Ok, need to get the frik outta Newcastle, I'm 40, I'm not married and have no kids, was thinking about Cairns, I have a bunch of cousins up there, but I reckon the heat and humidity would drive me crazy as well as be detrimental to all my sensitive electronic equipment I rely so much on for my work. Also been thinking about Perth, have family there too, but mainly older aunts and uncles I know well with a few cousins I don't really know around too.
Just wanting some opinions here, I'm an Architectural Draftsman with about three years experience, 1 year at a firm the other 2 working for myself on various homes around Newcastle and the Hunter and Lake Macquarie, about 46 happy families So I got the skills to pay the bills, I know job prospects are great in Perth at the moment and only going to get better, so its my best option so far, although I told my cousin in Cairns this morning I wanna go up there, I'm kinda having second thoughts coz of heat and humidity issues with my computer and photography equipment.
Im kinda in a quandary at what to do, Cairns or Perth? Its funny coz I haven't been on this forum for ages but when I did a goggle about Cairns a thread on seabreeze came up saying its crap for wind, I'm not really going for wind essentially, I need to get away from my toxic immediate family.

Seems there some good heads in this forum that could perhaps aid in my decision. I plan to sell all my stuff like fridge and washing machine and bed and furniture, and drive to wherever with a car full of clothes and computer and photography equipment.

cairns is a hole

I don't know what your pastimes are but if you are ocean inspired, Perth would be the place. There is surf, despite what people say and if you're into sailboarding or kiteboarding, the wind here is epic. (This is for Toots only so if anyone else is tempted to come to Perth for surf etc, there is nothing to see here, keep on moving, nothing to see).

As for Architectural Drafting, my son is doing it at TAFE and based on the number of ads, there is heaps of work.

So Toots a good place to come, everyone else, nothing to see, keep on moving.

Wow looks like a few people doubt there is a mining boom on with building happening and thus an architectural draftsman may get a job here?

Adelaide is heaps good too :)

rune said...

I don't know what your pastimes are but if you are ocean inspired, Perth would be the place. There is surf, despite what people say and if you're into sailboarding or kiteboarding, the wind here is epic. (This is for Toots only so if anyone else is tempted to come to Perth for surf etc, there is nothing to see here, keep on moving, nothing to see).

As for Architectural Drafting, my son is doing it at TAFE and based on the number of ads, there is heaps of work.

So Toots a good place to come, everyone else, nothing to see, keep on moving.

Cheers, My surf Criteria would include observing Kyle Richards in class being unobservant. (Kyle was a Very Nice Lad who Was an excellent draftsman in his own right too BTW) When questioned why he just watches surf videos all day, I said there are no surfers better then old school surfers like Barton Lynch and Mark Richards and that Rob Machado was the only one to carry on the "Wounded Seagull" Stylee, I was unaware at the time Kyle was Mark Richards's Son, until 4 hours later that was established.
I was also the only one to beat Nicky Wood in any local Dixon Park Nipper Comps while Mark Richards would come down every month with a new shaped board for a six year old, it was kinda ridiculous, that kind of attention.
Hehe just ranting, but yeh Im sure WA will provide ;)

Its very crowded here

Big sharks too

Phone a few architecture firms first

I deal with four smaller firms and they are all survivng on last years work not much new stuff.

It will pick up but when?
Apologies for the negativity, make the calls

I once told the premier of nsw to phuck off when she asked me a question in front of a media throng

Patting hammerheads and tough stickers Are for pussies

You best be on your way to cairns...

theDoctor said...


I once told the premier of nsw to phuck off when she asked me a question in front of a media throng

Patting hammerheads and tough stickers Are for pussies

You best be on your way to cairns...

shame theres no Pussy in WA

yeh my mate told me its Gay or the Highway in WA. ;)

poor relative said...

Cairns is better.
No waves no wind no jobs and the beer tastes warm in wa.
Plus most of the women eat glass for fun

just got off the phone from Hans and Lars , they are lovin their Danska Cream, I just invited them over to your house for the windy season, they said they dont like their kite mates to have average fat women with overpervasive thrush infections in the house when they are there trying to get a kip (the stink makes sleep impossible) so tone it down when your smashing her new denture set into the new white goods you purchased from GE money sellers on the promise of payback from gay euro touros, noise can be a factor too you realise!
BTW fat russian kids as an avator gives you as much credibility as well I dunno a perth ho?

Brilliant!

theDoctor said...


I once told the premier of nsw to phuck off when she asked me a question in front of a media throng

Patting hammerheads and tough stickers Are for pussies

You best be on your way to cairns...

theDoctor said...


I once told the premier of nsw to phuck off when she asked me a question in front of a media throng

Youtube or it didn't happen