Son quit job

suze200

claire16c wrote: »

Forage for food? Im imagining him turning into that guy they made a tv show about who kept roadkill in a chest freezer - a load of squashed rabbits, badgers etc! Me too I did have a look at his website and even he couldn't manage more than 3 months on foraged only food.

Maybe you should suggest he starts to cook his own meals from what he has 'foraged' and see how he gets on with that - whilst hes living in a house all paid for!

Good idea, I'll suggest that.

Thanks Claire. Nice to hear from someone who has actually WWOOFed. did you do it in UK?

claire16c

suze200 wrote: »

Good idea, I'll suggest that.

Thanks Claire. Nice to hear from someone who has actually WWOOFed. did you do it in UK?

I did it in Australia.

We went to an organic farm and did stuff like weeding, peeling garlic ( I didnt want to cook with garlic for a long time after that ), DH did stuff like digging, helping with a couple of the animals.

We had to do it for around 5-6 hours a day. We were working with people from Germany, France etc.

Then in the afternoons we watched the Australian Open on the tele, played ping pong, watched the wild koalas, went to the beach although it was too cold for the sea. Then in the evenings the owners of the farm cooked dinner for us, and then we all did the washing up together.

Oh and it used to be a prison so we stayed in prison cells! Certainly an experience!

We also did a job from the workaway website staying with an Australian family helping around their house and land.

Ive seen plenty of similar jobs on there in the UK and Europe though, the general rule is you work around 25-30 hours a week. Youre not meant to be working full time as such but you do have to put the work in.

suze200

Well he has just gone WWOOFing. Thanks to all who suggested that. This one lasts three weeks to be followed by another straight after. :j

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Hope he really enjoys it and gains some valuable experiences

HBS x

suze200

heartbreak_star wrote: »

Hope he really enjoys it and gains some valuable experiences

HBS x

Thnx HBS. It will either put him off or confirm that it is what he wants to do?

lostinrates

suze200 wrote: »

Well he has just gone WWOOFing. Thanks to all who suggested that. This one lasts three weeks to be followed by another straight after. :j

Can you let us know how it goes? I am considering signing up to offer places, I would love to know what your son gained, what was valuable to him, what it was like staying etc etc.

duchy

suze200 wrote: »

Exactly my thoughts too.

I'm considering taking the fuse out of the consumer unit to work with me so he can't rack up the electricity bill playing xbox etc. Also switching off the central heating and locking the garage so he can't switch it back on.

When he was unemployed between college and this job my bills more than doubled becasue he was at home all day.

You might want to change the password on the wi-fi too-it's easy to do -just make sure you hide the ethernet cable too (or just lock the router in the garage).

suze200

lostinrates wrote: »

Can you let us know how it goes? I am considering signing up to offer places, I would love to know what your son gained, what was valuable to him, what it was like staying etc etc.

Of course I will. I know the accommodation he is in is a caravan with a wood burner so he should be warm. Hope he doesn't set it on fire. :eek:

lostinrates

suze200 wrote: »

Of course I will. I know the accommodation he is in is a caravan with a wood burner so he should be warm. Hope he doesn't set it on fire. :eek:

He'll learn. Woodburner a are quite safe really. He might get minor burns on his hand or arm a few times, I still do, but with the door closed they are safer than open fires:)

I look forward to the update, if your son has any tips too, I'd be thrilled. What kind of work is being offered? Fwiw, I know some one who does this for a lifestyle, and she lives in a horse box so where ever the a cement is she can just take home with her. Its obviously not cash free, as she needs to keep the box on the road, but she seems to love it.

alleycat`

Woodburners are pretty safe but please give him a CO (carbon monoxide) alarm.

CO is a small space will kill you pretty damn fast (see unfortunate boat people in cumbria/windemere).

On a plus note I'm glad he is getting stuck into something new.