What do you do for a living?

Hmmm.

I run a farm (ish)
And I work for the Army (ish)
And I work with excavators building roads or buildingsites (ish)

So I've got a lot of things to do...

 

And he's Norwegian..ish...

So if everything is ish....your farm has fences but you aint got round to the gates yet..makes milking time fun I bet..

The army only gets you when you've finished milking...providing you find the cows first that is...

And the roads is self explanatory...you rebuild the pot holes in roads after lorries run into cows and cause road blocks...

Thats a never ending Job you got there Jaeger...and you thereby keep the economy in full swing.... I'm impressed even more now mate.

 

Are you spying on me urqh??

 

I think I would go with the mountains in summer and the beach in winter. Both have their beauty but they are best enjoyed when the seasonal crowds are not there!

 

I work in Communications as a 911 specialist for the Fire Dept. Just started my 8th year, and let me tell ya.... the calls get more and more interesting. I love my job!

Nav

 

I have 2 jobs.... My bread and butter job is working for a rail-freight company, it involves marshaling trains in and out of the terminal, operating a 260 ton gantry crane for loading containers onto various rail and road wagons and handling empty containers in a smaller machine. Quite boring really.

My 2nd job is as a Roadie (stage crew). We are a local crew so roadie probably isn't the correct term. We set up the 'show' for concerts in Liverpool and the surrounding area. I've been lucky enough to do such artists as Roger Waters, Paul McCartney, Oasis, Auzzie Pink Floyd, Pink, Pussy Cat Dolls, Girls aloud and many more. That jobs a lot more fun. I've only just got back from doing Mickey Mouses Magical Fun Show for Disney...(Not so fun)

 

What do I o for a living?
You call this living?

Right now I'm in sales, working for a small start up lawn care company. I worked for the state of Idaho for five years as a Security Supervisor until budget cuts eliminated my position, (thanks Gov. Otter).
I worked a ag consultant in Washington state, our biggest client was the DoD, we managed non-native plants that like to hitch hike on tanks and other vehicles. We fought The Battle of Yakima Firing Center and mostly the weeds lost. Really fun watching B-52s and F-16's and A-10's and F-18s attack plywood popup tanks! (don't pick up any shinny metal objects)
Before that I was a vocational instructor in a school operated by the state of Calif. I taught truck driving to lonely house wife's and retired Lawyers, Skull Drillers and ex-Inmates who always fantasized about driving big rigs with a monkey! I was the one who had to break the news to them that monkeys make terrible co-drivers.
Before that I drove semitruck's cross country for three years, hauling dry goods, computer-electronics-then secured loads.
Before that I was a paid assassin, well actually I was a pest control operator, but I did kill millions of critters. That lasted a few years, when I noticed that mosquitoes would drop dead shortly after sinking their probe into my flesh I thought better of it.
Before that I played drums in several bands and studied Zen, then sobriety came along and ruined everything!
Before that I was a student, studied music and history but I majored in Pataphysics.

 

At present I am working for my doctoratein education, which is a bit surprising to most people, because I will be 94 this October and a valued member of the military during World War II.

Today I was a bit bored, and a bit nostalgic about my service in World War II as a shipboard radio officer, and then when my ship was sunk around Christmas of 1944, I met my future boss in Tacloban by the name of Pappy Gunn.

I put the above name in Google and surprise, surprise.. I ended up at WW2f and here I am, ready and willing to talk about it.

Radiotech

 

Really? We love and appreciate our veterans time regardless of their role in the war. What ship did you serve on, can you tell us any stories?

 

Welcome to the forum Mr. Radiotech, and congrats on your service AND your pursuit of that degree! Hopefully you will teach a course in WW2 history. You should go over to the New Member Forum and introduce yourself to the other Rogues when you get the chance.

 

Well, what did you do for 37 years?

 

I work in the games industry, I write stuff and sometimes I code things too! I've been working for free largely with a small cheque or two here and there, just trying to develop my own business and hope it will pay off in the future.

If that doesn't work, I should be done my CMA degree in a few years so I have that to fall back on.

Edit: Oh, and I do some webmastering too!

 

What is a CMA degree? I have a BA in History from LSU. If I fell back on that, I'd go all the way to the floor....

 

I do Homeowners Insurance Sales-It is absolutely not what i wanted, but i have a job and im thankful for that, starting in September im hopefully going back to college for about 2 years to get my bachelors degree in Accounting i may stay for longer to get a minor as well in finance, and then hopefully start a career in the accounting field.

 

Sounds like a full career behind you. Enjoy your retirement, you've earned it. In 15 months I'll be retired as well.

 

CMA stands for Certified Management Accountant, look at it this way Bobby, some cushioning is better than none.