Only For The Dogs/recession

[AKA-BRINDLE 879]

Only really felt the bite of the recession(if you could call it that) from 2009-2011...kept working but not a lot around and money dropped...money+prices still not really got back to pre 2008 levels in my area...didnt affect me dogs one bit...but from what i can see it did have an impact on the kinda dogs i was into as far as the internet goes...back before 2008 these forums seemed full of breeders selling dogs...flybynightchancers talking about breeding their own lines...adding a kennel affix to their backyard scatter bred mutts and filling their own little web pages with pictures of famous long gone ancestors...and filling these forums with posts hyping up future litters...wonder where all these breeders are today??...probably out of those dogs to become experts in a completely different breed.

[eastcoast 4,504]

Political. I don't like politics. But this is interesting and a bit annoying. Some people have not experienced recession it would seem. Well done, lucky for some, good luck. Others could argue that they have lived in a recession since the 1980's. An entire industry was destroyed in England during that decade and these areas have never recovered. A bit pathetic maybe ? A man has a duty to himself, and more importantly to his family, to find a job and provide . But if the industry is taken away and thousands of others are in the same situation then it isn't that easy. That never effected me, I was lucky.

 

The English, the Irish, the Welsh and the Scot's have always had talents and skills that foreign nations will pay a premium for. But what price being able to walk out with your dogs on a hill or a field on these tiny beautiful little Islands that separate us from the rest of the world ? Some things are priceless. It can be these things that keep us sane even during the bad times. Maybe that was what jiggy was alluding to ?

[Lenmcharristar 10,273]

Political. I don't like politics. But this is interesting and a bit annoying. Some people have not experienced recession it would seem. Well done, lucky for some, good luck. Others could argue that they have lived in a recession since the 1980's. An entire industry was destroyed in England during that decade and these areas have never recovered. A bit pathetic maybe ? A man has a duty to himself, and more importantly to his family, to find a job and provide . But if the industry is taken away and thousands of others are in the same situation then it isn't that easy. That never effected me, I was lucky.

 

The English, the Irish, the Welsh and the Scot's have always had talents and skills that foreign nations will pay a premium for. But what price being able to walk out with your dogs on a hill or a field on these tiny beautiful little Islands that separate us from the rest of the world ? Some things are priceless. It can be these things that keep us sane even during the bad times. Maybe that was what jiggy was alluding to ?

the northern Irish are defo the best carpenters

[howdeeposxxt 1,449]

The average Joe in Ireland felt it guys believe me but thankfully its on the up again. The digging is always plenty full tho at least we had that.

[jeppi26 1,855]

Yeah scaffolding has all ways payed my bills and in this day and age it seems that it's a very good job to do every one needs it

Same here bud glad I got out the joinery game been scaffolding 10 years now and always been in work

[jiggy 3,209]

Political. I don't like politics. But this is interesting and a bit annoying. Some people have not experienced recession it would seem. Well done, lucky for some, good luck. Others could argue that they have lived in a recession since the 1980's. An entire industry was destroyed in England during that decade and these areas have never recovered. A bit pathetic maybe ? A man has a duty to himself, and more importantly to his family, to find a job and provide . But if the industry is taken away and thousands of others are in the same situation then it isn't that easy. That never effected me, I was lucky.

 

The English, the Irish, the Welsh and the Scot's have always had talents and skills that foreign nations will pay a premium for. But what price being able to walk out with your dogs on a hill or a field on these tiny beautiful little Islands that separate us from the rest of the world ? Some things are priceless. It can be these things that keep us sane even during the bad times. Maybe that was what jiggy was alluding to ?

Edited August 3, 2016 by jiggy

[leethedog 3,071]

 

Yeah scaffolding has all ways payed my bills and in this day and age it seems that it's a very good job to do every one needs it

Same here bud glad I got out the joinery game been scaffolding 10 years now and always been in work

I'm 42 and been scaffolding since I was 18 an have never been out of work for a day unless I've chosen to be

[fat man 4,741]

Yeah scaffolding has all ways payed my bills and in this day and age it seems that it's a very good job to do every one needs it

Was scaffolding for 22 years,loved every minute of it even in the bad weather but once you cross the 50 mark it all gets a lot harder so i opted for an easier life but have to say made right good money at the scaffolding.

[leethedog 3,071]

My old grandad was 72 when he hung up his spanners then it was all down hill for him it was keeping him fit and healthy. Since 2010 I've managed to bring home £1000 a week or more so like you fat man I hope to be able to pack up about 50

[jiggy 3,209]

Ive seen many old boys expire quickly after retiring maybe they feel they have no purpose in life then you see 90 year old farmers still doin a bit it keeps their mind busy, lazy mind, lazy body..

[jiggy 3,209]

The only way id desribe getting over those times is the cat has got the cream and the only thing im jealous about is he can lick his bollocks and i cant.

[leethedog 3,071]

The only way id desribe getting over those times is the cat has got the cream and the only thing im jealous about is he can lick his bollocks and i cant.

If you were gentle about it I bet the cat would let you lick his bollocks hahaha