So your stuck in the outback then. Some workforces drive in and drive out. Basically you camp out for a week or two working.
These areas simply arent viable to develop towns either. A mine closed in WA a few years ago and a year later every shop had closed and everyone had left. Alot of people spend a while mining get a car and or a deposit for a house. The whole prostitution thing is media sensationalism. Most of the mines wouldnt even have a shop. I would believe that not living with your wife and kids three quarters of the time would be the reason for breakups. I help find new mines for the Ozzies!
The people are really nice even by american standard. The mix of black, hispanic and white seems to be relatively well integrated again by limited view of american standards.
Yeah, the housing is good. No footpaths, though, so car everywhere. Massive highways, big traffic jams. In a sense, some cities in the US appear to be spread out built up areas, not really cities at all looking from a european view. Mr and Mrs Melmoth moving to Dallas next week. Did a recon there 2 months back, nice housing stock and quality of life seems great.
Huge infrastructure investment going on at the moment , plenty of opportunity. Mrs Melmoth is sorted for work but I need to wait for green card to come through. Basically have 4 months to look around, cannot wait! This will make for some awkward phone calls back home to Mammy from the young fella working the mines in Australia. Aside from the sites, a lot of that list is very unhealthy.
