"Michael Yardley" <middleton@mail.org> wrote in message news:1191775256.226027.90470@y42g2000hsy.googlegroups.com... > ... If I was younger I would > move to Alberta as that is the best place to be work wise. Being semi > retired I can not do that. Even at my age 61 I can find par time work > in Call Center's and it keeps me going. For younger people the money > seems to be in the Trades. Guys and girls moving into Construction > would be well served going to BCIT and studying for a trade as even > unskilled laborers are making $15 per hour or more. The Trades can > often pay $20 and or more. Me, I am here in AB. I looked at moving to BC or Ontario to get closer to some fishing spots on retirement. After factoring in income taxes alone, forget the burden of both GST/PST combined... I figure staying in Alberta saves me enough for at least 3 weeks of 3 - 4 fly in fishing trips a year. Staying put. > My interests are computers and the Internet,like a lot of > people. The chance of getting work in this field is nil. I know that. > This interest as got me into building a web site that I am having lots > for fun learning about. Who cares if people trash you in the > newsgroups. On going learning should be a life time thing whether you > are young or old. So have a nice day. I hear you. Best to go to BCIT and get welding, plumbing, millwright, electrician, mechanic, diesel, chemistry, geology, home construction or something but not Information Technology. At the rate government policies are exporting our businesses I/T is ever increasingly being done in the US, India or elsewhere. People need to develop skills that cannot be easily imported or exported and need to be done right here to be of lasting value.