OK, what do you do for a living..?

Hi Chris W, A couple of things have always puzled me . Whenever I see a archeological Dig going on(Here in the UK) I always wonder why people lived underground and why they broke all those jugs and plates.

 

LOL!!!!

 

I'm a retired Coast Guard officer (U.S.) that started as an electronics technician (ET). ETs do much of their own mechanical work in the USCG, so that helps a lot. Later I got a degree in technical communication with a minor in electrical engineering, so more gear-head training. I worked as a technical writer for 7 years which demanded more mechanical skills.

Now I try and farm. I have a small holding in Pennsylvania where I've planted a cider orchard. Tending the property and heating with firewood demanded more skills (welding et al).

I light my lanterns since I really don't have room for something I can't press into service. I'm looking forward to picking up an R55 on the weekend both for the heater and floodlight features.

 

I started out as an entomologist and blam the fact that in a previous life I was a moth, hence my attraction to bright lights. Have been a business development manager, general manager and now a team leader for strategy and planning at the Christchurch City Council (New Zealand). For those of you who will remember, we suffered a couple of major earthquakes in the last year, the most devastating to the city was a 6.3M in Feb of this year. So life for us has been turned upside down. Thankfully where I live was not effected. However there is plenty of recovery work going on to keep us busy for another 20 plus years.

 

Time served mechanical fitter/machinist, Been in engineering most of my life, currently in the nuclear power generation game though its coming to an end soon. 11 years with the RNLI but retired from that some 9 years ago now.
Kids all moved on and now have more time and money to spend on equipping the workshop.