What is your occupation?

trolleyboy

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May 2014
3,727 posts

Posted by trolleyboy on Thursday, March 3, 2005 11:38 PM

Store manager

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Anonymous

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April 2003
305,205 posts

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 4, 2005 3:17 PM

Actor. And I use that term loosely.

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Anonymous

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April 2003
305,205 posts

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 4, 2005 3:27 PM

Freshman in high school learning Elictrical Wiring. Also on the local emergency service squad.

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whitman500

Member since
November 2004
From: NYC
385 posts

Posted by whitman500 on Friday, March 4, 2005 3:29 PM

I'm a private equity investor (i.e., I buy and sell companies).

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Cox 47

Member since
December 2003
From: East central Illinois
2,576 posts

Posted by Cox 47 on Friday, March 4, 2005 6:18 PM

Retired from Brodcasting.

ILLinois and Southern...Serving the Coal belt of southern Illinois with a Smile...

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rexhea

Member since
July 2004
From: Southeast U.S.A.
851 posts

Posted by rexhea on Friday, March 4, 2005 6:46 PM

Retired Community College Training Director/Instructor in Manufacturing Technology (after 20+ years in Industrial Maintenance).

REX

Rex "Blue Creek & Warrior Railways" http://www.railimages.com/gallery/rexheacock

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Anonymous

Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 4, 2005 6:48 PM

I used to be a burned-out computer systems manager. Now I'm a burned-out real estate appraiser.

[xx(]

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KenK

Member since
October 2003
From: Edwardsville, IL
103 posts

Posted by KenK on Saturday, March 5, 2005 12:26 AM

ASE Master Auto Repair Technician

One man with courage is a majority!

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CP5415

Member since
July 2003
From: Whitby, ON
2,594 posts

Posted by CP5415 on Saturday, March 5, 2005 3:53 PM

Dad, Husband, Mr Fix-It, Freind

My main occupation is keeping the wife on my side about how important Model Railroading is in keeping the household sanity level at a tolerable level!

Gordon

Brought to you by the letters C.P.R. as well as D&H!

K1a - all the way

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randybc2003

Member since
May 2003
From: US
342 posts

Posted by randybc2003 on Saturday, March 5, 2005 3:59 PM

Civil Engineer - Self Employed...
This results in a combination of Science, Construction, Self Employed, Finances, and Management. Also a lot of "OTHER".
It was an interest in Trains, and RR (construction) engineering that lead me into the field of Civil Engineering.
Instead of designing bridges that withstand iceburgs, - I am laying out Septic Tank Drainfields.

Go Figure!!!

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rambo1

Member since
January 2002
From: Toronto Ont. Canada
840 posts

Posted by rambo1 on Saturday, March 5, 2005 6:10 PM

I am a aircraft assembler for Bombardier Areospace in Toronto Ontario. rambo1.........

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JBCA

Member since
December 2004
From: Calgary AB
120 posts

Posted by JBCA on Saturday, March 5, 2005 6:37 PM

Chartered Accountant, hence the CA part of my handle. Equivalent to a CPA for those of you south of the 49th. No time to do trains until after the end of April! [:(][:(]

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bjdukert

Member since
January 2003
From: South east Michigan
927 posts

Posted by bjdukert on Saturday, March 5, 2005 7:02 PM

4 Years in U.S.A.F. after high school,assembly line for one of big three(layed off too many times),14 years in cold heading (bolts),tried printing business,drove truck,and am now a porter for car dealership.

"Don't take a wooden nickel,because it isn't worth a dime" by my Dad

"There are only 3 things you need out of life:A gentle grade,the wind in your face,and cinders in your hair.....But keep an eye on the water glass!" Jack Evans

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delamaize

Member since
March 2005
From: Great Northwest
2 posts

Posted by delamaize on Saturday, March 5, 2005 7:02 PM

I got the douple whamy, I am a firefighter AND a solder for the US army

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BRAKIE

Member since
October 2001
From: OH
17,574 posts

Posted by BRAKIE on Saturday, March 5, 2005 8:28 PM

I am a forklift operator at a warehouse..My current union job class is freight car unloader..That means I unload boxcars and get to do some railfaning on the side.[:D]

Larry

Conductor.

Summerset Ry.

"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"

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Anonymous

Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 5, 2005 10:04 PM

High school Junior, and I work as a Machine tester for my father; testing key cutting machines. Hope one day to be an astrophysicist or aerospace engineer.

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FJ and G

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August 2003
6,434 posts

Posted by FJ and G on Sunday, March 6, 2005 6:48 AM

grad degree in Human Factors Engineering but now putting up content on Army home page (retired Marine)

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Anonymous

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April 2003
305,205 posts

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 6, 2005 8:08 AM

Electrical engineer by college degree, but now a semi-retired charter motorcoach company owner. The kids weren't interested in the motorcoach business so we downsized when the wife had a stroke and eventially sold off the buses.

I now enjoy the wife more then ever and get to read the paper EVERY DAY. Started my fourth layout three years ago and am having a ball.

Ya'll have a bleassed day and remember SANTA FE ALL THE WAY
Bob

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Anonymous

Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 6, 2005 4:43 PM

Short of actually working on a railroad or for a hobby shop, I think I have the job with the closest relationship to model railroading.

I am a Forensic Animator, specializing in railroad litigation. Attorneys pay me to recreate train accidents and such using computer animation. Model railroading is not only a great hobby, but I make a few bucks off it as well!

http://www.ositisanimation.com

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aussiesteve

Member since
November 2002
From: Mt Gambier, Australia
57 posts

Posted by aussiesteve on Monday, March 7, 2005 4:48 AM

I'm an electrician, 8 years with Ford Australia in Geelong, 7.5 years in a power station in Alice Springs and 3.5 years currently in a timber (lumber) mill in Mt Gambier[;)]

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jcgisel

Member since
January 2005
From: Simi Valley,CA
140 posts

Posted by jcgisel on Monday, March 7, 2005 9:51 AM

Firefighter

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Anonymous

Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 7, 2005 10:34 AM

factory worker. I run a machine press that punches bolt holes in rail joint bars. Heat em up to 1800 degrees, roll em out of the furnace, and punch em. Then roll em into the quench tank.
Not the most mentally stimulating work, but it pays the bills for now, and it's associated with the railroads which is kinda neat. Makes you look at the tracks in a different way.
Plus I work about fifty feet from the CSX mainline carrying coal units from the hills of WV. Get to see some neat stuff go by.

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rrgrassi

Member since
March 2003
From: US
225 posts

Posted by rrgrassi on Monday, March 7, 2005 10:53 AM

I am the IT dept. for a small manufacturing company in Greenville, TX

Ralph R. Grassi PRR, PennCentral, Conrail, SP, Cotton Belt, KCS and ATSF. My Restoration Project. Fairmont A-4: SPM 5806 c:\speeder\spm5806.jpg

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Bob Hayes

Member since
January 2004
From: Chiloquin, OR
284 posts

Posted by Bob Hayes on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 3:13 PM

Retired senior tech. Tested airborn radar and ICBM guidance systems.

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hd8091

Member since
April 2004
From: pacific northwest
69 posts

Posted by hd8091 on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 1:38 AM

retired UPS driver (28 years)

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underworld

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February 2005
1,821 posts

Posted by underworld on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 1:06 PM

I'm an entertainment industry photographer...working mostly in the music business.

underworld

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currently on Tour with Sleeper Cell myspace.com/sleepercellrock Sleeper Cell is @ Checkers in Bowling Green Ohio 12/31/2009 come on out to the party!!! we will be shooting more video for MTVs The Making of a Metal Band