tools that have a way of hiding themselves

[Philip Davies]

It happens very frequently, Frank.
The item that goes missing most frequently is the pencil. I can’t keep it behind my ear, so my method is to put it in my back pocket, but actually I usually leave it where I last marked something. Then all too often something rolls off the bench, or whatnot, and disappears into shadow or debris. I took off my dungarees just now and found the pencil I spent several swear words looking for yesterday, yes, you guessed it, in my back left pocket, not the right.
Question is, if I’d had a proper apprenticeship, would it happen less often?

[Frank S]

It happens very frequently, Frank.
The item that goes missing most frequently is the pencil. I can’t keep it behind my ear, so my method is to put it in my back pocket, but actually I usually leave it where I last marked something. Then all too often something rolls off the bench, or whatnot, and disappears into shadow or debris. I took off my dungarees just now and found the pencil I spent several swear words looking for yesterday, yes, you guessed it, in my back left pocket, not the right.
Question is, if I’d had a proper apprenticeship, would it happen less often?

Not necessarily