how do you make a living ?

[yellowbox]

all this talk of tools and everything related has got me wondering what does everyone do for a living?
me... i am an auto tech for a large city in the southeastern usa
mostly work on g.m. cars and trucks and ford trucks up to 550 series
i truly enjoy what i do and feel a sense of accomplishment when job is finished and done right

 

[unclethumbtack]

I am a biomedical equipment technician. I work on ventilators, anesthesia machines and any thing that come in contact with patients that is mechanical or electronic in nature.

 

[LoneGunman]

Electrician during the day, part time gunsmith and coating applicator (powder coating, ceramic coatings, electroless nickel, ETC)

 

[Gregster]

auto tech for one of the top garages in the area. I also play the markets when I'm not wrenching on cars

 

[Uncle Buck]

You guys might want to find the thread on this that has been up for a year or so and just add to it. It is a long, long thread!

 

[Junkman]

I am a retired merkin manufacturer. Had to give up the business when my eyes started to fail and I could no longer see well enough to properly fit them.

 

[Red Green]

I searched for it but didn't find it. It must have been in the free parking. So its not showing up on the search.

 

[kartracer55]

I'm a "semi-professional" auto-tech you might say? But these days Im I'm a Rutger's School of Engineering student.

I say "semi-professional" because nearly everything I own was paid for by fixing cars, but I only do it 40/week over summer break. While in school, its weekends and days off. I'm no master technician but I can pay the bills, I suppose that counts?

 

[simonb]

i am a tech for BMW- STEP graduate

 

[Deafautotech]

i am work for Mercury /Lincoln dealership as i am "master" technician for Chrysler dealership but it is closed down...

 

[Gregster]

does being a mastertech at Chrysler mean you can change head gaskets on their entire line up faster then what the book says ?

 

[Deafautotech]

does being a mastertech at Chrysler mean you can change head gaskets on their entire line up faster then what the book says ?

i would do little quick than what flat rate is but i am hourly and i am doing the first fixed visit so my rate is better than other... if too many comeback then i am doing bad... i has no problems after replaced the head gaskets and most of the vehicles did not come back for problems.. mostly of them come to have other service perform from me...

 

[danc333]

I am a sound engineer for a resort in Atlantic City. In my spare time I am a volunteer fire fighter.

 

[boiler7904]

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5567

 

[Paladin]

Combat Arms Instructor/gunsmith in the US Air Force Security Forces.

 

[Rigmaster]

Combat Arms Instructor/gunsmith in the US Air Force Security Forces.

Thank you for your service.


Rig, Mrs Rig + Rig Jr.

 

[Adam McLaughlin]

I am graduating this week from my last program at UC Berkeley, I am currently working as a tower climber but start my new job at the Superior Court of Sonoma County on Monday. )

Adam

 

[speed bump]

boiler7904 pointed it out already however just in case What do you do for a living thread

At the moment I am a senior in Mechanical engineering and pay the bills by lifeguarding/jack of all trades for my boss and Strengths lab TA during the semester. Along the way I have done construction, refrigeration, mining, weld inspecting and various other jobs that happened along.

With any luck about this time next year i'll be starting in as a field engineer in the oil field (unless mining or power gets a hell of a lot better off in the next few weeks.)

 

[ZRX61]

I used to be a mechanic, but I now have so many tools filling my garage I don't have any room to work....

 

[<>Severed<>]

Combo Autobody Tech, for the last four years. I like putting something back together after someone else has ripped it apart.

 

[Bolster]

I am a retired merkin manufacturer. Had to give up the business when my eyes started to fail and I could no longer see well enough to properly fit them.

What a great business to be in. Everybody needs a merkin...it's the kind of business that makes you proud to be a-merkin!

 

[autoace]

Independent shop owner,SAAB & Volvo specialist,custom high performance engines and applications, all makes. I work on the silver spoon cars, so I can make enough to work on what I like.LOL

 

[Dust]

Mechanic helper at a Dodge dealership. I'm essentially a glorified lube tech, but I do brakes, electrical, heavy line, HVAC, and light line stuff as well. The only things I don't do are transmissions, alignments, and driveability.

 

[krusty the clown]

I am a retired merkin manufacturer. Had to give up the business when my eyes started to fail and I could no longer see well enough to properly fit them.

ROFLMFAO

 

[nightrain00]

Chassis Maintainer for New York City Transit Authority. That is bus mechanic to anyone else but since our title is maintainer they don't have to pay us mechanics rate even though thats what we are.

 

[Junkman]

ROFLMFAO

No beating around the bush....Go ahead, tell me how you really fee........ Feel free to laugh your head off if you like. It was a very damanding job that required a lot of skill to get them properly alligned along the sides, so the center still opened and closed properly. If you didn't get it right the first time, you had a very unhappy customer. Color matching was always a problem. I'm sure that I don't need to go into every detail of the job for you to understand, do I???

 

[judgethis]

Heavy equipment mechanic for D.C. Metro Rail System. I work/repair on equipment used for repairing the track. Was a auto line tech in a dealership before that so this is very different and pretty cool. I work the night shift. I dont like it when something breaks down and I have to go fetch it though.

 

[bmwpower]

No beating around the bush....Go ahead, tell me how you really fee........ Feel free to laugh your head off if you like. It was a very damanding job that required a lot of skill to get them properly alligned along the sides, so the center still opened and closed properly. If you didn't get it right the first time, you had a very unhappy customer. Color matching was always a problem. I'm sure that I don't need to go into every detail of the job for you to understand, do I???

I came to this thread just to see your reply. And as usual, it's right on the money. t

 

[lauver]

I am a retired merkin manufacturer. Had to give up the business when my eyes started to fail and I could no longer see well enough to properly fit them.

Junk,

What's a merkin?

 

[Uncle Buck]

Junk,

What's a merkin?

Google the word, that was what I had to do. I had never heard of the term either, so that makes at least two of us!

 

[smcdonn]

Quality Engineer for Danaher tool group........

Trying to make all you tool snobs happy!!!

 

[zuspiel]

I'm a researcher at UT (for now, looking for a job in the real world).
My background is mostly physics and computer science.

Wikipedia knows what a merkin is... Had to look it up, too.

 

[Red Green]

I am a male midwife pulling down $385 grand a year.



HaHa really I am a CO-owner of an almost successful Auto Salvage.

 

[Junkman]

Quality Engineer for Danaher tool group........

Trying to make all you tool snobs happy!!!

If we are unhappy with a tool from the Danaher Group, do we complain to you? I know what it is like to do work for snobs.. Many of my merkin customers were snobs that thought that there p**** didn't stink. I knew better!!

 

[cruiser808]

Civil engineer and city planner by training, currently the building and zoning administrator for the City and County of Honolulu.

 

[Bolster]

It was a very damanding job that required a lot of skill to get them properly alligned along the sides, so the center still opened and closed properly. If you didn't get it right the first time, you had a very unhappy customer. Color matching was always a problem....

I've always wondered how you attach a merkin. Velcro, staples, rivets, bolts? Are special tools required to get good adhesion? I'd imagine the implications of a loose merkin would be catastrophic...

 

[mooman]

I manage construction crews that install industrial pallet rack systems and conveyor accross the country.
Needless to say, it's been very slow lately and going to get worse I fear...

 

[Steve1968LS2]

I'm the Technical Editor for a car magazine.. I write stuff and take pictures

 

[krusty the clown]

No beating around the bush....Go ahead, tell me how you really fee........ Feel free to laugh your head off if you like. It was a very damanding job that required a lot of skill to get them properly alligned along the sides, so the center still opened and closed properly. If you didn't get it right the first time, you had a very unhappy customer. Color matching was always a problem. I'm sure that I don't need to go into every detail of the job for you to understand, do I???

although you don't NEED to.......i have all the time in the world to listen. i'm sure the manufacturing and installation end of the business is better than removal and disposal

 

[djtino]

I'm a vehicle technician aka mechanics for the Canadian Army