You can probably do the same thing today with a smart phone app lol
lol!! I can relate. Out of the 4 USAF Wings I was in, only 2 still exist. One base is now called Frankfurt West. Of the aircraft I worked on, 3 of 5 have been retired from the whole AF. I saw one F-16A that was "mine" in the D-M Boneyard! THAT made me feel old!
). After my tour was up I went back home to Texas where I went back to school to finish my degree in Electronics. Since I had a family by this time I started working construction to pay the bills while going to school at night. I completed my degree specializing in Bio-Med after a few years but had started to enjoy doing construction so I pretty much shelved my degree and stayed with it. My wife at the time missed her family so we came to MI where I still reside although I traded her in for an upgrade... I joined the Carpenters Union and have had the wonderful experience of being part of some awesome projects. I helped build the Dodge Viper plant which allowed me to see how they build factory muscle cars and have been part of some of the biggest projects in the state over the last 25 yrs, Stadiums, high rises and research facilities for the big three. During all this time my love of two wheel machines led me through several builds and that led me to this forum which is filled with awesome guys and other wonderful projects. Sometimes it's just a fun place to hang out and I appreciate the time and effort that is put into maintaining and keeping this site running.
which morphed into “Could you redo our kitchen, bathroom, basement, add an addition”, etc.
Of course the quickest way to ruin a hobby is to turn it into a business.
“Wonder what I could do with my old bike?”
And you know the rest of that story.
Can't see any danger in ruining this hobby that way. This is an extremely rewarding hobby but certainly not a financially rewarding one.
Anything rewarding takes hard work, looks like you've been a hard working guy. Enjoying what you're doing I think is key.After high school attended a Community College and completed an Architectural Technology Diploma program.
Worked in the industry as a designer/draftsman for a few different Architectural and Engineering firms.
Then ended up in a business partnership doing Architectural design, spec writing, drafting services and construction project management on residential, small commercial and industrial projects.
Moved onto a partnership in a larger projects firm. My partner was an Architect, I was the construction Project Manager. We designed and built Churches, Nursing Homes, Schools, Industrial/Commercial, Condo/Townhouse projects, etc. Enjoyed the business, made good money, spent good money. But I had no life. Left in the morning before my kids got up and didn't get home until after they were in bed. I don't think my marriage would have survived and my kids would have said “Daddy who?”
My partner and I then ended up in the financial industry, each running our own agencies. The last major recession pretty much decimated my business, wiping out most of my clients in the auto/tool and mold industry.
I always had a shop over the years doing all sorts of things. Designing and building my own tools, designing and building custom furniture, cabinets, etc. Occasionally taking the odd commission that benefitted the TAF. (Tool Acquisition Fund).
Didn't have the desire or energy to go back into the trenches and rebuild my financial business at this stage in life, so started taking on more commissions which morphed into “Could you redo our kitchen, bathroom, basement, add an addition”, etc.
Of course the quickest way to ruin a hobby is to turn it into a business.
“Wonder what I could do with my old bike?”
And you know the rest of that story.
Can't see any danger in ruining this hobby that way. This is an extremely rewarding hobby but certainly not a financially rewarding one.
