Only in Melbourne...

[AndrewJ]

but I want to get a decent career! hows 60k starting salary, plus car and super ;D

Become a politician,
no study reqd, ( and you might even get a driver for yr car )

Andrew

[§AB]

Originally Posted by overlord

Hello, God here.

SAB,

Your lamentations against my weather decisions have been most grieving to me. Your ingratitude stings me most grieviously. As punishment, I have decided to implement a further punitive measure of not less than two months of gut-wrenchingly miserable weather, which will be imperfect, in the least, for your astronomical purposes.

Your Humble Creator.

ummmm......yeah

[marki]

Originally Posted by §AB

lol! but I want to get a decent career! hows 60k starting salary, plus car and super ;D

I think I have the answer to all of your problems (as stated in this thread anyway). Come over to WA and get a job in the mines. There are many advantages such as;

1. No education required
2. 5 figure salary for 6 months work.
3. You get a really big yellow American car made by CAT. It has 2000 HP motor, aircon, stereo, 20ft by 3ft mags and tyres and more...
4. Free food and rent.
5. As you will be in the middle of the desert you will never see rain or cloud again.

Mark

[§AB]

my dad tried to do that but they all want experienced operators...

[marki]

Originally Posted by §AB

my dad tried to do that but they all want experienced operators...

They are screaming for people up there. You can do a 2 day operators course and get the ticket if necessary (insurance purposes) or simply go up there as a general TA and work your way to the job you want. I know quite a few people working in the mines and the pay and conditions are excellent. As for experience I wonder if practicing backing up and down your driveway counts? It's kind of similar to driving up and down a haul road.

Mark

[TrevorW]

Marki it's not as easy as you think, getting a job up North at the moment.

If anyone has noted China shut down 10 steel plants while the Olympics are on to reduce smog in Bejing so the demand for iron ore has dropped off for a while.

He's probably better off staying in Melb.

[marki]

Originally Posted by TrevorW

Marki it's not as easy as you think, getting a job up North at the moment.

If anyone has noted China shut down 10 steel plants while the Olympics are on to reduce smog in Bejing so the demand for iron ore has dropped off for a while.

He's probably better off staying in Melb.

Hey Trevor

They have a problem with gas supply as well I believe but they always make noises and carry on regardless. The work is there if you want it (mate got a job on tuesday) but in the case of SAB I would suggest he stay at uni and finish his degree (I am a teacher after all). I was just trying to give him an image that took his mind off the cloud and rain on the last day of his holidays . The closing of steel mills will be of little consequence as we also mine nickel, gold, copper, mineral sands etc. Last time the Chinese govt clamped down on iron imports we got orders that broke all previous records so I would not worry too much. The olympics are only for a few weeks anyway and I will bet that it does not stop the chinese stockpiling ore.

Cheers

Mark

[§AB]

Well, we pulled another Melbourne.

The forecast for Friday was saying "showers clearing" and "fine" on Saturday with northerly winds, so one could assume it would be clear Friday night.

But in typical fashion, at the last minute the forecast for Friday was changed to "showers redevoping during afternoon".



Now that we are out of winter, just watch how much hotter and sunnier every other Australian city will be in the coming weeks/months.