OFF TO CHINA JAN 2010

[sparzzy]

been offered a job in china for two weeks to work on a roof . all travel and hotel paid for plus large fee for 10 days work on special building . going out with my one of my old work mates and leave my son to run things here. cant say no. only prob will be weather winter out there -4 to -20 . good job its a flat roof we can keep warm on tar pot. worked on loads of famous and special roofs over last 29yrs. had to sign gagging order so cant say what it is.

[Gaz]

so its government work then, are you that good tim that people in far far away places know of you?

[sparzzy]

france ,canada, spain, florida. plus more. often get asked to go abroad as royal tunbridge wells got lots of wealthy people . thats why i move here in 87. just coz its best time to go . jan normal quite .

[Gaz]

Good on ya, if you can get the work and your that good/respected then its always going to a good thing.

[Squig]

Nice one fella, quite impressed by that

[Colorado]

sounds great

[Envoy CDX]

enjoy your time away

[sparzzy]

thanks people ( just so dont say guys and offen the ladies) only thing is 10hr flight . as only sleep 3 to 4 hrs a night 10hrs sitting dont sound good. still got 10hrs to lean chinese .

[andysri]

good on you tim

[Squig]

thanks people ( just so dont say guys and offen the ladies) only thing is 10hr flight . as only sleep 3 to 4 hrs a night 10hrs sitting dont sound good. still got 10hrs to lean chinese .

It's possible you will need a longer flight... many years longer

[sparzzy]

thanks people ( just so dont say guys and offen the ladies) only thing is 10hr flight . as only sleep 3 to 4 hrs a night 10hrs sitting dont sound good. still got 10hrs to lean chinese .

It's possible you will need a longer flight... many years longer

as long as i can get a beer and snake soup.( wo yao pijiu sherou tang ) i will last 10 days. already got conntact for ex pats bar etc. rather see some sights and learn something than sit in a bar all night with english. do that at home.

[Squig]

[sparzzy]

jan start was delayed .but be on plane to beijing china this thrs eve for 15 days. put up so pics when i get back march. tim

[jacko-lah]

Before Christmas I was contacted by a recruitment agency looking for 10 contract manufacturing engineers for a 3 month 50+ hours a week (6 days a week) contract in China, at £33.50 an hour. They would pay one return flight and that was it. He reckoned all the contractors stayed in 5* hotels for £25 a night B&B. Putting in a new assembly line for a small van.

I decided that missing my 20th Wedding Anniversary, my wife's birthday, and my daughter's birthday, was not worth the money they were paying.

[Cavalier342]

for things like that, i guess a man's gotta keep plan-free, eh.

[sparzzy]

Before Christmas I was contacted by a recruitment agency looking for 10 contract manufacturing engineers for a 3 month 50+ hours a week (6 days a week) contract in China, at £33.50 an hour. They would pay one return flight and that was it. He reckoned all the contractors stayed in 5* hotels for £25 a night B&B. Putting in a new assembly line for a small van.

I decided that missing my 20th Wedding Anniversary, my wife's birthday, and my daughter's birthday, was not worth the money they were paying.

i was on fixed price for 18 days but done in 12 so got to do some site seeing. got back 1st march. 5star hotel was mint. been asked to to jamacia for 6 weeks but said no. its not allways about the money.

[Gaz]

Any pics tim?

[sparzzy]

Any pics tim?

on phone and camera. put them up sunday eve. apartment is mind blowing. marble and gold (fake) everywhere.

[sparzzy]

having problem with photos from photobucket. got 48 but keep having to resize them . stick some on when sorted.
THIS HAS PUT LINK TO PHOTOBUCKET SO FULL OF PICS OF ME PAST AND PRESENT CARS AND VANS. WELL DONE IF YOU LOOK AT ALL 250 OF THE PICS. I GAVE UP .

[Squig]

It wasn't the imperial palace you were working on was it?

[sparzzy]

no it was flat roof on the british embassy beijing. been asked to go to jamaica to do that one in july . but said no.money is more but you have to stay in embassy compound in bunk beds in steel container. not safe to go out down town. bit of diff to my 5 star apartment in china.

[Squig]

"Come repair our roof in jamacia... we'll give you loads of money, but you'll get shot." I don't see the appeal either!