imported_Raidpatch
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I'm a 37 year old carpenter by trade originally from Canberra. I've lived in Noosa Queensland, Kidman Park Adelaide, St Kilda andMelbourne and Five Dock Sydney in the past,and recently moved into a new home on the outer skirts of Western Sydney where my family and I now reside. It's not what I wanted myself, comming backto Sydney, but my better half is originally born and bred here. With two relatively young little ones, it's actually more convinient for us because she has a huge family here and with two fulltime working adults like us, it's good to have family close by to mind the kids when need be. My own family is relatively small and scattered around Australia. Mum and dad now live in Liverpool Sydney
Although carpentry is my trade, I have tried my hands on a number of other fields. I hate doing the same thing for too long a period of time.I'll just mention a couple briefly.
I did three years in the NSW Police Force with a year and a half of that, doing Highway Patrol in the Endevour Region of Sydney. Without getting into too greater detail for my leaving the force, in the fear it might cause problems to this community, let's just say the 'c' and 'd'word had a lot to do with it. I witnessed it first hand all around me and refused to be a part of it. The majority of the guys and girls in the force were a great bunch of people that I still miss to this day. That's life though.
I also worked for a large security firm doing personal body guard work for a couple of years both here and in Melbourne a few years back. But it wasn't for me, because I was mainly involved with celebrities and the 'upper class' and their pretentiousness made me want to puke on more ocassions than I care to remember. Plus the job was far less exciting than I thought it would be. Pay was excellent though. Hours were ridiculous.
They're just a couple of the eight or so career paths I've juggled over the years. Currently, and of very recently,I'm working in a family run business temporarily on the North Shore, until I decide to try my hands on something else. I'm tossing up between furthering my studiesor trying my hand at my own security firm. I'll decide sometime by the mid of this year.
Rugby League is my number one sporting passion but I do enjoy a whole range of different sports. I've lost a lot of interest in Cricket since the scandals of the last few years, but still enjoy the odd game every now and then, but won't put a day aside. AFL I quite enjoy most of the times, but repetitivness is the games downfall. Too many games look simliar these days. Union I must say I'm not totally against but would neither go out of my way to watch. The club games are a waste of time in my opinion and should be scrapped. International Rugby is far superior on all levels in comparison to the club crap. Boxing I have a hidden interest in, but I must admit, I prefer to watch a 'known' fighter than a couple I no very little about. I look forward to the Tyson-Lewis bout...whenever? Formula One I use to love a few years ago, but since the great Schumacher's dominance of the last few years, it's lost some of its appeal with me. Plus I'm too old to get up at 1.00am to watch a race these days. Soccer I enjoy. More so the international scene than the local club stuff. I'm waiting desperately for the World Cup in a few months,and will most certainly be glued all hours of the day in the hope of not missing a thing.
I was a member of WORL but decided to make the transition over to Legend's when everyone else did. Plus things were obsolete and repetitive their and boredom was the only thing happening. I'm still a member their, although not very active of late, but have notfound anything worth while to post on in months. I had a glance over Matt's Grandstand a few times, but it doesn't impress me the slightest. Good luck to them anyhow.I know most guys here, through cyber at least, and I feel comfortable throwing in my two bobs worth without the fear of getting ridiculed or laughed at.
Anyway, I've probably borred you guys too much by now, so I'll itend here.
Please feel free to ask questions, because though I haven't posted in months, I hope to once again become a regular from here on in. I'll try my hardest anyhow.
Regards / Raidpatch.
Although carpentry is my trade, I have tried my hands on a number of other fields. I hate doing the same thing for too long a period of time.I'll just mention a couple briefly.
I did three years in the NSW Police Force with a year and a half of that, doing Highway Patrol in the Endevour Region of Sydney. Without getting into too greater detail for my leaving the force, in the fear it might cause problems to this community, let's just say the 'c' and 'd'word had a lot to do with it. I witnessed it first hand all around me and refused to be a part of it. The majority of the guys and girls in the force were a great bunch of people that I still miss to this day. That's life though.
I also worked for a large security firm doing personal body guard work for a couple of years both here and in Melbourne a few years back. But it wasn't for me, because I was mainly involved with celebrities and the 'upper class' and their pretentiousness made me want to puke on more ocassions than I care to remember. Plus the job was far less exciting than I thought it would be. Pay was excellent though. Hours were ridiculous.
They're just a couple of the eight or so career paths I've juggled over the years. Currently, and of very recently,I'm working in a family run business temporarily on the North Shore, until I decide to try my hands on something else. I'm tossing up between furthering my studiesor trying my hand at my own security firm. I'll decide sometime by the mid of this year.
Rugby League is my number one sporting passion but I do enjoy a whole range of different sports. I've lost a lot of interest in Cricket since the scandals of the last few years, but still enjoy the odd game every now and then, but won't put a day aside. AFL I quite enjoy most of the times, but repetitivness is the games downfall. Too many games look simliar these days. Union I must say I'm not totally against but would neither go out of my way to watch. The club games are a waste of time in my opinion and should be scrapped. International Rugby is far superior on all levels in comparison to the club crap. Boxing I have a hidden interest in, but I must admit, I prefer to watch a 'known' fighter than a couple I no very little about. I look forward to the Tyson-Lewis bout...whenever? Formula One I use to love a few years ago, but since the great Schumacher's dominance of the last few years, it's lost some of its appeal with me. Plus I'm too old to get up at 1.00am to watch a race these days. Soccer I enjoy. More so the international scene than the local club stuff. I'm waiting desperately for the World Cup in a few months,and will most certainly be glued all hours of the day in the hope of not missing a thing.
I was a member of WORL but decided to make the transition over to Legend's when everyone else did. Plus things were obsolete and repetitive their and boredom was the only thing happening. I'm still a member their, although not very active of late, but have notfound anything worth while to post on in months. I had a glance over Matt's Grandstand a few times, but it doesn't impress me the slightest. Good luck to them anyhow.I know most guys here, through cyber at least, and I feel comfortable throwing in my two bobs worth without the fear of getting ridiculed or laughed at.
Anyway, I've probably borred you guys too much by now, so I'll itend here.
Please feel free to ask questions, because though I haven't posted in months, I hope to once again become a regular from here on in. I'll try my hardest anyhow.
Regards / Raidpatch.
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