Hey Peter Just got back from 11 months in Cape Town...loved it! yes there is crime, and definitely a sense of entitlement amongst the whites (and the blacks), but the wine is plentiful, the braais were great, and what's not to love about rugby (besides the head and neck injuries)? Steve
On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 8:13 PM, Peter van Houten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > James, I trust that the "open prison" comment was meant in jest! I > spent the first 45 years of my life in South Africa and travelled > extensively for the last 25 of those, including visits to the UK, the US > and most of Europe. > > In 2003 I relocated to the UK and have never looked back. I discovered > a kind and tolerant society, job opportunities that were previously > denied to me due to age/race/gender and absolute freedom of movement and > a sense of safety. > > Not so back in South Africa. On returning for the funeral of my father, > I have found a society bitter, disillusioned and bent out of shape by > the ravages of past injustices, poverty, and greed. Over 50 murders, > 150 rapes, 340 armed robberies per *day*. Not to mention the hundreds > of vehicle hijackings, cash-in-transit heists and blown-up cash > machines. I won't even mention the atrocities against children, some as > young as 3 months old. Then there is the maniac just to the north in > Zimbabwe "running" a country with 100,000% annual inflation. Does not > bode well. > > Life in the UK is not easy but if one is prepared to work hard, it can > be pretty comfortable [in my experience]. > > p.s. Folks in the US: I did enjoy Boston (visited several times while I > worked for Wang) and Seattle (visiting family) ;-) > > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 2:16 AM, Rankin, James R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Don't suppose you're willing to sponsor work permit applications are > you? I am sick of living in the open prison that the UK has become L > > -----Original Message----- > From: Webb, Brian (Corp) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: 05 March 2008 22:17 > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: OT: Job opening > > We are looking for a Windows Server Admin - located in snowy Madison, > WI. ;-) > > If you are interested, the posting is here: > http://www.teldta.com/contact/43e_CMS1_218080.htm#P-5_0 > > Brian Webb - MCSE > TDS Corporate IS, Windows Server Platform Team > Senior Systems Administrator > > "When stuck on a problem as often can be, try to remember G.B.T.T.D. (Go > Back To The Definition)". - Dave Seybold > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
