Did you work from HOME or Locally?

Burns1 · Member

Did you work from HOME or Locally?

Possum3 · Guru

You say you're a Sparky not Electrician. A competent licenced electrician can elect to work in their local area and never run out of work. An Auto Electrician is also able to work in the area they live with a minimum of advertising. Local Handymen are also in short supply just look at Jim's and Hire a Hubby franchises.
At 52 years of age you could start any career with minimum effort.
I think there maybe an attitude owing to the fact you say you are a sucker to have to work.
I believe most on this site are doing what they want to do, because they want to do it, some are pensioners, some self funded retirees, others are just working at all sorts of jobs as they travel to afford their lifestyle. (Welders, Hair dressers, Roo Shooters, Cooks, Barmen, etc.
Go to your local technical college and talk to a counsellor, while you are off work, and see if there is any courses you fancy that could assist you in a tree change.

Burns1 · Member

Thanks Possum, Yes I have a Qualified Supervisors Certificate, the highest grade Electricians license, and no, I not looking to become a house Sparky. I could go back to being well paid for specialist controls work but that means travel.

There is no "attitude" to work. Just a joke about all your care free, traveling lifestye's, compared to me trying to find a new career. The whole point is, I've been working way to hard for too long and I've payed off my house, raised 2 boys and are now looking for something to take me to retirement.

When I do give up the rat race, I'll surely end up working at something as we travel around this country. I've already spotted greynomadsjobs.com.

blaze · Guru

Started sas a diesel fitter
Won a contract to maintain mobile plant at 25 yo
Self-taught computers while mechanicing (building and maintaining)
Purchased a franchise within the printing industry

Then brought an offset printing press

then purchased a sign plotter This got us out of the crap we got into with the franchise and offset press. Become the first gold member of the sign acciation of Australia in Tasmania.

Then also started screen printing

Then had 12 years installing austar

then had 5years doing various jobs while travelling WA

Now pensione off with a buggered body

There has also been lots of licences and training along the way as well as some minor different contracted positions
cheers
blaze

-- Edited by blaze on Thursday 21st of February 2019 09:58:15 PM

Dougwe · Chief one feather

AHHHHH! Work! What a painful word that is these days. Should be

I worked from 12 years old to 60 and now enjoy my well earned retirement and enjoy the travelling lifestyle I have chosen.

At 52 you are still young and have great qualifications, well done. There is heaps of work around for your skills so just combine both, skills and travel.

Keep Safe on the roads and out there.

Burns1 · Member

Yeah Dougwe, I'm not yet in a position to travel/work. That will come. I have one in yr10 and one in yr12 and both mine and my wife's mothers are quite old and live close by.

Kebbin · Guru

G'day Bernie and welcome, Have you ever thought about going into offgrid mobile solar/battery setups for RV's designing installing and offering kits for the more capable amongst us. It is prehaps the one thing every caravan/motorhome owner wants or needs.
Lithium batteries are getting cheaper if you assembled your own with quality cells they would be even more attractive to the likes of Grey Nomads as most suppliers are still asking top dollar. Just a thought.

Burns1 · Member

Hi Kebbin. Interesting thought. I only have the 1 caravan I bought as experience in this area, and the research I did before the purchase. It's only 17ft with a single battery and portable solar cells. Don't most caravans come fairly well quipped to be off grid these days with batteries, inverters,LED lighting,solar cells etc? And I thought most wanted portable solar cells so they can put them in the sun. I did have to redesign my van though, as I wasn't happy with the way the 3 way fridge was wired for 12v.My current career has a lot to do with LED lighting and batteries. If your happy to PM me and explain where you think the problems lie with the current RV/caravan 12v power set up, I'd love to find out about it. It would make a good transition to a full time nomad with a career. Haha

Kebbin · Guru

Most caravans have some form of battery power, some just for lighting others power + lighting others 2 AGMs + Solar for self sufficiency, but I'm sure they would all want to have a Lithium set up, new technology lighter batteries more power to use better systems overall.
I can't speak for others but a lithuim setup is very appealing but I'm not sure how to go about buying cells online from China along with BMS to put together a system myself ( as I believe this is not only cost effective but also better then sealed units). I do think you could make a decent living out of designing building and even installing systems.

sandgrooper1 · Senior Member

Hi Burns1,

At nearly 56 years of age myself I can relate to how you feel as expressed in your first post. I think a lot of people may suffer from what I term 'Fiftyituss'.

I know where I work quite a few seem too now as others have in the past. Last week for instance on one day alone I was informed of three workmates diagnosed with cancer and a forth retired workmate as well(2 x prostate one spread further both 60 yrs,1 x bowel cancer 75 yrs, 1 x osophegus cancer...inoperable 62 yrs).

Makes you think.....

Basically also retirement is on the horizon, most have advanced as far as they are ever going too at work....thus counting down the days, months, years.

I dare say we will get there.

Keep the chin up.

Regards AL

Burns1 · Member

Oh no AL. I'm sorry to hear about your work mates. I hope they get good help and get a bit longer at life.

I'm still happy to work for another 10-15 yrs. I'm just trying to get the balance right for where I am in life.

Safe travels, Bernie