Reference :- There are jobs everywhere we are told .

Reference:-  Here at Kooralya the job situation is not great , but apparently there are plenty of jobs in the city .

Despite all the complaining , we are told there are plenty of jobs in the big smoke.   So many ,  in fact , that 500,000 citizens have  3 jobs or more . That strikes me as greedy . Back in the good old days one job was enough for anybody , and one breadwinner per family was considered adequate , leaving somebody at home to raise the offspring . 

But these days it is said that most citizens are "aspirational " .  It beats me what that means exactly .  Gabbo says it means wanting to having more bathrooms , and  more drive wheels on your motor car , and  a jet ski .     To find out more , we put in a conference call to cousin Kevin , who lives in Sydney . 

" Hey Kev , how many jobs do you have ? " ,  Ken junior said . 

" Three at the moment , mate ." , Kev said . 

" Isn't that greedy ? Some folk don't have a job at all .",   I said . 

" I need three jobs though . " , Kev said . 

" What for?  So you can buy a jet ski ? "  , Gabbo said . 

" No you dickheads .  One job pays the rent , one job pays the instalments and petrol for the Hyundai Excel , and one job puts food on the table . ", Kev said . 

 "What about your wife Sharon ? " , I said . 

" She has two jobs . One pays for the child care , and one pays for health insurance . " , Kev said . 

" It sounds like you have it made down there , Kev . " , I said 

" How are you lot going out there in Kooralya ? ", Kev said . 

" We are pretty strapped these days . We might have to move into a cardboard box under a bridge the way things are going out here .  " , Gabbo said . 

" Sounds great , can I come too ? " , Kev said . 

  Kev loves a joke .  

Your comrade , Ken