In reply to Post #15
After 6 months it's very difficult to stay positive when you already feel so low, sleepless nights worrying about money and a cancer scare thrown in for good measure...
I keep applying.
I worked in an industry that only 2 or 3 companies provide the repair of mobile phone and personal devices like tablets , PC's etc on a very large scale..

And the £200 per month piss take of UC is shameful doesn't even pay the food bill...

In reply to Post #6
“If you have transferable skills then look at the renuable's industry particularly Solar and or anything connected.

If you dont have anything on the horizon have you thought about consultancy? Either starting your own business or working for others?“

Funny you should say that I've tried to get into renewables and will continue to dos so.

The Job I had in Italy was partly consultancy, going into the companies involved and shaking the tree to find out what was really going on and putting things right as per the contract, it was really enjoyable. But the reporting side was a strain as I had almost 18 months away from a pc during Covid, no reports , no excel etc but I did it eventually..

I know my experience and age is probably the reason and it's knocking my confidence with everything, and I can't see the top of the hole that I dig everyday and see at the top everyone laughing. ( that's my description )

In reply to Post #2
It's strange that even in interviews when companies say they will gladly give feedback and then you get nothing apart from too much experience you've worked with 500+ people across 3 shifts, and at the new job you only have 4 people to look after.

I have management qualifications, proper colledge qualifications

I have even worked away from home within my working history several times..

I've done the I want this job and that's the reason I am there


So for 17 years I worked in personal electronics mobile phones , tablets , pc's repair and refurbishment..

So during Covid I was made redundant after 18 years as a senior manager of a factory managing several hundred people.
Since then I have applied for loads of jobs and have not been at all successful until last year December, and ended up with a interim job working between Rome , Milan and the Uk the job was supposed to run for 3 months and ended up as 7 months with very positive feedback.
I am now back on the hamster wheel applying for jobs with very little response or I jump through the interview hoops to be told at the end I have too much experience or I have worked for too big companies..

I'm 54 and really had enough anyone else been in a similar situation ?

In reply to Post #1
ND2 does what your looking for they have e some very good feedback..

In reply to Post #1
There are websites that you can check black list check the phones IMEI to see if it's stolen or a cloned IMEI

IMEI is the unique 15 digit number on every device, located in the device.

It's very difficult for 2 devices with the same IMEI to be on the Samsung network, there software detects the duplicate and removes access., if it can detect the duplicate.
The newer Samsung software to re- write IMEI's was launched in 2020 that is very difficult to get around..

In reply to Post #5
If you can get hold of Trakker, you can get the V2 Bivvy, pole holders for the skull cap..
I did the same on the original V1 Bivvy, and also got Army Andy to do the vents all round front and back.

In reply to Post #1
The Aprox 2k is because no one wants to work on lake stars, and the ripping out everything (bell wire ) can be a pain, lake stars are a good hull but are prone to leaking and are a bugger to seal.

I had my mini lake star done by Dave he did a great job on it, but again a bugger to seal it up .

I've had prices for fitting the dragonfly pro 5 on an ND2 I couldn't believe it was almost £800 when the unit itself is Aprox £400, so £400 to fit it is a bloody rip off for a 2 hour job as most people now leave the unit intact and fit it..

Bait boat carp tax

In reply to Post #1
I've got the ND2, built in GPS, 2 hoppers good battery life basic boat £499
Autopilot is £200 extra
I can use it with my deeper pro no interference,, I use the V2 deeper arm no issues, I like the idea of it being separate so I can use it we're boats are banned.
I've also added the speed kit for a bit more speed 😂😂

I've had it about 6 months 👍👍👍

PRO 5 fish finders can be added if you want a better feature finder, but they don't come cheap when someone else is fitting it...

In reply to Post #1
The composite utility fits the V2 Bivvy.