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Kurn

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Ravenna, Oh
Unemployed bum living on the dole.When I'm not doing that,I rebuild industrial machinery,had my own trucking company,and am working on a farm tractor restoration for my former boss in the shop I'm laid off from.
 
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Alowes2837

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Automated people mover system specialist basically maint guy on automatic trains at an airport in the UK. However am in the process of buying an auto repair shop in Florida. If I'm going to be miserable I might as well do it in the sun.
 

cruiser808

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Hawaii
Automated people mover system specialist basically maint guy on automatic trains at an airport in the UK. However am in the process of buying an auto repair shop in Florida. If I'm going to be miserable I might as well do it in the sun.

And I say right on! Florida is a fine state to settle in. :thumbup:
 

Moose-LandTran

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The Brink of Insanity (England)
Automated people mover system specialist basically maint guy on automatic trains at an airport in the UK. However am in the process of buying an auto repair shop in Florida. If I'm going to be miserable I might as well do it in the sun.

I take it you also can't wait to get off this god-forsaken island? :thumbup:

Whereabouts in Florida is the shop you're buying?
 

jwitt

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Pensacola, FL
36 years as a mechanic (Navy Torpedoman, Motorcycle Mechanic, Equipment Mechanic) now I work on commercial water meters. Still a mechanic of sorts except I'm more likely to get wet then greasy.

Jim
 

river1

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peoria az
newspaper pressman

need to figure out what i'm doing next as the newspaper trade is dieing off:(

later jim
 

vc-onthepc

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maryland
Bus Maintenance Supervisor for the Washington Metropolitian Transit Authority . Diesel mechanic for about 16 yrs . Also tinker around with hobbyist race cars and chassis fabrication .
 

Mojavewanderer

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The edge of the Mojave Desert
I spent years working in an auto body shop, but got sick of it. So went to school to become a Toyota tech, and graduated just in time for the economy to tank, so I'm back in another body shop. It's not ideal, but it sure beats not working at all.
 
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stevejh82

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Ohio
High School Shop teacher (9-12), wood and metal. Just got to order 100,000 in tools for our new school we are moving into. Definitely on Cloud Nine, even the kids are excited about it(which is sometimes hard to do).
 

caper

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Feb 12, 2006
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cape breton
Going on twenty years as a mechanic,cars,off road equipment and commercial trucks.Currently doing aerial device maintenance for the provincial electric utility.At least I get to have some fun flying the booms after I service them.
 

383astro

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I build heating/cooling/bleed air systems for small jets/helicopters, I also throw newspapers in the morning before work for extra hobby money. was a pressman at a newspaper for 5 years. before that I built shot blasters, plumbing apprentice, drove a forklift, and cooked at a few restaraunts.
 

ujmchris

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Central MN
Full time student (Horticulture/Landscape Design Major). Spend my summers doing greenhouse maintenance which includes a bit of everything (traditional construction, greenhouse construction, metal fab, electrical, pipe fitting, boiler, ect...)
Also aspiring to open my own custom classic bike/atc/atv/vintage sled ect ect motorsports shop.
 

Adam McLaughlin

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Santa Rosa, CA
I am a research and design engineer for a wireless I.S.P. designing and testing equipment for high speed internet service in remote areas.

It is my "right out of college" job.

Adam
 

boro_boy70

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Location
Whitesboro(Utica), NY
Cable TV Maint Tech.

I work on just the main lines on the pole now, but did installs and service calls for 8 or so years. Some of the things you see doing service calls you wouldn't believe.:shocking::shocking:
 
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