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Forum: Rest of the World
May 22nd 2004, 12:40 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,464
Posted By daveuk1965

Thanks. ;-) Actually, I DID cut and paste...

Thanks. ;-)

Actually, I DID cut and paste the URL, but the domain`s unreachable on the DNS server.
Forum: Rest of the World
May 22nd 2004, 7:54 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,464
Posted By daveuk1965

"We're sorry, but this page is currently...

"We're sorry, but this page is currently unavailable for viewing. "
Forum: Information Technology
May 22nd 2004, 7:52 am
Replies: 23
Views: 4,569
Posted By daveuk1965

Ecando, that`s just another jobs board full of...

Ecando, that`s just another jobs board full of monkey agents, I`m afraid. I wish you all the best of luck, and I hope your optimism isn`t misplaced........
Forum: Working Abroad by Profession
May 21st 2004, 12:29 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,389
Posted By daveuk1965

Spent six months looking for any work which would...

Spent six months looking for any work which would allow me to stay in Southern Russia and telework - everything from remote database admin to stuffing envelopes. No go.

I`ve been running my own...
Forum: Working Abroad by Profession
May 20th 2004, 1:54 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,389
Posted By daveuk1965

All work at home schemes are cons. ;-) (Sorry !) ...

All work at home schemes are cons. ;-) (Sorry !)

Rumour had it - many years ago - that the net would allow us all to work from the freedom of our own homes. Never happened, unfortunately. As for...
Forum: USA
May 18th 2004, 12:31 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 2,138
Posted By daveuk1965

I got terribly down in both Holland and Germany -...

I got terribly down in both Holland and Germany - didn`t help that my Dad was ill, though. After a month I was, er, "irked", after three months I just HAD to go home - funny thing was, as soon as the...
Forum: Information Technology
May 18th 2004, 12:23 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 4,569
Posted By daveuk1965

Thanks, Ecando. ;-) Yep, unfortunately, I`m...

Thanks, Ecando. ;-)

Yep, unfortunately, I`m not being pessimistic but realistic. Wish it wasn`t the case, but - well, world occaisionally changes and you have to change with it. ;-))))

I`m on...
Forum: Australia
May 17th 2004, 7:08 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 3,945
Posted By daveuk1965

Ba eckers ! An ah bet thee`s from `t wrong saide...

Ba eckers ! An ah bet thee`s from `t wrong saide o`t hill as well, sez I in me best Lanky voice. :D
Forum: Australia
May 17th 2004, 7:07 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 3,945
Posted By daveuk1965

Close !! Holmfirth. ;)

Close !! Holmfirth. ;)
Forum: Australia
May 17th 2004, 4:20 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 3,945
Posted By daveuk1965

Friend lives here, I live in much the same part...

Friend lives here, I live in much the same part of the world.

Yes, there are some truly gold medal winning grotty bits in the UK, and there are some stunningly gorgeous areas, too. No one makes...
Forum: Information Technology
May 17th 2004, 4:06 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 4,569
Posted By daveuk1965

Yep, there`s three near home on Jobserve. ;-) ...

Yep, there`s three near home on Jobserve. ;-)

And there`s 500+ unemployed Oracle professionals in the area.

Plus - Jobserve`s a very famous site full of monkey agents who never, never, never...
Forum: Canada
May 16th 2004, 12:48 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 2,962
Posted By daveuk1965

Which ones, specifically ? ;-))) The ones...

Which ones, specifically ? ;-)))

The ones where two idiots get $500k off a venture capitalist for an idea which won`t work - they then PAY IT PROFESSIONALS to do it (spot the distinction) - and...
Forum: Canada
May 15th 2004, 6:03 am
Replies: 38
Views: 2,962
Posted By daveuk1965

WHAT ???????????...

WHAT ??????????? ;-))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

You suggest it - but it`s not true.

Business threw money into IT projects with total utter greed until the bubble burst. So now what you...
Forum: Canada
May 15th 2004, 6:00 am
Replies: 38
Views: 2,962
Posted By daveuk1965

IT is dead everywhere - *dependent on subject*. ...

IT is dead everywhere - *dependent on subject*.

Some older system integration stuff has died and gone to hell - y`can`t even get a job even looking as far afield as Nigeria or South Korea..........
Forum: Australia
May 15th 2004, 2:45 am
Replies: 75
Views: 6,304
Posted By daveuk1965

England isn`t pants. The Government and system...

England isn`t pants. The Government and system may be, but there`s a lot of good here.

Mind you, there`s a lot of good everywhere, with better government and systems. :D Life tends to be the...
Forum: Information Technology
May 14th 2004, 9:29 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,804
Posted By daveuk1965

Re: IT Market in ORACLE

Hi Ecando !

I`m not reskilling, to be honest - just got out of IT and so have most people I know here. ;-) This is the most difficult country in the world to get a new IT job in - we used to...
Forum: Information Technology
May 14th 2004, 9:25 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,804
Posted By daveuk1965

Jitendra. No UK employer can take you on without...

Jitendra. No UK employer can take you on without a work permit. Without a work permit, they`d have to look around for three months, prove that there are no suitable local people in the area and then...
Forum: USA
May 14th 2004, 9:18 am
Replies: 39
Views: 2,866
Posted By daveuk1965

Some Russian friends of mine explained what they...

Some Russian friends of mine explained what they thought it was to be English / British / whatever......

So it goes cold in Winter. Russians dress up in furs and heavy clothing. Most other races...
Forum: USA
May 14th 2004, 8:32 am
Replies: 83
Views: 6,306
Posted By daveuk1965

Heard a story about a new roundabout being...

Heard a story about a new roundabout being constructed in Florida - apparently there`s only about six or so in the entire state.

Chaos. ;-))))))))

Apparently no one understood what to do,...
Forum: USA
May 14th 2004, 8:24 am
Replies: 90
Views: 5,120
Posted By daveuk1965

Hm, that`s interesting - tell me, are your...

Hm, that`s interesting - tell me, are your parents a little upset that they went off to fight Hitler and then gave birth to him a few generations later ? :D
Forum: Information Technology
May 12th 2004, 7:27 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 4,569
Posted By daveuk1965

Re: i.t jobs

There are MCSE`s out of work in the UK - there are new IT graduates getting less money than shop assistants.......
Forum: Information Technology
May 12th 2004, 7:25 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 4,569
Posted By daveuk1965

I take it you`re American ? :D Well, I`m not...

I take it you`re American ? :D

Well, I`m not sure what the answer is, but perhaps I`d better ask most of my mates, who`re driving buses or selling used cars at the moment.

In the UK, wages...
Forum: Information Technology
May 12th 2004, 7:18 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,804
Posted By daveuk1965

Re: IT Market in ORACLE

Well, news to me, I`m an ex senior Oracle database administrator, I`ve been out of work for three years, lost the LOT, sent out 25,000 applications and am "overqualified" for work in the UK.
...
Forum: rec.travel.carribean
May 11th 2004, 5:01 am
Replies: 10
Views: 439
Posted By daveuk1965

Re: Most beautiful island in the caribbean

Cuba.
Forum: rec.travel.carribean
May 11th 2004, 5:00 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,378
Posted By daveuk1965

Re: Nassau --- Cuban Cigars

Friend, you can`t even get Habanos in Havana unless you go to the official supplier. Forget it. ;-)))
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