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30-03-2012, 02:43
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#91
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Nova Scotia
Boat: Island Packet 38
Posts: 73
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Re: What do you do for a living?
Baptist minister who wandered in the wilderness for awhile serving as a politician. Wife worked as nurse and for many years now nursing administrator. Trying to find way and get courage to god sailing full-time.
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30-03-2012, 03:57
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#92
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Sponsoring Vendor
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Hollywood, Fl.
Boat: FP Athena 38' Poerava
Posts: 3,984
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Re: What do you do for a living?
I eat and breath for a living, been working out well ever since I was born.
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30-03-2012, 04:41
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#93
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Between Caribbean and Canada
Boat: Murray 33-Chouette & Pape Steelmaid-44-Safara-both steel cutters
Posts: 8,508
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Re: What do you do for a living?
Kicked around for a few years out of high school, lots of menial jobs. Did 4 years in USCG, Aviation Electronics Technician. Got out in October 76.
Got a job doing maintenance on Amtrak and have worked in transit one way or another since. Maintenance guy, maintenance super, maintenance foreman, Project Engineer for electrical contractor, consulting engineer.
Now in a hybrid role, working on transit design/build projects as sort of an in-house consultant, part time.
In addition I served on the Board of Directors for a small non-profit for 13 years. That was pretty hands on if not paid.
We also bought a small apartment building that will, some day, contribute to the kitty.
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30-03-2012, 04:52
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#94
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Halifax, N.S Canada
Boat: Tanzer 26, Walk22
Posts: 930
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Re: What do you do for a living?
Commercial lobster fisherman..
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30-03-2012, 05:05
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#95
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Marathon, FL
Boat: Hans Christian 33
Posts: 652
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Re: What do you do for a living?
Have worked remotely from the boat for seven years doing application development. Prior to that I did the same thing from land.
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30-03-2012, 05:07
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#96
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Fethiye Turkey
Boat: Lagoon 440
Posts: 2,954
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Re: What do you do for a living?
I sell brass seacocks and tin paint for wiring :-)
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30-03-2012, 05:28
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#97
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: vancouver, canada
Boat: hunter 376
Posts: 623
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Re: What do you do for a living?
Optician. Dual license holder for BC. Endorsed for vision testing and contact lenses. Sat on the Board of Directors of the College of Opticians of BC, Technical Lecturer, Opticians assoc, of Canada, Quit after 29 years to go into business with my two brothers in a plant manufacturing fuel tanks of various types. (Tidy Tanks) Since the Canadian Govt yesterday announced they are raising the age for old age pensions from 65 to 67 starting WHEN I TURN 64 in 11 years, who know when or if I can retire...
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30-03-2012, 05:35
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#98
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Toronto
Boat: Heritage 35
Posts: 420
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Re: What do you do for a living?
paperboy,Gas jockey,puttymaker,cop,tourist camp operator,sawmill,truck driver,Parelegal,bus driver,delivery skipper, crew, first boat at 7, first sort of sailboat 10(converted a rowboat didn't know about ballast or keels learned fast!) have owned current boat for 20 years.
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30-03-2012, 05:46
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#99
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: From Cape Town now New Caledonia
Boat: Lagoon 440
Posts: 962
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tellie
I eat and breath for a living, been working out well ever since I was born.
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Don't forget water ... Make and drink water Tellie
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30-03-2012, 05:47
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#100
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: From Cape Town now New Caledonia
Boat: Lagoon 440
Posts: 962
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Earthmoving, civil engineering and mining
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30-03-2012, 06:02
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#101
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Keystone CO
Boat: 50 Bene
Posts: 254
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Re: What do you do for a living?
Airline Pilot, while the profession has gone through some changes over the last decade I was able to get through unscathed. Beats workin for livin though
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30-03-2012, 06:13
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#102
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,140
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Re: What do you do for a living?
Quote:
Originally Posted by deckofficer
Main transmitter at the studio or microwave link to the transmitter site?
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Mostly worked in studios and control rooms. Though after 9/11 I spent a number of days and nights on top of New York City skyscrapers setting up temporary microwave links to replace the ones that were destroyed when the buildings came down. Even carried a portable unit on a deserted Subway train to have it set up for the first day Wall Street opened. That was Twilight Zone spooky.
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30-03-2012, 06:30
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#103
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,140
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Re: What do you do for a living?
Quote:
Originally Posted by deckofficer
I'll enter this contest, from youngest to present***
Lawn mower, car washer, babysitter, tree topper, roofer, x-ray delivery, photographer, filling station/U-haul/tune up/oil change/propane, ski instructor, appliance repair, inventory clerk, bartender, electronics tech, acoustic tech, owner-operator, mechanical properties tech, burn rate tech, explosive classification tech, medical instruments tech, BREAK FROM WORK~for 2nd round of college, Deck Officer Unlimited Tonnage, classic auto transporter, and last but not least, my most rewarding "job", care giver to my 92 year old dad.
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Deckofficer:
I was a paying passenger on a container ship back in the mid ninties. Really enjoyed the experience. Seemed like a nice way to make a living and be on the water. Did you have a favorite port while you were on the ships?
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30-03-2012, 06:58
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#104
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Hudson Valley N.Y.
Boat: contessa 32
Posts: 826
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Re: What do you do for a living?
Short answer: Sportsman and investor (mostly real estate) .
Somewhat longer answer: Miner,Cook,Construction,Demolition,Newsboy,Math and Science teacher(3 years) ,Ski Instructor( 1 year) ,IBM (3 days!) ,Bartender,Boat deliveries,and so many dirty jobs I'd like to forget. Learned a lot from each, but only Real Estate and Parenting (3 daughters) provided serious financial and spiritual rewards.
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30-03-2012, 07:22
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#105
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Maryland
Boat: Valiant 42
Posts: 284
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sarafina
Babysitter, Avon Lady, Waitress, Cook, Cocktail Waitress, Bartender, Chain Monkey, Pump Jockey, Snow Plow Operator, Ski Instructor, Retail Manager, Hotel Manager, Costume Shop/Manager/Designer, Receptionist, Ice Cream Scoop, Barrista, Substitute Teacher, High School Teacher, Interior Designer, Bridal Designer, Bridal Salon/Owner/Designer, Mom, Event Planner, Mom, Interior Designer (again), Mom, Real Estate Stager, Mom, Graphics Designer, Mom, Art Gallery/Owner, Mom, Non-Profit Association Manager, Mom, Kept Woman ; -)
And still a Mom of course.
It might have been easier to have listed what I haven't done....
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I think that as a mom you have to do sooo many jobs: became a high school science teacher, inner city, Mom, bus driver, PATC volunteer, test proctor, home ec teacher for inner city families, Mom, realtor, canvas shop extra, Grandma, mother-in-law, full time cruiser.
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