I spoke with him a few months back, something about sailing his yacht down the coast..........might have been a long holiday between gigs. Don't recall what was next.

Month on month off - plenty time to sail boat & enough money to buy new winches along the way.:ok:

winches........ or wenches? :E

so many jobs ....................... why?

It is known as semi-retirement. Work a while to ease the boredom, travel a bit, spend the money on winches (and wenches), work a while, repeat. For as long as there is a demand for that sort of thing and the body and brain can do it, why not?
Beats the hell out of the old folk's home.

Splendid idea. During my time with Air Nauru in the late seventies (and more) I met a handy-man traveller who went by boat and occasional aeroplane between islands in the South Pacific. He used to fix old pedal operated Singer Sowing machines that had been used by missionaries on the islands. People would then ask him to fix other knick-knacks such as toasters, fridges and so on. He got free accommodation and meals wherever he went and made many friends with benefits among attractive nubiles en-route. (pun, Joyce...)

Centaurus,

Were the missionaries sowing crops, or sewing clothes?:)

Not anymore someone said his left already

Hasn't been at Hevilift for some time now.

GB, absolute gent!

The line pilots loved him, the management...hmmm, not so much. :E

As has been said, a dead straight shooter, and I'd work for him again in a heart beat.

Think he's left HL now, don't know where to, but if he sails by Cairns, i'll be insulted if he doesn't drop in for a beer! Alright Gordo! :}

You will be waiting a while, his boat is in Hobart at the moment :ok: