Should I do it???

[pool pugilist]

Do it my friend....I personally have never been able to stand the "If Only" scenario and have changed my career path before, now I have two disciplines which has helped me a lot in the current climate.

GO FOR IT!!!

[Perdu]

Unequivocably

YES

I was a toolmaker in the fastenings industry for years, good job, steady and it taught me loads of good sound engineering.

Lovely

Then a neighbour of mine (struggling with an engine strip and rebuild which I put him right on) suggested that I ought to come and join him, working for the AA.
(yes he was struggling...)

After discussing the total change in lifestyle with the gaffer, I did, got through the interviews and never looked back

I had the best twenty eight years of my life by changing directions

The real irony is  that my original plan A was to join the RAF and become an aircraft technician but I failed a medical soon after getting married

go for it Mike

[Brian(Liverpool boys)]

Not long now bud

Not long now? Brian my guess is that when "not long now" actually becomes "now" you will be as miserable as sin and a short tempered wretched nuisance to those around you, Menorca or not. 

Andy, I think you may be right mate, the nearer it gets the thoughts bloody fool comes to mind. But we are all going on the p*ss on the Saturday night before they all depart on the Sunday, so that may numb the pain.

[jagmag]

I started in aviation many years back in the Navy's Fleet Air Arm as an Apprentice, served twenty years,  then joined joined Civil Aviation as a Licensed Aircraft Engineer, the best decision of my life, I have always been in work, and visited most of the world and made many lifelong friends. You will never be a millionaire but you can have a good life. I can still get all the work I want and I am approaching eighty years! and still have the energy for Le Mans. Go for it Lad!.

[nopanic - neil]

yea their is work out there, saw this on the web today. http://www.flybe.com/vacancies/engineering.htm

So even in these hard times, I don't think you would be ever unemployed

[mike(liverpool boys)]

Thanks for all the support and advice guys and gals 

A friend who works in admin is helping with the application and an insider is name dropping for me so fingers crossed and obviously I will let you all know how it goes 

[mike(liverpool boys)]

Didn't get it 

Due to the high volume and calibre of aplicants but I have to keep an eye on monster.co.uk as they will be advertising other posts in 2009.

I am undetered though and will keep trying 

[Perdu]

didn't get it

bugger

do keep trying

bugger!

I had really high hopes of that for you

when you do get the go-ahead I'm sure you wont regret it