got myself on a short list fpr a course, firstly in electrics, so being a sparky, then a 15 day course to become a solar panel installer and engineer.
If i complete the course properly, a friend of mine, who runs a business installing solar panels, is willing to give me a job as one of his engineers.
Just got to see if i can afford to take the time away from work, and i might do it.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 22 Apr 2013, 13:27, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

Cool

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 22 Apr 2013, 13:28, Reply)

or warm as the case may be

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 22 Apr 2013, 13:29, Reply)

There's good money in that.
But I'd learn some more than just solar panel installation, because the only reason people are doing it now is the subsidies. They can be stopped by government at any point.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 22 Apr 2013, 13:29, Reply)

The water heating ones are more efficient, I believe

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 22 Apr 2013, 13:29, Reply)

it looks like it covers water heaters too.

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 22 Apr 2013, 13:32, Reply)

well, yeah, but once i'm working again,
and it'll be mostly 9 to 5, i can do part time and evening courses and stuff, maybe get the qualificaton in environmental health i really want, and go in to that. it's a long term thing, but it's a way out of pubs without getting me stuck in some god awful office.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 22 Apr 2013, 13:31, Reply)

Ground source heat pumps are the next "big thing"
if they can get the cost of digging up gardens down a bit.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 22 Apr 2013, 13:33, Reply)

i don't really want to dig up gardens.

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 22 Apr 2013, 13:36, Reply)

Get Al in to do the digging.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 22 Apr 2013, 13:38, Reply)