end of the day, in todays climate your qualifications mean sqwat theres proberly a thousand people which have gone for jobs which your are applying. any job is better then nothing
Bollocks. There are tons of jobs/industries that you quite literally cannot get into without a degree of some kind. These also tend to be the higher paid jobs. I've met people like you before who think they've made all the right choices by dropping out of education. Well, fair enough, but you're still working at a fish factory.
I have no problem with people who drop out of school to find work, but don't try and trivialise the hard work and qualifications of those who decided to stay in education.