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Old 08-25-2018, 04:38 PM   #241
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I don't say disabled?
I say dysfunctional!
Cause I am still able just not as quick as others cause things don't function as well as they used to.
I was dysfunctional long before i was disabled..lol

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Old 09-06-2018, 09:09 PM   #242
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I program 5 axis DCC measuring machines at a precision aerospace manufacturer. I am retiring May 1 2020. Only 86 weeks and 1 day to go!! Then its finish the bus and hit the road. Bob
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Old 09-06-2018, 09:14 PM   #243
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Let me redo that last sentence. Finish the bus, sell the house and hit the road!!
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Old 09-06-2018, 10:46 PM   #244
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Old 11-06-2018, 05:43 PM   #245
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Old 11-08-2018, 10:37 PM   #246
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I'm the least experienced person here, haha.

14 years (most recently) in contract security, but I've done a little of almost everything here and there.
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Old 11-11-2018, 01:36 PM   #247
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For over twenty years I fixed radios for businesses and public safety. Then, for the last fourteen years, I have been designing and overseeing radio system upgrades, and telling vendors how radio tower sites should be fixed for the benefit of my latest employer. Less than six months from now, I will just be fixing radios for myself and my friends.
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Old 11-11-2018, 03:33 PM   #248
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hello again y'all,
I was sitting there today, in my overly stiffling, hopefully temporary cubicle and I started wondering what you all "do" for a living...
I shovel coal in hell.
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Old 12-02-2018, 12:15 PM   #249
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Hello all. New here, figured this would be a good time to chime in. I do Tree service for a living, was an OTR truck driver for 5 years, I still drive in the winter but stay in state usually. I grew up on a farm and I Have a limited knowledge of general construction and metal work, I have helped with 2 bus conversions in my teen years, one was a prevost coach and the other was a Thomas skoolie. My wife and I are getting ready to go into missions both here in the states as well as in central America. I plan to take my tree equipment along with us as we travel to pay the bills. We currently have 4 children, Amy, who will be 6 on the 15th, Anthony who will be 5 in April, Ailsa will be 3 in February, and Aiden who will be 1 on the 22nd. We bought an 84 passenger bluebird TC2000 fe last month and are planning to start converting it in the next few months.
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Old 12-16-2018, 10:22 AM   #250
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I am a quilter and sew for a living. Oh and I have a masters degree in accounting and hold a CPA license. But I honestly make more sewing.
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Old 12-16-2018, 11:45 AM   #251
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Old 02-18-2019, 04:36 AM   #252
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Old 02-18-2019, 07:55 AM   #253
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My "career" if you will is being an Avionics Technician in her Majesty's RCAF. I have specialty skillsets in Air Weapons (both Search Stores and Kill Stores), Tactical mission systems, Recovery & Salvage and Flight Safety/accident investigation. I've worked on rotary and fixed wing, in surveillance, rescue, tac-hel Av, and anti-sub...as unlikely as it may seem I am a professional nerd/geek......

Some of my "out of trade" skillsets are
Driving instructor, everything from snowmobile to 48 tons of "Get off my lawn."
Small Arms instructor/coach,
First Aid Instructor....
I'm sure there is others.....

Been at that racket for almost 17yrs.....3 to go....

During that time I've moonlighted in all kinds of different things, flooring, kitchens, car sales, performance/audio shop, detailing shop, decks & fences, and ski patrol.
But I spent 11yrs doing various contracted security, with a diverse spread of functions, everything from bar security (at a ski resort...PERKS) through concerts/festivals, to VIP/CP services. Gave that up with my most recent posting across the country to the boonies.
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Old 02-18-2019, 02:03 PM   #254
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Done quite a few different lines of work, of which zero were in my field of study. Yay college degree, you sure were useless. Favorite was working in security systems and access control where we had jobs across the country. Got to see some really cool places doing that job, both in scenery and getting to see cool stuff in restricted areas. All the fun stuff is in the restricted areas it turns out.

Anyways, miss the old job and the old life of traveling, and none of my current jobs keep me in one place, so off I go to the open road....as soon as my build is finished.
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Old 02-18-2019, 04:26 PM   #255
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Personal Accountant and Web Developer

Done quite a few different lines of work, of which zero were in my field of study. Yay college degree, you sure were useless. Favorite was working in security systems and access control where we had jobs across the country. Got to see some really cool places doing that job, both in scenery and getting to see cool stuff in restricted areas. All the fun stuff is in the restricted areas it turns out.

Anyways, miss the old job and the old life of traveling, and none of my current jobs keep me in one place, so off I go to the open road....as soon as my build is finished.
Pipe fitter/steam fitter/welder,plumber,HVAC mechanic on most military bases in the carolina's for going on 24- years now?
Geminus it's always cool to look at stuff in the restricted area's until one of your men takes a picture on his phone?
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Old 02-18-2019, 07:16 PM   #256
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Drinking a cup of coffee as I finalize the new design that I will present tomorrow morning.
Being a web designer is becoming a tough job especially when the client wants to keep a traditional layout which actually doesn't work anymore.
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Old 02-18-2019, 08:53 PM   #257
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High school English teacher, former plumber, sometime bus driver (I work at a boarding school where some teachers double as bus drivers for taking the students off campus), and soon to become a third party CDL examiner. (You should be frightened at how little training this last one requires.)
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Old 02-18-2019, 11:06 PM   #258
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Pipe fitter/steam fitter/welder,plumber,HVAC mechanic on most military bases in the carolina's for going on 24- years now?
Geminus it's always cool to look at stuff in the restricted area's until one of your men takes a picture on his phone?
Oh yeah, one photo when we were on base in the restricted areas and that'd be a no-no. That being said, when installing the systems in non-government facilities, you'd be surprised how little we were asked for ID's. We didn't wear uniforms, so all they knew we could have been lotting the place and the alarm guys were late.


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Drinking a cup of coffee as I finalize the new design that I will present tomorrow morning.
Being a web designer is becoming a tough job especially when the client wants to keep a traditional layout which actually doesn't work anymore.

What kind of traditional layouts are they asking for? We talking just issues with mobile platforms, or full blown "I want a geocities site in HTML2.0"?

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...become a third party CDL examiner. (You should be frightened at how little training this last one requires.)
I mean, if they required any more qualification then it'd put SWIFT out of business.
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Old 03-22-2019, 02:36 PM   #259
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I was a school bus driver until January of this year. Now I am home full-time with my 3 girls. We homeschoool so being gone at work all day, keeping the house clean and being completely responsible for all of my kiddos schooling was getting old fast.
Luckily my husband is a software engineer and makes good money. So we are still able to save up for our skoolie home.
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Old 03-22-2019, 04:32 PM   #260
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