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techno ludite:
Hi All.

I guess being out of work sucks bigtime for me with no money coming in, only the JSA which will only last till Sept which I find strange being a tax payer who wants to work, but can't find a suitable job for the skills that I have.

Anywho, I've been pondering where would I go if money was no object, being a brit (not allowed to call myself english for fear of upsetting anyone) I could certainly leave England for good, no more rain or cold weather. I would certainly go somewhere warm for the majority of the year and a little rain ( less than an 1" ), clear skies ( light pollution ).

So where do you live and what is it like.


TL  :loco:


Bored and fedup of 51.45202,-1.023591

lordedmond:
utopia would be a good place to start  :doh:

but I cannot find the lat and long tried goggle but failed  :(


BTW I like being out of work gave up on that silly pastime at 50 that was 14 years ago  :D

Stuart

techno ludite:
S'pose watching 'Doc Hollywood' at the weekend doesn't help, that fictional place of 'Grady' looked idyllic, now that would suit me down to the ground  :med:. My end of days is 15yrs away but looks as though I might have keep working till I'm 70 or so the way things are going.

TL

AdeV:
I've got my eye on Southern Portugal. Not sure what happens if their economy does go supernova, as is being suggested; if it knocks property prices for 6 then I might be trying to buy a bit sooner than I anticipated...

As far as I can tell, Portugal is the perfect place for expat Brits: 1) The Portuguese (mostly) like us, so long as we're not football yobs & at least make an effort to integrate; 2) The weather is very nearly Spanish, but not quite so extremely hot in the middle of summer; 3) Better property laws mean the place doesn't look like an abandoned building site; 3) They're even on GMT so you don't need to fiddle with your watch  :lol:; 4) Superb new race track at Portimao will keep the likes of me happy, and out of trouble....

America looks to have some fantastically cheap property/land, if you're willing to live away from the metropolis. Quite difficult to get a green card though.


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--- Quote ---but can't find a suitable job for the skills that I have.

--- End quote ---

In that case, can I suggest re-training? If you're not already doing computery stuff, it's worth a try (especially if you can get the Govt to fund your training). When I move abroad, I will carry on doing exactly the same job that I do now; only from somewhere nicer. That's the beauty of computer programming... Of course, it is also soul destroyingly tedious, but that's because I've been doing it for years...

Bluechip:
'No more rain and cold weather' means drought and heatstroke ... neither very desirable ...

I'm too ancient to go anywhere now ...  :(

In any case,  I don't want to miss out on the 'Big Society'  ...  ::)



Dave BC

 

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