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[Mr Skrunts]

ok this might be way off topic and of no intrest but have you considerd security...if your not concerned about putting the hours in and dont mind working unsociable hours then it might be worth a think on.

I never intended too stay in the security industry (had visions of the old night watchman type thing) but 5 years on and im still here,now its requlated its much better than the old days.

Earning wise last year i earnt just over 27k...and thats basicly just sitting on a nice clean site (large office) and surfing the net,Playing poker and ummmm thats about really.

Can be a mind numbing job but put the time you have free too good use and it can be very productive,few of the guys i know are studying others just watse there time on poker like me.

Got to agree, I'm a delivery driver and a security guard looks like the greatest job ever.  You would not believe the amount of security guards who sleep all night - I need to wake up several on my run.  Paid to sleep...  Heaven!  

Paid to Sleep...Play PS3....Poker...Internet surfing oh and not forgetting the time i had *cough* my wife vist me on site....couldnt stop thinking im getting paid to do this.

Generaly on a 15 hour shift id sleep maybe 6/7 hours....not too bad.

So thats what the inflatable mattress and sleeping bag is really for....

[jereboam]

Thanks for all the advice - very useful.  

I hadn't really thought about security - at 5' 2" and 12 stone, I didn't exactly see myself as a uniformed protector type.  But now I do come to think about it, the people who look after the building I work in look like they're built for comfort rather than action.  It's definitely worth thinking about!

And I never thought it was going to be "turn up and drive" in the taxi business - the car's got to be inspected, I've got to be tested, there's insurance to sort out - and I would have to admit that I don't exactly know the area like the back of my hand, despite having lived here for 14 years.  

I sold my Mondeo to a Great Yarmouth taxi driver, and he gave me some idea of the stringent licensing regs that he had to contend with - he went over the car with a fine tooth comb and moaned about every little scuff or mark.  Didn't help him much - I got the price I wanted.  

But the fact that he handed over £10,000 in used notes as though it was an everyday transaction impressed me.  There must be some money in the business!