Adventure riding & the recession

[bart]

Bugger that. I like my adventures without snakes and spiders.

or Aussies for that matter

[Waihou Thumper]

Hap, Happy for ya mate...Nice one Joe....
It always works out in the end matey!
Now, as for ya Katoom! Hmmm.....Get it fixed ASAP and PDQ, ready for the ADV ride over XMAS....

[pampa]

Okies landed a job with levin bob cats.
start next week.... there yard is in masterton..so thats great..

JMJ

Great I'm very happy for you mate

[warewolf]

Yeah.. gotta watch it a bit..... the redback is a bit shy..i think..

Ya bunch of pansies... HTFU! Geez, anyone would think there's critters that'd kill you with a vicious stare

Redbacks will kill you in 8 hours, like a red-bellied black snake or a tiger snake. Funnel-webs will get you in 2 hours - don't f#ck around with those bitches!! On land, that's about all that will do you in, in a hurry. Everything else is either harmless, scary, make you sick, or merely irritating; or some combination thereof! The poison travels underneath the skin, so first aid is to pressure-wrap with a wide bandage the bite site 3x wraps, then down to the extremities of the limb, and as far back up as you can. And immobilise the limb and preferably body.

The general rule of thumb is: don't go sticking hands and feet in places you can't see. ie don't pick up rocks, logs, or stuff left lying the shed, except by holding the area you can see... and the longer it's left undisturbed, the more critters will be lurking on the dark side ready to race around to your side when you disturb it. Don't go kicking through long dry grass... snakes love the warmth and hate being rudely awoken from their beauty sleep.

Ticks can be removed by gently sliding a sharp knife along your skin under their body... they'll wiggle themselves out. btw it's the biting end that goes in to you. Leaches are best left till they drink their fill, inject the coagulant, and drop off (cause they start with an anti-coagulant so if removed sooner you'll bleed for ages and ages).

[MXNUT]

Okies landed a job with levin bob cats.
start next week.... there yard is in masterton..so thats great..

JMJ

Thats great news Joe. It is true that if you keep on trying things will eventually happen.

I also had a call on my mobile on friday afternoon to tell me that after a process lasting 7 weeks - 3 interviews - 1 phone interview and an online aptitude and personality test that i was going to be employed again.

Oh and could i start first thing on monday morning. !!

So i have just completed my 1st day of paid employment in the last 6 and a half months.

The dog is stoked, it means he can start getting fed again.

When i started this thread, i never expected to be playing a starring role in it.

So anyone elese out there who is struggling to find employment, stick with it -- if you want it bad enough it will eventually happen.

[dino3310]

saweeeet mate, congrats

[junkmanjoe]

thats great news mark.....

what ya doing,,,selling buses.

now you can buy me a xmas pressy..

JMJ

[Eddieb]

Good news mate, hopefully your first day was not too much of a shock to the system after all this time.

[kevfromcoro]

So anyone elese out there who is struggling to find employment, stick with it -- if you want it bad enough it will eventually happen.[/QUOTE]

Christ.. i have never seen it so bad.. i have spent nearly all day looking for work.. and not getting any positive replies.

Iam in Australia which probably makes things a bit harder.......

Sick of these blokes saying..... nah... nothing at the moment......

Gets ya down after a while.

Never going to get my new bike at this rate

Try again to-morrow.....

BTW.. good onya JMJ.... hope you had a good day

[junkmanjoe]

BTW.. good onya JMJ.... hope you had a good day

i felt much better after tearing up that gravel road...i brought the right bike for me....yes sir..that i did.


so what you looking for work back in kiwi land, you coming home.

JMJ

[Monstaman]

So anyone elese out there who is struggling to find employment, stick with it -- if you want it bad enough it will eventually happen.

Great words and well done, never give up!

Things are definitely picking up here, the amount of work in construction coming up in the new year is looking very positive and we have luckily secured 21 months work so I am stoked.

kevfromcoro, sound like we still might have the edge here compared to oz as well?, stick with it mate as it will be worth it.

[MXNUT]

Sick of these blokes saying..... nah... nothing at the moment......

Gets ya down after a while.

I know what you mean, i had 6 months of that.

And It doesnt seem to help to hear anyone else saying stick with it but its true, it will eventually happen

[Waihou Thumper]

that i was going to be employed again.

Oh and could i start first thing on monday morning. !!

So i have just completed my 1st day of paid employment in the last 6 and a half months.

The dog is stoked, it means he can start getting fed again.

Nice one Mark! Glad it all worked out for you. I bet the dog is really happy, for awhile there it was chewing off it's own hind leg I bet...
Times are still tough out there and one of main, NO, my only reason for selling the KTM and Husaberg was to keep my kids looking like dogs still, rather than waifs!
And to keep the Bailiffs away...

[MXNUT]

Nice one Mark! Glad it all worked out for you. I bet the dog is really happy, for awhile there it was chewing off it's own hind leg I bet...

Working for the same company as you now Bro

[Waihou Thumper]

Working for the same company as you now Bro

No wonder it took so long for the process....
Good things take time with us, they never do things fast. It took me a little over 6 weeks to get through it all.....
Where are you then? Te Awamutu?
On ya...