Brisbane - Working in the heat and earning potential ?
Mar 30th 2009, 8:54 pm
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Re: Brisbane - Working in the heat and earning potential ?
Well, thanks so much for everyone's input.
I don't know what to say really ... but we'll have to think this one over. The decision might be made 'for us' actually, because as much as my other half is on the skills list he's missing vital quals so is going to battle to get in. Have to see how it goes. Wonderful place though Brisbane. I've just come back from holidaying there a few weeks ago and the heat wasn't too bad, however a few years ago I went also, and the heat that time was just stifling ... so yeah I think the summers vary somewhat. I've heard its much hotter round christmas than late feb though.
I don't know what to say really ... but we'll have to think this one over. The decision might be made 'for us' actually, because as much as my other half is on the skills list he's missing vital quals so is going to battle to get in. Have to see how it goes. Wonderful place though Brisbane. I've just come back from holidaying there a few weeks ago and the heat wasn't too bad, however a few years ago I went also, and the heat that time was just stifling ... so yeah I think the summers vary somewhat. I've heard its much hotter round christmas than late feb though.
Mar 30th 2009, 9:04 pm
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Re: Brisbane - Working in the heat and earning potential ?
its all about human beings, we're all different. i can work outside most of the time quite comfortabely in SE queensland. drive round without aircon, just widows open and live for the most part without aircon on at home. i work with some queenslander brickies and labourers who hate the summer heat, drive with aircon on, aircon on at home and think i'm a mad pommie bxxtard. so some would agree that things can be exaggerated but others wouldn't.
Mar 30th 2009, 9:21 pm
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Re: Brisbane - Working in the heat and earning potential ?
hey there stevenick,a wee q,im a bricklayer and to be honest brisbane is about the only place we would like to live if we move from uk in your experience do the brickies tend to leave site early and start early people say im not wise calling it an oven and all this ,do you think you get used to the heat
You either like heat or you dont, if you dont anywhere in australia is going to be uncomfortably hot for a couple months of the year.
Right now in brisbane, its cool enought to wear flanno PJ's
early morning and night, this year the worst of the heat already seems long gone. Work, in summer its hot at 6am boiling by 7am, why would starting early make any difference, you start when the regulations allow you, usually not before 7am, leaving, depends on the amount of work on, it could be 3pm, it could be 6pm.
At the moment biggest worry would be could you find work as a bricklayer, not how hot it is.
Mar 30th 2009, 9:29 pm
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Re: Brisbane - Working in the heat and earning potential ?
hey there stevenick,a wee q,im a bricklayer and to be honest brisbane is about the only place we would like to live if we move from uk in your experience do the brickies tend to leave site early and start early people say im not wise calling it an oven and all this ,do you think you get used to the heat
Mar 31st 2009, 6:41 am
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Re: Brisbane - Working in the heat and earning potential ?
thanks for that, appreciate it
