Hi Mark, you have just reminded me of mine and the better halfs work thoughts. If we were to give up our day jobs and take the relaxed route, we were wondering what it would be like to be site wardens or the like. Does anyone have experience at this, owning/running a caravan site? Can you live in your caravan all the time and what are the pro's and cons?
So what do you do for a living
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Hi Lol
Theres a lovely detached(large)bungalow up the road from us for sale with a beautiful attached cc CL !! Next door to Martin Mere RSPB, certainly relaxing place !!
Theres a lovely detached(large)bungalow up the road from us for sale with a beautiful attached cc CL !! Next door to Martin Mere RSPB, certainly relaxing place !!
Mark You sound like a fighter,Im sure everything will work out fine in the end. Did I read somewhere that wearing coloured filter glasses helps with dyslexia? All the best with the course....Brian (",)I used to fit curtains to curtain side trailer. That was five years ago. I have not work sin has it did thing to my back which I get a lot of trouble with.
Trying to do a computer cores to get back to work but with me having dislexsyer . I am not doing it very well.
I fill I got to do soing as I am only 37 year old and do not wont to be left out to dry.
Mark
Oh don't Tina, not now, not while I'm jumping around from job to job. It would be too easy to go for something like that and throw away the shackles. head says "don't you dare" heart says "what you waiting for?". Incidently, where is this bungalow?
visiting lecturer boring stuff,warehousing,customer service,health & safety.Currently training towards teaching in dyslexia.
I agree with Brian, Mark I'm sure you'll make it.I used to fit curtains to curtain side trailer. That was five years ago. I have not work sin has it did thing to my back which I get a lot of trouble with.
Trying to do a computer cores to get back to work but with me having dislexsyer . I am not doing it very well.
I fill I got to do soing as I am only 37 year old and do not wont to be left out to dry.
Mark
Lol,I know how you feel,we've been thinking of selling up and going to Spain for a couple of years now,buying a ruin with enough land to open a small, but very tasteful caravan site .Not that easy is it.
Hi LolOh don't Tina, not now, not while I'm jumping around from job to job. It would be too easy to go for something like that and throw away the shackles. head says "don't you dare" heart says "what you waiting for?". Incidently, where is this bungalow?
Its in A place called Burscough,Ormskirk,Lancs, nice area , 20min drive to southport where I live ! It really is a nice looking place,It always seems to have vans aswell no matter what time of year, think the RSPB nature reserve helps!
Quite an apt place to post this...
In my job I see far to many Dead people so LOL ALWAYS FOLLOW YOUR HEART NOT YOUR HEAD! you dont get another chance to go back later on !! x
In my job I see far to many Dead people so LOL ALWAYS FOLLOW YOUR HEART NOT YOUR HEAD! you dont get another chance to go back later on !! x
Hi Mark
Don't give up with the IT, I left school without any qualifications, was always called thick by everyone, then at 22 was diagnosed with a form of dyslexia know as dyspraxia only mild. I'd always been interested in computers so enrolled at college. I initially found it difficult, and didn't do very well, however the strange thing was, the further I went with it, the easier it got. What I realised was that I didn't learn things the normal way, I need to work it out for myself, and at the early stage this was difficult as the example given were all too simple, as they got more complex, thing became obvious, I left University with a degree in Software Engineering.
I now work for the NHS as a senior Information Development Office, working with a team developing information service through the internet/intranet, I've also spent several years lecturing at 2 local colleges, found this very rewarding, though had the give this up a couple of years ago due to work commitments, strange thing is, we've recently set on a member of staff he's just completed his masters, who I taught at college.
Now you're probably wondering how I've managed to type this (hopefully) so well, well I'm typing it in MS word and as I make common mistakes I've programmed the correct spelling in autocorrect, this automatically corrects my errors. I then read it through several time just to check my grammar, though not always successfully.
Matthew
Don't give up with the IT, I left school without any qualifications, was always called thick by everyone, then at 22 was diagnosed with a form of dyslexia know as dyspraxia only mild. I'd always been interested in computers so enrolled at college. I initially found it difficult, and didn't do very well, however the strange thing was, the further I went with it, the easier it got. What I realised was that I didn't learn things the normal way, I need to work it out for myself, and at the early stage this was difficult as the example given were all too simple, as they got more complex, thing became obvious, I left University with a degree in Software Engineering.
I now work for the NHS as a senior Information Development Office, working with a team developing information service through the internet/intranet, I've also spent several years lecturing at 2 local colleges, found this very rewarding, though had the give this up a couple of years ago due to work commitments, strange thing is, we've recently set on a member of staff he's just completed his masters, who I taught at college.
Now you're probably wondering how I've managed to type this (hopefully) so well, well I'm typing it in MS word and as I make common mistakes I've programmed the correct spelling in autocorrect, this automatically corrects my errors. I then read it through several time just to check my grammar, though not always successfully.
Matthew
Hiya My hubby is a hgv driver working too many hrs, and am trying to fit in between his hrs what I can working in Asda hence love the caravan with having 3 nighmare children.... no there lovely really..........especially when there asleep which unfortunatly isn't too often..
Great thing about caravanning meet people from walks of life...when we started we had 1 child,, told I couldn't have more. great place for him to meet new friends.. moved house 9yrslater 1 girl 9mths later 1 boy just goes to show caravanning for you.. but seriously we love it and have met so many lovely people along the way.. although a bit harder work now with the little ones... but wouldn't change the caravanning..kids nother matter though.... Dave
Great thing about caravanning meet people from walks of life...when we started we had 1 child,, told I couldn't have more. great place for him to meet new friends.. moved house 9yrslater 1 girl 9mths later 1 boy just goes to show caravanning for you.. but seriously we love it and have met so many lovely people along the way.. although a bit harder work now with the little ones... but wouldn't change the caravanning..kids nother matter though.... Dave
I wish you well. I was diagnosed in 1989 its a problem but I thankfuly manage to live a good life of which carravaning is a big part thanks to the help and care my wife gives me, dont know what I'd do with out her help and muscles .Hi Im a Firefighter and the missus is a pa........although not for long ,just been diagnosed with MS
Matthew
I have now dyslexia sin I was six years old had all test to find out what was rag as I cud not speck at 5 years old. I to have to use Microsoft Word. So time I can not fink how to put thing down so other see what I won to put as you have to now how word go.
When I say I use to work for a curtain side trailer. I did other job as well but seen as I was good at fitting curtain & fast. Other thing I did were platter & welder and I cud also fix the curtain if they had holes in.
Now days I 5 sort of tables to get me going in the morning. So time they do not work. I have pain in one of my legs 24 7. Tablets do not get rid of it .
Mark
I have now dyslexia sin I was six years old had all test to find out what was rag as I cud not speck at 5 years old. I to have to use Microsoft Word. So time I can not fink how to put thing down so other see what I won to put as you have to now how word go.
When I say I use to work for a curtain side trailer. I did other job as well but seen as I was good at fitting curtain & fast. Other thing I did were platter & welder and I cud also fix the curtain if they had holes in.
Now days I 5 sort of tables to get me going in the morning. So time they do not work. I have pain in one of my legs 24 7. Tablets do not get rid of it .
Mark
Best of luck to you and PaulA and your respective partners.Hi Im a Firefighter and the missus is a pa........although not for long ,just been diagnosed with MS
Hey Bob T what sort of Police support work are you doing? I am losing my job due to redundancy at the end of the year and fancied a change and have just applied for a police support job that required similiar project management skills that I use today. Not sure if I stand any chance of an interview having spent so many years in Engineering, but can only try for these things.
Hey great response to my post on this one, very interesting to see what many people do and to learn that a lot of you are already retired and enjoying that well earned rest. With all of those that are working it begs me to ask the question how do you end up spending time on the forum during the working day ;-)...and of course does your employer know! At least you now know why my English and spelling can sometimes be a little bad due to hasty posts and replies...well it is hard to try and work and surf the net on the PC forum at the same time without your boss knowing and I bet I am not alone! Anyway, I am working my redundancy notice so surely that is a good enough justification (",)
I'm a mechanical maintenance engineer and to answer the question of how I find the time to spend on the forum during the day? well I've recently been made redundant after 20 years service but I'm not bitter (not much)
After searching the list above for possible employers I think I may have found one, rob_jax where do I send my CV?
After searching the list above for possible employers I think I may have found one, rob_jax where do I send my CV?
Welcome to the redundant club big Roy! Second time for me, hey I did see an advert in here for an admin assistant....I can type...pick me....pick me....
Thanks for the welcome Paul,it's not very nice is it,I feel sorry for you having to actually work your notice, I was paid mine, I was told I was being made redundant at 1pm and was off site by 3pm.Nice to feel wanted isn't it.Welcome to the redundant club big Roy! Second time for me, hey I did see an advert in here for an admin assistant....I can type...pick me....pick me....
I'm a Director of a ferry company and my wife works part time for an airline. Travel must be in the blood
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