thanks everyone for your thoughts and support,
tough times in many ways, met quite a few lovely people that have stopped and congratulated me on being brave, being resourceful and having big balls
- tell you it was dam nervous watching thousand of people pass you every morning starring at you, felt a little degraded but just keen to work and look after the family, be nice to get a job and then buy myself a pin for a few weeks time when I hit 44, exactly 4 years after the habit started. So far no job offers in 4 days of doing it but lots of encouragement.
Monday - KOFM gave me radio help convinced that would score me a job in a day (though I felt that wouldn't happen) but stopped after a day as they failed I guess
Tuesday - a very eccentric passionate business guy said he would help and he called the Newcastle Morning Herald and they came out and did an article and published yesterday
Wednesday - newspaper article came out but had a break due to sad stuff but got a call from Sydney's Channel 7 and were prepared to travel and do a interview yesterday but since I had to dash to Sydney they met me quickly for a interview that will be aired in hopefully tonights Seven News (possibly national) - the main story is a guy in Sydney wanting staff but out of 11 scheduled interviews only 2 people turned up, with the rest sending texts or nothing (must not of wanted the job and just satisfying the dole requirments for 10 jobs a fortnight thing). They want to show the contrast that here are dole bluggers not turning up and then people like me want a job but aren't given the chance for a interview.
Thursday - will be on the news
Friday - last stint then having a break as you start to lose hope - I feel for all those people that want a job but just can't land one.
As for the sad news, my mother in law is loosing here fight with cancer and it was her 69th birthday yesterday and the doctor told her on her birthday you have days to weeks to live, so as expected my wife is shattered and hurts us all. Also yesterday I got my first government payment - $1.10 a fortnight as my wife works 19.5 hours a fortnight so pushes us over the threshold, how generous, while the bluggers scam the system, get accommodation help etc,,,,
This also explains my absence here and relieving myself of moderator duties on AP in the last fews days, all just too much going on
