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Post by esshup on Sept 1, 2022 21:09:52 GMT -5
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Post by bullseye69 on Sept 2, 2022 8:25:36 GMT -5
Maintenance technician in the corrugated industry for about 22 years. Was at a steel plant ,in fleet maintenance, for 8 years and a landscaping/nursery for 6 years , mechanic, sometime in the middle of that 22 years. Also have a small business ,hobby, machine shop that started out fixing and making paintball markers,now make parts for machinery.
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Post by stevein on Sept 2, 2022 9:56:31 GMT -5
HVAC since 79 bought the place from my dad and uncle with two other brothers 21 years ago done calling it a day in February Had a side job most all my life it’s a construction company mostly flip or build new homes started that around the beginning of the 80s than I mostly did small remodeling jobs but got tired of dealing with owners they we’re always around when you worked never could get anything done I do custom homes but would rather just build specks so much easier I make decisions in 30 seconds not days and than wonder why we are behind. Got a custom going right now the lady has changed paint colors 3 times in one bedroom and twice in the kitchen I get extra but I’m telling ya it ain’t worth the hassle. They picked out the front door got the door installed and they didn’t like it wanted to change it sure we can do that The neighbor was telling me about a cabinet job he did. Lady called him up about the cabinets. She decided she did not like the cabinets in her home after 2 years and could he take them out and put in new. After he put them in he asked her what she wanted to do with the old ones. She asked how much would he charge to haul them away.
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Post by stevein on Sept 2, 2022 10:10:15 GMT -5
40 years in machine shops. When I started we had a few converted line shaft machine and belt driven machines. I was programing and running CNC Makino Horizantal machining centers when I retired and 3rd shift supervisor. I did some welding before going into the machine shop and then on and off through the years.
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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 2, 2022 10:27:50 GMT -5
HVAC since 79 bought the place from my dad and uncle with two other brothers 21 years ago done calling it a day in February Had a side job most all my life it’s a construction company mostly flip or build new homes started that around the beginning of the 80s than I mostly did small remodeling jobs but got tired of dealing with owners they we’re always around when you worked never could get anything done I do custom homes but would rather just build specks so much easier I make decisions in 30 seconds not days and than wonder why we are behind. Got a custom going right now the lady has changed paint colors 3 times in one bedroom and twice in the kitchen I get extra but I’m telling ya it ain’t worth the hassle. They picked out the front door got the door installed and they didn’t like it wanted to change it sure we can do that The neighbor was telling me about a cabinet job he did. Lady called him up about the cabinets. She decided she did not like the cabinets in her home after 2 years and could he take them out and put in new. After he put them in he asked her what she wanted to do with the old ones. She asked how much would he charge to haul them away. Surely he didn’t charge her? 2 year old cabinets are worth something.
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Post by Mack Apiary Bees on Sept 2, 2022 10:30:36 GMT -5
By the way, my youngest son Sam just passed the CDL and can drive tandem semitrucks. He now works for Hamilton County, Ohio Maintenace. He will be snowplow driver and dump or some truck in the summers. He is in a 30-year pension and putting $20/pay into a 401k for now. He is set, so all three sons are in good start to their journey. oldest Matthew, is a senior purchasing for GE military aviation, 2nd David, is a BSEE, and youngest Samuel now a Maintenace truck driver. All three doing something different.
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Post by 1ranger49 on Sept 2, 2022 15:29:22 GMT -5
I worked at Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons factory for 35 years as a machinist. I retired from there at the age of 53. I now have been working at the famous Honey Do List that my wife has. Looks like I will be around for a very long time as her list seems to grow more each and every day.
Side note on Zollner Pistons.
It’s no secret that the Hoosier state has had a long love affair with basketball. In the 1940s, Fort Wayne, Indiana, became home to the state’s first professional basketball team. The Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons delighted fans for over 15 years before relocating to a larger market in Detroit. The Zollner Pistons were founded in 1941 by Fred Zollner. Along with his sister, Janet, Fred owned Zollner Corporation, a local foundry that manufactured pistons for cars, trucks, and locomotives. In the team’s early years, money was scarce and professional basketball players did not command the salaries that they earn today. Zollner paid his players a share of profits at the end of each season, amounting to around $2,500 a year. To make ends meet, players were employed in Zollner’s factory. The team was forced to play its home games at the North Side High School gym. In 1952, they were able to secure a space at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. From the beginning, the Zollner Pistons were a competitive team. As part of the National Basketball League’s (NBL) Central Division, the Pistons won the league championship in 1944 and 1945. They won the world professional basketball tournament in 1944, 1945, and 1946. In 1948, Zollner changed the team’s name to the Fort Wayne Pistons. During their years in Fort Wayne, the Pistons were at the forefront of innovation in the rules of the basketball game. In the late 1940s, they successfully trialed an enlarged foul line (12 feet from the former 6) at three consecutive games. In the early 1950s, the 24-second shot clock was instituted in response to an epic bout of shot stalling that took place in a game against the Minnesota Lakers. Zollner became a prominent figure in American basketball. In 1949, he convened officials from NBL and National Basketball Association (NBA) in his Fort Wayne home to discuss a possible merger. It is said that the merger took place at Zollner’s kitchen table. The merger led to the development of a stronger and wealthier league. More games were played during each season, and players began to command higher salaries. The Pistons star player, George Yardley, made $15,000 a year in the 1950s. After the merger, Zollner began to realize that Fort Wayne was not a large enough city to support the new league structure. There weren’t enough fans to fill the stands and generate the revenue needed to sustain the team. In 1957, he announced his decision to relocate the team to Detroit, Michigan. He hoped that the larger city would result in a larger fan base and more profitable franchise. Zollner remained the owner of the Pistons until 1974, when he sold the team to Bill Davidson and now are the Detroit Pistons.
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Post by drfleck on Sept 2, 2022 18:05:26 GMT -5
I wrench on forklifts, scissor lifts, boom lifts...those types of things.
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Post by freedomhunter on Sept 2, 2022 19:22:48 GMT -5
Registered civil engineer and land surveyor with some law experience. One of the last idiots working for himself and truly trying to help people. Just don't need that much and my reward comes later. Worked in the timber industry for awhile after 2008, that was an eye opener.
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Post by mossberg500 on Sept 3, 2022 11:13:39 GMT -5
From 1987 - 2003 parks and recreation in Illinois Then 1996 - 2002 I was a Shear operator and forklift driver Then 2002 - 2003 I changed oil in cars Then 2003 2010 I was a Crane and a Forklift operator for the Teamsters local142 Then a 2year layoff Then the end of 2012 I became a Housekeeper for a local Hospital But for the past 4 years I’ve been on a waiting list for Local 150 I.U.O.E Just recently I started thinking about going back to the Teamsters to see if they have a waiting list.
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Post by ms660 on Sept 3, 2022 16:11:45 GMT -5
Equipment operator and Distribution operator for a municipal water department…going on 24 years. Have gotten your water distribution license? If so how long have you had them?
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Post by Huntnfreak on Sept 3, 2022 16:27:16 GMT -5
Equipment operator and Distribution operator for a municipal water department…going on 24 years. Have gotten your water distribution license? If so how long have you had them? I’ve had my DSL license since 2007….15 years.
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Post by beermaker on Sept 4, 2022 9:32:49 GMT -5
Mowed grass, pumped gas, worked on farms, and did construction labor from middle school until graduating college. Sold insurance for two weeks. Twenty years of residential construction management. Four years of facilities management for a bank. Been estimating and managing grading, excavation, drainage, and landscaping for the last 1+ years.
I hope to return to home building after this current downturn in the market. While I enjoy what I am doing now, I will always want to build houses. I need another 6-10 years (depending on the kids college plans) of solid income and then I plan to take a step back and work much less. I have no desire to own multiple homes or travel extensively. I can adjust my lifestyle relative to my financial capabilities.
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