Moving to the UK

[capetownguy]

Hi all, moving to the UK this year after all the Visa's etc. are approved.
Don't have any experience really, so just putting myself out there as I gotta get up and going fairly shortly after I arrive there.

Greg

[samdive]

don't know of any jobs - but if you want to come freediving you know who to call!

www.saltfreedivers.com

where are you going to be living? what do you want to do?

Sam

[Pastor]

Or some spearing

[capetownguy]

Hey guys, definately gna be diving, thats for sure!
Gna be living in Wokingham area....last time i was over i was looking after a boarding kennels and training dogs every day....did that for 2 years.....
at the moment here in SA im working for a financial advisor, doing taxes, sending and completing forms for clients, answering phones....im pretty much a bit#h

[foxfish]

There would be plenty of work in the finance industry here in Guernsey?

[capetownguy]

I got no qualifications.......so its kinda tough....
I wouldn't mind living at the coast! my nightmares of only seeing the beach once a month will be over!
another reason we going to stay in the Wokingham area is that its close to London where there are so many of my friends from SA already....
Im sure it'll all work out tho....i just have to be patient

[Stephan Whelan]

Well - if you are London based there are a number of clubs running including one run by us lot here at DB:

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[capetownguy]

Sounds good. I knew a guy called Paul Carpenter (I worked for his wife) when I was there in 2002, I think he said he was a member of some London Club. He was more into octopush than spearfishing tho.

[Janner]

The west countrys the place to be mate good ale, good surf, good diving and loose women (as long as you don't mind webbed hands and 3 nipples of course.)

[capetownguy]

hehehe....sounds..um...great! 3 nipples ey....presumably theres alot of triplets being born there haha

[dave]

From a spearing/ surfing point of view, the westcountry is definitely the place to be. Unfortunately its not so good from the earnings point of view. You cant beat London for the wages, but the cost of living tends to eat it up a bit.
A good compromise is Portsmouth. A bit of an armpit, but with decent jobs, easy access to good diving and a very active spearfishing club
cheers
dave
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[capetownguy]

Thats definately where i would have preferred to be......and if my uncle were staying in that part, its where i would have been...
Im just going to have to have a holiday every month how far is Cornwall from Reading?

[Spaniard]

Reading to Cornwall (for example Looe) is about 3 hours if you have no problems on motorway (M4 then M5) I live off junction 8/9 of the M4 and it took me 3 and a half hours from there to Looe just a couple of weeks ago. Reading is junction 11 of the M4!

[capetownguy]

so im gna guess its only about 5 or 6 hours? Awesome!

[samdive]

I'm in Cornwall - about 5 hours from Reading

no webbed hands and last time I checked only 2 nipples (although my cousin was born with 3!)

Westcountry Girl