[TheForge] Re: Passing on

[Jerry Smith]

Andy,
         Have you tried working for the Russians or the Australians in 
their current ventures? There are safer places, not as good pay, but safer.

Jerry

At 11:36 AM 8/24/2004, you wrote:


>Jerry Smith wrote:
> >
> >          Try the UAE as a family body guard, about $150 to $250 a year,
> > personal quarters, no taxes, the hand me down cars have Benz in the name.
> > They do look for SF training as well as some cultural sensitivity. They do
> > have practicing blacksmiths in their countries, they use different tools
> > and techniques but make nice things.
>
>         SF?
>
>         As for cultural sensitivity, that I have plenty of.  Nothing
>         uglier than being a mannerless American in a foreign land.
>         I once sat in a restaurant in Viennna and there was this guy
>         with what sounded like a Texas accent. "What is this shit?"
>         he would say, loudly for all to hear. "In America, we have
>         real food..." and on and on he went for perhaps five minutes
>         or more.  I was twelve and wanted to squeeze between the floor
>         boards for embarrassment.  It was mortifying.
>
>         Seshat grew up in Abu Dhabi.  Safer than Iraq.
>
> >          These days, I would rather be poor in North America than dead some
> > where else. This is the wisdom of growing older and having been be in that
> > crazy old Asia war 35 years ago.
>
>         I suppose you're right, but one has to work some time.  A few things
>         are in the pipeline, but I can't hold out a whol lot longer.  Once
>         there are no more assets to sell, what does one do, go on welfare?
>
>         I've even tried to find jobs in blacksmith or fab shops.  No 
> smiths in
>         the Portland area that I have been able to find, and the few fabs 
> I've
>         talked to were doing structural and needed welding up to that 
> purpose,
>         which I don't have.
>
>         Something will break... at least I hope so. :)
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