What do you do for a living ???

part out and restore 60's fords and fox body mustangs with my boss
its just a 2 man opp, me and him. were in peotone IL, so if anyone needs anything, let me know lol. beats working 40 hours a week painting outside in the heat over the summer.
definatly beats that
 
aircraft rescue firefighter (airport firefighter) in the Marine Corps after high school

did some shitty factory work after the corps (ductile iron foundry and production work)

now i'm an aircraft pilot, currently flight instructing at the local airport - teaching 18 year olds how to fly an airplane and its the best job i've ever had
 
I have spent the last 10.5 years serving the USA in the worlds finest Naval Submarine Force as a Fire Control Technician(I shoot torpedoes) I also am a LAN manager for my currently assigned Submarine, the fine ship USS Pennsylvania SSBN 735.
 
I'm a retired electronics engineer. I started studying electronics when I was VERY young. Made my first crystal radio when I was six years old. By the time I was twelve I had a small business fixing my neighbors TVs, radios, and small appliances. I went into the U.S. Navy right after high school, breezed theough the schools they sent me to, andc ended up teaching electronics in one of their schools as well as working on other missions. After the Navy I went to college on my GI Bill, and got a degree in English, minor in history. I went back to work in electronics after college. Ended up first working for, then running the electronics department for International Machine & Tool. Left there when the GPS system diminished the need for the product IMT made, measuring devices for testing the gyroscopes used in inertial navigation systems. Worked at a couple of crap jobs for a few years, electronic repair and so on. Decided to retire a couple of years ago. I am 58, live frugally. The XS650 makes a differrence in my life. I save a lot on gas using it for all my daily shopping, etc., most of tyhe year 'round.:)
 
I'm a journeyman auto mechanic by trade.20 years fixing cars for a dealership.Spent the last 10 years as a hydraulic mechanic.

My wife and I have owned the business for 7 years.Now I'm basically a dog-f@cker most of the day.I do get to build my bikes in the shop, we have all the tools needed.

I now list machining and welding as well as my mechanical skills.

Would like to build bikes full time but there isn't much money in that.

John
 
mikethedruid, you sound like me. I was doing the crystal thing about 6, and tubes at about 8 :) All those weird little kits and monthly projects that would come by mail in those days, long gone, alas. I was soldering point to point circuits together before I could write longhand.
 
And in the same time frame, I was given my uncle's large collection of electronics magazines. I remember reading the words, not understanding what was going on, then one day, pow, I realized I understood them. Man, I built all kinds of weird stuff. Tesla stuff.
 
im a mechanic for the Harley Davidson, dont like the term tech...not for harleys anyways, pretty simple machine and it feels like they are tryin to church it up a bit (if you have seen joe dirt) anyways, i love what i do, i just hate where i do it....but hey regardless, i get paid to work on and then go ride motorcycles all day, so i cant really complain to much.
 
you should apply at this place called Michigan...they give you 10 cents for every can or bottle of beer you drink. :laugh::cheers:
 
^ not exactly.. since you pay the 10 cent deposit up front for each can. You're better off in the other states where you bring your cans to the recyclers for 50 cents a pound which is all bonus money and not just getting your money back. :cheers: Still the only way to make money there is to get the beer for free!

I think the only way to make money drinking beer is to work at a brewery and be the guy that taste tests the batches.
 
Travis said:
^ not exactly.. since you pay the 10 cent deposit up front for each can. You're better off in the other states where you bring your cans to the recyclers for 50 cents a pound which is all bonus money and not just getting your money back. :cheers: Still the only way to make money there is to get the beer for free!

I think the only way to make money drinking beer is to work at a brewery and be the guy that taste tests the batches.
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you are correct just making a funny, then again there are always those who spend there weekends walking around MSU and U of M collecting all the cans and bottles they can find...
 
^ yeah I know you were.. just didn't want people getting the idea that you actually make 10 cents on those cans :D

I don't doubt that people go around collecting those cans.. <rant> Problem is when they are crushed or wrinkled or faded and those damn machines at the grocery stores won't read them and give you your money. That brings up another point.. not only do you have to pay a 10 cent deposit on each can.. then you have to save them undamaged and bring them to the grocery store and insert them one-at-a-time into a machine to get your money back.. what a pain in the ass! I'm glad we don't have stupid deposits in Wisconsin! </rant>

Sorry to drag this further off topic!
 
Stone, that would be great....If there were ANY jobs here in the Mitten.:)

Ive been tailgating on a ouple pccasions. Those guys make a KILLING!!

I hada friend almost get arrested, taking empty's while at the local racetrack. Apperently, they are left for the Cub scouts. Alcohol was involved!!!
 
I am an IT Consultant. I manage IT solutions and emergency repairs for larger companies. I have worked with computers and emerging internet technologies, for about as long as there has been an Internet :D

I started out, managing a VAX network at college. At the time, the WWW did not exist. It was ARCHIE, Gopher, Telnet, FTP and BBS mostly. I still enjoy the daily challenges that my job brings. People usually only call when something is REALLY broken.. So, Rarely a dull day at work!
 
I'm a carpenter by trade, who found his way over to the electrical trade about a year ago, while trying to get out of the construction field. I live in Spokane, WA, where it snows every winter, which gives me a couple of months off every winter (#1 & 2 reason why I'm job searching, cold snow and no work) to play around in the garage. I am currently looking for a different profession, so I don't have much choppn' time right now. 1980 Yamaha XJ650 almost done, 1979 Yamaha XS650 just bought and will start this spring!
 

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