What do/did you do for a living?

**1VENOM** · 02-01-2010, 02:19 PM

Submarine Torpedoman for 23 yrs, retired Senior Chief. Assistant Warden at the Naval Brig in Norfolk VA for three years. Deputy Sheriff in Virginia Beach for 6 yrs. Bought a Tractor and ran as an Owner Operator for 4 yrs. Now I drive Tractor Trailer for the USPS for the past 4 yrs. Looking at retiring again is 12 yrs.

**Magic Man** · 02-01-2010, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by flyjake

High School Chemistry teacher for 41 years... retiring this June, and then taking some serious Spyder trips around this country!

Only 41 years! Too bad you can't seem to hold a job!

Way to go!

MM

**Big Arm** · 02-01-2010, 02:39 PM

4 yrs. US Navy AE -2 Retired Construction Electrician 46Yrs. IBEW

**boborgera** · 02-01-2010, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by flyjake

High School Chemistry teacher for 41 years... retiring this June, and then taking some serious Spyder trips around this country!

41 years i have underwear that old.

But seriously in 41 years teaching chemistry you must have melted a
desk or two

**Sarge707** · 02-01-2010, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by patdcop

So what did you play? Still playing?

Trumpet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor and Baritone Sax, Percussion and Assitant Conductor. Now I play a Wind Controller which can play ANY instrument and Ride My Jet Skies and

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**patdcop** · 02-01-2010, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by Sarge707

Trumpet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor and Baritone Sax, Percussion and Assitant Conductor. Now I play a Wind Controller which can play ANY instrument and Ride My Jet Skies and

.

I am the principle bass trombonist (read; only) for the Ozark Mountain British Brass band.
You know the difference between an onion and woodwinds?

Most people cry when you chop up an onion.

**jgwoods** · 02-01-2010, 03:11 PM

Banjo player, fiddler, Guinness drinker, appreciator of women, about to be (fired or) retired.

**ameobe** · 02-01-2010, 03:16 PM

Water/Wastewater operator for a municipality. Also subcontract on the side. 11 years to go.

**jeff0110** · 02-01-2010, 03:30 PM

I am a 5 year veteran of the US Army. For the last 20 years I have worked for a food service film manufacturing company as a rewinder operator. I guess I can be considered one of the bad guys as well because the product we make is currently filling the landfills across the country with plastic waste. Keep eating those potato chips guys and gals as we make the packaging for that as well as all of the plastic packaging on your grocers shelf.

**Some Guy** · 02-01-2010, 04:18 PM

Mainframe computer programmer (using lots of that IBM stuff!).

**MarkLawson** · 02-01-2010, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by CRUCIFIED

Pastor of a small local church for the past 9 years but you would never guess that was the case if you saw me, at least that's what I have been told by members of this site whom I have met...lol...the one exception was Pastor Chuck since he was one of my instructors in Bible College.

Calvary Chapel?

**JPoehlman** · 02-01-2010, 04:35 PM

Retired

from Black & Decker about 5 years ago. Was a senior technical analyst in the IT dept.

Now I get my granddaughter ready for school in the morning, take her and pick her up.

When the weather gets a bit warmer I will be spending more time putting miles on my

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Dennis in MD
The Krusty Old Phart
Still turnin', burnin' and lurnin'
2008 yellow SE5

**Smylinacha** · 02-01-2010, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by NancysToy

Retired Special Projects Supervisor (Engineer) for municipal wastewater treatment plant and sewer system. OK, go ahead and start the "crappy job" jokes. I've heard them all.....and love every one of them.

I watch dirty jobs on TV and I watched the Poopy Plant episode - it's amazing what people put down toilets!

**Neez** · 02-01-2010, 04:41 PM

Retired marine engineer for a towboat company.

**Smylinacha** · 02-01-2010, 04:41 PM

Can I be your best friend?

Originally Posted by boborgera

I polish pins on hand grenades,
OPP'S JUST DROPED ONE GOT TO
GO NOW''

**DynamoBT** · 02-01-2010, 04:54 PM

Managed a big horse stable and trained horses. When I retired from that, I trained dogs for a while after apprenticing with a top dog trainer. Now, officially completely retired.

**NJERNIE** · 02-01-2010, 05:03 PM

Old fashion barber for the past 50 years. Open at 4:00 a.m. Monday thru Saturday til 6 p.m. Shop located outside of Ft. Dix/McGuire AFB and have cut the hair of the military from all over the world. Don't know how I got mixed up with all you intelligent people!

Happy spyder owner with a little over 13,000 miles.

**RShrimp** · 02-01-2010, 05:09 PM

This is a tough one but here goes:
72-83 GM Line mechanic NIASE (now called ASE)fully certified
83-92 Truck Driver
92-94 Back to School
94-04 Computer Engineer Designed systems to run Applications Spent a lot of time in Data centers (mostly Arthur Andersen)
05-06 GE Security Fire Alarm Engineer
06-09 Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation raising money to help kids with brain tumors by organizing and MCing charity motorcycle rides
Sept 09- Retired at 55
Now I do whatever I want (when my wife lets me)

**johnandginger** · 02-01-2010, 05:54 PM

30 + years working for city of london,ohio. 9 years as a sanitation worker,remainder as a water plant operator ( my wife says I can't retire ) umpire baseball & fast pitch softball in summer,high school football in fall.Ride my SPYDER when I get a chance.

**Frig** · 02-01-2010, 06:02 PM

I've been teaching (wood shop, art, computers) 7th and 8th graders for 33 years and counting. At 13 & 14, they know everything. I can easily tell when there is a full moon without even looking outside. Yes, they really are affected by it. I hope I can retire in 5 years, if I could just stop buying toys.

**grumpybob** · 02-01-2010, 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by NJERNIE

Old fashion barber for the past 50 years. Open at 4:00 a.m. Monday thru Saturday til 6 p.m. Shop located outside of Ft. Dix/McGuire AFB and have cut the hair of the military from all over the world. Don't know how I got mixed up with all you intelligent people!

Happy spyder owner with a little over 13,000 miles.

Bet you learned a world of information over the 50 years as a barber. I don't judge people by their IQ, but how they treat others.

**NancysToy** · 02-01-2010, 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by Frig

I've been teaching (wood shop, art, computers) 7th and 8th graders for 33 years and counting. At 13 & 14, they know everything. I can easily tell when there is a full moon without even looking outside. Yes, they really are affected by it. I hope I can retire in 5 years, if I could just stop buying toys.

So true! My wife is in her 34th year of teaching, and she remarks about it, too.

**Donzo** · 02-01-2010, 06:09 PM

Sold drugs for over 25 years...

Legally! Phamaceutical sales, last 10 years as the NW regional manager.

used some drugs way back when -- not so legally......

**Capt John** · 02-01-2010, 06:44 PM

Captain of a Tow boat ( the boats that push barges).

**Homeslice** · 02-01-2010, 06:49 PM

Assistant Chief Pilot and sometimes line pilot for a large aviation company.

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