How is NZ these days?

[Road kill]

Learn to spell properly before you attempt to insult my intelligence, retard.

What's it like having no home land cock smoker.
Darkies got the better of ya' did they
Most fun I've had all week,,,,cheers

[Indiana_Jones]

Send a few of those spare engineers down here where it is cold.

The problem with the uni's is they throw out graduates with BEs that know nothing about engineering in the real world. I have broken my fair share of grads over the years, like any group some have done well and some have struggled. There is at least 10-20 years good solid work coming up in Canterbury for all kinds of engineers.

I'm in civil myself, things have been a bit quiet over the last year but we're getting busier now. Hopefully once I've finished my diploma (the new NZCE for the older chaps) I may have a stint in Christchurch.

I just found out I'll be working on Waterview till the end of the year now.

-Indy

[Ocean1]

I'm in civil myself

What's the difference between a civil engineer and a mechanical engineer?

[SMOKEU]

What's it like having no home land cock smoker.
Darkies got the better of ya' did they
Most fun I've had all week,,,,cheers

I never said that I don't have a "home land".

Is "cock smoker" the best insult you can fabricate? It sounds like nothing more than school yard slander.

[Indiana_Jones]

What's the difference between a civil engineer and a mechanical engineer?

One makes weapons, the other makes targets lol

-Indy

[merv]

What's the difference between a civil engineer and a mechanical engineer?

When I was at Uni way back the mechanical engineers were the ones whose trousers legs were a bit short.

[Berries]

What's the difference between a civil engineer and a mechanical engineer?

One designs the hole, the other designs the machine that digs it?

When I was at Uni way back the mechanical engineers were the ones whose trousers legs were a bit short.

I'd agree with that. They had a funny oily smell about them as well.

[Ocean1]

One makes weapons, the other makes targets lol

-Indy

Ordnance. Very good.

When I was at Uni way back the mechanical engineers were the ones whose trousers legs were a bit short.

I'd agree with that. They had a funny oily smell about them as well.

Those are jokes, eh?

[Tigadee]

I just found out I'll be working on Waterview till the end of the year now.

Nice! Awesome project to be part of!

One designs the hole, the other designs the machine that digs it?

Pretty much!

[merv]

Those are jokes, eh?

No, in my case true story, they really were like that compared to us civil guys.

[arkeo]

One makes weapons, the other makes targets lol

-Indy

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[Robert Taylor]

You can do well anywhere, with the right attitude.

That is exactly right!

Its just a shame that like many countries we have pressure groups ad infinitum everyday wanting off the Government more funding for this and that. Everyday ''the Government is not putting enough money into this''. For gods sake where does it all come from???

THERE IS NO MORE MONEY, THERE IS NO MORE MONEY, THERE IS NO MORE MONEY. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Subike]

That is exactly right!

Its just a shame that like many countries we have pressure groups ad infinitum everyday wanting off the Government more funding for this and that. Everyday ''the Government is not putting enough money into this''. For gods sake where does it all come from???

THERE IS NO MORE MONEY, THERE IS NO MORE MONEY, THERE IS NO MORE MONEY. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We should have know this would happen Robert,
the majority of the wage stealers, (earners work for it) are children of the benefit system
their whole lives have been , "" if you cant , then the government will subsidize it"" as mommy on the DPB taught them
Now that there really is NO MORE MONEY, the little babies are all crying

[Tigadee]

Be a trust fund manager - Big salaries, luxury homes, and sports cars as part of your bonus, steal a few mil and run away to Aus and claim that life is hard living on 'only' $7,000 a month's allowance (all while the families who invested in the trust fund are broke and starving)...

If convicted, get a few months in jail, pay a pitifully small fine and serve some hours community service, while going for free taxpayer-paid counselling. After your sentence is done, sell your story to tabloids, and a book on 'how not to invest' to publishers, and teach 'creative' accounting at the local university or institute.

[jasonu]

Thinking about moving to NZ sometime in the next few years again.... how's the economy doing there for engineering ?? Is the world recession affecting things much?

Calgary, AB, Canada is doing better than most places aparently, that is where I'm camping out for now. New Zealand is where I should live some day, it's calling me...

I was there 3 yrs ago and found the general day to day cost of living really expensive. Stuff like milk, bread, cheese, veg, gas, smokes (if you do), beer, eating out all atleast twice the cost of Oregon and other parts of the states I have visited. Vehicles cost a lot as does insurance. You will pay a lot more mortgage interest if you take out a loan to buy a house. Generally, dollar for dollar you are better in Canada (or the states too). If you can get a high paying job then this shouldn't be a problem.
Having said all that I miss the place and would move home tomorrow if circumstances allowed.