Thoughts from 1-1 Festival at BAC part 5
When i was 19 i got a job at a factory in Guildford which made steam wallpaper strippers.
My role consisted of taking short aluminium rods from a box on my right, pressing a foot peddle that started a spinning band of sandpaper, then milling a slight bevel on to each end of the rod.
I would then place the rod in another box to my left. I had to complete a certain number of boxes each hour. Despite the presence of a charming, german girl with whom i chatted at lunch, i lasted just 3 days at the job.
