Popular Post RockyTop Posted September 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 29, 2020 I just realized that this is a social forum. ...... I am going to change my answer to ........... Male stripper. ........ Wait , airplane pilot, no there are too many real pilots on the forum.............Let’s see something technical, ...Something advanced ? ...... I know, Advanced electro mechanical trouble shooter and code writer guy. ......No .... Sounds too made up. ..... Oh!! I know! , You know that guy they call the Stig? He races cars with a white helmet. That’s Me!! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Joe Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Defense Contractor. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wig Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Retired, work seasonally at LL Bean. Then head south for the winter to extend my riding time. I worked in the food service industry. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
( _ ) Alexey Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 On 9/29/2020 at 6:59 PM, RockyTop said: I just realized that this is a social forum. ...... I am going to change my answer to ........... Male stripper. ........ Wait , airplane pilot, no there are too many real pilots on the forum.............Let’s see something technical, ...Something advanced ? ...... I know, Advanced electro mechanical trouble shooter and code writer guy. ......No .... Sounds too made up. ..... Oh!! I know! , You know that guy they call the Stig? He races cars with a white helmet. That’s Me!! It's not Linked In, mate, no need to sell yourself here 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Issah Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Metro train driver. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptSalami Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 I'm doing product development on cured fermented meat, mostly salami variants. Guess you can say I get paid for sitting around and thinking about sausage all day. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ..... Posted October 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) Automotive technician. Most recently, $10/hr no benefits, all my own tools, only certified tech in the building. Working for peanuts, affords me the luxury of not being owned. Piss me off, I can go flip burgers for $10 an hour (which I have also done). Also been an OTR truck driver, furniture delivery, fast food, meat packing plant, gas station, plastic injection plant, roofer, baker, stock clerk, cable installer and audio engineer. Ironically, college and a high school diploma came in handy for NONE of it. Worked a stealership for a while and thats when I learned that making more money comes at an ehtical expense I'm unwilling to make. I've no kids and life is great. My retirement plan is to not live that long... Edited October 8, 2020 by ShanesPlanet 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreygun Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 4 hours ago, ShanesPlanet said: Automotive technician. Most recently, $10/hr no benefits, all my own tools, only certified tech in the building. Working for peanuts, affords me the luxury of not being owned. Piss me off, I can go flip burgers for $10 an hour (which I have also done). Also been an OTR truck driver, furniture delivery, fast food, meat packing plant, gas station, plastic injection plant, roofer, baker, stock clerk, cable installer and audio engineer. Ironically, college and a high school diploma came in handy for NONE of it. Worked a stealership for a while and thats when I learned that making more money comes at an ehtical expense I'm unwilling to make. I've no kids and life is great. My retirement plan is to not live that long... Trade work should never be that low, that's crazy, and I totally agree with not taking higher rate at the expense of integrity. Good for you 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DjPanJan Posted October 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2020 I work in a laboratory focused on water resources, Expert in gas chromatography and inorganic chemistry. Specialization in petroleum substances in samples during ecological accidents / disasters. My job is to protect nature from oil pollution gasoline diesel oil. Use samples to detect leaks from oil derivatives tanks. So I'm sitting at an expensive machine and getting fat. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ..... Posted October 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 9, 2020 22 hours ago, Dreygun said: Trade work should never be that low, that's crazy, and I totally agree with not taking higher rate at the expense of integrity. Good for you Its quite amazing at how often customers seem shocked at my pay rate and tell me I deserve more. Of course, they also bitch about the bill when it arrives (as if my pay and the bill arent related). Then theres an entire county worth of assholes who expect me to fix their shit for free because they know me. Once I quit doing everything for free and tried to claim my own spare time for myself, I became just another asshole and people quit coming around altogether. Same relative theory most business' face. People say they respect your ability and you deserve to make a living off it, then turn around and try to fuck you out of the very thing they claimed 3 minutes ago. DO I sound bitter? Yup, and it didnt happen overnight. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EUC Custom Power-Pads Posted October 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) On 10/8/2020 at 9:20 AM, ShanesPlanet said: Automotive technician. Most recently, $10/hr no benefits, all my own tools, only certified tech in the building. Working for peanuts, affords me the luxury of not being owned. Piss me off, I can go flip burgers for $10 an hour (which I have also done). Also been an OTR truck driver, furniture delivery, fast food, meat packing plant, gas station, plastic injection plant, roofer, baker, stock clerk, cable installer and audio engineer. Ironically, college and a high school diploma came in handy for NONE of it. Worked a stealership for a while and thats when I learned that making more money comes at an ehtical expense I'm unwilling to make. I've no kids and life is great. My retirement plan is to not live that long... That's what I learned in the 80s, but I never did it professionally after my training. Just working on my own cars and motorcycles. But the car industry is a part of my professional life, but only in an administrative form in a car dealership that deals with certain sports cars (youngtimers/oldtimers) and historic race cars and is also active in historic motor sports. Otherwise I am self-employed with a trailer rental for food sales trailers and recently also official (tax paying) EUC Power-Pads manufacturer. 1 hour ago, ShanesPlanet said: Then theres an entire county worth of assholes who expect me to fix their shit for free because they know me. Fortunately, I noticed this at a young age and ended it, which also minimized the circle of friends, but maximized leisure and well-being. Edited October 9, 2020 by buell47 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urban Wheeler Posted October 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2020 On 9/28/2020 at 8:24 PM, Jon Stern said: What kind of DJ? Club DJ,,, I played Old school 80's and 90's R&B Classic house and Soulfull house,,, I also played in a couple of after hours but didn't like it 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Toshio Uemura Posted October 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2020 On 10/8/2020 at 4:20 PM, ShanesPlanet said: My retirement plan is to not live that long... Those are the ones who live the longest! 😝 So make sure you keep away from helmets and other protective equipment when riding your Sherman backwards down the stairs 🤣 PS: I know the type. My grandma was like this. It started when she was 85. With every cold or flu she caught she was on her deathbed or so she thought, murmuring “I have lived my life and it’s alright to die. I don’t want to be anybody’s burden” I always admired that attitude. She was 97 when she died. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RockyTop Posted October 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Toshio Uemura said: Those are the ones who live the longest! 😝 So make sure you keep away from helmets and other protective equipment when riding your Sherman backwards down the stairs 🤣 PS: I know the type. My grandma was like this. It started when she was 85. With every cold or flu she caught she was on her deathbed or so she thought, murmuring “I have lived my life and it’s alright to die. I don’t want to be anybody’s burden” I always admired that attitude. She was 97 when she died. My grandmother is 97. She says she has lived long enough and welcomes the morning that she does not wake up. We suspect that she intentionally got COVID-19 a few months ago. She visited a friend that we later found she knew had COVID. It didn’t really bother her. She had a headache for a few days and recovered quickly. ....... You just never know. On the subject of jobs. She was a Navy nurse in WWII. Just 5 years back she was still driving a car. She would park in the veteran’s parking space at the grocery store. People would try to explain to her that she was parked in a space for veterans. She would raise one eyebrow and give a slight smirk, then respond, “ I know, I am a Navy veteran.... WWII. “ .... Ah!? .... Yes Ma’am , ... Thank you and sorry! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..... Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 4 hours ago, Toshio Uemura said: Those are the ones who live the longest! 😝 So make sure you keep away from helmets and other protective equipment when riding your Sherman backwards down the stairs 🤣 My wife says the same thing and it scares the hell out of me. I surely dont want to outlast her. We have a bet going and the first one to leave this spinning ball forever, wins! Only rule is you cant do it on purpose.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) IT & Virtualization Engineer prior to permanent disability due to MS. This used to be me. Edited October 16, 2020 by The Dude 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toshio Uemura Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 17 hours ago, ShanesPlanet said: Only rule is you cant do it on purpose.... Well in this case, I recommend you step up your game, from EUC to my latest new hobby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swFhZyvjxik 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..... Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Toshio Uemura said: Well in this case, I recommend you step up your game, from EUC to my latest new hobby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swFhZyvjxik 🤣 good idea, but did i mention... Im getting old and lazy? Flying with a weedeater motor and bedsheet was upping my game. Having a Sherman with my skill level was another attempt. I fear that adding a pogo stick to my toys, would push me soo far from being 'cool' that I would never recover. I shouldnt have sold the sport bike i guess. Edited October 13, 2020 by ShanesPlanet 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_Must_Bust Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 On 10/1/2020 at 4:44 PM, Dirty Joe said: Defense Contractor. EUC light cavalry? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toshio Uemura Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 21 minutes ago, ShanesPlanet said: would push me soo far from being 'cool' that I would never recover. My point. The purpose was never being `cool’, it was being ‘cold’, was it nodd! And never recovering was the goal to win your bet, right?! 😇 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toshio Uemura Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 18 hours ago, RockyTop said: She would park in the veteran’s parking space at the grocery store. For her upcoming birthday you should get her a Veteran Sherman, spray paint it navy. She already got the parking space for it. 🤣 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Vu Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Electronic Warfare engineering manager at a defense contractor. I also moonlight mainly on the weekends as a live production manager (live sound and lights) for a 10-piece cover band. The EUC has really come in handy on my show gigs by enabling me to quickly get around very large venues and outdoor performance spaces. It has also helped me in expanding my radius in finding adequate parking for my cover band's large truck and trailer. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Stern Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 On 10/11/2020 at 1:58 PM, Urban Wheeler said: Club DJ,,, I played Old school 80's and 90's R&B Classic house and Soulfull house,,, I also played in a couple of after hours but didn't like it I have a lot of friends and acquaintances who are professional DJs. Mostly trance, and house. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdmentin Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Pedal steel guitarist 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shape Posted November 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2020 Hi! I’m Shape (Paolo) from Italy, and I’m a teacher! This is my first post, since I’m new around here.... Yo! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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