Mechanical engineer/Machinest for 37 years. Don't know if I will ever be able to afford to retire! lol
I like being able to make things for my guns.
I like being able to make things for my guns.
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What’s your daily job?
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No job / retired CUZ of health.
But i have done / are educated for.
Working machines cutting metal. ( machinist )
That could be cut / die tools. ( tool maker )
I am also educated for most forms of surface treatment, from removing rust / protecting against rust by spraying metal and wet paint / powder paint .
I have also shortly worked with electric surface treatment, generally zinc plating, but also chrome.
I am also skilled in transport, first as a sailor but i also have the papers to be what the idiots here now call a transport technician, but it is what we sane PPL call a trucker, so C / CE license + certificate to drive with dangerous goods.
Also forklift operator, but no biggie take you 3 weeks or so to become certified for that, i did that unlicensed when i was 16 got licence when i was in my 30ties.
On the ships, i have also 2 times worked as lone ship engineer, but that is not a education i have, far too long and complicated for me, but i know stuff, well enough to keep a diesel running no matter if it is one you can lift with one hand, or stand comfortable inside a cylinder on top of the piston.
My last job saw me running a manual axle grinding machine and also running a paint booth, in the end with a stupid cobot / robot i had to figure out myself too.
Right now i am pretty good at sitting on my ass, and if need be i can discharge a air rifle with a OK accuracy if i have to say so myself.
But i have done / are educated for.
Working machines cutting metal. ( machinist )
That could be cut / die tools. ( tool maker )
I am also educated for most forms of surface treatment, from removing rust / protecting against rust by spraying metal and wet paint / powder paint .
I have also shortly worked with electric surface treatment, generally zinc plating, but also chrome.
I am also skilled in transport, first as a sailor but i also have the papers to be what the idiots here now call a transport technician, but it is what we sane PPL call a trucker, so C / CE license + certificate to drive with dangerous goods.
Also forklift operator, but no biggie take you 3 weeks or so to become certified for that, i did that unlicensed when i was 16 got licence when i was in my 30ties.
On the ships, i have also 2 times worked as lone ship engineer, but that is not a education i have, far too long and complicated for me, but i know stuff, well enough to keep a diesel running no matter if it is one you can lift with one hand, or stand comfortable inside a cylinder on top of the piston.
My last job saw me running a manual axle grinding machine and also running a paint booth, in the end with a stupid cobot / robot i had to figure out myself too.
Right now i am pretty good at sitting on my ass, and if need be i can discharge a air rifle with a OK accuracy if i have to say so myself.
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Pipefitter. Work at the local refineries to help pay for my expensive toys addiction. Between jobs I do some hobbyist knife making.
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Yeah, anyone who has never served or if they did, and not in CBT Arms especially in Armor have no idea. That sound is a beautiful thing. The pack was 2/3 transmission and fwd mod 1/3 was the actual engine a modified reengineered Huey helicopter turbine engine. But my favorite memory of the tanks was O dark thirty sending rds down range! That smell of freshly burnt carbine almost like fresh baked bread early in the morning! hahahaha Yeah me too have so many fond memories of those days, the family I raised, the friends I made, and the list goes on.
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Nothing cool about it. Hot, sweaty, smelly, physically demanding job that ate most people up and spit them out. About 1 out of 100 people make it more than 1 year on a high speed fat cattle kill floor. I haven't bought meat out of a store in +30 years, I do my own. Cattle, hogs, chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, deer, and fish. Butcher, inspect, process it all myself.
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21 years of deputy sheriff. Gave up the headaches of the road duties for civil process. Normal sleep schedule and less stress. Should live longer now.
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Retired US ARMY, 27 YRS ACTIVE DUTY, ATT 16 YRS, there are only only two days of the week for me, six Saturdays, and one Sunday. Lol.
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Well I thought I edited it after I accidentally pressed the post button. But I said something along the lines of thats some eradication level shooting
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Thank you, we sure do try, we're not gonna be able to totally remove them, but we do need to get their numbers down.
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Use to be a systems Integrator, software developer and tax accountant. Now a full time care-giver for my 92 year old mother and 5/8ths retired from technology! Had worked remotely 8 years before covid, so staying at home was already nothing. Now I want to become a professional rat exterminator! The wife still works part-time as an accountant/bookkeeper and we spend a lot of time with our grandchildren. Been trying to figure out how I could get away with playing golf and shooting the ground squirrels and gophers at the same time!
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Those iguanas better watch out in your backyard, haha! Retirement is all about enjoying every moment. If you ever feel like adding some extra excitement (or income) to your days, consider exploring work from home side jobs. They can be a fun way to stay engaged and maybe even keep those backyard iguanas on their toes!
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