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Recession, jobs and surfing

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  • 16-09-2009 10:52pm
    #1
    neon_glows
    Closed Accounts Posts: 873 ✭✭✭


    How many people here are really effected and how many are surfing more becuase of it?


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    #2
    ThOnda
    Registered Users Posts: 4,699 ✭✭✭ThOnda


    We are more busy at work, so no chance of surfing during the week. And I usually spend one day from the weekend in the office too, therefore I lack motivation to spend half of only free day behind the steering wheel.


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    mechwarrior
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭mechwarrior


    have my 2 jobs as always but there isn't much overtime - so there isn't that extra cash - but there is more time

    that said, since i spend a lot of petrol for my 2L, i sometimes prefer to stay home before i brave the elements or make a 2h30 journey for 2h in the water and keep it quiet so i don't get tired for the 2h30 journey back


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    PjC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 157 ✭✭PjC


    Lost my job in feb and surfed every day since then. Back in college now so doin a bit less


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    #5
    kodute
    Registered Users Posts: 829 ✭✭✭kodute


    PjC wrote: »
    Lost my job in feb and surfed every day since then. Back in college now so doin a bit less

    That sounds great! Except for the whole lost job thing... ;)

    Still have my job so rarely get to go down during the week, when I do its a nice treat.


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    surfbored
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭surfbored


    Loads of people out surfing now on weekdays, in the middle of the day.

    I've been trying to get to some of the better/busier spots lately in north Sligo when the surf is good and they're nearly as crowded midweek as at the weekends.

    I'm jobless too:( but at least my surfing is improving:D


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    PjC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 157 ✭✭PjC


    kodute wrote: »
    That sounds great! Except for the whole lost job thing... ;)

    Still have my job so rarely get to go down during the week, when I do its a nice treat.

    tbh i dont mind, i absolutely hated my job so when they were paying me to leave i took hand and all off them.

    Only have 19 hours a week in college so hit the surf any day its there still. My first surfing winter is fast approaching though


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    mechwarrior
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭mechwarrior


    i'm sure you won't have many responsibilities - bills to pay would make you think otherwise

    speaking for myself, if something goes wrong i don't have mom and dad at the country to get back to and live there for a while - it would mean either get back to portugal or find another job quickly before starving to death


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    #9
    richy316
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭richy316


    got giving a year off work because of recession so over in nicaragua now scoring great waves everyday and no wetsuit


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