I considered making the move myself.
Unfortunately it's just not feasible for me anytime soon, if ever. England probably wouldn't let me in.

Interestingly, I'm told there was a poll done not long ago which showed that, given a choice, about 3/4 of the population of England would expatriate. So maybe I'm best off staying put anyway...
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:33, 3 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

The grass is always greener, etc

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 15:01, Reply)

I was thinking the same thing.

(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 15:06, Reply)

What's this? A poll?
Why did nobody ask me?
(Land of Green Ginger It's dreamy weather, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 15:07, Reply)

Only people who
own Honda Accords can join.
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 15:10, Reply)

3/4 of the population
don't own Honda Accords. And thank Christ for that, otherwise the streets would be littered with the smashed corpses of those who had wronged.
(Land of Green Ginger It's dreamy weather, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 15:15, Reply)

If having younger kids is part of the issue
it would probably be good for them (I regret not getting my kids to Europe before they were teenagers) to see there is more to the world than just the US. Of course if there are custody issues etc I imagine that could really complicate matters.
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 15:09, Reply)

That's one part of the issue
though they're not young- I now only have one under the age of eighteen.

Mostly for me it's more an issue of engineers not being in demand, having to be around for my kids while they're in university and until they get on their feet, and generally being tied to the US by family.

Part of the joys of being unemployed is having endless time to reflect upon your life and your options- and I'm not liking what I'm seeing in mine.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 9 Jun 2009, 16:04, Reply)

I'm not sure what type of engineer you are but there is still some work
for environmental engineers as remediation of contaminated sites continues even if a bit slower than it used to be.
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 16:09, Reply)

Mechanical.
And there ain't shit out there for me. I've sent out scores of resumes and not heard anything back from anyone- they don't even give the courtesy of a "No thanks" message.

Fuckers...
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 9 Jun 2009, 18:06, Reply)