[Sussex] Finally...........gainfully employed - sort of!

[John D.]

Stephen Williams wrote:

>Hello,
>
>19 months after my professional flying career terminally crashed, I am
>now finally heading back into full time employment.
>
>On Tuesday the Civil Aviation Authority offered me a position as a
>policy specialist in the personnel licensing department at SRG at
>Gatwick.
>  
>
Outstanding. Congratulations - No so "washed up" afterall eh! Steve.

>After the horrors of the last 19 months it's a great relief to be useful
>again - apart from being the Gentoo advocate - which nobody seems to
>want anyway.
>  
>
The "horrors"?  Hum! doesn't life deal a crappy hand of cards sometimes. 
I suspect that that particular "horror" was a considerable "dig" in the 
guts!

The gentoo comment? I'll take that particular "slur"? (:D) with a pinch 
of the old sodium chloride, as it is still my distro of choice, though 
I'm not using it at the moment, because I'm just too impatient (too much 
to learn, with so little time - with caveat of also probably being too 
stupid as well!). In the words of "Fu Man Chu", I shall return (better 
than quoting Schwarzenegger!).

>As some of you may be aware I had been quietly building up a small IT
>Support business as an alternative should gainful employment not have
>come my way. During the 6-8 weeks for the CAA to process my security
>application, I will be signing off the remaining work with my clients,
>and will wind up the business in the fullness of time.
>
>However, having put some effort into the business I would love to see
>someone develop it further. The business has:
>
>1. Web Site
>2. Corporate design/look and feel.
>3. 4 Small business customers
>4. 15 Professional/Home Office customers.
>5. 3rd. Party work from Office Equipment Supplier.
>6. Sage Line 50 Financial Controller.
>7. Accounts for 3 years trading to end of June 2005.
>8. Limited Company.
>9. VAT Registration.
>
>Not a lot, but the basics for a small business.
>
>Most of the customers require Windows desktop and server support,
>wireless and wired TCPI/IP network support and the support one might
>expect a small business to need.
>
>Most of this is probably beneath the rocket scientists of the SLUG, but
>someone might be interested. If so, please contact me off-list.
>  
>
Ha!, below the rocket scientists maybe, (am I the only SLUG to actually 
be related to a proper rocket scientist? - A brother who works part time 
at ESA - and is a linux user), but it's well over the head of this 
particular SLUG trucker :D, I can, but dream!

>On a slightly different tack, I have amassed a large amount of hardware
>bits and pieces such as motherboards, cables, etc. I will at some stage
>be having a bit of a car boot sale of all this, but if anyone wants some
>cheap bits and pieces please enquire.
>
Oo Oo! Hardware of proven provenance, do you have any list(s)?

Again, well done on landing the CAA billet. Couldn't have happened to a 
nicer chap.

regards

John D.

p.s. and if you find that you can commute on your bike, be bloody 
careful. I'm sure it doesnt' take one of the lists' token "Transport 
professionals" to remind you that the A24 has one of the worse 
reputations of any of our local roads, especially between the Washington 
and Southwater roundabouts during the rush hour periods!

Ha! you could always buy a Harley, fit it with a rifle sling and 
baseball bat, grow the hair to about half way down your back (manky 
beard optional, wraparound mirror "shades" mandatory) and get a 
"stormtrooper" type skid lid. That should keep the car driving 
"amateurs" at bay (truckers don't care :D).

Hum? perhaps not! :D