Post by dazza on Oct 19, 2008 10:47:24 GMT
Hi Everyone,
I don't really understand the financial markets and why what has happened has happened.
But what I do know is how it's effecting me, and I can't for the life of me see how anybody could possibly see a good side in all of this.
The company that I work for does 90% + work for JCB. One of the area's hit the hardest by the credit cruch is the building trade and after years of non stop growth JCB have fallen on hard times, they have already made redundancies and are faced with even more or cut down to a four day week.
As a result work on our place has really slowed down although we are 'ok' at the moment, but how further cut back's at JCB is going to effect us remains to be seen. Stoke on Trent has already been hit hard by the decline of the pottery industry and morale is low at the moment.
On top of that I will need to go into hospital for a Hernia operation at some stage over the next few months, during which I will only recieved statutory sick pay so I am left in two minds whether to have the opertaion, or work while I still have a job and risk the Hernia getting worse.
I've always considered myself pretty lucky when it comes to money which is why I have been able to go and so many trips but perhaps I should have saved instead of spent, but even then would my money have been safe?
It is part of the reason why I have had to sell my Leamington Spa ticket and it is looking unlikely that I will be able to make any of the other 'River of Dreams' tour dates either.
Worrying times ahead!
Dazza
I don't really understand the financial markets and why what has happened has happened.
But what I do know is how it's effecting me, and I can't for the life of me see how anybody could possibly see a good side in all of this.
The company that I work for does 90% + work for JCB. One of the area's hit the hardest by the credit cruch is the building trade and after years of non stop growth JCB have fallen on hard times, they have already made redundancies and are faced with even more or cut down to a four day week.
As a result work on our place has really slowed down although we are 'ok' at the moment, but how further cut back's at JCB is going to effect us remains to be seen. Stoke on Trent has already been hit hard by the decline of the pottery industry and morale is low at the moment.
On top of that I will need to go into hospital for a Hernia operation at some stage over the next few months, during which I will only recieved statutory sick pay so I am left in two minds whether to have the opertaion, or work while I still have a job and risk the Hernia getting worse.
I've always considered myself pretty lucky when it comes to money which is why I have been able to go and so many trips but perhaps I should have saved instead of spent, but even then would my money have been safe?
It is part of the reason why I have had to sell my Leamington Spa ticket and it is looking unlikely that I will be able to make any of the other 'River of Dreams' tour dates either.
Worrying times ahead!
Dazza
It's a very cold day here...bit of wintry showers of ice and snow with falling temps.
Not now, but in a few month's time, once the Christmas spending is out of the way !! 
