hypothetical question

[jigsaw 11,899]

I was listening to the radio this morning and they were saying on it that New Zeland were hoping to recruit many thousands of trades people to reconstruct the towns damaged by the volcanos there.I was thinking,would the members on here be willing to pack up their hobby/dogs/ferrets and go work for a few years.I asked myself that today and after the last 34 years never being without a dog its a hard one to answer,but the way things are going and no hope of employment for the future in Ireland my thoughts are swaying a little towards the possibility of travelling.It wouldnt be an issue for me anyway I reckon as Im that bit over the preferable age limits.Being close to the big 50 I think the younger folk have not much to worry about.What do you reckon personally,would you be willing to leave the country indefinitely and say good bye to your working animals and guns etc.I think a little bit of me would wither and die if I was dogless for a long period of time

Edited August 13, 2011 by jigsaw

[Born Hunter 17,832]

The only way I could leave it all behind was if I truly believed I was going to live the 'good life' where everyday I would get up and love life. Otherwise it just wouldnt be worth it.

[jigsaw 11,899]

what say your behind on your motrgage,you couldnt make ends meet,couldnt supportyour family properly,It wouldnt be about loving every day then really would it,it would be about geting yourself out of the horrors of modern living.Im just throwing up different scenarios to get your thoughts on the matter.Could be an interesting discussion.

[scothunter 12,609]

wouldnt go live abroad,i hate foreignors

[lanesra 4,005]

My situation is , my kids have grown up and flew the nest now , im 43 and had dogs round me all my life , me and my mrs are ok money wise , our son lives in America and i know she would love us to go there for 2 or 3 mths at a time , which financially we could do...,(which would mean dogs in kennells for months, and that too me would not be right)... me though not a chance , i love going out to see him and spendin time with him but after 10 days I NEED HOME , The 1st thing i look to do when arrivin home is down the kennels for the dogs and out with them , the dogs arent my WHOLE life but by feck there a BIG PART OF IT , though if in the circumstances your sayin Liam reguarding mortages ect then yes if at the right age , id do it for the family , hard decision though at a certain age , bad do how genuine hard workin people cant make there livin in the place/surroundings there use to and with there family ,so if i had too then YES , because i can then NO.

[micheal rennicks 17]

when comes your family these decisions have to be made,understand jigsaw about the dogs.from what i know of new zealand they have a thriving hunting fraternity.so ya might get lots of sport there too.the answer to your question yes i would go,been in amrerica most my life i trying to get team of dogs together now,but putting food on table paying the bills is getting harder by the day.the age is the problem with these countries so im probably f...ked,anywhere to me would be better than here.2 young kids need feeding it not looking too good from here.what is the deal anyway for those jobs.

[TOMO 27,284]

wouldnt go live abroad,i hate foreignors

 

Theres plenty of your countrymen in N.Z in fact the population of NZ is only 5 million, for a country the size of britain

 

ide go jigsaw, no probs, its a great country, and theres plenty to hunt rabbits hare millions of deer, pigs, wallabys possums,, the only thing you cant hunt is fox,, cos there arnt any.

 

whilst i love my hunting , your family come first, so if you have to give it up for a while so be it

[weasle 1,119]

Why would you have to give up dogs? sort house,job,running dog.

[Born Hunter 17,832]

what say your behind on your motrgage,you couldnt make ends meet,couldnt supportyour family properly,It wouldnt be about loving every day then really would it,it would be about geting yourself out of the horrors of modern living.Im just throwing up different scenarios to get your thoughts on the matter.Could be an interesting discussion.

 

In a situation like that its not really a choice, you have to do what you have to do. And if by moving I was reasonably sure my situation would stabalise for myself and most importantly my family then I would be away.

[jigsaw 11,899]

Yeah I know what yer all saying,if a fella had to go,I dont think you'd have time for the first year or two to do anything but get established in work and save some coin.The thing with going is,would you leave not only the dogs etc behind but your whole family too.Its just a topic I thought might be interesting to have.Im afraid my age is against me and I dont think I fit the criteria they seek.I know it sounds like heaven with all the game species there but would you fit in with the locals,would they want you around being of different cultures etc.The thing with me is I was never outside of Ireland for longer than 2 weeks,lol and I find the idea rather daunting and nerveracking.

[The one 8,529]

Need to know it was for a set time a year or two earn good money and home again with a nice wee wedge

[mossyh07 64]

They way i look at it is that ya gotta do what ya gotta do. I had my visa's and everything sorted for going to Oz to find work but have put it off because i have now found work here. If people who were behind on a mortgage and loans, out of work struggling by on the dole and basically scraping by week to week i think they would be mad not to think about emigrating. There is more to life than dogs and hunting.

 

J.M.O

[TOMO 27,284]

Yeah I know what yer all saying,if a fella had to go,I dont think you'd have time for the first year or two to do anything but get established in work and save some coin.The thing with going is,would you leave not only the dogs etc behind but your whole family too.Its just a topic I thought might be interesting to have.Im afraid my age is against me and I dont think I fit the criteria they seek.I know it sounds like heaven with all the game species there but would you fit in with the locals,would they want you around being of different cultures etc.The thing with me is I was never outside of Ireland for longer than 2 weeks,lol and I find the idea rather daunting and nerveracking.

 

both oz and nz were colonies,mainly made up of brits,, both countrys speak english (i know that could be a problem for you lol) serriously though, both those country like there imagrants, to come from the uk.

 

whilst on holiday there, i met a few ex pats,, best thing they ever did,,,, was the thing they all told me.

 

taking the dogs is expencive ,,, stabs is the man to ask about that,,, but i dont think theres much change out of 2 grand

[rob190364 2,594]

The only thing that'd stop me is not regularly seeing my parents, sisters, neice etc. If I wasn't close with them I'd up sticks and leave this country behind in a heartbeat! It would cost a few quid getting your dog over there sure, but if you were making decent cash while you were over there you'd soon make it back up again.

[jigsaw 11,899]

thanks for that Tomo,the language barrier would be a killer for sure Mossy theres nothing more important than hunting and dogs and shooting except for the family that is.Anyway its just a bit of wondering I was doing.If I were 10-15 years younger Then maybe I would qualify but its not going to happen.