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Ez · Post by Ez » Fri Jun 08, 2007 4:28 pm

Just wondering what everybody does for a living?

steven · Post by **steven** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:42 pm

Live/work on my dad's farm in good ol' Wisconsin.

Post by **CSS-Registry** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:54 pm

Web Designer, Flash Developer and Photographer - UF College of Business

http://www.cba.ufl.edu

GO Gators! and Billy D. the Waffler :o)

slick · Post by **slick** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:21 pm

Firefighter

62dodgedog · Post by **62dodgedog** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 8:30 pm

Mailman, at least for the next 10 1/2 years, yeah retirement. Will only be 56 when I get out.

centralwildcat · Post by **centralwildcat** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 8:41 pm

I am a Firefighter Paramedic

MOPAT · Post by **MOPAT** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 9:05 pm

Good to see so many firefighters and paramedics.
When I was a ranger for the National Park Service I did wildland and structural fire [engineer/operator] was a parkmedic [paramedic w/o cardiac module] and worked in the search and rescue office. Now that I'm 60 it is hard to look back and think how much fun and excitement was involved. Miss it BUT don't if you know what I mean.
Keep up the good work guys.
Pat

BigJ · Post by **BigJ** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 9:18 pm

Machinist.

RussRoth · Post by **RussRoth** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 9:38 pm

MOPAT wrote:
Good to see so many firefighters and paramedics.
When I was a ranger for the National Park Service I did wildland and structural fire [engineer/operator] was a parkmedic [paramedic w/o cardiac module] and worked in the search and rescue office. Now that I'm 60 it is hard to look back and think how much fun and excitement was involved. Miss it BUT don't if you know what I mean.
Keep up the good work guys.
Pat

I know exactly what you mean. I worked for Portland Fire for almost 27 years and retired in December of '99. Can't hardly believe it has been that long. I do sometimes miss it a bit when I hear sirens and see rigs going on calls and I occasionally miss the camaraderie of a good crew. Since retiring I have spent a couple days a week about 8 months or so of the year driving semi which I also did some while still firefighting. No work at my usual place this year so far. I got hooked up with Tony Garcin at Dunrite converters and have been building valve bodies for Dodge diesels. I built enough of them to put myself out of work this morning.

He uses some specialty manufactured parts for them and is out of one piece. We have a trans on the bench so he says he is going to teach me about rebuilding them now. I told him I've been spending too much time at the shop already and didn't want to be a full time trans builder.

Says he knows that but wants to give me the basics so I don't get the shaft if I am ever someplace who knows where and have trans trouble.

So that's a good thing. We hooked up the scanner and his loaded trailer today to mine to see how the converter performed. No slip which surprised him but it is all stock at this point but I was happy about that. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!

wally · Post by **wally** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 9:43 pm

furniture designer and manufacturer

motomatt383 · Post by **motomatt383** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 3:44 am

we had a post like this a couple of years ago. i don't remember that many firefighters & EMS members at that time.

i'm a Snap-On Tools dealer, been in business 6 years, i enjoy it, before this i was in the powersports industry, jet-skis, motorcycles & ect. also worked for an RV dealer years ago in New York for a couple of years(man that was a long time ago lookin' back).

matt

Post by **Hobcobble** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 7:01 am

I sell plastics.
[The movie "The Graduate" had a profound effect on me.... in more ways than one

]
John

Rodger · Post by **Rodger** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 8:45 am

Hola All

I am a "Taxi Cab Driver". I fully enjoy doing this since I get to speak with all kinds of people while they are captive in the back seat. If they get bored listening to me talk about trucks and cars, they seem to act as if they are sleepy and "fall ah-sleep". When this happens I "pat" the peddle a couple of times and act as if the engine has stopped. Only once at about 2 PM did the ride/fare want to call another firm.

Rodger
Colo Spgs

Post by **cowboy** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 9:17 pm

I retired after 32+ years of truck driving , I stayed with it because of the good company I kept

Post by **oneowner71** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 9:29 pm

Facilities engineer with Lockheed Martin. Cool job, if you can handle the stress, hours, and always being wrong regardless of who was right in the end! It's cool to head to work in the middle of F-22's, F-16's, and the new F-35 (picture taken in "my" building)!

66patrick · Post by **66patrick** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 10:26 pm

Defense.

2bluesweptlines · Post by **2bluesweptlines** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 3:02 pm

Machinest/metal fabricator/shipping person/anything else they need at Aermotor Windmill

mikeys_toy · Post by **mikeys_toy** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 3:10 pm

O'reilly auto parts beotch......oh yeah I also drive a wrecker

shaq787 · Post by **shaq787** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 3:23 pm

Automotive machinist and student

TedWitt · Post by **TedWitt** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:00 pm

I've been driving trucks and heavy equipment for 35 years.

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