So what do/did you do for a living?
I don't mean this to be a personal intrusive question but just would be interesting I think🤔
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Well where do I start?
I have owned my own pie /tea shop
Been my dear old dad's secretary (contractor)
Now own a small herd of jersey cow's
Have raised to full size and sold every jersey bull I ever had.
But dairy bulls are know longer really needed and am getting out of it slowly...
Chief Cook and bottle washer and just started looking at gunsmithing classes 🤞🙏
(And I do wonder why I never married? I guess I have been busy 😂)
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Retired rural carrier for USPS
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Started out doing ranch work then got into construction in my early 20's. Did a seasonal stint for 7 years as a 'wildlife bio-technician' (read 'field biologist') with the Forest Circus. Started my own contracting business and retired from that a bit over 2 years ago. I specialized in tile work and finish carpentry but like most contractors in my area I did a little bit of everything.
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Lady Rae: 30065440949787/comments/-1
Well where do I start?
I have owned my own pie /tea shop
Been my dear old dad's secretary (contractor)
Now own a small herd of jersey cow's
Have raised to full size and sold every jersey bull I ever had.
But dairy bulls are know longer really needed and am getting out of it slowly...
Chief Cook and bottle washer and just started looking at gunsmithing classes 🤞🙏
(And I do wonder why I never married? I guess I have been busy 😂)
Pretty good gunsmithing school in Trinidad Colo.
Lady Rae: 30065440949787/comments/-1
Well where do I start?
I have owned my own pie /tea shop
Been my dear old dad's secretary (contractor)
Now own a small herd of jersey cow's
Have raised to full size and sold every jersey bull I ever had.
But dairy bulls are know longer really needed and am getting out of it slowly...
Chief Cook and bottle washer and just started looking at gunsmithing classes 🤞🙏
(And I do wonder why I never married? I guess I have been busy 😂)
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Branch Manager in a bank for 6 years, worked state juvenile corrections for 29 years, retired facility supervisor. During that time farmed 400 acres, put out 5 acres of tobacco a year, maintained 90 cow herd plus calves and rebuilt/refurbished thousands of chainsaws.
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Fifty seven years in 'hands on' production agriculture. During most of that, I also had a full or part time job with USPS and later USDA(40 years of Federal service). Along the way-carpenter, welder, mechanic, heavy equipment operator, semi-professional trapper, veterinary assistant, horse trainer. Anything to make a dollar.
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Had four overlapping careers.
Spent 23 years USAF, about 50/50 active and Reserve. Pilot and then media spokesman.
Meanwhile, was media spokesman for NASA and then the rocket company Morton Thiokol.
Wrote reloading articles for a variety of magazines for 15 years.
Ran a custom earplug business for 15 years, both shooting and industrial. Sold that and retired one month before I turned 60.
As an income hobby, I did voiceover work for radio commercials, for which I earned $300 a minute. Quit that when they tried to force me to join the Screen Actors Guild.
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Software engineer, 27 years. Bicycle mechanic, 3 years. Stay-at-home-dad, 2 years. Lifetime tinkerer and disassembler of things that may have been better left alone.
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I started out as a paper boy in 1959 - 1961. Then moved up to a part time job at a chicken hatchery. Then moved to Chicago for schooling and worked at the world's largest textile manufacturer for laundries. Worked in a Pontiac dealer, Then worked for an auto parts store. Then I moved on to working for a Chevy dealer and eventually became the youngest Parts Manager in the Cincinnati Zone. After that, I started my Camera sales and service business after attending school for that.
The camera business was my favorite. Traveled all over the country going to camera shows. Made friends from all over and was my most profitable endeavor. I also built and maintained my website and sold cameras and equipment all over the world.
In between that, I went to college majoring in Computer science. And all that knowledge is useless now as the field changed almost overnight,
Then the absolute best job of all retired in 2000. And I'm busier than ever now.
Joe
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I began my apprenticeship for plastic injection molds in 1989 out of high school.
Worked steady 50 hours/wk. building molds in a couple of small tool shops up until 2008 when manufacturing took a hit.
Then I was forced to broaden my toolmaking skills into dies, foundry patterns, fixturing, etc.
Fortunately, as the youngest in a shop of old timers when CNC finally made its way into our world, I was the only one willing to learn the scary computer stuff. LOL
I took as many courses to learn CAM programming as the bosses would pay for figuring the old ways of standing at milling machines and grinders was not gonna be around long.
With my CAD/CAM knowledge I was able to ride a desk and program CNC's for full 3d and 5axis and design tooling and fixtures for all kinds of industries.
My last job as an employee came to an end because I was keeping 13 CNC mills running almost 24/7 but only working about 25-30/wk hours to do it. I asked owner to come up with a way to compensate me to 40hrs but allow me to be away when not needed or get more work to keep me busy. After months of no action my boss's solution was to fire me.
I have spent the last 3 years doing handyman work. I have a handful of widows and divorced that keep me sort of busy. Isn't the same money but my bp is down and my wife isn't dealing with a grumpy stressed husband.
We just built a new house. The moving in and setting up has me busy along with our 120-acre hobby farm.
I might look for another real job this winter. Not sure it'll be back in a shop though.
GTR
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I worked my way through college and grad school as a Maytag repairman. Finished my MS in counseling and went to work technically as a social worker. As part of that I did family, youth, group and marriage counseling. After a few years , I was hired by the county Court Services Department. My first assignment was ‘High Risk Officer” working with both adult and juvenile clients. Within the same department, I moved on to become the Director of a treatment facility for delinquent adolescents. My next position within the department was Caseload Supervisor and after a total of 31 years, I retired as Deputy Director of Court Services.
Side gigs along the way included custody evaluation for family court. College instructor in the police science division of a local community college teaching Juvenile Procedures, Probation and Parole, Corrections and overseeing independent studies of select students. I worked part time as an evaluator for a local mental health hospital . I also did some private practice with youth, families and group parenting classes. Finally I was part of the county ERT team as a back up negotiator and filled in a couple of times over the years.
I have been "retired" for almost 10 years. Just before retiring, we purchased the remains of my bride's family farm. I am involved in day to day operation and take care of the minor chores and anything that needs to be done around the place...... The main work is completed by the neighbor who has farmed it for over 45 years....I grew up in the country so my life seems to have gone full circle.
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Started at 10 shoveling snow from driveways.
Then did a Sunday paper route for a couple of years.
At 14 I picked tobacco for one summer. You learn quick the value of education when picking tobacco.
At 15 started working on a fishing boat out of Pt. Judith RI for two years.
While working on the fishing boat I also worked part time for a grocery food chain, going store to store filling cigarette and soda machines.
At 17 I joined the Navy, did 3 years active duty. After 2 1/2 years on a Destroyer I was assigned to a river patrol boat. I was on my way to Vietnam when the peace treaty was signed so my orders were cancelled. Stayed in the reserves for another 6 years while going to college at night.
After the Navy, economy was in the toilet so took a job with the grocery food chain I worked for before the Navy and drove a truck with a trailer picking up grocery carts taken to projects by the stores.
After a while went back to filing vending machines and also delivered light Sylvania bulbs to the same grocery stores.
Then became an assist manger for same same grocery store chain. Store was like a Costco, we only sold in bulk.
After I got my Associates degree in Business I became the manger of the retail bakery operation for the same grocery chain. I was responsible for delivery and merchandising for 18 stores.
Continued school at night, got married and got my Bachelors degree in Business with concentration in Accounting.
Went to work for a CPA firm for three years, got my CPA.
I have been self employed for 32 years as a CPA.
At 50 I graduated from Law school. I went nights while also continuing to run my CPA practice. Been practicing law for 20 years, I only do tax related consulting, real estate and estate planning.
12 years ago my wife started a Kettle corn business. After doing a lot of research we came up with a recipe that no one else has used.
Now the kettle corm business is getting so big that between fairs and our wholesale business I am getting out of the CPA and Law business.
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SW0320: 30065440949787/comments/-1
Started at 10 shoveling snow from driveways.
Then did a Sunday paper route for a couple of years.
At 14 I picked tobacco for one summer. You learn quick the value of education when picking tobacco.
At 15 started working on a fishing boat out of Pt. Judith RI for two years.
While working on the fishing boat I also worked part time for a grocery food chain, going store to store filling cigarette and soda machines.
At 17 I joined the Navy, did 3 years active duty. After 2 1/2 years on a Destroyer I was assigned to a river patrol boat. I was on my way to Vietnam when the peace treaty was signed so my orders were cancelled. Stayed in the reserves for another 6 years while going to college at night.
After the Navy, economy was in the toilet so took a job with the grocery food chain I worked for before the Navy and drove a truck with a trailer picking up grocery carts taken to projects by the stores.
After a while went back to filing vending machines and also delivered light Sylvania bulbs to the same grocery stores.
Then became an assist manger for same same grocery store chain. Store was like a Costco, we only sold in bulk.
After I got my Associates degree in Business I became the manger of the retail bakery operation for the same grocery chain. I was responsible for delivery and merchandising for 18 stores.
Continued school at night, got married and got my Bachelors degree in Business with concentration in Accounting.
Went to work for a CPA firm for three years, got my CPA.
I have been self employed for 32 years as a CPA.
At 50 I graduated from Law school. I went nights while also continuing to run my CPA practice. Been practicing law for 20 years, I only do tax related consulting, real estate and estate planning.
12 years ago my wife started a Kettle corn business. After doing a lot of research we came up with a recipe that no one else has used.
Now the kettle corm business is getting so big that between fairs and our wholesale business I am getting out of the CPA and Law business.
And I can attest that they make darn good kettle corn! My charity shooters raved about it a couple of years ago. Too bad he and his wife aren't local to me because they would have created a lot of loyal customers.
Thanks again, you and your better half helped make our charity shoot even better. Bob
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About 48 years building rich folks "cottages".
A few common folks homes like I would live in and a few churches.
Ain't got enough sense to do anything else and not smart enough to quit.
Toss in a few years growing backer and christmas trees on the side
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BobJudy: 30065440949787/comments/-1
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And I can attest that they make darn good kettle corn! My charity shooters raved about it a couple of years ago. Too bad he and his wife aren't local to me because they would have created a lot of loyal customers.
Thanks again, you and your better half helped make our charity shoot even better. Bob
If you need some every year just let me know. We are always available to help GB members and especially events like your charity.
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We should start a Gunbroker Forum Brass Band! The way everyone blows their own horn it should be a dandy!
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JimmyJack: 30065440949787/comments/-1
We should start a Gunbroker Forum Brass Band! The way everyone blows their own horn it should be a dandy!
We have to blow our own horns. Ain't nobody else gonna do it for ya and get it close to accurate.
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It ain't bragging if it's true.
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farm help, seed company hand, plumbing and electrical warehouse hand, wastewater hand, lineman, equipment operator, electrician, control craftsman
work for the electric company so I can afford a hay farm on the side
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Sorry I should have left my info! Build/Design general contractor specializing in industrial Butler Buildings. Bought the Lake & McHenry County Ill. Butler franchise rights from a guy I worked for, for 12 years named "John Loftus". BIG N.D. guy. He donated the Loftus Pravilion, ND's indoor athletic practice facility!
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30 years dealing with evil men behind double 12 ft fences
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40 years at NS in the engineering dept. as a Track Foreman.
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We have to blow our own horns. Ain't nobody else gonna do it for ya and get it close to accurate.
I think maybe accuracy is the issue. As I said to John Wayne a few years ago...
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An old friend passed, said " if one does not tooteth his own horn his horn might not get tooted".
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Worked in manufacturing for over 30 years. Equipment for the power and wastewater industry. Basically I’m an electrician and instrument tech. I also did extensive travel for startup. Retired in 2017.
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Grew up on Texas wheat/milo farm, ran tractors and combines on 3000 acres. Took care of 1000 gpm irrigation wells (5 wells were a 14-hour, 6.5 days week job) in summer during college. Commissioned Aug 72 -- missed Vietnam by weeks. Spent three years at Ft. Knox (Managing editor, Armor Magazine) met and married the late Sunshine. Farmed with dad (didn't work) so I did a stint as a newspaper reporter before Sunshine and I went back to KY.
Engineering technician for a bearing plant, then taught Middle School until I retired from both teaching and the Army Reserve.
Now I'm working for myself -- horrible worker/boss relationship🙄
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Wild Turkey, some guys just don't like having a supervisor. Try asking your opinion sometimes to build more of a colleague than a "boss" relationship.
Of course, some guys just don't like anyone.
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I have to say this is one of the best threads... I have really enjoyed reading it.
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Milkman 40 years ,Dairyman Inc ,
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