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Factory worker for 37 years, mostly as a maintenance machinist, some training jobs and some management jobs included. Retired from that in 02, now a Lead Instructor in an Industrial Maintenance training program at our local Tech school. Lifetime motorcyclist, fabricator, and fan of nearly anything on wheels!
Dwight
Dwight
Running one of those Outback Trains, I see.I drive a 93 ton Volvo. (that's Freddy jnr)
Riding since I was 14. Motorcycle and snowmobile mechanic, mold maker, process engineer, project engineer, design engineer, process analyst, and lastly moved into the technical management area. Husband, father and grandpa :2thumbs: , too. It's been a great run!
Wayne
effgjamis
Ride Forrest Ride!
OK... Then how old am I. Unless of course you are my age 01001101.. I do believe it is in binary as well.:roflblack:
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
That's your age? I thought it was your mileage! :roflblack:
PCBeachBum
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After Vietnam and the Navy, was a pressman at the Hartford Courant. Left to go to CT Printers for color work, until they were about to fold. Opened a detailing business after walking out of Ziebart. Than found a job as a courier with no boss watching over my shoulder, until they added phones to all vehicles. When it rang, I would say Information? Name and City please. Developed gallstones, wasn't able to work until after surgery and last day was Jan 17, 1998. Resigned in June 1998, moved to FL in 2001 and after a year of on the job training became a Beach Bum. Added boat and now :spyder: bum to the list. Best jobs I could ever want for goofing off.
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Oklahoma Spyder
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Owner of staffing company and some investment property.
grumpybob
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You are sooo young you must be ryding on a junior permit and can't ryde at night. That is 115 in oct. and 4D in hex. Only hope I will still by ryding at 77. keep up the good work!!
QuadManiac
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I've been an Electrical Engineer for around 30 years, for 2 small companies, working primarily in unusual DOD applications - lasers and electro-optics, robotics and soldier weapon (manned and unmanned) sensors and systems.
The last 3 years I've been consulting - so my time is my own now, and I'm loving it.
Scotty: Good friend just retired as senior engineer in charge of San Diego wastewater treatment, and the jokes aren't allowed with her!
BTW, the first computer class I took at UCSD was COBOL (way back in 0b011110110111) and we used punch cards on an IBM 360 - graduated to floppies, Fortran and Pascal soon thereafter... but man, punch cards were fun - just don't DROP EM!
The last 3 years I've been consulting - so my time is my own now, and I'm loving it.
Scotty: Good friend just retired as senior engineer in charge of San Diego wastewater treatment, and the jokes aren't allowed with her!
BTW, the first computer class I took at UCSD was COBOL (way back in 0b011110110111) and we used punch cards on an IBM 360 - graduated to floppies, Fortran and Pascal soon thereafter... but man, punch cards were fun - just don't DROP EM!
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ntxYguy2009
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Howdy everyone,
Analyst for a health information network company.
David
Analyst for a health information network company.
David
Spanky
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Spiderwoman
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My husband (owens9finger) and I are both retired and very grateful we had the opportunity early enough to enjoy the good things in life:spyder:
He is retired military and handled beans and bullets for 23 years.
I retired from the Financial Services arena after 25 years in various positions with companies that thankfully knew how to manage their clients money and their own. No need for government handouts!
Its been a real hoot to read all the comments that appear on this site.
:chat:
Already have learned an awful lot about the RT-S we are waiting for.
He is retired military and handled beans and bullets for 23 years.
I retired from the Financial Services arena after 25 years in various positions with companies that thankfully knew how to manage their clients money and their own. No need for government handouts!
Its been a real hoot to read all the comments that appear on this site.
:chat:
Already have learned an awful lot about the RT-S we are waiting for.
Started as marine engineer for shell in the uk, emigrated to australia and found that this little backward country (joke) didnt have much of a shipping fleet. Natuarally girated into power station operations for a few years. had a crack as a sales engineer for valtek.
Had my own bussiness for a while, then became a motorcycle mechanic for 6 years. I now work as a turbine tech/supervisor in the steam and gas turbine field. So far this finacial year (july onwards) i have only worked for 8 days but the boss is still paying me a retainer so life is pretty good.
The weather in western australian allows me to ride ALL YEAR ROUND, bit hot at the moment as it hasnt rained for over 70 days.
Had the spyder since October, its good fun:thumbup: and use both two wheels and 3 .
Had my own bussiness for a while, then became a motorcycle mechanic for 6 years. I now work as a turbine tech/supervisor in the steam and gas turbine field. So far this finacial year (july onwards) i have only worked for 8 days but the boss is still paying me a retainer so life is pretty good.
The weather in western australian allows me to ride ALL YEAR ROUND, bit hot at the moment as it hasnt rained for over 70 days.
Had the spyder since October, its good fun:thumbup: and use both two wheels and 3 .
bikeguy
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You are young, punch cards were fun but nothing beats Baud-dot tape.hyea:
Believe it or not, I was still teaching the 5-bit Baudot code as late as the mid '80's with the telephone company. There probably weren't any paper tape readers left in service but there were still a few teletype machines here and there that used the Baudot code.
Cotton
Sarge707
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:congrats::agree::roflblack::shemademe_smilie:
effgjamis
Ride Forrest Ride!
Well, how about IBM Unit record stuff, 407 etc) 1401, 360, And Languages, Assembly, SPS, Cobol, RPG from the hollerth cards to the BCD cards. Been there, glad to be from there, and NO I don't want or would go back.:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:
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