Thread: What is your profession or real job?

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Dont have room to list ALL the jobs Ive held so here's just the major ones:
3YRS US Army as aircraft tech. and door gunner. 10 yrs paid fire fighter up the the rank of Fire Chief ("retired" due to falling out with the mayor!) Then back to my original career as Aircraft tech. First for Eastern Airlines in Miami and currently for FedEx Express in Memphis 4 days a week. And finally, in my spare time I work part time as a Deputy Sheriff for the local dept here. Plus, Im converting a cotton farm that I purchased a couple years ago, into a horse ranch. I like to keep busy....

There may be something you don't understand here pal. It's a well known and true statistic that most heart attacks happen on Monday mornings between 7-9 am.(this is REALLY true). And you want me to get a job???? Noway hosea.
I was in commercial maintenance.

30+ years as a lithographer. Ink on paper and I bleed Ford blue in 4 color process.
Played the drums for 20+ years...had some fun...lots of women....but not nearly enough cash to live on full time. Had the pleasure of meeting Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich and Lionel Hampton during that time. Anyone remember them??
I polish aluminum parts on the side for extra cash.
Far from a rich and famous lifestyle...but it pays the bills.

G.

Originally Posted by FFR428

30+ years as a lithographer. Ink on paper and I bleed Ford blue in 4 color process.
Played the drums for 20+ years...had some fun...lots of women....but not nearly enough cash to live on full time. Had the pleasure of meeting Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich and Lionel Hampton during that time. Anyone remember them??
I polish aluminum parts on the side for extra cash.
Far from a rich and famous lifestyle...but it pays the bills.

G.

Buddy Rich???? Man, you are really dating yourself there G!!!! Someplace around here I have a Tommy Dorsey album and on it Buddy Rich is introduced as the "new kid drummer"!!!!!

Hey how about Louie Bellson?? He was the very first to play a double bass drum kit way back when. LOL.

Wow Tommy Dorsey with BR as the new kid drummer!!! LOL!! If you find the album please let me know the title of it.

G.

25+ years as an Air Traffic Controller with the FAA. 4 years as an Air Traffic Controller in the Air Force before that. LOVE IT!!!!!

Layabout!

Actually, I am retired (disability almost fifty years of self abuse). In real life, I am an electrician. The job I had was at a large power company, and I worked in substation construction/maintenance, and operations; my job had elements of four trades - electrician, lineman, millwright, and test tech. For many years, on the side, I also had my own electrical contracting business, did residential concrete work, twisted wrenches for folks sometimes, and generally made a nuisance of myself.

Originally Posted by cffisher

Don Dalton
I served my machinest apprentist ship at Westing House Airbrake back in 66/7 in Chicago. Small world I think we were making brake parts for mine cars.

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Charlie:
66 is the year I started with WABCO in Lexington Ky.Left and went with IBM there .Came to Tx. in 68 with Big Blue ,a good move.

Don In Austin

Spent forty-odd years turning 329 acres of land from standing bush into a dairy farm. In order to get working capital I went driving cranes, trucks, (large ones, 40 tons or more,) bulldozers, excavators, buses, (tour trips,) also did a lot of contract welding on building sites, anything that paid good dollars.
Chucked it all away four years or so ago. I now spend most of my time playing in my shed, (40ft x 80ft) not doing much, but having fun.
I also run a caravan rental business, site vans, not for dragging behind a car.
It's a good racket....I pay $1500 to $2000 for a van, tittivate it up a bit, and lease it out for $35 to $45 a week. I can recoup my capital inside 12 months.
If one gets wrecked, (and so far only one has,) it's not a great loss.
It pays the bills and keeps me amused.

johnboy

for the last 5 years I've been the skipper on a 110ft steel yacht
taking quest out on heliskiing adventures and during the summer we go salmon fishing.
We have used the boat for many extreme skiing movies and last year we filmed a IMAX underwater movie all along the coast of British Columbia.

Before that I ran my own 40ft twin turbo diesel work boat for the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans for 10 years. Walking the salmon rivers counting the fish and dodging the G bears.

Pulled wrenches on most of the fishing fleet in the area and had a small VW Volvo repair shop to keep me busy
life has been good
hank

I'm in the Iron and Steal business. My Wife takes in Ironing, and I Steal.


Ooooh, that's an old one. I'll go away now.


Don

[QUOTE=. Walking the salmon rivers counting the fish and dodging the G bears.

Counting FISH I have enough trouble catching them YOU COUNT them

Man youze guy's have some cool jobs. I have been parners with my brother in our flooring business for the past 6 years. I have installed hardwood, and tile for 25 years, I don't crawl much anymore unless I need mad money.

I also do some remodeling and build custom cabinet's just because I like to.

Man, I'm really amazed at how many people have real jobs!!!!!!

Dave yep seems most are working.

itold (lol) iron and steal

Cff never had a problem counting 0 fish . but 8 hours trying to.