Lots Of Great Talent On This Forum..."WHAT DO/DID YOU DO FOR A LIVING?????"

I started working at 7 at my grand fathers company i.e. newspaper wholesaler, going to work early AM. Then 12-16 years old, I had a newspaper stands, selling Sunday papers at/in front of local Church's. I joined the military at 18 years old. Part time Air National Guard for years. Drove CDL full time civilian . 1981-1986 I was a weapons troop loader/electronics release on the A10, Crosstrained to be fuels troops 1990's (for rank)until 9-11 and now I work Logistics /full time military at the base, Master Sergeant/E-7. 3-6 years left to retire if my ole body holds up lol....

I started/hooked on metal detecting after loosing a wedding band my ex bought me....Several years later I did find it(see my album for the funny story)....
 

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Sandman said:
At 72 you rack up lots of things to give us pain.
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i hope I'm still able to get out and detect when I'm 72 sandman. My father is your age and doesn't get around to good. To many years of hard work took a toll on his body. He didn't want that for his children but I don't mind a good days work. It makes me feel satisfied at nite knowing I earned what I have. Well it's off to work at 530 am everyone have a great day.
 

Was a Tractor trailer driver for a gas and electric company delivered poles and pipe.Retired in 2009.I can say iam truly enjoying life now doing what i want to do.
 

I started as a paperboy, then worked for fred meyer as a cart wrangler worked my way up to the top hourly paid guy at the store ( night crew manager)in 3 years. worked in real estate flipping houses for an agent quit when he ripped me off after a big score turn around. I trained as a concrete cutter and have done that for about 9 years. now i am an operations superintendant for a construction company (running the jobs and doing all the scheduling) while also doing all the technical cutting and removal, loving it. best of both worlds, staying active not getting fat in an office, and also getting all the hours i need especially during the winter. I don't get to get out detecting as much as id like, but i have a stay at home wife, 9 year old boy and a newborn at home. I also started my own screen printing company.

i couldn't ask for more,
kyle
 

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I played music for a living between the ages of 13 and 21. Went to college for parks recreation of Wildlife. Wanted to be a game warden. Took a summer job while in college for for my father's friend. I have been in that industry for 30 years. I hunt, fish and metal detect for fun. The wife and I have been Married 26 years. Two children. One granddaughter who is 4 and is the light of my life. She loves to help Grampy "Dig for Treasures".
 

Where do I start... paperboy, potato picker, (young kid), USAF (computer nerd when computers were just born) car sales, part sales, heavy equipment operator, IT guy then boom... blown out back, reaction to an injection for back, now an old man that digs post holes when I can walk without to much pain. Happily married to my best friend of nearly forty years, and the best Poppy on the planet, or so I am told by my little buddy. Lovin' it! Life goes on regardless of what happens to us along the way, just make the best of it and keep on goin'.
 

Doughnut shaper, fast food worker, grocery store clerk, construction, masonary, USAF 10yrs, Aerospace technician, Financial Analyst, Business Mgr Aerospace. This covers 14 to 50yr old, hope to add treasure hunter and amateur archaeologist to list before someone is digging me up to find the change in my pocket.
 

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Underground utility Locator. Locate buried Electric, Telephone, CATV, Water lines, ETC. Rewarding and challenging career.
 

US Navy submariner - was a nuclear electrician's mate... worked on the nuclear power plants for 11 years, till I got out on medical
Worked at a couple of factories - a rubber factory for 5 1/2 years, and a plastics factory for 5 after that, as a maintenance tech. Both places made parts for the automotive industry.
Now I'm a Facilities Service Tech (fancy name for maintenance tech) at Amazon.com. I keep the conveyors running so folks can get their packages shipped on time.
 

Industrial sales rep. Current and for the last 39 years. I think I'm gonna like it.:laughing7:
 

I'll try to make this short; but most time I go too far with my posts! I started mowing lawns in the 5th grade, and continued throughout high school. After graduation, I worked in a machine shop. From there, I operated a service station, then moved to Houston and managed a station for a while. Then another machine shop, then jr. college, then marriage, 3 kids, worked in 2 or 3 more machine shops, worked as grocery store stocker/checker/sacker. Then I worked 11 years for a Gulf Distributor driving a bob-tail truck delivering gasoline, diesel, kerosene; then 3 years delivering propane/butane (bob-tail). I worked on some of the pumps at the stations and became the bookkeeper at the warehouse. I worked as a butcher for a while, ran a delivery route for Wonder Bread/Hostess Cake, hardware salesman, twisted nuts and bolts as an automotive mechanic, helper for cement contractor, TBA (tires, batteries, and accessories for service stations) salesman. Worked as supervisor for an oil jobber auditing convenience stores for several years. Then started my own business as a service station/convenience store gasoline/diesel pump and equipment installer/repairman. After 10 years, I sold out and went to work for the company that bought my business. I worked for them until I retired in 2004. Yep, 'jack of all trades and master of none'. Now that I'm retired, I like to tinker with guns and computers. I have built 10 or 12 computers. I have about twenty .22 rifles and revolvers; some of which I purchased in poor condition and repaired/refinished them. I don't hunt anymore, (except with a camera ) but love to go out to the range and 'shoot the paper'.
 

Got a job at GM at age 18 as a production worker only. When I retired (almost 31 years later) I was an "engineer" traveling the country due to an idea that I and a partner developed while working the assembly line. My education included a H.S. diploma only. Our idea was patented in 2005 and I retired in Aug. 2006. U.S. Patent No. 7073241. If interested with what we came up with the link below will explain.... Our story was published in a magazine in 2010. Thanks, Brad.

Torque-Control: Error-Proof Fastening at GM
 

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Way to go on your idea. Both you and your buddy saw a problem and found the fix. Too bad it took the uppers that long to listen. Especially from individuals who work the line. Then try to solve an ongoing issue. Just goes to show that if you've got an idea that can be beneficial to a company or even society, to not give in to the naesayers, and keep believing in your idea/concept. Eventually somebody can see the light and that even a couple guys with only a HS diploma can succeed.
Once again. Congrats to you and your friend for helping improve a company try to succeed. Which of course was beneficial to you both, company, and the end users.
 

Been lurking for awhile and figured this would be a good time to jump in and say hi and give my quick story. As an accountant, I spent the first 15 years of my career at a multi-shop scuba diving business. That's where I got the MD'ing bug! Started underwater MD'ing with a Fisher and had good success through the years!
Burned out and brain fried - I decided I did NOT want to take my job worries home with me every night, I made a drastic about-face career change and became a Flight Attendant 10 years ago for a major airline. I have a few hours towards my private pilots license, but haven't finished that as of yet. Thank goodness for this job now, because I'd rather be out MD'ing and bottle hunting, than flying the friendly skies! And I have a pretty good amount of time off to enjoy my obsession as opposed to my profession! :angel7:
 

I jumped out of helicopters in the U.S. ARMY. Served for 14years got my lower spine destroyed saving my soldiers from getting crushed from a wheel off of a 5ton truck. Now happily retired and raising 3 kids 2 fulltime 1 on the weekends. and now metal detect every chance i get
 

Done 20 years in the Army retired and went back to school now work as a Design Engineer for a Company in the Oil and Gas Industry. And own a small farm were we raise horses and cattle.
 

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