Ok Guys, Now that we know how old you are and where you live...

[Aces]

Pharmacist for 18 years. As far as retirement goes, it sounds nice but they will probably have to bury behind the counter.

Ace

[cisco1]

Dispatcher/operater for a large electrical cooperative here in Missouri. Been doing this for eight years but was in the grocery business for twenty years prior as a meatcutter. Model railroading has been good therapy for carpal tunnel! Only thing I miss is picking out my own steaks!
Chris

[Anonymous]

...off price for clothing and apparel. Its pretty good for city building prototypes. I work in the garment district of manhattan, so i can see the details and little unnoticed details in a city line. I do not have a layout set up anymore, but i do build dioramas from time to time. When you can't operate, detail for a still scene is a must!

[Anonymous]

Electrical Engineer living in Utah. Work for the local power company. Married w. 3 kids. Have a basement bedroom dedicated to "daddy's toys". What else can an EE do in his spare time but run electric trains?

Mark in Utah

[Rotorranch]

[:D] He,he...Oh well, thought it might'v been a case of "Small World Syndrome". David the slot racer was a pretty good friend/ customer/ nice guy who just kinda vanished from these parts, and I thought it mighta been you, since many of us have "cross hobby" related interests.

Rotor

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Rotorranch

dthurman....you aren't the same David Thurman that used to race slot cars in the Atlanta area back in the late '80's are ya?

Just wonderin!

Rotor

Sorry, when I used to play with slot cars, I put a pin on both ends, that way I could run backwards. Never been to Atlanta, though was offered a job at a large hosting company once.

You mean there is a professional slot car racer named David Thurman? Wow! Wait until I tell my daughter, she already thinks I am a nerd...[8D]

[Rotorranch]

dthurman....you aren't the same David Thurman that used to race slot cars in the Atlanta area back in the late '80's are ya?

Just wonderin!

Rotor

[Anonymous]

semi-retired 45 year old, just sold a web development and hosting company and now stay at home helping raise my girlfriends 16 year old child, he has down syndrome and some other rather sad problems. I actually had more time to RR when I ran a business...go figure...

[Rotorranch]

20+ years of pulling wrenches on automobiles, (and racing them, too!) [:)]

Now I get to play with toys for a living! I opened a hobby shop/ slot car raceway almost 3 years ago. Most fun I ever had in a job! [:D]

Rotor

[cjcrescent]

RN retired, 30 years in trauma center OR. 12 years as Network Engineer. Now underemployed/retired from it as well.

[dommegr]

U.S. Navy F/A-18 Aviation Electronics Technician. Super Hornets rule!

[joeh19012]

50, just outside Philadelphia, PA, and have been paid to do computer-related work for about 27 years. Currently working for a large multi-national integrated services company. No "letters" since graduate school, but lots of experience in databases, programming, and project management.

Anybody remember 8" diskettes? How about 5.25'? [:D]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by wd45

Out of work radio disc jockey.

Hey! I know how that works. I was once one of those (unemployed and sometimes employed radio DJ) Went into advertising sales--hated it for many, many years. Now I work in the insurance and financial services industry specializing in low risk wealth accumulation and wealth transfer strategies. Sounds dull as a dead dog, but I actually enjoy it. Somes days/weeks you work all the time, others you run trains. Plus going to appointments I get in a lot of railfanning!

[smcgill]

Well I'm still kicking @ 47 years young! [}:)]
Job : ***. Civil Engineer (Jerk of all trades Master of none!!) [%-)]
I go to work and do what they tell me to do!! [:-,]
Play with trains out side in the sun shine or snow!! [^]

[ATSFCLIFF]

Retiree, worked as a union official and bank worker.

Cliff

http://cliffordconceicao3310.fotopic.net/c328807.html

[Anonymous]

Produce Manager in a grocery store. Next Stop architectural planner. Just two more years of school to go.

[Anonymous]

27 years with Los Angeles city fire dept. Im an "engineer"............means i drive a fire engine NOT a locomotive but close enough !

[dtbowyer]

48; newspaper publisher in Eastern Kentucky. Many years in the restaurant business before this career!

[Anonymous]

11 years as a factory/assembly line worker. Co-owner of autorepair/auto body shop(mainly banging out dents in gandma's Buick, but sometime i spin wrenches.) Hope'n to retire by the age of 50, more time for trains.[:D]

[novicerr]

58, Retired Air Force, now a postal clerk. Just bought a new house, so will have to work till I am 87 lol. Wife letting me have the formal dining room for train room. Havent had much time to work on it yet. Brought the HO 4 x 8 layout from old house. Have to incorporate it into new plans if I can. (wife;s orders). Learning lots from you guys on this forum. Thanks for all the ideas and info.

[electflr]

Retired News Paper Pressman, Press room Foreman at Wall Street Journal, When retired. Also was Auto Tech at one time.

[Anonymous]

I am a senior in high school, work with my dad on taxidermy and at a sporting goods/furniture etc everything store in downtown Cottonwood Falls Kansas

[JohnT14808]

Well....4.15 yrs in the Navy (retired PC2nd), 9 yrs in hotel business, some college, then two yrs computer vo-tech school and finally 25 yrs at the keyboard coding programs and building databases from COBOL to VB to C# and .NET . I never finished my formal degree, so have no letters or slogans afer my name. Currently at my local county offices supporting the assessor, treasurer and financial systems. What fun!!...and they PAY me to do this!!

[ChessieFan13]

Well im 13twice over ........(26) and work as an auditor for an inventory specilist. I count things .............at over 1500 different locations live here in Huntington WV...just a 5 minute drive fron the CSX car shop here in town

[UPJohn]

Im going into 9th grade! Trying to get a job at the LHS for the summer!

[Catt]

This is where I put in my quarters worth.

I am a CNC machine operator for a steel form hardware company.We make all kinds of steel hardware for poured concrette construction.

[Anonymous]

Porn star Trainer to the female gender............First lesson FREE......lol

Really am a Sales MGr. for a Periodical Dist.

[Hawks05]

I'm an 18 year old, soon to be 19, college freshman. I work for the school district I just graduated from as a summer custodian. They hire 3 graduates to work at each of the 3 buildings in the district during the summer.

I'm going to school for marketing and business administration. Hopefully I''ll find a job after that in the front office of a sports team. After about 2-3 years at WSU I plan to transfer to UW- Madison for sports marketing. If anything I'd gladly come back to the town/area I live in right now and find a job with a local company, hopefully.

We'll see though, being only 18 a lot can change quickly.

[twhite]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dragenrider

Underemployed dragon slayer.

There just doesn't seem to be much of a job market since the 16th century...sigh...

Obviously you haven't been to California and met some of our school administrators, LOL! You'd have a full-time use for your profession out here.
Tom [}:)][}:)]

[Train 284]

14 year old freshman, thats it!

[Eriediamond]

I'm one of those guys with all those letters behind their name with a few numbers thrown in. My job title is 'highway transportation engineer" or to simplify it, otr trucker. Can't remember how many years, but I was under contract with Noah to haul the lumber he built his ark with. Also about a year and half ago, took on this part time job of following this forum. Great people here. Keep the shiny side up and the greasy sid down, Ken

[Anonymous]

Alive and well in Kelowna B.C., Canada.
A young and vigorous 36 (ancient, according to my kids!).
Here's a new job for the list: cab driver, night shift, 10 years.

I'm the resident "train guy" at the cab company and I've been asked to give metered tours of the local (and not-so-local) railroad sites of interest. It's great when you can bring your hobby to work or in this case bring your work to your hobby.

It's also a great way to chase trains when you're new to the city, I've done it myself when on vacation. Just ask for a driver who loves trains, there's always one, at least, and they can show you things you might never find on your own.

SRTrudeau

[tutaenui]

I unscrew the caps on the bottles at the local beer consumption plant
Actually semi retired self employed consulting engineer specialising in Railway signalling

[trainchris]

Work for my states traffic operations dept. I would say what state but then I already know how bad the roads are here and I take too much abuse as it is [:D]

[tjsmrinfo]

ok here goes at 18 i went in the army at 24 i was out was unemployed the next year went to driving a truck otr got off the road 97 went back in the army got in dec 2000 went back on hte road now work for a monument company and looking for better

tom

[steveblackledge]

I'm 38 and work for Paccar in the UK, i work in the truck parts export side of the PDC, we send truck parts worldwide including Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, North and South America and Canada, The Middle East and far East oh yeah must not forget Europe.

[robengland]

Wow we are a diverse bunch, but with a few trends emerging:
technical professionals
retirees
blue collar
students

I'm in the first bunch: 20 years software engineer selling corporate systems

[JPowell]

AD Military with the NY Air National Guard.
JP

[JPowell]

QUOTE: Originally posted by nickinwestwales

Part time musician ( guitar,bass,mandolin,piano,drums,tuneless howling ),barkeep,chef,village odd-job man and full time house-husband,parent & unrepentant toothless hippy-also modelling C.N. Toronto-Allendale/Barrie in H.O c. 70-80. oh yeah,46 next time round,regards,nick

Nick - Did you by chance read the article from a few years back in MRR about that line you're building?
JP

[red p]

Well I do this for a living.
engineer (Norfolk Southern)

[Keith120286]

What I do now will probably not be my career forever. Its just something close to where I live and the work isnt all that bad. I work in the Meat Department for Economizer IGA in Lake Panasoffkee. It's just a little store that is well known for its quality meat. It's just a job for the time being. I'm just 18 and I just graduated so it's just temporary.

[Adelie]

My title depends on who the company is billing for my time. Last I saw, I was called "Aviation Specialist." I've been called "Senior Systems Engineer", "Air Traffic Control Subject Matter Expert", and several other less elaborate things with four letters that might get me banished from these boards. Even dabbled in Program Management, but couldn't stand the bureaucracy.

My niche is that I know Air Traffic Control (8 years with the FAA as a controller), know how computer systems are supposed to work, and work on projects that combine the two.

Given the current state of the FAA and the airline industry, no wonder I like trains!

[Anonymous]

I screw the caps onto the bottles at the local Budweiser plant.

Actually, unemployed after more than 20 years supporting industrial equipment. Ain't no factories left in New Jersey ( a huge port where all the containers come in from China, though).

Possible wannabe computer nerd.

Ken

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by trainboyH16-44

Currently grade 10, gifted class, and after school either locomotive engineer or theatre technician. Just had to drop Chem 20 so I could keep my theatre option open. Why would I want to be a physics prof. anyway?
Matthew

My baby brother Rob was in the gifted program in high school. Dad was so proud he took him to see his buddies at work and told them all Rob was in the special classes. We finally got Dad to understand the difference in Gifted and Special.

Service advisor in an automobile dealership. I have worked on about anything with rubber wheels, worked in parts departments, was a tool distributor with Matco Tools, and made the mistake of managing a body shop.

[nickinwestwales]

Part time musician ( guitar,bass,mandolin,piano,drums,tuneless howling ),barkeep,chef,village odd-job man and full time house-husband,parent & unrepentant toothless hippy-also modelling C.N. Toronto-Allendale/Barrie in H.O c. 70-80. oh yeah,46 next time round,regards,nick

[bogp40]

QUOTE: Originally posted by camarokid

Didn't we do this before?[8D][:D] I make ViseGrips. The world's most useful handtool.
Archie

Yes, we did this not long ago, but there's a great turnout this time around.
Contractor- kitchen/ bath, Finish carpenter 30+ years.
Bob K.

[pcarrell]

I missed the first questions so here goes;

I live just outside Indianapolis, IN. and I'm 39 years old.

And now for the current question;

I am the head of the service dept. for Indiana Telephone Co. (Yeah, I know, it's a fun job what with all those cheery people and their telephone issues, but someone has to do it!)

[dragenrider]

Underemployed dragon slayer.

There just doesn't seem to be much of a job market since the 16th century...sigh...

[cwclark]

I work in a cryogenics plant in Pasadena Texas....work at the water plant section...click a mouse all day to control the plant and run water tests for purity...and just think...retirement is only 8 years away!....Chuck

[Anonymous]

I am a public school teacher. It is a dangerous job but you can't beat the pay[;)]

[ACRR46]

Company downsizing eliminated my position and 30 year career in technical sales, engineering and management of process systems for food, dairy,beverage, pharmaceutical and industrial markets. Out of work for the last four months, to young to retire. Plan is to stay in Western New York area.

Frank

[tommyr]

I'm 63. Retired cable splicer ( B.C. Tel) I live in Oliver B.C. the Wine Capital Of Canada. In the beautiful Okanagon Valley.

[underworld]

Photographer and privateer!!!!!


underworld

[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]

[canazar]

I own a 4x4 fabrication shop. One man band so iIdo it all.

I get a giggle now when I am at the counter with a customer and they eye a Model Railroader sticking out of my tool box behind me. I usually get some kinda comment. Surprisngly, it usually turns into a train swapping story with the cstomer telling me about "his trains when" when he was a kid


John k

[Anonymous]

retired insurance exce. Spending the whole works on the trains If the kids don't like it they can sell it on e-bay. this is the best hobby in the world. Any body disagree?
Bill

[stokesda]

30, Navy Civil Engineer Corps Officer. My current job is in a base public works department.

[ort007]

Aerospace engineer

[camarokid]

Didn't we do this before?[8D][:D] I make ViseGrips. The world's most useful handtool.
Archie

[Anonymous]

I'm a Field Service Technician with The Coca-Cola Company. I'm in my 20th year.

[jxtrrx]

TV Weatherman

[Anonymous]

Pre 3-D Computer graphic artist.

[Budliner]

42 self employed computer retail shop

B -

[Seamonster]

Retired and spending my children's inheritance. [:D] Retired industrial electronics technician. Worked for the electrical utility in the department that maintained the communications and control equipment. Spent the last 19 years of that in charge of their communications alarm centre.

[loathar]

Been in printing for over 20 years also a strong fabricating background.
I can machine it, bend it, weld it, build it, crate it, ship it, fly out after it, install it, and show you how to run it.
loathar

[Anonymous]

ex-Grea Lakes marine engineer with Canada Steamship Lines, now...elementary school teacher , husband and dad.

[willy6]

I'll be 110011 years old next week.

[medic_149]

Emt B, EMD 911 dispatcher for local ambulance service and volunteer firefighter. In my spare time, I am training to be a model railroader.

[bpickering]

QUOTE: Originally posted by trainboyH16-44
Why would I want to be a physics prof. anyway?

For the girls...
Um, OK, how 'bout, for the money.
For the respect?

Maybe I should stop now... [:)]

In my case, it was easy- I never stopped asking "Why". Too bad I could never convey the same joy/enthusiasm to my students.

Brian Pickering

[Anonymous]

Originally posted by wrumbel

25 years in telephone business. Work for SBC; was Ameritech; was Michigan Bell. I work as a repairman; but still do a little installation work.
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Please, work a little harder and bump those dividends UP.

THANKS!

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