What do you do for a living?

Ken Lang · Post by **Ken Lang** » 14 Oct 2015 8:06 pm

Retired now. Had to due to a liver transplant in 2008.
Was an engineer for 45 years. Playing only a little during my 6 months back East.
Otherwise, I'd still be working.

Rick Stratton · Post by **Rick Stratton** » 14 Oct 2015 11:28 pm

Peter Huggins: thanks for doing what you did for the "Geek" festivals!
Lack of stamina kept me from attending in person, but I enjoyed them immensely on video!
My day job for the last 35 years or so has been as a Hollywood make-up artist.
Degenerative arthritis has forced me to slow down and work at home designing and manufacturing fake tattoos for use in film and TV, in recent years.
Thankfully, I now have more time for music, as long as the joints hold up!

Fred Rogan · Post by **Fred Rogan** » 16 Oct 2015 9:35 am

I have been an Human Resources manager for 35 years. First in health care, then banking, now higher education. People problems all day every day so sitting down at a steel at night is my sanctuary.

David Nutt · Post by **David Nutt** » 17 Oct 2015 1:23 pm

25 years 'pickin'as a full time musician.
Now- 'pickin' as a Professional Locksmith and Safe Engineer, its a great life

Chris Grotewohl · Post by **Chris Grotewohl** » 18 Oct 2015 12:43 pm

FAA Inspector/Pilot. Give lots of checkrides as part of my job. DC-3, DC-3TP, B-17, P2-V's etc....all the old stuff.

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 18 Oct 2015 12:59 pm

Former rocket surgeon. Moonlighted as mattress tester. Currently retired collecting monthly entitlement.

Jim Reynolds · Post by **Jim Reynolds** » 25 Oct 2015 12:22 am

I think I'm with bOb. It's to stressful. After 21 years in the Army, two tours in Vietnam, and combat. I've been trying to learn the steel since 83. Still trying. I have had several good jobs since getting out, but serving my country was my most rewarding. Thanks bOb for the humor.

Jim Reynolds · Post by **Jim Reynolds** » 25 Oct 2015 12:35 am

Johnny Cox, I love your jobs. That is a hand full. I know that and what you have gone through. I retired from the service at 37 with no skills, and went from one job to another. Even though I had a good retirement, my other half still thought I should be working. So I've done about it all, salesman, hearing aids, truck driver, bus driver, payroll clerk, chief financial officer for major commercial electrical company, and etc. Then Grandfather for 9 grand kids, and great grandfather for 5 great grandchildren. Busy time. Still trying to learn.

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 25 Oct 2015 2:46 am

Jim Reynolds wrote:Johnny Cox, I love your jobs.

I thought I'd had a lot but they're nothing compared to yours and Jim's, and everybody else's. I think we all should write; what interesting stories.

Fraser Moffatt · Post by **Fraser Moffatt** » 26 Oct 2015 4:02 pm

I'm still a young buck compared to some of you but I'm a federal gov't scientist (defence). Been a gravedigger, forklift driver, small business owner (tech), counsellor for developmentally disabled adults, consultant, writer and a bunch of other random stuff. Been an amateur (gigging) musician for the last 35+ years - still have yet to make it big!

Don R Brown · Post by **Don R Brown** » 26 Oct 2015 5:08 pm

Retired from a railroad career that spanned 44 years from first day to last, and did everything from manual labor to president. Worked for 18 railroads in 7 states, and my wife was a locomotive engineer for 15 years as well. If I had it to do over again I would in a heartbeat, but would keep a better written record of all the assorted stuff that happened.

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 27 Oct 2015 2:59 am

If I had it to do all over again, I'd work for the railroad just to be able to have free passage anywhere on the train upon retirement.
So that I could write my memoirs.... There's nothing like riding the rails.

Don R Brown · Post by **Don R Brown** » 27 Oct 2015 8:26 am

Charlie McDonald wrote:If I had it to do all over again, I'd work for the railroad just to be able to have free passage anywhere on the train upon retirement.
So that I could write my memoirs.... There's nothing like riding the rails.

Charlie, the old days of a lifetime pass have gone the way of many other good things - it just ain't so any more.

I actually have a good start on writing 2 books about my railroad career - one I have over 100 pages of text on the "big railroads" I worked on - New York Central, Penn Central, and Conrail. The other I have maybe 80 or more pages on all the other smaller lines.

This is no lie nor joke: I was making real good progress on those books until 3 1/2 years ago, when I took up pedal steel. I have spent over a thousand hours practicing the steel but in that time probably have put in less than 15 hours on the books. I'm addicted!

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