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Old 01-22-2009, 11:42 AM   #1
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what do you do ?

everybody liked the "how old are you?" thread.so,i thought i'd come up with a new one.what do you do? job title,student,retired ? keep it simple.

i'm a bleach plant operator at a pulp mill.i make paper white.
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Old 01-22-2009, 11:58 AM   #2
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Piping Designer, I lay the pipe.
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Old 01-22-2009, 12:05 PM   #3
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Old 01-22-2009, 12:05 PM   #4
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Old 01-22-2009, 12:08 PM   #5
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I'm on disability. Used to drive 18 wheelers. Before that, Chevy mechanic for 33 years. Now I putter with rustic furniture and run my gun business. jim
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Old 01-22-2009, 12:10 PM   #6
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fire capt./paramedic-operate heavy equip. on days off the f.d.
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Old 01-22-2009, 12:16 PM   #7
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Warehouse dock worker, tv repair guy, student... exciting aint it
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Old 01-22-2009, 12:17 PM   #8
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Work at a 4x4 and truck acc. shop.
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Old 01-22-2009, 12:31 PM   #9
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Construction Project Manager...things are a bit slow...hence me being on here at 10:42 on a Thursday.
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Old 01-22-2009, 12:31 PM   #10
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Work at a 4x4 and truck acc. shop.
from the looks of your trucks, it must pay handsomely!!
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Old 01-22-2009, 12:43 PM   #11
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Sales Manager for Oilfield Machine Shop ( Flanges and Weld Fittings)
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Old 01-22-2009, 12:47 PM   #12
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27 yr old retired car/truck junky! but I'm training to be a firefighter, so that i can have a formal retirement!
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Old 01-22-2009, 12:49 PM   #13
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from the looks of your trucks, it must pay handsomely!!
...not really, thats why i had to put the white bumpers on the truck and cut back to a twelve pack a day!!
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Old 01-22-2009, 01:02 PM   #14
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Old 01-22-2009, 01:03 PM   #15
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Old 01-22-2009, 01:08 PM   #16
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Old 01-22-2009, 01:09 PM   #17
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I'm a welder in a factory that builds industrial burners.
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Old 01-22-2009, 01:09 PM   #18
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I think I got you all beat, I'm a catering manager in the wedding industry. Yea, real manly.
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Old 01-22-2009, 01:17 PM   #19
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Old 01-22-2009, 01:20 PM   #20
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Engineer for a large US automaker. And dad. And house repairman/remodeller. And tinkerer.
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Old 01-22-2009, 01:22 PM   #21
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im a student at the G.E.D school and i salvage metal and i builed computers and other odd and end jobs
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Old 01-22-2009, 01:31 PM   #22
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United States Marine Corps, one of the few and the proud.
11 more years to retirement and then I plan to try and do something automotive related.
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Old 01-22-2009, 01:34 PM   #23
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Old 01-22-2009, 01:38 PM   #24
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Up untill this last November I`ve been a Harley Davidson mechanic for the last 7 years and prior to that I worked at a winery for 4 years. Right now I`m playing Mr. Mom untill I can find a new career path.
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Old 01-22-2009, 01:41 PM   #25
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Use CAD to design sheet metal enclosures that house electrical equipment for the oil and gas drilling industry.
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