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What does everybody do for a living?? - 8/24/2007 3:29:45 AM   
firestone1121


 

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Status: offline 		Im an ASE certified Master Automotive Technician. Whoever has the biggest hangar with the most planes-- I want HIS job!!! Knowing that this isnt a cheap hobby(but worth EVERY cent!) im curious as to what everyone does for a living?? been thinking of a career change lately

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RE: What does everybody do for a living?? - 8/25/2007 4:03:15 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'm a professional poultry re-location engineer.




In other words...I'm a truck driver that hauls live chickens to the processing plant so you can have all the Chicken Mcnuggets that you want.


Not a glorious job, but someone has to do it

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RE: What does everybody do for a living?? - 8/25/2007 4:34:18 AM   
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ORIGINAL: sowega flyer

........ hauls live chickens to the processing plant



I never understood how those chickens could keep their feathers throughout the trip in those open coops on the trailer. Seems like you'd have a bunch of bald chickens at the "end of the line"


I'm a Registered Nurse, worked in the Operating Room for almost 24 years. Sowega, I hope your back is in better shape than mine. Statistically, nurses and truck drivers have the highest incidence of job-related back injuries of any professions. I primarily work with neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons, "fixing" necks and backs.

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RE: What does everybody do for a living?? - 8/25/2007 4:54:09 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'm a Server Engineer for a Health care system. My Group runs the Exchange servers for 60 hospitals.

Before I turned to the dark side (supporting Microsoft systems) I was a Producer/Director for a CBS affiliate.

TV was fun but there's not much money on the production side, the hours suck if you are doing news production and holidays are just days you get overtime.
Nothing sucks worse then having to miss Christmas dinner to go direct the 6oclock news.

Free passes to football games and media pit passes to racing was nice

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RE: What does everybody do for a living?? - 8/25/2007 3:53:59 PM   
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RE: What does everybody do for a living?? - 8/26/2007 3:38:59 AM   
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Status: offline 		cool! ok - we got a mechanic, a driver, a nurse , a server engineer and a "computer geek" anybody else?

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RE: What does everybody do for a living?? - 8/26/2007 3:48:01 AM   
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Status: offline 		Aircraft Structural Maintenance (sheetmetal to those who know what i mean) in the USAF for about 12 years now. I fix the big ones and fly the small ones. (I have to fix the small ones from time to time as well depending on how my day flying went).

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RE: What does everybody do for a living?? - 8/26/2007 4:13:18 AM   
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RE: What does everybody do for a living?? - 8/26/2007 5:10:29 PM   
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Status: offline 		you said "biggest hangar/most expensive planes" I can fit a full size C-130 or 3 fullsize A-10's in my hangar, and there are millions of $$$ worth of plane in there at the time... of course neither the hangar nor the planes are really mine (in fact they are as much yours as mine assuming you pay your taxes). but does that count?

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RE: What does everybody do for a living?? - 8/30/2007 6:05:14 PM   
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RE: What does everybody do for a living?? - 9/2/2007 4:24:27 AM   
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RE: What does everybody do for a living?? - 9/8/2007 6:04:20 AM   
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RE: What does everybody do for a living?? - 9/9/2007 12:19:12 AM   
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Status: offline 		cool we got a good mix. Anyone else??

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RE: What does everybody do for a living?? - 9/9/2007 1:10:20 AM   
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RE: What does everybody do for a living?? - 9/9/2007 5:34:00 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: khodges


quote:

ORIGINAL: sowega flyer

........ hauls live chickens to the processing plant



I never understood how those chickens could keep their feathers throughout the trip in those open coops on the trailer. Seems like you'd have a bunch of bald chickens at the "end of the line"


I'm a Registered Nurse, worked in the Operating Room for almost 24 years. Sowega, I hope your back is in better shape than mine. Statistically, nurses and truck drivers have the highest incidence of job-related back injuries of any professions. I primarily work with neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons, "fixing" necks and backs.



We had a driver get pulled over by a D.O.T. officer when he saw feathers coming off the truck...the officer thought it was litter
Fortunately, after 15 years, I still have a strong back...it's my mind that I'm worried about!

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RE: What does everybody do for a living?? - 9/9/2007 1:41:37 PM   
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My wife and I honeymooned on a cruise ship, where we were assigned dinner seating with four other couples. The first night we all took turns introducing ourselves. One of the men gave his name, home town, and occupation - a boilermaker. One of the youg brides from Indiana (a pretty blonde) said, "You're a boiler maker?! Me too! What year did you graduate?"

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