Carberry** Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:23 pm

Get an apprentice and make them carry everything :laugh:

DNgroundworks · Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:26 pm

How good are you with computers?

I know a lad that started off at BAE systems, left there and set up buying and selling on the stock market for himself, he is now 29 and fookin minted, if i knew what i was doing id probably have a look at that, not sure how it would fair doing it for yourself in this current climate though.

I know what your saying about an office job, but any job surely beats sitting at home on the dole?

Im into my fishing, a few years ago i had the idea of become a water bailiff....until i found out they wanted to pay 14k a year, i didnt have the quals anyway, but any job that people do as hobbies will be paid shite and youd never get them anyway.

ie: water bailiff, country side ranger, fisheries manager etc etc

bodgeitandscarper · Fri Jun 22, 2012 7:22 pm

Please don't get me wrong any job will do at the minute, I'm thinking long term.

Pablo · Post: # 79837Post **Pablo** Fri Jun 22, 2012 7:34 pm

If you were inclined to retrain then the likes of facilities management may be up your street I've thought about it myself because my body isn't going to last forever and I'm to particular about my standards to let boys tear away for too long a when I'm not about. You'd get a decent mix of out and about hands on in the form of employing trades and the rest would be office based.

local patios and driveway · Fri Jun 22, 2012 8:45 pm

Get cpcs card and go be a digger driver. That said cpcs card holders that are out of work are 100-a penny.

Hgv driver?

Online business, simple buy in bulk add 20%, sell individuals.

Landscape middleman/consultant. Small fee to idependantly oversea works

Get on benifits like all the other lazy, excuse riddled, (wealthy) doss cnuts in the uk?

Kuts · Post: # 79854Post **Kuts** Fri Jun 22, 2012 9:01 pm

I'm playing with the idea of setting up a cleaning company (not for me to do but family members) seems ppl are crying out for quality cleaners.
I've had 3 golf clubs and a few offices on industrial parks say they need good cleaners and would be very interested if I could sort something out.

Post: # 79868Post **Dave_L** Sat Jun 23, 2012 6:50 am

Facilities management is a good one to get into - local colleges etc etc but not an easy position to get into I guess.

Post: # 79877Post **seanandruby** Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:41 am

Sorry to hear that bodge. If it is only lifting then can't you carry on with doing the rest of it and maybe get a partner, or op' to do the lifting? You do know that the rules on heavy lifting have changed now and it's not about straight back bent knees etc. Also the amount you carry can be anything light, or heavy you can carry a feather or a ton, it is whatever you feel comfortable with. There is a long boring video about it. I know one thing m8 it is hard out there, so hang on as long as you can doing the light work before you make the final decision. Good luck :;):

London Stone Paving · Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:48 am

seanandruby wrote:You do know that the rules on heavy lifting have changed now and it's not about straight back bent knees etc.

Is that right Sean? Whats the latest advice then?

London Stone Paving · Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:53 am

bodgeitandscarper wrote:If I had my time again Id have carried on in computers.

I had to do a double take then. your only 34, you've got at least 30 years working yet. Loads of time to get back into computers if thats what you want

Post: # 79921Post **seanandruby** Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:18 am

It's too much to explain on here, i'll look at my course sheets at work tomorrow. The video is about 3 hours long and mega boring. It's all about using dipping and pushing your body into a weight , pulling the weight to you and using the ''big engines'' ( legs ) to push :laugh:

Carberry · Post: # 79931Post **Carberry** Sun Jun 24, 2012 1:01 pm

London Stone Paving wrote:
seanandruby wrote:You do know that the rules on heavy lifting have changed now and it's not about straight back bent knees etc.

Is that right Sean? Whats the latest advice then?

Interested to hear this as well. Thought there was only 1 correct way to lift heavy weights, straight back and lifting with your legs.