Re: New Zealand Postgis DBA job vacancy

Gavin Flower <GavinFlower@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> · Thu, 27 Dec 2012 07:30:07 +1300



    Please do not top post!

      
      See my reply below....

      
      On 27/12/12 03:48, Martin Gainty wrote:

    
        Gavin

         
        BTW: Americans dont walk anywhere ..we drive our 2 gallons to
        the mile Hummers everywhere we go

        (so Im hoping that gas is cheap there)

        
        I dont know anything about New Zealand but can one live on South
        Island and work on North Island

        and or vice-versa?

         
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Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:17:23 +1300

          From: GavinFlower@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

          To: pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

          Subject: Re:  New Zealand Postgis DBA job vacancy

          
          On 25/12/12 09:46, pcreso@xxxxxxxxxx
            wrote:

          
                   Mat be of
                    interest to someone here...

                    
                    http://careers.eroad.co.nz/vacancies/showVacancy/11

                    
                    Brent Wood

                  
          I know some people in Auckland who do PostgreSQL, I've emailed them about it.

              
              Curiously, EROAD's
                head office is about
                  an hours walk from where I live!

                  
                  Cheers,

                    Gavin

                  
    In New Zealand we generally use petrol, or diesel, measured in
    litres - though there are some cars powered by natural gas.  I think
    the USA is one of the few places not using the metric system.

    
    There are some people who have their family home in the South Island
    and work in the North, generally they stay in the North during the
    week and fly back for weekends. Contrary to what you may have been
    told, you don't (yet) need a passport to go between the 2 Islands.

    
    I normally work from home, but sometimes go into the university for
    meetings and seminars - a trip by bus of about 2 hours.  Both places
    in Auckland city.

    
    To bring this back on topic: I plan to use PostgreSQL for the
    backend of the software I am developing...

    
    Cheers,

    Gavin