Bye - its been emotional

**skatingsparks** · 10-Aug-16, 09:35 AM

The straw thst breaks the camels back - broke today. After 8 years of banging my head against brick walls i'm outta here. Yes the weather is sucky in the uk but i have landed a job which gives me £200 a day. I won't have to deal with incompetent staff and other unskilled tradesmen - basicallt fixing other peoples s%=÷. I won't be leaving my house at 5 am and not coming back until after 7pm most days. Yes you will say the costs a relative - well they are not. SA got stupid expensive. You think the sa life style is great. Well its not for me. its just been work and dealing with what can only be called retards. Good luck gents. Its been emotional. Counting days. Byeeeee.....

**skatingsparks** · 10-Aug-16, 09:36 AM

And yes the grass is greener. It will be - it rains more.

**HR Solutions** · 10-Aug-16, 09:53 AM

Cheers

**ACEsterhuizen** · 10-Aug-16, 09:56 AM

200 a day is that not to little? I mean compared to your living standards here? just asking :-) i would also like to go but age and money. the one i have plenty the other none.

**skatingsparks** · 10-Aug-16, 10:00 AM

Originally Posted by ACEsterhuizen

200 a day is that not to little? I mean compared to your living standards here? just asking :-)

My 'living standard' sucks to be honest. I have no life outside of work. So £200 is just fine with me.

**HR Solutions** · 10-Aug-16, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by skatingsparks

My 'living standard' sucks to be honest. I have no life outside of work. So £200 is just fine with me.

So you haven't been able to have a good "living standard" in SA by your own admission. Then you are the perfect candidate to go. I have never had a problem with people that want to emigrate, but what has always puzzled me is why they have to "announce" it. Why is that ? Perhaps you can answer me ? So many people do leave and then go around firstly telling people that they are leaving and then eventually start running this country down. Yes we have our problems but Im curious to why people do this.

**Dave A** · 10-Aug-16, 01:35 PM

I remember when skatingsparks first arrived on TFSA from the UK like it was yesterday.

Folks, this isn't a SAffer emigrating to greener pastures relatively unknown. This is a UK sparkie who came to SA following a love interest and pretty determined to try to make it work here. After 8 years, and with some understanding of the sort of nonsense he had to wrestle with along the way, I have to say he clearly gave us a solid shot.

Originally Posted by HR Solutions

I have never had a problem with people that want to emigrate, but what has always puzzled me is why they have to "announce" it. Why is that ? Perhaps you can answer me ?

In this case, seeing as being part of the TFSA community was a part of the journey - I'd suggest it was out of common courtesy.

Skatingsparks, don't be a stranger. I'd be happy to hear your first impressions on "being back home."

**AndyD** · 11-Aug-16, 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by Dave A

I remember when skatingsparks first arrived on TFSA from the UK like it was yesterday.......

I also remember your arrival Skating Sparks and it doesn't seem long ago to me either but I'm sure it's been like a lifetime for you. I'm truely sorry things haven't worked out for you in SA and hope it wasn't a complete loss for you. I remember you doing the hard yards to get your qualifications here even though you were already qualified and thinking to myself you certainly have some grit and determination, I had high hopes you'd do well.

200 quid per day is a good rate for a sparky in the uk from what I here. I'm not sure what the JIB rates are but I often see jobs offering 16-18 quid per hour.

Good luck with your future endaevours and I hope you settle back in to the UK. Keep i touch and let us know how you get on.

**skatingsparks** · 10-Aug-16, 10:37 AM

To be honest... it just a sense if relief. Everything is just a mission to do everything and i think its just a relief to be able to do normal evettday things with out there being some story.

**HR Solutions** · 10-Aug-16, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by skatingsparks

To be honest... it just a sense if relief. Everything is just a mission to do everything and i think its just a relief to be able to do normal evettday things with out there being some story.

Oh ok ...... then good luck. Not sure if you have lived there, but things are also difficult there (other things).
Personally I could/would never leave this country - I love the outdoors and I do try to have a good living standard. I could not live in the continuous cold with hardly no braais etc etc