what kind of work do you do?

[alwaysxj]

so my brother got me a job in granit fab shop a couple of years ago i worked my way up in the company to do everything from cutting on the saw to installing and fabing. loved it payed really good with lots of over time. with in the last two years me and my bro started our own company that we did on the side we would do one kitchen a month and split it both ways it was nice to get a 5 grand check on top of my 16 dollar a hour day job. then everything fell apart with the economy and we now both work at a local fitness company as sales people i still make about 16 a hour on a good day and i site on my butt and take calls all day. no more getting dirty and cold and wet any more. i was just wondering how many people this type of stuff affected them and now what are they doing to make ends meet?

[rguignard]

well i work at a electric vehicles place i do just about everything there from fixing them to the parts to selling them and its the easyest job i have ever had :thumbsup:

[flippedXJ]

I am what you call a "Shag Driver" for those who dont know what that is I drive a semi and put trailers in and out of the doors of a meat packing plant so they can be loaded. Nice thing about my job is people gotta eat so I still have trailers to move!

[Melissa]

I am barely hanging on by a thread ranching so I am currently looking at other directions and the options I have. If things do not pick up this year, I'll be forced to scale way back or even sell. But I think it'll be ok, I've been through worse before.

[rguignard]

I am barely hanging on by a thread ranching so I am currently looking at other directions and the options I have. If things do not pick up this year, I'll be forced to scale way back or even sell. But I think it'll be ok, I've been through worse before.

is there any $$$$$$ in ranching or your not in it for that :patriot:

[N1TZU]

Well,I've been in the heating and air conditioning trades since 1977.At the age of 17 I started working for a Comercial HVAC co.,then in pipe fitting at Bath Iron Works ship yard co.,then a Heating co. till 1997... Then at that point I went out on my own and became self employed. It was scary at first but now my Heating and Cooling business maintains a customer base of about 12-1400 clients which keep me plenty busy year round....Thanks for reading.....

[firehawk]

I fabricate/assemble commercial bakery equipment. I also do road work. Currently I am in Milwaukee working at a bakery here. They produce pretzels, fabricated baked potato chips, and crackers.

[Melissa]

is there any $$$$$$ in ranching or your not in it for that :patriot:

Not my kind, I mostly break even, but last year I ended in the red, so I am full of hope that this year will be better.

[rguignard]

Not my kind, I mostly break even, but last year I ended in the red, so I am full of hope that this year will be better.

do you sell them by the pound or by the head ?

[Melissa]

I fabricate/assemble commercial bakery equipment. I also do road work. Currently I am in Milwaukee working at a bakery here. They produce pretzels, fabricated baked potato chips, and crackers.

Hey firehawk, bring me back a pretzel or two :thumbsup:

[Cobrajay]

I do a little bit of everything. I build high performance motors (BBC/BBF with turbo and blowers) and cars from scratch. My works been in a bunch of magz and a few shows. I also build houses here and there when ppl make me offers I can't refuse. I'm a celeb fitness trainer as well. Dealt with some of the biggest names out right now. I own a clothing line and have a high end furniture store in NY, Cali and Europe....



OK. You got me! I work at Autozone! lol...geeze

[rguignard]

I do a little bit of everything. I build high performance motors (BBC/BBF with turbo and blowers) and cars from scratch. My works been in a bunch of magz and a few shows. I also build houses here and there when ppl make me offers I can't refuse. I'm a celeb fitness trainer as well. Dealt with some of the biggest names out right now. I own a clothing line and have a high end furniture store in NY, Cali and Europe....



OK. You got me! I work at Autozone! lol...geeze

:smiley-laughing021::smiley-laughing021::bsflag:

[XJcoupe]

I do a little bit of everything. I build high performance motors (BBC/BBF with turbo and blowers) and cars from scratch. My works been in a bunch of magz and a few shows. I also build houses here and there when ppl make me offers I can't refuse. I'm a celeb fitness trainer as well. Dealt with some of the biggest names out right now. I own a clothing line and have a high end furniture store in NY, Cali and Europe....



OK. You got me! I work at Autozone! lol...geeze

lmao- but I seen that comming, right after he said- I build houses- haha

[XJcoupe]

http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo313/xjcoupe/DVC00844.jpg

AM I MAKING YOU HUNGRY- YUM YUM

Thats me, been self/employed for the last 10 years, with the best partner, my better/half, when times were good back 5 years ago, was turning a million gross, now 1/2 that, cause the world turn down, sucks, but I will survive, as long as I have my jeep, and garage- the Zen place with beer

[Melissa]

http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo313/xjcoupe/DVC00844.jpg

AM I MAKING YOU HUNGRY- YUM YUM

Thats me, been self/employed for the last 10 years, with the best partner, my better/half, when times were good back 5 years ago, was turning a million gross, now 1/2 that, cause the world turn down, sucks, but I will survive, as long as I have my jeep, and garage- the Zen place with beer

Yup Yup Yup, I'm hungry now! :sad0147:

[Cobrajay]

[QUOTE=XJcoupe;31874I will survive, as long as I have my jeep, and garage- the Zen place with beer[/QUOTE]

You'll be fine. As long as you have those things, you'll make it. Thats all Man needs to survive on Gods green earth... lol

[cantab27]

i lay concrete... got a bit flat last year but we have a building boom starting again..so head down a** up into it:thumbsup: have mods to pay for....:D

[Melissa]

i lay concrete... got a bit flat last year but we have a building boom starting again..so head down a** up into it:thumbsup: have mods to pay for....:D

I helped a friend lay concrete two summers ago, that is a lot harder than it looks, I have a new appreciation for concrete and those who do the work :patriot:

[rguignard]

http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo313/xjcoupe/DVC00844.jpg

AM I MAKING YOU HUNGRY- YUM YUM

Thats me, been self/employed for the last 10 years, with the best partner, my better/half, when times were good back 5 years ago, was turning a million gross, now 1/2 that, cause the world turn down, sucks, but I will survive, as long as I have my jeep, and garage- the Zen place with beer

pizza its my fav food group :thumbsup: i can eat it 3 meals a day

[cpttuna]

I'm a city letter carrier for the USPS. The bad part is they have a severe money problem right now. (lots of cuts- some in the wrong places). the good part is that I have enough time in and am old enough to retire at any time now. I was looking for something to do part-time but have not found anything.

[cheap jeep]

I'm a welder in the quad-cities Iowa area,been there for 3 yrs. Previously I worked at a steel building plant in Galesburg for 34yrs,until they decided to head south.

[xjoverkill]

I am a set up man at roller bearing company of america
or rbc for short. I set up the machines for the operators to run which
since the economic town turn ive been having to do. Run the machine
that is. I dont mind one bit i actually like it its like acunamatata no worries
LOL. Sounds better then it is. :cool: Pays the bills though.

[jfxj67]

I put wood together with nails...

http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz54/jfx67/forums/header008.jpg

:rolleye0012:

[flippedXJ]

wow you build that far out into the future

[alwaysxj]

is that pic mean that is when i will have enough money to build a house like that?

[DETOURS]

I could say what I do, but what I do needs some history......

1982-87....USAF, Metal Fabricating Specialist......Honorable Discharge
87-88...Bounced around different fabrication shops doing you name it, biological waist to dump truck bodies.......
89-1999...Foreman of a structural steel shop from 1 to 16 stories tall, all details involved down to staircases, also bridge work, oversaw multible union crews, casino work, sanitaion......walked the beams, familiar with the spud wrench............
1999-.....Self, continued in structural business, regionally became a very well named individual.........about 8 years ago decided to add 'Jeep' into the mix inorder to expand....(Detours)......EXTREMELY busy between the two, but........the 'Jeep' portion was designed to allow me to get out of regional economy and depart the third most expensive state to do business from......
2 years later, now located in Kentucky.......it's all JEEP and doing well. It NOWHERE compares with the structural business in New England inwhich a small business could clear 20k profit in 3 weeks, no where close......at all....but,
I can always go back to it!!!!!! Meanwhile, I LOVE working with folks within the community of 'Jeep'........something you will never get in the commercial world......Here's to not going back to heavy iron!! (I do miss blue prints and nailing structural engineers for their errors!!)

Thats it, Always certified, All the time........OUT!:patriot:

I build Jeep parts.:popcorn:

[firehawk]

Hey firehawk, bring me back a pretzel or two :thumbsup:

I spent three days up there, one was a freaking blizzard, (thank God I drove the Jeep up there)!!:driving: And I came home with nothing, no free samples zip zero nadda.:thumbdown:

I notice some are posting pic's of what they do. Here's a pic of a line of bakery equipment we built back in the '90's for Keebler in Ohio. It makes Club Crackers. About 9000# per hour.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a155/kbharbison/TLG.jpg

BTW, Spanky VERY impressive resume!:thumbsup:

[DETOURS]

BTW, Spanky VERY impressive resume!:thumbsup:

Thankyou sir........if my tail would allow it, I'd most likely be some sort of engineer.....but I dont sit still long enough for that and rely on engineer friends who can sit down long enough to back my thoughts of fabrication, it's been kool........very kool.......and alot of fun....enjoying it while I can, once this economy levels out.....who knows what the future might hold........for now its all wishfull thinking.....

[Abovetimberline]

I manage power plants,provide electricty to the grid.

[DETOURS]

I manage power plants,provide electricty to the grid.

Good thing you're in CA, otherwise....being surrounded by power plants, I'd like to know why we have so many power failures....:headshake:

[alwaysxj]

Good thing you're in CA, otherwise....being surrounded by power plants, I'd like to know why we have so many power failures....:headshake:

turn off the light from time to time.:smiley-scared002::smiley-laughing021:

[afbond03]

Currently serving in the Air Force.

My job..is kinda like...hrm...a Wal-Mart distribution center for people working the missile fields.

[pvt.Tadpol xj]

Up to last March I was working at a aluminum foundry I had been there 9 yrs, and they started laying people off. I was a machine operator making intake manifolds for Subaru....now i work in a nursing home doing all kinds of work...:cool: :):D :popcorn: :patriot: :rolleyes: :smiley-laughing021: :driving: :thumbsup:

[BlueXJ]

Retired. Spent 40 years as an X-Ray tech/CAT Scan tech. Worked all over the USA except the PNW.

[Abovetimberline]

Good thing you're in CA, otherwise....being surrounded by power plants, I'd like to know why we have so many power failures....:headshake:

Cannot speak for ky but we are pretty stable here,but I will say the grid is as fragile as a rat shorting out a transformer,that is all it takes to get the domino effect started,once one large facility is effected the rest will follow.

[millman]

I am what you call a "Shag Driver" for those who dont know what that is I drive a semi and put trailers in and out of the doors of a meat packing plant so they can be loaded. Nice thing about my job is people gotta eat so I still have trailers to move!

I was a shag driver for 15 years now I drive dump trucks

[Ruinator]

I do adult day care.:eek: I help either help unfortunate or way stupid people

Commonly referred to a 'paramedic':nutts:

[alwaysxj]

sweet i start fire school in aug to be a fire fighter.

[Ruinator]

sweet i start fire school in aug to be a fire fighter.

Sweet...If your not in great shape, start running now:thumbsup:

[alwaysxj]

Sweet...If your not in great shape, start running now:thumbsup:

ya that is what i have been told im working out a couple times a week now to get ready. still have not got the beer belly gone yet think that will slow me down.:smiley-laughing021:

[Jim]

I spent the better part of my life working with troubled youth on a ranch as an outdoor guide/youth worker. Great fifteen years, working with the general public and with you in the bush. I got to do alot of different things and ended up being invited to join the main team on an all aboriginal everest expedition in 94. Wasnt able to go as I was a single dad at the time and couldn't be away from my son for that long. Just as well the team didn't end up going anyways.
Government contract cutbacks and I was out of work. Ended up as a Correctional Officer working at a Max security institution. A step into the twilight zone. After eight and a half years, 2 riots and two many smash-ups and incidents I transferred to a medium security. I worked my way up to supervisor (keeper) while at the max, even made it in Readers Digest, but it was way too political and saw the dark side of a lot of people I thought highly of until then. Demoted myself to a Correctional Officer and that's were I'm staying. Just do my time and stay under the radar. Still have a fair amount of time left before parole LOL.

[flippedXJ]

That must have been a huge culture shock going from helping youth to Max Security :eek::shocker:


I was a shag driver for 15 years now I drive dump trucks

I see you are from Ceder Rapids I have family in Marion!!

[4.3LXJ]

I'm a HERS Rater. There are no HIMS raters.

[KennyB]

I retired from the United States Navy oct 1995----- oct 1974 to oct 1995.... Was an engineer on ships.... Retired CHIEF (E-7)

I am a Fossil Steam Turbine Field Service Engineer for Siemens Energy Inc. out of the Atlanta Field office, for the last 10 years... Had a small bike shop for several years after I retired in 95... got out of it and started this....

Travel alot in the fall, winter and spring-doing outages ....-- I work crews on Nukes, and Coal Fired power plants (Turbines, Valves, and Generators) up to 1000 megawatts....

.... Pay BITCHIN, But travel travel travel a ton!! Get tired of bring gone form home....