Adventure riding & the recession

**tri boy** · 21st July 2009, 14:14

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

hows all the other people doing with there job hunting....

Given up looking till spring/summer

Sounds defeatist i know, but fecked if I'm going to get stressed by the way things are.
I'm slowly bleeding dollars out my arse, but thats the reason i save in the good times. (grasshopper n the ant story struck a chord with me as a pup).
Kanny gives me enough to do round the house so I'm kept entertained, and I'm not driving her too crazy.
More to life than $$$$

**Monstaman** · 21st July 2009, 14:24

The recession is all but over men, I firmly believe we are not far from the exit gate, we have been very busy with only a small quiet patch.

Don't get despondent, get enthused and cherish your time out to de-stress, sleep in, stay up late, ride that adventure bike etc.

Life is good, keep looking forward as those who are looking back are no match for those looking forward!!

**JATZ** · 21st July 2009, 17:23

Originally Posted by Monstaman

The recession is all but over men

What makes you think that ?

**junkmanjoe** · 21st July 2009, 17:45

thats shake up down there other day , must have rattled your brains....
i just got a email from a job i applyed for in hamilton.

have a read.
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Well we had a lot more than we ever expected the first 20 or so went to file 13 as they had no experience at all or some of the following, ie one, 74 year old guy, an operator from UK, even Saudi Arabia

However from the other 80 or so applications I will admit you were looked at on more than one occasion, but because of being so far away we were a little nervous that had we expected you to move up here and then the down turn hit again we would be leaving you in the lurch. It has worked out that Steve’s younger brother who owns one of the machines has decided to come back and operate it himself.

We have taken on an operator for our other machine but he is aware that it is on a casual when needed for that machine, yet hopefully turn into full time.

Joe, we haven’t binned you yet and will hold your info. Should things not work out we can give you a call and if your interested take it from there.

Kind Regards
Barbara Thorner
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so this tells me that there are idots applying for jobs there no good at and makeing it harder for us experience operators to land it.

so not to bad of a repily i guess...

JMJ

**Underground** · 21st July 2009, 17:58

Dont want to rain on your parade monstaman but the world is headed into a recession the likes of which we have never seen , and things have just begun

**twotyred** · 21st July 2009, 17:59

Originally Posted by Monstaman

The recession is all but over men, I firmly believe we are not far from the exit gate

totally disagree,but hope you are correct...

**MXNUT** · 21st July 2009, 20:07

I have got my first job interview tomorrow arvo, but just like Tri Boy i am not stressing at the moment .

I also have a big list of things to keep me busy but am getting pretty pissed off with the rain.

Recession almost over .... that would make a good Tui Add YEAH RIGHT

**buggsubique** · 21st July 2009, 20:08

There are a few jobs around here but one thing I notice is they are mostly managment and / or sales jobs. Ie companies either cutting the deadwood to try and get things going with more motivated staff, or people leaving because there is no money to be earnt or owner's expectations are too high of a business (ie getting desperate and demanding performance).

The business I'm in will be up for sale soon. I'm fortunate enough to have a Plan B and will be calling on it very shortly. Lucky in some regards as it means we will be keeping the house (very proud of my house I am!) but will mean living away from the family mon-fri...and commuting to the North Island. Maybe Mr Key could ditch the cycle way and build a cookstraight bridge so I could ride to work...anyone up for a petition?

**junkmanjoe** · 21st July 2009, 20:23

Originally Posted by MXNUT

I have got my first job interview tomorrow arvo, but just like Tri Boy i am not stressing at the moment .

I also have a big list of things to keep me busy but am getting pretty pissed off with the rain.

Recession almost over .... that would make a good Tui Add YEAH RIGHT

like this mark...

**MXNUT** · 21st July 2009, 21:03

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

like this mark...

**Monstaman** · 21st July 2009, 21:42

Wow .. the negativity

..well done.

You guys are too negative for me on this, keep looking back if you will that is up to you.

The media have fueled it up to the point that people are stuffing their hands in their pockets and leaving them there, wouldn't be a bad idea to break that cycle in my view and take a more constructive positive outlook.

Anyway, said my piece, pull the piss if you want cos it doesn't worry me and I don't drink Tui.

Rather talk about bikes eh.

**Woodman** · 21st July 2009, 21:47

Originally Posted by Monstaman

Wow .. the negativity

..well done.

wouldn't be a bad idea to break that cycle in my view and take a more constructive positive outlook.

Quite regularly break my cycle, and that is what is keeping the economy going.

**Underground** · 21st July 2009, 21:55

hey ' all is not lost though we will ride out of it because we are ADVENTURE RIDERS , we can get through anything

**junkmanjoe** · 21st July 2009, 22:13

We shall go on to the end, we shall ride in nelson, we shall ride on the hills and the valleys, we shall ride with growing confidence and growing strength on the mud, we shall defend our Islands from the aussys, whatever the cost , we shall ride on the beaches, we shall ride on the mountains, we shall ride in the fields and in the streets, we shall ride in the snow; we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, these Islands or a large part of them were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the adventure riders Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until,we run out of gas, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue us from the Recession. We shall never surrender.

kiwi Bikers till the end.....

JMJ

**Monstaman** · 21st July 2009, 22:28

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

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kiwi Bikers till the end.....

JMJ

Now ya talking!!

Originally Posted by twotyred

totally disagree,but hope you are correct...

Why, check the vital signs and things are looking up, not to what they were two years ago which was fake hollow economics and built on greed and self propelled inflation, it was no secret it was gonna pop .... so I struggle with peoples gee how did that happen...we didn't see that coming.

As an employer of three, self employed for nine years, been in the financial side of building/construction/development for 23 years I have seen the good and bad and yes the recession has taken a toll however on a global scale NZ has stood up very well indeed.

JMJ, put your KTM wish list up where you can see it and aim for it, take nothing less.

NZ has so much to offer v overseas and contrary to what a lot of people say about our country being screwed it is actually a bloody good place recession and all.

So back to adv biking....