tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post3775492965111146989..comments2024-03-13T07:34:24.149+00:00Comments on The Age of Uncertainty: The light at the end of the tunnel...Steerforthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-8018253339649906542009-04-16T20:01:00.000+00:002009-04-16T20:01:00.000+00:00I do hope you'll manage to keep up your splendid b...I do hope you'll manage to keep up your splendid blog still, if only once a week. <br /><br />It is truly one of the finest!The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-5868314484160302622009-04-16T19:58:00.000+00:002009-04-16T19:58:00.000+00:00Steerforth - sorry to be the last to congratulate ...Steerforth - sorry to be the last to congratulate you (have been a bit out of the blogging world lately), but I am SO PLEASED for you!<br /><br />This is fantastic news! I hope it is really is everything it's cracked up to be.<br /><br />I remember when I was a volunteer in Oxfam Bookshop that there were one or two people behind the scenes who researched what looked to be rare books for internet auction and they struck it lucky a few times raising tidy sums with their discoveries and hitting the local papers once or twice (I think £35k was one of their best finds - a rare Graham Greene first ed as I recall).<br /><br />Everything you say about unemployment is true. Although incredibly busy lately I have been finding that my self-confidence has been wavering and things seem to take me 2-3 times longer than they should. In addition a little of what I can only describe as 'post-traumatic stress disorder' seems to have caught up with me psychologically, determined as I am to try and not take things too personally.<br /><br />Great news though - your news has really cheered me up! I am only sorry that you were unemployed for so long when you are so obviously highly intelligent, creative and capable.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-41771802834023278722009-04-11T08:21:00.000+00:002009-04-11T08:21:00.000+00:00I enjoyed reading about your good news Steerforth ...I enjoyed reading about your good news Steerforth - if I can add aswell,very well done -AlisonAFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188919575120410773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-86190896729180785062009-04-11T03:25:00.000+00:002009-04-11T03:25:00.000+00:00Great stuff! Congratulations--be sure to let us kn...Great stuff! Congratulations--be sure to let us know who the bookshop is, so that we can patronise them.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-6431592010471713112009-04-10T12:21:00.000+00:002009-04-10T12:21:00.000+00:00Wonderful news! Well done.BevWonderful news! Well done.<BR/>BevAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-55394025946227647152009-04-09T21:43:00.000+00:002009-04-09T21:43:00.000+00:00Oh and: more charities need people like you to do ...Oh and: more charities need people like you to do a job like this. I give a lot of review copies of books to charity shops and am amazed at how most of them have a one-price-fits-all policy. I gave a new (actually pre-release) hardback of Penelope Fitzgerald's Letters, cover price £25, to a Marie Curie Cancer Care shop among other titles, and it was last seen on their ALL BOOKS 50p shelf. It could have made them at least a tenner.John Selfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761816149593541133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-76979885802801751802009-04-09T21:39:00.000+00:002009-04-09T21:39:00.000+00:00Congratulations Steerforth! Just don't let this n...Congratulations Steerforth! Just don't let this new job curtail your crucial blogging duties. Your public needs you.John Selfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761816149593541133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-28089145731005503032009-04-09T18:33:00.000+00:002009-04-09T18:33:00.000+00:00Congratulations and good luck. I hail from the st...Congratulations and good luck. I hail from the state with the highest unemployment in the U.S. - Michigan. I have numerous friends and relatives out of work now and it is mind-numbingly unfortunate. The majority of people who have been laid off were not because they didn't do their jobs but because corporate ceo's were not doing theirs.Candy Schultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535661393791135479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-89804787177297466412009-04-09T16:43:00.000+00:002009-04-09T16:43:00.000+00:00Good stuff. Sounds like a great job.Good stuff. Sounds like a great job.JonathanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14282373784021642208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-69618422232423013072009-04-09T16:03:00.000+00:002009-04-09T16:03:00.000+00:00I'm pleased for you - it sounds an interesting job...I'm pleased for you - it sounds an interesting job. Me, I'm still off and despite the fact I'm sick I still feel guilty and <I>that</I> is despite the fact that working myself into the ground for the best part of my life and ignoring three other breakdowns has been the primary cause of my condition and <I>that</I> is despite the fact that I get up every day and insist on going through the motions of work albeit in slow motion these days. And I'm actually starting to come around to the opinion that my inability to stop trying to work is what's stopping me getting better. Ironic, eh?<BR/><BR/>I've been brought up to believe that working is a fundamental part of who I am but my wife and I both agree that when I am fit I'm to look for part-time work because quality of life is far more important than money. I need to make room for my writing and if I don't it'll only be a matter of time before the cycle begins again.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-23311485295155822192009-04-09T16:02:00.000+00:002009-04-09T16:02:00.000+00:00WELL DONE! - and what a fantastic job - I'm really...WELL DONE! - and what a fantastic job - I'm really delighted for you, at a later date when the dust has settled I'll tell you a few of the things I've overheard in the local Oxfam shop - they are really throwing themselves into putting their books on ebay, and I have an old supplier who went to work for the British Heart Foundation trying to set up something similar with vinyl.<BR/><BR/>I just hope it does not impact on the quality of your blog - what with you having less time to roam the Sussex backwaters with a camera.<BR/><BR/>best of luck!<BR/><BR/>Rich.Grey Areahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18240869670530738753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-21911074667928156582009-04-09T12:52:00.000+00:002009-04-09T12:52:00.000+00:00Congratulations! That is brilliant news for you an...Congratulations! That is brilliant news for you and your family. The new job sounds amazing!Nadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315207186180201488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-52718289655529578082009-04-09T11:40:00.000+00:002009-04-09T11:40:00.000+00:00Congratulations. What a great thing to happen. I'v...Congratulations. What a great thing to happen. I've been unemployed in the past and it is amazing how quickly you feel drained. It sounds like a great job doing something worthwhile and skilled. Good luck.<BR/><BR/>I've been reading your blog for years and this is the first time I've commented. Sorry.BookMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217729106804790346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-5223200288502091402009-04-09T10:14:00.000+00:002009-04-09T10:14:00.000+00:00What fantastic news - well done. It sounds like a...What fantastic news - well done. It sounds like a brilliant and interesting opportunity. I hope you'll be able to keep blogging, we'd love to hear how it's going.<BR/>Best wishes.Annabel Gaskellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12210341270502698508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-16538990605730916932009-04-09T09:00:00.000+00:002009-04-09T09:00:00.000+00:00Congrats, hope it works out well. I just hope it d...Congrats, hope it works out well. I just hope it doesn't eat into your time to write excellent blog entries.elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02021550934311976104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-48479735283912112932009-04-09T08:56:00.000+00:002009-04-09T08:56:00.000+00:00Many congratulations: all power to your slightly f...Many congratulations: all power to your slightly foxed flyleavesJames A-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612559426759580502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-31248966931604060992009-04-09T08:24:00.000+00:002009-04-09T08:24:00.000+00:00Thanks for your comments.Sara - the books are in s...Thanks for your comments.<BR/><BR/>Sara - the books are in several huge piles and nobody knows what's there. My job will be to identify the key titles and develop systems for quickly uploading them onto a inventory and finding effective ways of selling them.<BR/><BR/>As for the charity aspect, it isn't like those Christmas cards that give 10p out of a retail price of £3. These books will be generating a significant income for charities, so that gives me a real incentive.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-42943687759057178892009-04-09T07:31:00.000+00:002009-04-09T07:31:00.000+00:00Oh what lovely news, congratulations. It sounds li...Oh what lovely news, congratulations. It sounds like the most perfect job for you. How does it work? Are all the books in one central location or do you see photos or...?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597852661913928616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-19274631959209673222009-04-09T06:25:00.000+00:002009-04-09T06:25:00.000+00:00As someone who's unhappily employed, congratulatio...As someone who's unhappily employed, congratulations on finding not only a job, but a job you want to do!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10804604643946519169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-89079775497437317722009-04-09T05:45:00.000+00:002009-04-09T05:45:00.000+00:00So pleased for you. It sounds like a wonderful ro...So pleased for you. It sounds like a wonderful role and they are lucky to have found you to fill it.bye bye bellulahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14578559811447603363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-21374950418931530402009-04-08T23:35:00.000+00:002009-04-08T23:35:00.000+00:00Thanks Tim. Good to hear from you.Thanks Tim. Good to hear from you.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-86688245158629333162009-04-08T22:58:00.000+00:002009-04-08T22:58:00.000+00:00Congratulations. I've been unemployed for most of ...Congratulations. I've been unemployed for most of the past 18 months and this post really struck a chord with me. Best wishes for the new job.<BR/><BR/>Btw, have been enjoying your blog for a while now, although I'm not much of a commenter.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01361330734876130185noreply@blogger.com