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11-08-2002, 12:06 AM
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Location: Omaha Nebraska
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Just woundering what People do for living. Im meter mechanic fo r a utilties company more for the money and the benifits. Im a boat mechanic by trade. Just didn't pay enough and I didn't want to move. That why I love working on my truck to use some of my education and learn more about the coolest truck an the roads.
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69 C/10 swb coming along slow but sure 4 yr and counting Omaha Nebr 7I JIMMY 350 4speed daily driver/next prodject 99Yukon wifes |
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11-08-2002, 12:09 AM
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yeller
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Twin Cities
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Architectural Designer for Target Corp.
I get to draw on the computer all day long...not a bad gig. -Jeff |
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11-08-2002, 12:11 AM
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Gotta Startem Early
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Amarillo, TX, USA
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Mechanical Engineer for GE. Work on industrial size (160 MW) gas turbines. Pays good, keep the habit going.
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67 SWB In Progress, one piece at a time, maybe 3 years I will be finished |
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11-08-2002, 12:20 AM
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Pronounced "Pew-al-up"
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Puyallup, Washington
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Electronics Technician at Boeing. When Im not out fixing machinery here at the wing plant, I'm on this darn message board making a list of all the Boss stuff you guy's and Gal's are doing on your trucks, that I must now do......
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Classic GM Trucks of Washington Club Member 1970 FS chevy,350/350, Edelbrock cam and intake. Holley 650 carb,HEI,AT,Tangier Orange, 18's, Power Locks, Truck Photos |
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11-08-2002, 12:21 AM
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Cantankerous Geezer
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Bel Aire, KS
Posts: 6,264
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Structural designer at Boeing Wichita. I like investigating and solving manufacturing/design problems, the more complex the better.
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Fred There is no such thing as too much cam...just not enough engine. 
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11-08-2002, 12:22 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Spokane WA
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Renovator for a meduim sized car lot 40-70 cars and trucks in our inventory....sigh it doesn't leave me much time to work on my own truck but i get some new parts at wholesale prices
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67 C/20 camper special 350 |
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11-08-2002, 12:24 AM
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Used to have a truck
Join Date: May 2002
Location: port orchard WA
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I'm the lead Packaging Machine Specialist for Seattles Best Coffee Co. I work on Italian made packaging machines. Lots of low voltage electrical work , PLC work and I do a lot of troubleshooting of weird electrical problems and tuning of packaging machines. Also a lot of operator training. I also spend about 1-3 hours a day doing conventional machine work. Its easier for me to make parts then spend 3 months waiting for replacements from Italy. I'm at the top of our pay scale and I get a good amount of overtime. I average 50 hours a week total. Its good work if you can get it.
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No truck :-( |
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11-08-2002, 12:53 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: SW Washington
Posts: 1,006
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Semiconductor manufacturing equipment maintenance.
I keep the machines running that build all these chips in your computer. OK! Don't blame me for your computer problems. Darren
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Washington State 1967 Chevy C10 LWB Rodstoration In Progress. 1972 K20 Cheyenne Super |
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11-08-2002, 12:57 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Valley Center KS
Posts: 3,524
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I'm a traffic engineer for KDOT for now. Have a degree in mechanical engineering, but working in the civil field. Will be moving into the mechanical field when my wife graduates (she's in civil engineering) next Dec.
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11-08-2002, 01:02 AM
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440 american Horses
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Anoka, MN USA
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Automotive Service Technician by trade, I fix your cars when you're too lazy. :p
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Seth Petro 1969 Chev Short Step 425hp 350, TH400, big tires, fast truck 1979 Pontiac Trans Am 1991 Saturn SL1 - gas mileage! (and free) 1977 Buick LeSabre - for sale May America bless God, and may God bless America 
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11-08-2002, 01:28 AM
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Carolina Cajun
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Concord, NC/Ponchatoula, LA
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And a tip of the cup and slurp of the spoon to ya! I am the 2nd shift grinder (and back up roaster) for a large coffe roaster on the East Coast. I grind 30+ million (six zeros) pounds of coffe a year and growing. Mike, I started out as a packer on one of those "I-tallian" machines,  glad to be the grinder and roaster. Hopefully I'll make it to the cupping room sooner or later. Joe The Grinder
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The Carolina Cajun, almost famous in North Carolina since 1989! Driving a 68 & Restoring a 66. Lookin' for Rochester Manual 1bbl & 2bbl carbs!! Concord, NC & Ponchatoula, LA |
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11-08-2002, 01:46 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Tampa, FL. USA
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IT Manager (fancy title for a person who takes care of the computers) and CAD designer/drafter for civil engineering firm.
Might I add that about 99% of the problems that I have to fix are shorts between the keyboard and the chair. 8-)
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Mike 1989 C1500 SWB Reg Cab 2003 Chevy Tahoe Z-71 70 Camaro RS/SS - 454 |
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11-08-2002, 01:49 AM
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Getting cabin fever?!?!?!
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: chisholm, mn
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reservations sales agent for Northwest Airlines. You want to use worldperks miles, you talk to me.
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Member of the Discs Up Front Club 1972 GMC 1500 1994 F-150 XL 4x4 Tact is for people not whitty enough to be sarcastic |
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11-08-2002, 01:54 AM
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Life is Good !
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Hollister, Ca.
Posts: 1,992
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Route driver for greenhouse supply store. Pays the bills, Sometimes I find good deals on trucks. Bought my wifes 71 c10 lwb 2wd for $500.00. "From the original owner" Put a little into it, new moter, ect. Runs like a champ. Transmission still stock not rebuild or nothin, still running strong. Found a few free bee's out there also. So that would be my jobs perks.
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'72 Chevy C10 4x4 shortbed "Project" '71 Chevy C10 2wd longbed "partsrunner" '91 Chevy Burb 4x4 "kidrunner" '14 Honda Accord Sport "commuter" |
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11-08-2002, 01:57 AM
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Jostrans68
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Bloomington indiana
Posts: 1,182
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Retail Hunting and fishing Dept. Mgr ... 20 yrs Auto mechanic and parts before this. Used to Run a mobile repair truck (55 Chev) Called Auto God "Resurrections Are Us" Got burnt on the car gig. Like the guys going hunting and fishing to have a good time instead of pissed cause their car is Fubar....My .02 Jack
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 [CGTW Memberformer 67-72 now with a 96 silverado |
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11-08-2002, 02:16 AM
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Progress = 0%
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Kansas City, MO
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CAD Technician (just a fancy name for a drafter). I work at a small MEP consulting engineering firm.
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Jason - '67 GMC swb | '57 Bel-Air 4dr hardtop | '56 210 4dr Wagon | 2000 GMC Sierra |
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11-08-2002, 02:49 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Edmond, OK
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shift supervisor/assistant manager of a pizza hut. been there 6yrs in Feb, still first job. not the most gloriest or best paying but its getting me by until i can get my BS in MET...
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Jon 1982 Chevy Silverado 350/th350.... RETIRED 1993 Jeep XJ 2 door(Cherokee) 4wd 4.0ltr/AX-15 (5spd)/NP231 .... Oklahoma Roll Call |
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11-08-2002, 03:14 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Modesto, ca
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Inspector for Alaska Airlines. I make sure those mechanics are doing it right, and here at Alaska, they usually are.
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68 LWB, .040 over 350 with 10:1 pistons, balanced, vortec heads,comp 270H cam, air gap RPM manifold, holley 750, 4.10 posi and gear drive to annoy the neighbors. |
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11-08-2002, 03:41 AM
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My other Love
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada
Posts: 4,085
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I install car stereos for 8 bucks an hour
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 Castlegar B.C.The great white North (Canada Eh!) Hooter_5@hotmail.com First generation Monte Carlo club pictures of my life |
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11-08-2002, 04:26 AM
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huh?
 
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Washington, Illinois
Posts: 5,690
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Well, at the moment, I'm a "transportation engineer" (fancy name for the guy that cleans and fixes the golf carts/fixes the landscaping machinery) at a local golf course. But, by the end of the month, I'll be in beautiful, sunny, warm Tampa, Florida, to start a new job, being a grunt for my brother-in-law, who is a Boreman (installs underground fiber optic cable). I'm so disappointed that I'm going to miss the Illinois winter this year
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Someday when I'm lonely, Wishing you weren't so far away, Then I will remember Things we said today. RIP El Jay |
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11-08-2002, 04:32 AM
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Captain CAAAVVVMMMAAANNN!
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Anna Texas
Posts: 726
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semiconductor equipment eng. tech for the DSP leader and the new DLP creator.
hey, imdarren what Company do ya work for if ya don't mind me asking? I work for Texas Instruments (yeah, we make more than calculators :p ) I started to think I was the only one on the board in this industry, I guess there would be more if the market wasn't so crappy right now! 68 stepside, learn all you can down there. There is a lot of money to be made in the fibre optic industry!
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72 LWB Fleetside C10 Custom 350/350 97 GMC Yukon 4X4 SLT Anna, Texas check out the project old yeller Last edited by oldyeller; 11-08-2002 at 04:34 AM. |
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11-08-2002, 04:33 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Omaha NE 68122
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A common thing
Alot of people on here have something to do with drafting,design or something to do with cars
I just Graduated for Cad Drafter
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71 Chevy C/10 lwb 350 5 speed nv3500 3.73 rear end 2.5" Front Drop and 4" in the back Edelbrock perfomer rpm manifold Edelbrock 600 cfm carb Headmen headers |
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11-08-2002, 05:02 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Gilbert, AZ
Posts: 151
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HVAC Technician for a semi-conductor company.
Later,
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11-08-2002, 06:06 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Wellington, Ks
Posts: 10,294
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Flight Line Transportation @ Boeing Wichita. Run equiptment from 8,000 lb lift truck up to an 80,000 lb monster. Use mobile rough terrain cranes up 45 ton and get to move aircraft from KC 135's, B-52's and 747's. Been there 28 years with a few more to go until RETIREMENT! Then I can play trucks more often.
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1971 Chevy 1/2T 4x4 LWB 350 V-8 Was sm465-now 350TH/np205 Tilt, Tach, Towhooks Original Truck AM/FM Wellington, Ks |
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11-08-2002, 06:24 AM
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English Chevy Owner
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Shropshire, UK/ Lot, France
Posts: 1,848
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Currently kinda between careers, after ten years in the IT industry, including five years at Microsoft I am now split between setting up in business as (and learning how to be) a Blacksmith, hitting red hot bits of metal is much more fun than selling software! The rest of my time is I guess spent as a house husband. Making sure dinner is on the table when my nearest and dearest gets home from work, cleaning the house, polishing the cat, etc etc blah blah blah.... the joys of being a kept man!!
Oh and trying to finish renovating our 99 year old ex Methodist Church Manse which had stood empty for 12 years before we bought it, no hot water, bare plaster, bare floorboards, no curtains, no kitchen and a green 1960's bathroom suite when we moved in five years ago. Currently halfway through replacing the bathroom, might be finished by Christmas. Eight rooms down 3 1/2 to go!
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Phil '67 C10 long fleet. 350/TH350, 4 bbl Carter, K&N, Dual exhaust, loads of stuff coming soon 2001 S10 Blazer Daily Driver, bone stock 4 door 4x4 with manual transmission |
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