What skills could you bring to a "Survivors" scenario?

[minestrone]

A few weeks of hunger and most people would chop up their beloved pets and eat them.

[PRC1964]

My survival CV:

I'm fairly good at growing chilli peppers, potatoes and beans.

Oh, and I'm a dab hand and finding cockles by wiggling my feet in the sand.

Other than that...

Um...

I know a good cheese when I meet it.

I once ate a spider for a bet (£15)

I have a lot of books. They may come in useful one day.

Did I get the gig?

[cailin maith]

Originally Posted by PRC1964

My survival CV:

I'm fairly good at growing chilli peppers, potatoes and beans.

Oh, and I'm a dab hand and finding cockles by wiggling my feet in the sand.

Other than that...

Um...

I know a good cheese when I meet it.

I once ate a spider for a bet (£15)

I have a lot of books. They may come in useful one day.

Did I get the gig?

Potatoes? Fab - you can be on my team

[minestrone]

I was actually a butcher for 5 years.

[cailin maith]

Originally Posted by minestrone

I was actually a butcher for 5 years.

How did you end up in IT?

[PRC1964]

They're dead easy.

1. You find one that fell down the back of the cupboard and has grown "feelers".
2. You stick it in some mud in the garden
3. you wait a few months

Hey presto, loads of spuds.

Onions are rubbish.

1. You plant an onion
2. You wait a few months

Hey presto, you have one onion.

[cailin maith]

Originally Posted by PRC1964

They're dead easy.

1. You find one that fell down the back of the cupboard and has grown "feelers".
2. You stick it in some mud in the garden
3. you wait a few months

Hey presto, loads of spuds.

Onions are rubbish.

1. You plant an onion
2. You wait a few months

Hey presto, you have one onion.

I wish I had a garden - I would give that a try!!

My Grandad used to have a vegetable garden and that was ace.. I loved the peas he grew!!

[minestrone]

Originally Posted by cailin maith

How did you end up in IT?

Did it for 5 years through my Mechanical Engineering degree which was a 6 month a year course. Was running the shop by the end.

Spoke to my ex boss on Saturday and he asked me if I wanted a job for xmas, I said no but my contract is up on jan 30th so I might take him up on his offer next year .

[cailin maith]

Originally Posted by minestrone

Did it for 5 years through my Mechanical Engineering degree which was a 6 month a year course. Was running the shop by the end.

Spoke to my ex boss on Saturday and he asked me if I wanted a job for xmas, I said no but my contract is up on jan 30th so I might take him up on his offer next year .

I suppose as a trade, it'll always be needed. Perhaps not the same money as IT but it'd pay the bills for a while.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

I can turn my hand to most things mechanical and electrical so could fix up the generators/solar cells and invertors etc I also worked in a boatyard so could travel by canals and rivers. I am also exceptionally good at finding and reading instructions!