Eleven Billion

[Smifffy]

Not since 2004. I devote my work-life to the National Carrier now

Hepatitis?

[avgas]

In my 5th house now - $800k worth, and have nearly cleaned out my mortgage.

So your part of the problem with house prices then.......

I am just messing with ya - congrats and all that.
I once borrowed $500 from my dad back in 95. I think all up it has cost me about $25,000 to repay that debt. Never going to borrow money from family again.
Give me the banks any day.

[marty]

funny enough though - we're just looking at selling up and downgrading to a smaller house/townhouse. would be nice to be able to stop working shiftwork and just go playing.

[Oblivion]

funny enough though - we're just looking at selling up and downgrading to a smaller house/townhouse. would be nice to be able to stop working shiftwork and just go playing.

You can. Its called retirement. I think it usually happens when you reach 65

I would feel glad to retire before I would reach retirement age though. Maybe 40.

[Bald Eagle]

Doesn't always come out as you expect though, freehold at 40 on ten acres etc, now divorced remarried reloacted renting - looking to get deposit on a house again - it's a funny old thing life.

[steve_t]

My house is in a trust. My GF isn't very happy about that

[marty]

You can. Its called retirement. I think it usually happens when you reach 65

I would feel glad to retire before I would reach retirement age though. Maybe 40.

43 here.

not retiring, just refocussing.

[steve_t]

43 here.

not retiring, just refocussing.

WTF?! Spring chicken! with a near freehold house. Doubly good going!
The retirement age will probably have been raised by the time we all get there

[Oblivion]

WTF?! Spring chicken! with a near freehold house. Doubly good going!
The retirement age will probably have been raised by the time we all get there

Its a thing thats always just out reach isn't it. Then you wait until you can get there without it moving away again.

[Brian d marge]

was only replying to brian's suggestion that i hadn't worked to get where i am. if however the govt wants to give me free money that is now less worth than it was when i spent it, then i'm gonna use it!

i hadn't even considered comparing penis size. takes a special thought process to go there

Now be careful young fella me lad , I never said you didn't work to get where you are , what i did imply was that you are not the norm

the norm is 350 000 and dual income ,,,sort of thing

Stephen

[marty]

being given the house by you mum doesn't count

Stephen

that wasn't what i got from that comment, but the delivery on line is always difficult.

[Swoop]

30 years ago I was told I wouldn't make a Vinyl Layer as long as my arse pointed to the ground...30 years on, I am still doing it.

So the rectal inversion operation was a success?

I devote my work-life to the National Carrier now

Ah! Jet Star!

I hear that the wages are 30% less than those flying for the Australian part of the company. Thank you NZ labour laws.

[Brian d marge]

that wasn't what i got from that comment, but the delivery on line is always difficult.

no thats my bad , i was covering all bases .. oops

we have three essential problems , 1. what goes on in my head
2. the journey towards the fingers
and 3. the execution . any one of which are liable to screw up

Stephen

[marty]

So the rectal inversion operation was a success?

Ah! Jet Star!

I hear that the wages are 30% less than those flying for the Australian part of the company. Thank you NZ labour laws.

goes on all over the world - ryanair is a classic example.

i have a couple of mates contracting to jet* as engineers - earning pretty good 6-figure $$ and based in auckland/wellington, but airnz guys doing similar work are earning similar as FTE's, so we can't really complain. bottom line is, an airnz certifying engineer does pretty good over here. the word is a qantas 380 certifying engineer earns around 200k but that is only the word - i've yet to hear it from a reliable source.

now FLYING pay? that's a touchy topic. guys do complain very loudly for only earning $120k for crossing the ditch and back in a shiny jet with coffee and hosties every day

[Swoop]

now FLYING pay? that's a touchy topic.

Sorry, my fault. I was meaning flying pay.
Was talking to a captain the other day and he had a few interesting comparisons to make regarding Aus Vs NZ parts of the company. Not a lot of happy staff apparently...