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Graham Ritchie
Film God

Posts: 4001
From: New Zealand
Registered: Feb 2006

posted February 09, 2013 12:22 AM

Well folks its a far cry from being a projectionist but to the relief of my wife and our dwindling savings I am now back at work.

I got a job driving a small school bus for a bus company and really enjoying it [Cool]

I had to resit my driving licence, medical, police checks..etc etc. It took a while to get the paper work sorted out but got there. from being a motor mechanic, aircraft engineer, projectionist, to now a bus driver I have been very very lucky.....fares please [Smile]

Graham.

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Jonathan Trevithick
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 569
From: Gold Coast Australia
Registered: May 2012

posted February 09, 2013 01:23 AM

Congatulations on your new job, Graham.

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Larry Arpin
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 953
From: Sunland, CA, USA
Registered: Dec 2006

posted February 09, 2013 01:39 AM

Wow, Graham. I was a school bus driver from 1974 to 1981. Started doing old school fx on an optical printer until 2003. Learned digital vfx for 9 months. Worked digitally from 2004 to 2011. Most digital jobs are now in Canada, India, china, etc. I am presently training to get my class B to drive a bus. Hopefully, I will get a bus job by end of the month just to make ends meet.

Congratulations! At least you are working.

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Janice Glesser
Film Goddess

Posts: 3468
From: Sunnyvale, CA USA
Registered: Sep 2011

posted February 09, 2013 02:49 AM

Working is good...especially when you are getting paid for something you like doing. Congrats on the new job Graham!

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Janice

"I'm having a very good day!"
Richard Dreyfuss - Let It Ride (1989).

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Hugh Thompson Scott
Film God

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From: Gt. Clifton,Cumbria,England
Registered: Jan 2012

posted February 09, 2013 04:10 AM

Congratulations Graham, in this day and age no small feat, and
better still if it's something you'll enjoy.Best of luck.

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David Ollerearnshaw
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1373
From: Penistone Sheffield UK
Registered: Oct 2012

posted February 09, 2013 07:01 AM

Good luck in your new job Graham. If its something you enjoy that makes it even better.

I lost my job back in 2009, but I had stopped enjoying it a few years before, in fact it was getting me down. After I went on "The Sick" for 12 months, said all the right things at the Job Centre & managed to get on all the courses. Had 10 weeks on 'A4E' self employed course. Still at it now.

Money's a bit tight, but I feel better doing something I enjoy. I wanted to be:

1. Film Bum
2. Beach Bum
3. Communications Business

For some reason they didn't like the first two [Razz]

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Graham Ritchie
Film God

Posts: 4001
From: New Zealand
Registered: Feb 2006

posted February 09, 2013 01:38 PM

Thanks Everyone

Larry and David.. hope all works out well for both of you.

Regards Graham.

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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

Posts: 5468
From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted February 11, 2013 12:32 AM

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relief of my wife and our dwindling savings

Obviously I am not Canadian, but here I see people will get a sort of compensation from the government for certain moths (maybe local Canadian can give better explaantion) if they are fired or unemployed.

Is there a similar scheme in other countries ?

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Winbert

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Dino Everette
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1535
From: Long Beach, CA USA
Registered: Dec 2008

posted February 11, 2013 12:43 AM

Not to get too political but at the moment they have that here that is almost helping people nOT look for jobs.. I have a friend who has been on unemployment for the past 2 years, and they just got another years' extension in December, and he only starts looking the month before it is scheduled to run out.

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Pasquale DAlessio
Film God

Posts: 3523
From: Bristol,RI, USA
Registered: May 2010

posted February 11, 2013 05:11 AM

Graham

Congratulations on the new job! I am going to do the same thing myself for added income. My pension is just not enough.

PatD

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Graham Ritchie
Film God

Posts: 4001
From: New Zealand
Registered: Feb 2006

posted February 12, 2013 05:43 PM

Great idea Pat, money does not go far these days.

Regarding unemployment benifit out here, you can get it but its not much and its not easy to get. If you do qualify then if a job comes up, eg digging a hole in the street and you say you dont want to do it, they will pull the plug on you, same if they send you for a job and you fail a drug test...once again no money. There are certainly people that need help, but if they look at you and you look fit and healthy...then its out the door you go buddy and get some work.

Graham.

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