I too lost my job, in September, and have decided to go anyway.( as well as booking 4 weeks in 2011)
I know that holidays used to be a luxury but nowadays I reckon they are essential.
With all the doom and gloom around it is a good idea to get away and come back recharged, refreshed and re-invigorated.
Have a good holiday and good luck with the job seeking.( maybe as a tour rep in Goa?)
PS dont bother to try and claim job seekers allowance whilst in Goa, pretending that you have gone there looking for a job doesn't work....... I asked!!
Del
Sorry about your job Alan. Did you get something booked up? Hope you get something sorted soon. Maybe we will catch up with you in March 
Really impressed with some of the replies here.I would be and am really concerned about the possibility of losing my job during this dreadful time.
It seems as if some members are able to just brush aside the concerns of mortgages, feeding themselves, council tax, heating bills etc etc.
I am just not sure if I lost my job that Goa would be number one on my list of priorities.
I mean surely keeping a roof over your head and paying the bills would come before blowing the reduncancy check on a trip to Goa.
Am I the only one who would put caution first.
Papa
It seems as if some members are able to just brush aside the concerns of mortgages, feeding themselves, council tax, heating bills etc etc.
I am just not sure if I lost my job that Goa would be number one on my list of priorities.
I mean surely keeping a roof over your head and paying the bills would come before blowing the reduncancy check on a trip to Goa.
Am I the only one who would put caution first.
Papa
Papa, not only have I lost my job but I know have no place to live as it was a live in job 
Goa seems pretty high on my life right now,. Have many friends right now from this group and from past visits that have offered me help!!!!! Happy Xmas 
Goa seems pretty high on my life right now,. Have many friends right now from this group and from past visits that have offered me help!!!!! Happy Xmas
I think we should remember that eveybodies priorities are different. We are all individuals and we probably all do things differently.
Sarah
Sarah
The last few months have been a bit of a trial for me, and l have lost quite a few friends. My motto now is "Live for today! Who knows about tomorrow?" Best wishes Alan. See you soon!
Papa, luckily for myself a mortgage etc is not a concern.
But even if it was, in todays Britain if you run out of money you can be sure that when you die SOMEONE will bury you! (or at least prop you up in a bus shelter
)
As Goan girl says "live for today" (with a bit of caution) you have no idea what tomorrow holds.
In realisitic terms the couple of thousand that you spend on a holiday is not going to make a lot of difference in the long term.
But, hey, everyone to their own choices in life.
Ps Goonerfan, where are you and what kind of job are you seeking maybe someone on here may hear of something that may suit?
But even if it was, in todays Britain if you run out of money you can be sure that when you die SOMEONE will bury you! (or at least prop you up in a bus shelter
)As Goan girl says "live for today" (with a bit of caution) you have no idea what tomorrow holds.
In realisitic terms the couple of thousand that you spend on a holiday is not going to make a lot of difference in the long term.
But, hey, everyone to their own choices in life.
Ps Goonerfan, where are you and what kind of job are you seeking maybe someone on here may hear of something that may suit?
Gooner fan
Proves what a great forum this is.I wish you all the best in finding a job but at least you have a brilliant outlook on life.
I suppose I am a glass half empty kind of person and seeing all the replies on here urging you to go made me think a bit.
I hope you have a great time and can only wish I had such a positive outlook on life.
Papa
Proves what a great forum this is.I wish you all the best in finding a job but at least you have a brilliant outlook on life.
I suppose I am a glass half empty kind of person and seeing all the replies on here urging you to go made me think a bit.
I hope you have a great time and can only wish I had such a positive outlook on life.
Papa
Papa, you can have a positive outlook, just get a smaller glass!....... it will look fuller!
( think I may submit that for inclusion in Xmas cracker mottos)
( think I may submit that for inclusion in Xmas cracker mottos)
Luckily for us we are of an age where we do not have to face these problems but if it had happened to us a few years ago I would not have gone anywhere unless we had a job to go back to. I tend to be a bit of a "whittler" as we say in Yorkshire.
Maybe you could find a job where you could start a few days after your visit to Goa - I don't know about the job situation in UK - and would you take any job offered or could you get job seekers allowance or whatever it is called these days?
Good Luck with finding work.
Maybe you could find a job where you could start a few days after your visit to Goa - I don't know about the job situation in UK - and would you take any job offered or could you get job seekers allowance or whatever it is called these days?
Good Luck with finding work.
Alan sorry to hear about your job ..go on to Goa and worry about what next when you come back life is too short xxx colleen
Gooner Fan
Did you go, and any news on the job / home front?
Did you go, and any news on the job / home front?
Still waiting for my passport to come back 
As soon as that happens it'll be time to get my visa then off to Goa for a month hopefully
As soon as that happens it'll be time to get my visa then off to Goa for a month hopefully
I assume that you are claimimg JSA, don't forget that you need to sign off if you go abroad.
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