My son or one of them

[malleefarmer]

Called in on my son yesterday lives on the outskirts of the big smoke were it transistions between city and country.

Worked at a freight company and moonlighted at wool processing/exporting company occasionally on weekends.

Informed the other week quitting his freight job and i said you sure about this, he said it will be sweet got offered more work at wool place.

OK you know what your doing.

Told me yesterday he works 4 nights a week only , i said on shit thats no good thought it was full time?

He said nah dad its fine, 13 hour shift with 2 half hour breaks so 12 hour day.

Heres the kicker $35 per hour for first 3 hours and $45 for other 9 not bad money

Trying to get one day on weekends again $60 per hour

[GDR]

Carefull what you post, you might get an influx of Canadian farmers looking for some extra cash and warmer weather!

Good for your boy, only problem with a good paying labour job as a young guy is that its pretty easy to get trapped in manual labour then one day find out you are too old or committed to bills to retrain for less labour type job.

[malleefarmer]

yeah he actually wants to or wanted to be a plumber or electrician and have his own bussiness or be a stay at home dad.......

his partner at one stage wanted to be a surgeon of some sort now may settle on just being a GP less studying.

They have a daughter my grandy so studies on hold for short term.

either way gp or surgeon mega bucks he chose wisely lol

comes up farm now and then

[beaverdam]

mallee, had a short visit there this winter, cripe things are expensive there! $4-5 for a plain black coffee, $10 -12 for a beer almost everywhere.

This high base wage society must be a real killer on folks who retired before it went into effect? I can imagine a lot of retirees running out of savings due to the high costs of food and drink.

Any thoughts mallee?

[malleefarmer]

Will add more later.

Had a german backpacker who smokes roll your own gigs a large packet of drum tobbaco which you may not have is $82 australian. $23 euros in germany.

Box of beer in germany between $12 and 20 euros australia $48 to 55 depending on quality for 24 beers 375ml