Learn the English Phrases "between jobs" and "odd jobs"

[@unsalhakanuysal4889]

Hi teacher Bob! 🖐️😎 The knowledge, skills and practicality of doing odd jobs seem to have been there in your childhood. Your grandparents must have been proud to have a grandson like you. Thank you for your wonderful lessons that contain more information/meaning than meets the eye and for your guidance with your good character. I am proud to have such a good teacher. 🤗 Have a great day! Bye 👋😊🌹💐♥️

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

I'm sure they were both proud and frustrated at times. I tended to be a bit impulsive! 😎💧💦

[@ZadranKhan-z2l]

Thanks teacher Bob ❤️ and good topic thanks ❤

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

You're welcome! 😎💧💦

[@nghivotan4614]

Thank you Bob ❤❤❤

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

You're welcome! 😎💧💦

[@safenhamadamen]

well done

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

Thanks! 😎💧💦

[@Ruslan.Asadullin]

Being between jobs must be tough, but with a teacher like you, we never have to worry about being between knowledge! 🌻🌞😀

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

Good point! I'll keep you learning! 😎💧💦

[@krusriyad8267]

Thank you so much bob

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

You are very welcome! 😎💧💦

[@abdelrhimhagag8835]

Teacher bob thank you so much

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

You are very welcome! 😎💧💦

[@AdamNagy-001]

Thank you Bob!

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

You're welcome Adam! 😎💧💦

[@vitor00v]

It is not good to be between jobs. I hope everyone who needs a job could find one. Thank you, Bob.

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

I hope for the same for everyone. It's not nice to be between jobs! 😎💧💦

[@Denis_Shakhmatov]

Thanks a lot for the lesson, Bob! Indeed, people have become less trusting of each other. Even the most honest of men, Bob the Canadian, cannot fill his tank without prepayment. What's the world coming to? 😱

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

You would think they would give me the gas for free! Haha. Just kidding! 😎💧💦

[@KonstantinEgorovSpb]

Thanks for the shout-out🤝 Pre-pay system exists along with the "trusting" system here (which I like better, of course). But, it's par for the course😊for me to say"Full tank, please" and voilà))) I chatted about doing odd jobs with my wife. Since I prefer doing them by myself (saves a bit of money for the family budget) I'm used to keeping different tools at home( from simple screwdrivers and hammers to monkey wrenches-thanks for the "Tools lesson"🥰) So, we're kinda surprised by some of our friends who can't even change light bulbs😁😁😁 Stay comfy, Bob!❤

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

When each of my kids goes to university I buy them a small tool set: multihead screwdriver, small hammer, tape measure, small level, etc. They think I'm strange but end up thanking me a few months later when they end up helping someone because they were the only ones with tools! 😎💧💦

[@KonstantinEgorovSpb]

My son keeps watching me use the tools we have and learning to use 'em too. I hope, Bob, our kids will pass all the skills to the following generation🤝🤝🤝

[@DollarJonny]

This is also a common practice in the territory of post-Soviet countries =)

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

I imagine it will be common practice everywhere soon enough! 😎💧💦

[@iambusy9861]

Sir we are realy love you

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

Thanks for the kind words! 😎💧💦

[@farhadpourmahmoudi2719]

Good Job. Have a great day 👏👍

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

You too! 😎💧💦

[@farhadpourmahmoudi2719]

@@bobsshortenglishlessons in one of your videos you told the worker at a restaurant that you would pay by TAP. Would you please explain it more? What is it and how does it work? Thanks 🙏

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

@@farhadpourmahmoudi2719 It means to tap your card (bank card or credit card) on the machine to pay. You can also tap your phone to pay.

[@Know-that]

At the beginning of your video I was kind of fascinated by the slightly pink plant ball behind the hydro pole in the background, Bob 😎. (I was wondering what kind of plant/flower this is.) Someone really expressed their creativity here. Then I noticed that almost always every patch of green in your videos is nice and neatly mowed or trimmed 😘. It seems like a lot of time is spent on lawn care where you live. Thanks for the new lesson, Bob. Have a wonderful day. 🏡💚🌳

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

It is a hanging basket. I'll try to feature one in an upcoming video. Tomorrow's lesson is already done, so I'll try to remember for Friday! 😎💧💦

[@Know-that]

​​​​​​@@bobsshortenglishlessons That would be cool, Bob 😘. It would be interesting to see what they look like up close. Now that I've seen them on your big channel too, I think it's actually a great idea of your town to hang them up 🌟. I think they add to the already pleasant, (calm) and friendly atmosphere that your town has. In any case, I say thank you in advance, Bob. Take care and don't let yourself get stressed. 🍁💛🏡

[@Aerosmith77]

It is par for the course! Finally it is a phrase I have not heard of so often . I know the phrase " it is up to par ". Is this a kind of phrase similar to the first one? When I drove across Belgium then I ran across such gas stations where someone had to pre-pay. Longer process hence you have to go in beforehand and maybe afterward too if you could not put the required pre-paid amount into your tank and you wanted to get the proportioned money back. I am also between jobs but it is usual. Thank you for the video and have a good weekend.

[@KonstantinEgorovSpb]

Totally agree. Good luck in finding a job to your taste 🤝

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

I hope you find work again soon. I know you go from job to job, so I'm not worried! 😎💧💦

[@Aerosmith77]

@@bobsshortenglishlessons thanks

[@michaelhollmann8353]

Thank you Bob , reminded how I learned the pre pay lesson back in the 90's young , far from home and lost with my school english.And how scared I was to get my money refunded if there wouldn't have been enough space in the fuel tank😅. In Germany though you can still pay when your done but as more and more people are leaving without having paid I don't know if they'll change the System here too🤔. Have a great weekend 🌞

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

I'm sure it will change everywhere eventually. Too many people fill and go! 😎💧💦

[@gurungkanxa9381]

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[@tammytsang3487]

A freelance worker may have more chances of “ between Jobs”, right? Thank you for this new video. Have a beautiful weekend!

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

Yes. Anyone who freelances would often be between jobs. 😎💧💦

[@GianlucaMariaLecchi]

❤ thanks a lot for this short lesson. I must admit that gas stations where you have to pay in advance ( either at the counter or through and automatic machine) are increasing in number. 😢we do not trust each othe any more. Take care

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

I think you're right. It is about trust. Too many people filling and leaving without paying! 😎💧💦

[@georg727]

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[@padmajadhav4473]

Hi Bob,how are you? Though pre pay is norm every where, we still are fortunate enough to pay after the tank is full in our town😊!

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

Someday it will all be pre-pay I imagine! 😎💧💦

[@milanvolek7267]

Thank you for your lessons. May I ask what is the difference between "they got fired" and "they got laid off"?

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

Slightly different. Fired can be more severe, like they did something wrong, whereas "laid off" can simply mean they didn't need them anymore. 😎💧💦

[@milanvolek7267]

@@bobsshortenglishlessons Thanks.

[@axmedabuukar7319]

hello teacher Bob how are you

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

I'm good Axmed. I hope you are too! 😎💧💦

[@flowerflower7596]

In my town, there is a system where you pay after filling up with gas at a convenience store attached to a gas station. Is it safe because it is Japan? When I think about it, it's amazing that no trouble has occurred. (Sorry if it's weird as it was written with a translator)

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

It might be safer there! 😎💧💦

[@yasinrajabi80]

It's always good to be capable of doing some tweaking around the house. Sometimes it just breaks the bank to call someone in to fix something for you. I think I'm a jack of all trades, but I don't have a way with electronics, though.😂

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

It certainly is cheaper to fix things yourself. I'm the same way for certain things, but plumbing is something where I always call someone. I don't want to accidentally flood the house! 😎💧💦

[@johncena-do1jf]

PREPAYMENT BEFORE REFUELING, this came from the USA. There is such a tradition there, i saw video about it

[@Paul_mazki12]

That guy revving the engine knew the KZbinrs hate the noise because it messes up the audio.😂

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

He was testing my resolve. I kept going! 😎💧💦

[@mengyingzhang-uz4cg]

You're still wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt, but I've already started wearing a down jacket. Have a nice end of summer, Bob.

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

It quite warm here still. 26 degrees C today! 😎💧💦

[@ronny332]

Your cars sound strange 🎼More like a motorcycle with a failing exhaust 🙂 My way to pay at the gas station: Paying cash (of course by card, too), taking a snack and coffee at the cashier 🙂 Doing some useless small-talk about the weather and how expensive the fuel is right now. Leaving the gas-station and recognizing, that I forgot to drop of the parcel, that I wanted leave at the gas station. Seems like out gas-stations are quiet different. Especially the coffee is something I would miss a lot.

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

There was certainly something wrong with that car! 😎💧💦 By the way the coffee at gas stations can be good or awful here. It's hit or miss! 😎💧💦

[@franciscopontesvelasco4315]

Im not good at doing odd jobs

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

I'm good at avoiding them! 😎💧💦

[@romanl309]

As for an European, it's weird for me to see, that in US and Canada you have to pay before putting gas in your car. In my country we put gas in our car and then we are paying for it inside.

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

That's what I think is normal, but it is changing here. Pay before you pump now! 😎💧💦

[@DollarJonny]

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[@mohdags420]

I don’t know if we should get sad/annoyed because it’s inconvenient or because people are becoming less honest and less trustworthy! 😢💰⛽️

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

It's certainly the result of that. There have been too many people who do a pump and run (gas and go)! 😎💧💦

[@freddywolf2505]

Hi Bob, Thanks teacher Bob, great job! When I heard the sound of the engine I expected to see an enormous fancy sport car, finally it was a completely normal car,... it's as if a mouse was trumpeting like an elephant 🐘 and finally we see a tiny mouse 🐁. This guy probably wanted to show off, he succeeded at his own expense 🏎🚲🤣 We can say that he was a little ridiculous, right? 😉🥐🥖🧀🍫

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

Yep, a normal car that certainly wasn't running right, and he certainly look ridiculous! 😎💧💦

[@johncena-do1jf]

To keep your voice in good condition, never give lessons in cold weather, especially in winter. By the way, do you do it? Many people like me choose you because of your good-sounding voice.

[@mahdialshammari128]

Thank you! I don't like odd jobs🦭⚡️🚂🐄 My grandma from my dad's side used to let us take care of her 🐏🐐🐏🐐🐏 🐐 for most of the holiday while other kids enjoyed their vacation. I don't know if that is considered an odd job or not.

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

I'm not sure either. I hope it was fun! 😎💧💦