What do we all do?

[DadsCharger00]

So probably been asked before, but as I sit here reading about all the knowledge that is collected on this site, and all the AMAZING cars...(and expensive cars) I sometimes find myself thinking what do all of you guys and gals do for a living? We all have these cars that connect us in some way but are we all connected in other ways too? So fill in some blanks if you don't mind sharing....WHAT DO YOU ALL DO FOR A LIVING?!?!?!?!

[69rtse4spd]

Government certified tool & die maker.

[John_Kunkel]

I collect a retirement check. 

[moparguy01]

I run a tool crib for federal cartridge.

[garner7555]

I am a poultry farmer as my primary profession. My extra money comes from doing steel fabrication for local plants. (Honda, Kia, ect.).

[charger490]

truck driver gasoline and trainer teacher

[Chad L. Magee]

Assistant chemistry professor at a state university is my profession.  It has its ups and downs depending upon who/what you teach at the time.  Tuesdays is my research day, so I spent it working on my chemical projects.  Today, I made a new compound that has not been reported in the chemical literature yet.  That means I get to characterize it, write a large paper on it and hopefully get it published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal this year.  If I am lucky, it will do what I have designed it to do in the next reaction process and I will have to write many more papers on it.  Yes, I like to complicate my life....  

[Bob T]

Electrical contractor for the last 22 years, mainly industrial based, some a/c and refrigeration and printing press / conveyor and control projects, but the last year has all been marine based electrical works on super yachts / motor yachts and Navy frigates/patrol vessels, quite enjoying the new marine focus and took a course last year to further develop toward a future onboard commercial role.

[Bob]

USAMRIID

[chaos52]

Computer technician...hoping to break into the animation field soon. (get the car done now while I have money)

[shorty442]

..also collecting retirement, after 34 yrs in an automotive engineering career and a somewhat early "pushout".

..selling off extra parts that came with our car.

...playing w/ grandkids and seeing to mother and mother-in-law; both in assisted care facilities.

..building an N scale train layout at long last.

..most recently pushing around a heck of a lot of snow!

[chaos52]

..also collecting retirement, after 34 yrs in an automotive engineering career and a somewhat early "pushout".

..selling off extra parts that came with our car.

...playing w/ grandkids and seeing to mother and mother-in-law; both in assisted care facilities.

..building an N scale train layout at long last.

..most recently pushing around a heck of a lot of snow!

Cool, N scale. That was always my favorite, but not very many people seem like it. Probably because most model railroaders have bad eyesight. 

[Paul G]

Currently, I work for a water company as an instrument and electrical technician.

Previously, spent 31 years working for an integrated steel producer as an electrical technician, retired.

Been fixing broken cars all of my life.  

[69wannabe]

I am a forklift mechanic for a living. We work on almost any kind of material handling equipment. I do work on cars, trucks, and SUV's sometimes on the weekends. Mostly for close friends and family to keep them from being ripped off by the up town garages that charge ridiculous hourly rates. Not all are rip off's but alot of horror stories about a few garages in town.  Had a couple different cars and old trucks years back and when the dukes came back on TNN I saw the charger and sold all the others I had and bought my charger and been into mopar's every since!!

[twodko]

USAMRIID

Thank you for your work. Scary stuff out there........folks have no idea.

[ws23rt]

The world I work in is heavy industrial construction.

The craft I'm in is construction millwright.  My position (the last 30 years) is general forman or above depending on the job.

Most of my jobs are power generating---Dams---gas/coal/nuk/etc. Others are movable bridges, paper machines, food processing, water treatment, steel mills -------

What I do is install new stuff and repair or upgrade the old.

Restoring these old cars that we do is much like what I do with things that are bigger. (usually much bigger). But there is mechanical sameness. Nuts and bolts and bearings are all the same.

An example--I was assembling some bearings for a railroad lift span bridge. One complete bearing with housing was 25 tons and held 180 gallons of grease and their were 16 of them. Some factory reps. from the brg. manufacturer came to visit and asked me if I had experience with bearings this large (at the time they were the largest capacity of the type rated for 500 tons ea.)  I said no but how could I since these are the first and reminded them that for me there are two types of bearings of this style. Ones I can pick up by hand and those that are too heavy.  They seemed to appreciate that response.

I'm debating retirement these days but the work is great fun, my health is good and the people that pay me are not jack asses.

[twodko]

Damned if we aren't a talented and ornery group.

Also collecting a pension.......

Retired ABC News field cameraman followed by......

Clinical distribution of study drugs for big Pharma followed by.......

Restoring cars and making kindling in my woodshop

[jaak]

I'm a Roadway/Bridge construction inspector for the Alabama Department of Transportation.

I worked at a couple of different GM Dealerships (service dept.) back when I was in my 20's.

Jason

[Daytona R/T SE]

I work very hard each and every day to resist the primal urge to strangle the life out of the worthless fucks that surround me.

[NHCharger]

Had my own construction company for 20 years. Saw this last recession coming, plus got tired of the increasing bank and government rules and regs. Eight years ago took a job as a job super for a commercial developer.
Also a landlord. Co-own 14 units with my Dad. He's retired, I do all the maintenance and management, he gets the majority of the money.

[Lord Warlock]

I work in software development.  I'm a QA Analyst who tests software in various industries.  Currently between projects but it will get another soon enough.

[twodko]

I work very hard each and every day to resist the primal urge to strangle the life out of the worthless fucks that surround me.

HOOYAH!

[moparsr2fast]

  29 years machinist, manual machining, not the cnc stuff.

[70 sublime]

Dairy farmer for the last 29 years

[Ponch ®]

Pimp / Gentleman of Leisure

[68X426]

Pimp / Gentleman of Leisure

So you're a congressman? 

[cdr]

I am retired, but it was for health reasons, i REALLY wish i could work, I was an auto & motorcycle mechanic,cyl head porter, engine builder. now i fumble around trying to build my charger & i am grateful to GOD that i am getting to try,if i did not have something to look forward to, it would be bad.

[Cooter]

Meck-a-neck for Black and Decker aquarium pumps. J2 models.

[Back N Black]

I work in the porn industry, I'm a stunt double for all the close up money shots!!!!!!!!!




  J/K In the Canadian military  for the past 24 years.

[charge69]

I am retired now (since Feb. 2011) after suffering a stroke in June 2010 and enjoy getting up when I want and doing what I want although, dealing with the after-effects of my stroke has not been pleasant.
Spent a total of 28 years as an Air Traffic Control Specialist with a "break" in service (long story) in between 2 sessions. Also spent 12 years working for the State of Texas as a Benefits Counselor at the local Federal VA facilities helping Veterans obtain their benefits. I was accredited to present claims and appeals all the way up to the Board of Veterans Appeals in Washington D.C. with 7 different organizations.
As a former combat Marine, I saw many deserving people that needed help through the maze that can be VA Benefits and I was extremely happy to help them out.

[SUPERSTAR14]

ASE Certified Master-Bater

Auto mechanic............26 years now.  Time is flying by!

[Mytur Binsdirti]

I work at a job where the tips are good and there is a good chance to get a head; professional circimciser.

No dick is too thick.    

[Ponch ®]

I work in the porn industry, I'm a stunt double for all the close up money shots!!!!!!!!!

does it ever get in your eyes?

[Ram07]

Would he get paid extra for that?

I was a Day Shift Supervisor, In charge of a crew of 27, at a Metallurgical Site (a mine that made Copper/Zinc...I was in charge of the final product), but, they shut us down...now do Social Work...  

[Ponch ®]

Would he get paid extra for that?

Im sure they got him covered.

[twodko]

So far Ponch has the most prestigious job.

Dan's inquiry was perfect!

[Back N Black]

I work in the porn industry, I'm a stunt double for all the close up money shots!!!!!!!!!

does it ever get in your eyes?

Not my eyes, but it would probally get in yours. 

[4cruzin]

I'm a real estate broker who primarily sells foreclosed properties.  That is slowing though and I may have to break down and start showing homes to the public again . . . 

[stripedelete]

I work in the porn industry, I'm a stunt double for all the close up money shots!!!!!!!!!

does it ever get in your eyes?

you beat me to it

[Challenger340]

I Machine / Build and DYNO Engines... mostly Mopars. Lotsa Drag Racing along the way.
Been doing it for 35 years.
Spent 18 years as a Professional Firefighter as well... but got too busy at the Shop, "sideline" became the mainline, couldn't do both, so I left.

Now, pretty much Old and Stoo-pid... I'm lucky enough to just "play" with Engines to keep enough Money in the Bank for Bills.

[Ponch ®]

I work in the porn industry, I'm a stunt double for all the close up money shots!!!!!!!!!

does it ever get in your eyes?

you beat me to it

BnB can tell ya a thing or two about beating it..

[twodko]

Approaching Mod lock.........

[ACUDANUT]

I'm a retired astronaut

[Tilar]

Mechanic my whole life. Started at a John Deere dealership when I was 16, Moved to Texas with my wife at 20 and took a job doing brakes and front end alignments at a Kelly Springfield service store, that was in 78 and 79. Then left there and went to work at Ditch Witch of East Texas working on Trenchers and underground boring machines. Took over as Service Manager in 1983 then in 1995 I took over the parts manager position also, working both departments. Stress finally got the best of me so I left there in 2002. Worked as General Manager for a friend of mine in his body shop for a short time, Took a job driving truck across all 48 for a short time then in 2006 I came back to Ohio to take care of the folks.  2008 I took a 4 hour a day job at the high school I graduated from as a bus mechanic and substitute bus driver.  When I'm not doing that I'm working around the family farm or my cars.

[Tilar]

Approaching Mod lock.........

Oh hell, we're good for a while... Obama hasn't even been brought into the conversation yet. 

[Brads70]

Moldmaker/machinist for 25 years then the recession hit. Watched my job go to China. So I started my own mobile business repairing gas lawn equipment and snowblowers.  MUCH happier now!
Sears hates me!

[Ponch ®]

I'm a retired astronaut

i should have been one. only took up space in school.

[ACUDANUT]

I am really a retired porn star. 

[69white hat]

I'm a tool push ( Rig Manager ) on a drilling rig in northern British Columbia. Shale gas.

[charger Downunder]

i'm a real estate agent.

[hawkeye]

With a handle like Hawkeye, what else could it be?  5th generation farmer.

[green69rt]

US Navy electrician on Submarines for 8 years
Chemical engineer at Shell Oil 30 years.
Retired for 8 years

[72Charger-SE]

IT Manager - Terex Cranes - Waverly, IA (6 Years)
Prior Military (USAF)

[GOTWING]

In the aircraft industry.

[polywideblock]

in the live entertainment industry(behind the scenes )  one of the 99% that make the 1% look/sound  good when they do their thing

[Dino]

15-20 career as a body man.  Plenty collision but resto and custom mostly.  Started my career in health care several years ago.  Currently a certified orthotic fitter and in school to finish my bachelor's of science in exercise science.  I will, however, not use the degree to get a job but go onto graduate school to become a physician's assistant.

[HeavyFuel]

Earn money:  Transportation/HAZMAT Manager and WO in the military.

The rest of the time:  

Try to keep the needs of my kids, dogs and wife satisfied (not necessarily in that order).
Work on/drive the Charger.
Enjoy sports....attend NFL games, NASCAR events.
Drink beer.  
Spend time at the lake/river, when they're not frozen.
Go fishing. (also not frozen....no holes in the ice for this guy)
Small Arms (no...I don't have a pet T-Rex   )

Wait a sec.....this list was longer when I was younger....need to get some new pasttimes lined up.    
   

[tsmithae]

Live entertainment,  specifically live sound.

[Ponch ®]

[Mytur Binsdirti]

Q: What do you call a smiling, courteous person at a bar association convention?
A: The caterer.

Q: What's the difference between a female lawyer and a pitbull?
A: Lipstick.

Q: What do you call a lawyer with an IQ of 100?
A: Your Honor.
Q: What do you call a lawyer with an IQ of 50
A: Senator.

Q: What's the difference between an accountant and a lawyer?
A: Accountants know they're boring.

Q: What's the one thing that never works when it's fixed?
A: A jury.

Q: Why did God invent lawyers?
A: So that real estate agents would have someone to look down on.

Q: What's the difference between a vacuum cleaner and a lawyer on a motorcycle?
A: The vacuum cleaner has the dirt bag on the inside.

Q: What' the difference between a lawyer and a boxing referee?
A: A boxing referee doesn't get paid more for a longer fight.

Q: What's the difference between a good lawyer and a bad lawyer?
A: A bad lawyer makes your case drag on for years. A good lawyer makes it last even longer.

Q: What's the difference between a jellyfish and a lawyer?
A: One's a spineless, poisonous blob. The other is a form of sea life.

Q: What's the difference between a lawyer and a trampoline?
A: You take off your shoes before you jump on a trampoline.

Q: What's the difference between a lawyer and a leech?
A: After you die, a leech stops sucking your blood.


Q: What's the difference between a lawyer and God?
A: God doesn't think he's a lawyer.

Q: How are an apple and a lawyer alike?
A: They both look good hanging from a tree.


Q: How can a pregnant woman tell that she's carrying a future lawyer?
A: She has an uncontrollable craving for bologna.


Q: How does an attorney sleep?
A: First he lies on one side, then he lies on the other.


Q: How many lawyer jokes are there?
A: Only three. The rest are true stories.


Q: How many lawyers does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Three, One to climb the ladder. One to shake it. And one to sue the ladder company.


Q: What are lawyers good for?
A: They make used car salesmen look good.


Q: What do dinosaurs and decent lawyers have in common?
A: They're both extinct.


Q: What do you call 25 attorneys buried up to their chins in cement?
A: Not enough cement.


Q: What do you call 25 skydiving lawyers?
A: Skeet.


Q: What do you call a lawyer gone bad.
A: Senator.


Q: What do you throw to a drowning lawyer?
A: His partners.


Q: What does a lawyer get when you give him Viagra?
A: Taller


Q: What's brown and looks really good on a lawyer?
A: A Doberman.


Q: What's the difference between a lawyer and a liar?
A: The pronunciation.


Q: What's the difference between a lawyer and a prostitute?
A: A prostitute will stop screwing you when you're dead.


Q: What's the difference between a lawyer and a vulture?
A: The lawyer gets frequent flyer miles.


Q: What's the difference between a mosquito and a lawyer?
A: One is a blood-sucking parasite, the other is an insect.


Q: Why did God make snakes just before lawyers?
A: To practice.


Q: What's the difference between a lawyer and a herd of buffalo?
A: The lawyer charges more.


Q: What's the difference between a tick and a lawyer?
A: The tick falls off when you are dead.


Q: What do you get when you cross a blonde and a lawyer?
A: I don't know. There are some things even a blonde won't do.


Q: Know how copper wire was invented?
A: Two lawyers were fighting over a penny.


Q: Why does the law society prohibit sex between lawyers and their clients?
A: To prevent clients from being billed twice for essentially the same service.


Q: What can a goose do, a duck can't, and a lawyer should?
A: Stick his bill up his ass.


Q: How can you tell when a lawyer is lying?
A: Their lips are moving.


Q: Why did New Jersey get all the toxic waste and California all the lawyers?
A: New Jersey got to pick first.


Q: Why don't lawyers go to the beach?
A: Cats keep trying to bury them.


Q: What do you call 5000 dead lawyers at the bottom of the ocean?
A: A good start!


Q: What's the difference between a dead skunk in the road and a dead lawyer in the road?
A: There are skid marks in front of the skunk.


Q: Why won't sharks attack lawyers?
A: Professional courtesy.


Q: What do have when a lawyer is buried up to his neck in sand?
A: Not enough sand.


Q: How do you get a lawyer out of a tree?
A: Cut the rope.


Q: Do you know how to save a drowning lawyer?
A: Take your foot off his head.


Q: What's the difference between a lawyer and a bucket of manure?
A: The bucket.


Q: What is the definition of a shame (as in "that's a shame")?
A: When a busload of lawyers goes off a cliff.

Q: What is the definition of a "crying shame"?
A: There was an empty seat.


Q: What do you get when you cross the Godfather with a lawyer?
A: An offer you can't understand


Q: Why is it that many lawyers have broken noses?
A: From chasing parked ambulances.


Q: Where can you find a good lawyer?
A: In the cemetery


Q: What's the difference between a lawyer and a gigolo?
A: A gigolo only screws one person at a time.


Q: What's the difference between a lawyer and a vampire?
A: A vampire only sucks blood at night.


Q: Why to lawyers wear neckties?
A: To keep the foreskin from crawling up their chins.


Q: What is the difference between a lawyer and a rooster?
A: When a rooster wakes up in the morning, its primal urge is to cluck defiance.


Q: How many law professors does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Hell, you need 250 just to lobby for the research grant.


Q: If you see a lawyer on a bicycle, why don't you swerve to hit him?
A: It might be your bicycle.


Q: What do you call a smiling, sober, courteous person at a bar association convention?
A: The caterer.


Q: Why do they bury lawyers under 20 feet of dirt?
A: Because deep down, they're really good people.


Q: Why are lawyers like nuclear weapons?
A: If one side has one, the other side has to get one. Once launched, they cannot be recalled. When they land, they screw up everything forever.


Q: What do lawyers and sperm have in common?
A: One in 3,000,000 has a chance of becoming a human being.

[Old Moparz]

Estimator for a site contractor that's been in business for over 90 years. Nothing very exciting, but the family I work for & the coworkers here are good people.   

Probably the most exciting thing we've built is the Monticello Motor Club race track. 

http://www.monticellomotorclub.com/

Some photos with the first one taken on site during construction, & the second from my boss's plane.

[Old Moparz]

Opening day with my boss Jerry with Mario Andretti....

....And a familiar car found outside the gate.  

[Paul G]

Ooooh, sitting in the mud! Makes me hurt just looking at it. 

[rt green]

 i work for good year. on and off for roughly 20 years.

[tcs69rt]

I was USAF 1986-2006 building bombs, missiles and transporting nukes. Now I am on the Child Abuse Hotline in Colorado Springs. 

Yes, it can be rough, the worst is the walk in interviews with children who tell you their story. It's time for a change and I am looking for another job.

[Plumcrazy]

I collect a retirement check. 

So all that money coming out of my paycheck is going towards your lavish social security benefits. 

[cazz]

Rig manager in heavy oil operations 20 plus years.

[Tilar]

Did I miss where the OP posted what he does?

[polywideblock]

  

[chargerboy69]

Did I miss where the OP posted what he does?

Your right, he didn't.

Mike works in the medical field if I remember correctly. . . Can not remember exactly what his job is though.

[squeakfinder]

I work very hard each and every day to resist the primal urge to strangle the life out of the worthless fucks that surround me.

I also work for a union controlled company.

[remta1]

 

[greenpigs]

I live in a machine shop checking medical pieces., been in this field for about 18 years.

[myk]

Did I miss where the OP posted what he does?

It's a trap!

[FlatbackFanatic]

I work in a warehouse on the receiving dock. I've work warehouse for about 4 companies  for the last 39 years......

[cdr]

Did I miss where the OP posted what he does?

It's a trap!

     

[green69rt]

I collect a retirement check. 

So all that money coming out of my paycheck is going towards your lavish social security benefits. 

And I want you to get a better job, I need a bigger SSA check....

[XH29N0G]

Professor/study geochemistry