D6,
I was exactly in your shoes about 15 months ago. I had to make a decision to stay in my present job (a good job in the city), or go bush again or get a type rating. With our kind of experience not many airlines are knocking on the door. However I wrote, rang or email every operator on the planet and decided on what rating would make me the most marketable. (This is where our resourcefulness is handy). I went and did a rating in Nth America and then went around the world looking. I found operators in Africa and Asia the most promising. Now I'm flying in a job that I've always wanted. Don't listen to ex-strike people or people that don't have their dream job. Go for your goal and tune out people that tell you that you can't do it.