Ferdy goes to work

By Guest Writer: Billy (Daddy)

Now that Ferdy is seven, we decided it was high time he started to make a contribution to the household bills. So, without further ado, he was packed off to the family cardboard tube business for his induction day.

First of all he needed to brush up on the basics like checking the tubes are the correct size. We may have to find a slightly smaller tape measure at some point because he could only just lift this one.

Next it was time to learn the correct terminology for the parts of a circle, (i.e Diameter, Arc, Radius etc.)

There is a lot of high tech equipment at the factory to get to grips with. Ferdy can be seen here mastering the latest in word processors.

Before we knew it, tea break was upon us and it was imperative to learn about putting ones feet up and how to replenish our energy with raisin bread.

As with all factories, Health and Safety is paramount and it is vital learn a few dos and don'ts. Running on the factory floor for example is frowned upon, even when a pee is about to come out. Also, it is not a good idea to walk two inches behind your Daddy and not pay attention; this can lead to crashing into Daddy's back. Learning from your mistakes is important as was demonstrated in this instance. Eventually.

Top: glue machine, bottom left: makes the tube go round,
bottom right: the paper at the start (photos and captions by Ferdy).

After all that excitement it was lunchtime. Employees are not normally supervised when on breaks but it was noted that Ferdy ate his pudding first, which is most unconventional, and may require some monitoring in the future.

With lunch over it came as a pleasant surprise to Ferdy, that on Fridays we finish at 2pm so there was just time to pack away the untouched writing books and maths puzzles before racing off home (where he was most unhappy to find that the writing book made an unwelcome re-appearance). This working lark isn't so bad.

"What was the best part of the day Ferdy?"

"When I went inside the delivery lorry."