What do you do?

[ray1970]

Ok. Thought it might be fun just to see what everyone does for a living. I know we have members from all walks of life- law enforcement, tech people, sales professionals, mechanics, etc. thought it might be fun just to see how diverse we really are here.

I’ll kick it off.

I currently work in the natural gas industry. Eleven years as a mechanical specialist, a couple of years as a controls technician, and currently do engine reliability analysis and emissions testing.

Feel free to play along. Or not.

[longrange2]

Safety consultant for an insurance broker. OSHA compliance, safety training, air sampling, fleet safety, property protection, etc. Also oversee a regional team of claims and analytics consultants. Any injuries, property damage or claims we can help a client prevent is money they can use to grow their business instead of paying more for insurance.

[Grant H.]

Primary focus: Industrial Communications - Oil and Gas, Water and Wastewater, WISP, and private networks.
Add ons: Solar, IT (networking, switching, etc), Construction, Tower Service, Electrical, etc.

I've been working in this field (radios) since I was in high school, and I don't see a change coming anytime soon.

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

I was, uh, one of the authors of the Port Huron Statement.--The original Port Huron Statement.
Not the compromised second draft. And then I, uh. . . Ever hear of the Seattle Seven?
And then. . . let's see, I uh--music business briefly. Roadie for Metallica. Speed of Sound Tour.
Bunch of assholes. And then, you know, little of this, little of that. My career's, uh, slowed down a bit lately.

[KevDen2005]

I was, uh, one of the authors of the Port Huron Statement.--The original Port Huron Statement.
Not the compromised second draft. And then I, uh. . . Ever hear of the Seattle Seven?
And then. . . let's see, I uh--music business briefly. Roadie for Metallica. Speed of Sound Tour.
Bunch of assholes. And then, you know, little of this, little of that. My career's, uh, slowed down a bit lately.

The Seattle Seven? That was you....and six other guys.

[newracer]

Environmental Health and Safety Professional at CSU. Previously I was an Environmental Scientist and Project Manager for two consulting firms, mostly dealing with municipalities and re-developers.

[izzy]

The Seattle Seven? That was you....and six other guys.

It's a movie quote from the big Lebowski??

[RblDiver]

Database programmer for a marketing intelligence company.

[Great-Kazoo]

Consultant and partial lump of clay.

[opie011]

I build bank vaults, night deposit drops, pneumatic tube systems....move and install commercial safes, atms, bullet resistant pharmacy glass, cash recyclers and anything that holds or secures money for financial institutions! Oh and my other company I have is what most here know of.....moving residential safes and lock work.

[pickenup]

Semi-retired at 31, working 4-5 hours a day, 2 days a week, running our business for decades.
That got tough, so I fully retired a couple of years ago, and went to school to be a CNA.
Do a "little" home care, but mostly do whatever I feel like, and some of that honey-do list.
I'm so busy now, I don't know how I ever had time to have a job.

[KevDen2005]

It's a movie quote from the big Lebowski??

I realize that.

[janenewman2]

Nurse manager for the VA. 21 years as an Army Nurse.

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

[fitterjohn]

Pipe fitter/ commercial hvac. I do large chillers, ultra low temp freezers, and the complicated electrical troubleshooting.

[GilpinGuy]

Former geologist. Now a casino operations manager.

[Bailey Guns]

On my third real career. First was military. Then law enforcement. Now I'm a Propane Truck Captain. I pass gas for a living.

[crays]

I browse the forum at work....

[Alpha2]

Rookie retiree.

[Gman]

I'm in the witness protection program.

Sent from my electronic leash using Tapatalk

[SouthPaw]

I manage the yellow iron and all equipment for an energy company. Everything from a jumping jack to a 80,000lb track hoe.

[fly boy]

I play with guns, ammo, and helicopters. Pretty much you could say I'm a space shuttle door gunner.

Or currently I work for a company as an armorer. I'm a jack of all trades, but a master of none. I have done many things in my lifetime.

[10x]

Chief Financial Officer and Certified Public Accountant retired fully in 2011. Retirement is the best job i ever had. Now just trying to use up all the guns and ammo i have.

[drew890]

District Asset Protection Manager, Certified Forensic Interviewer, and part time contractor.

[OldFogey]

Lab analyst up at the fort collins Inbev beer factory. Retirement next March, but on vacation from thanksgiving until then. C'mon retirement. Will then become a gardener/household maintenance guru/fisherman.

[beast556]

I'm Batman( Christian Bale voice)

[Jer]

Lab analyst up at the fort collins Inbev beer factory. Retirement next March, but on vacation from thanksgiving until then. C'mon retirement. Will then become a gardener/household maintenance guru/fisherman.

Hey man, do you drive a black Dodge Ram by chance?

[rbeau30]

Cyber Security. Mainly apply the Risk Management Framework to information systems. Because who would get Cyber Security involved while they are developing a system right? I also do a lot of Office Management, Operations Management, Logistics, Personnel and Program Security stuff (pretty much everything on overhead) for the office of 50.

[Snowman78]

I work full time in the insurance industry, auto adjuster and part-time LEO – Reserve Deputy Sheriff.

[Circuits]

Retired (late 2015) former software/hardware geek. I specialized in graphics device drivers, graphics and video optimization and other specialized embedded systems programming.

Also had a side business as a small time NFA manufacturer doing mostly NFA transfers and specialized gunsmithing, which I stopped doing in 2016.

[Rucker61]

Wireless module strategic commodity manager for a very big computer company.

[CHA-LEE]

Data Storage Specialist. Basically fix broken stuff, broken people, or both at the same time.

[00tec]

I work for a large cable company and allocate technicians to areas and categories to make sure that we are balanced across regions for installs/trouble calls, etc. Basically a workforce analyst of sorts.

[Skip]

I browse the forum at work....

This and data stuff.

All your 0s and 1s belong to me.

[Wulf202]

General contractor.

[meatman]

Bison meat processing. Oversee grinding and steak cutting operations of a USDA inspected meat plant.

[SouthPaw]

Bison meat processing. Oversee grinding and steak cutting operations of a USDA inspected meat plant.

Would have never guessed that.

[Squeeze]

Transit Police Dispatcher and kydex holster production.

[Tim K]

Mechanical engineer in aerospace till 2001. Started my cabinet business at that time and added the granite business about 4 years ago.

[Erni]

Spaceship engineer. No seriously.

[ChickNorris]

.

Spaceship engineer. No seriously.

Oh? What's your section/prefecture #, NAR or Tripoli?

[buffalobo]

Professional Adult Day Care Provider.

I manage installation, service and shipping for large counter top manufacturer.

[Justin]

Systems Engineer/Systems Architecture.

[Bailey Guns]

I'm not qualified to be hanging out with most of the people on this forum. There are some smart people on here.

[izzy]

I realize that.

That was an actual question on my behalf.

[izzy]

Guess I'll go now. Software development for 20 years. Just started a consulting company in hopes of working for myself.

[Madeinhb]

Business Analyst in health care


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

[Dave_L]

I'm in the mafia....Insurance Mafia. Been with Allstate for almost 20 years now.

[Sawin]

IT Manager for a boutique Wealth Management Firm.

[Ripper]

Instructional Designer - build computer based training

[mattiooo]

Job 1 - I'm the Client Solutions Manager for a magazine printing company. I run the marketing group that provides all the non-print solutions for our publishing customers.

Job 2 - I'm a professional photographer and videographer that specializes in communication tools for businesses.

Job 3 - Husband and father.

[Joe_K]

CONUS Armed Security Contractor for a 3 letter Department. It’s the easiest, most boring, highest paying, and least interesting job I’ve ever had.


“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;”
‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭2:5‬ ‭

[StagLefty]

Retired in 2012 and take p/t jobs until I realize I'm retired haha

[DenverGP]

Software architect / developer for a financial services company.

[TEAMRICO]

Man your guys jobs sound technical and hard! Me, retired Army since 2010 and now work the Safety and Securiy(Armed) Dept for a charter school in a District here in COS. The only guy allowed to be concealed. When I say Dept I mean just me.
High school aged kids are sooooo emotionally stable........
Buuuut super pay and the same schedule as the kids when it come to time off.

[Duman]

You guys see me in the paper everyday....I'm Dilbert

[Duman]

Wireless module strategic commodity manager for a very big computer company.

Yeah...I used to work for that company. I was voted off the island as they started (and continue) to circle the bowl...

[eddiememphis]

What do I do? Hmm...

What have I done? Mechanic (cars, bikes, ATVs, watercraft, forklifts), home inspection, construction, insurance, auto parts, equipment operator, foodservice from dishwasher to manager, envelope licker and tree wrapper.

What do I do? Move on and keep looking for the one thing that will keep my interest.

Dammit Jim, I'm a cook, not a doctor!

PS. If anyone is looking to remodel a bathroom, pm me! I can send pics of my work.

[jamesm7485]

Manage/all the cloud based software for Dish. Mainly focus on Servicenow, Slack, and Office 365 with some CA Rally, Okta, and Workfront Sprinkled on top.

[sako55]

I too am professional adult daycare provider

I manage a tree company along with actually still being a tree doctor occasionally.

[roberth]

I work I.T for a large telecom doing a variety of tasks with a variety of servers, databases, and applications.

[Gman]

Manage/all the cloud based software for Dish. Mainly focus on Servicenow, Slack, and Office 365 with some CA Rally, Okta, and Workfront Sprinkled on top.

Oh, crap. You sit 2 rows over from me. My cover may be blown. [Peep]

[SideShow Bob]

Ok. Thought it might be fun just to see what everyone does for a living. I know we have members from all walks of life- law enforcement, tech people, sales professionals, mechanics, etc. thought it might be fun just to see how diverse we really are here.

I’ll kick it off.

I currently work in the natural gas industry. Eleven years as a mechanical specialist, a couple of years as a controls technician, and currently do engine reliability analysis and emissions testing.

Feel free to play along. Or not.

So, in other words you sell propane & propane accessories ?

[SideShow Bob]

I'm Batman( Christian Bale voice)

Don’t quit your day job....... I swear your impression sounded like Adam West..........

[Doc45]

1. Superdad
2. Supergrandad
3. Crumudgeon

Outside of those I've had many, many different jobs/careers since I was 16 a looong time ago. [Coffee]

[SideShow Bob]

Well,
I’m just a working stiff for the state, that is if they let me return to work.

[Irving]

Well,
I’m just a working stiff for the state, that is if they let me return to work.

Lineman for the county right?

[SideShow Bob]

Lineman for the county right?

No, I’m not a Glenn Campbell song......[LOL]

[Irving]

Must have been thinking of someone else. You're the Highwayman right?

[TheGrey]

Licensed Private Investigator, certified forensic interviewer, specializing in OSINT.

[UrbanWolf]

Software Engineer

[BPTactical]

You know what I do....[Peep]

[fj605]

Drilling Tech for a Denver-based oil company. The bulk of my job is well design and survey management. Sprinkle in some regulatory paperwork and drilling performance analysis and that's my job in a nutshell.

[Scanker19]

I'm not qualified to be hanging out with most of the people on this forum. There are some smart people on here.

No shit. I’m in the same boat. Me can’t brain, me gots the dumb.

[GilpinGuy]

I too am professional adult daycare provider



Yeah, me too. Casinos are basically a carnival/daycare for adults. Then there's the employees.

[Little Dutch]

Manage/all the cloud based software for Dish. Mainly focus on Servicenow, Slack, and Office 365 with some CA Rally, Okta, and Workfront Sprinkled on top.

I hate slack and everyone who has time to post in the random channel. Also git. Git sucks.

[Bailey Guns]

So, in other words you sell propane & propane accessories ?

AAHHHHHHHH!! NO! Natural gas is NOT the same as clean-burning, comfortable, efficient propane, Bob! Geez...

[CS1983]

I'm not qualified to be hanging out with most of the people on this forum. There are some smart people on here.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xJkUyotSc4

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Network "Engineer" (put in quotes for you actual engineers who get pissy about IT guys claiming engineer status :D)/24x7 Network Operations Team lead.

I went from my first day at my first IT job to somehow securing the team lead slot for the network operations team in 3 years less one week. I'm not amazing. I don't get how it happened that fast, other than the senior guys were smart enough to know they didn't want the position. :D So I basically defer issues to vendors and herd cats, my favorite of which is a Vietnam/Combat/Marine Corps vet who is, frankly, insane.

Before IT I was a student/did odd jobs for a general contractor/construction company.

Prior to that, I was a 19D in the Army.

[Rucker61]

Yeah...I used to work for that company. I was voted off the island as they started (and continue) to circle the bowl...

Hopefully I'm better protected than I was. For years I was the only person on a procurement team not actually located in Taipei, and just landed this gig this year. I'm the only one doing this for the company, and since my parts going into every computer they need someone looking after it.

[JohnnyDrama]

Mostly I'm an archaeologist. I just got off an eight day camping trip in Utah where I went to check places like this...

76206

Most of the work isn't that cool. A lot of my work involves sitting in the cab of a pickup watching other people work and doing paperwork.

When there isn't archaeology to deal with the local school district keeps me busy as a substitute teacher.

[O2HeN2]

Also git. Git sucks.
Crap. Don't get me started on Git.

O2

https://media.giphy.com/media/cFkiFMDg3iFoI/giphy.gif

[fly boy]

Mostly I'm an archaeologist. I just got off an eight day camping trip in Utah where I went to check places like this...

76206

Most of the work isn't that cool. A lot of my work involves sitting in the cab of a pickup watching other people work and doing paperwork.

When there isn't archaeology to deal with the local school district keeps me busy as a substitute teacher.

That's cool! reminds me of Mesa Verde

[CS1983]

I wanted to be an archaeologist when I was little. Would be cool if you started a thread on findings and such, JohnnyDrama.

[Justin]

You guys must be lying.

All of the grabbers and the mainstream press keep telling me that gun owners are all a bunch of uneducated rural bumpkins with Oxy addictions.

[ChickNorris]

You guys must be lying.

All of the grabbers and the mainstream press keep telling me that gun owners are all a bunch of uneducated rural bumpkins with Oxy addictions.

Cue the dueling banjos

[mattiooo]

You guys must be lying.

All of the grabbers and the mainstream press keep telling me that gun owners are all a bunch of uneducated rural bumpkins with Oxy addictions.

Works for me ☕️

[fitz19d]

CONUS Armed Security Contractor for a 3 letter Department. It’s the easiest, most boring, highest paying, and least interesting job I’ve ever had.


“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;”
‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭2:5‬ ‭

FPS? Or you one of the few randoms like fed center spook building, nist, etc?

[CS1983]

My guess is ATF, and that’s why he had his username changed. :D

[Jer]

Well, had you asked a month ago, I would say that I'm a Business Development Manager for an Engineering firm but now.... professional job seeker enjoying the free time thrust upon him. lol

[fitz19d]

Just started with one of my favorite County Sheriffs.

Pay cut but more involved and rewarding than the last few years being over paid fed security contractor with next to nothing I actually do. Had me even missing working hospital ERs and all the nastiness that entails.

[Joe_K]

FPS? Or you one of the few randoms like fed center spook building, nist, etc?

On the Fed Center, not FPS.


“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;”
‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭2:5‬ ‭

[hobowh]

Adult daycare pretty much sums it up. I oversee 21 call sites nationally, developing phone schedule, tracking adherence, ensuring equipment and personnel needs are met, yell at people on conference calls, pretty much make sure that everyone there hates me except my boss. Mostly Excel, Access, ODBC, SQL, and DB2

[encorehunter]

I drive a big red truck and put the wet stuff on the red stuff. A side job is construction. For quite a few years I was a coroner, embalming tech and lots of fun stuff, but that work died off some.

[CS1983]

I drive a big red truck and put the wet stuff on the red stuff. A side job is construction. For quite a few years I was a coroner, embalming tech and lots of fun stuff, but that work died off some.

https://i.imgur.com/Lffqx89.png

[TFOGGER]

Mechanical Exorcist, specializing in motorcycles, ATVs, and scooters.

[Circuits]

You guys must be lying.

All of the grabbers and the mainstream press keep telling me that gun owners are all a bunch of uneducated rural bumpkins with Oxy addictions.

Shit, I'm sorry. I'm actually a wannabe Wal-Mart Greeter/mouthbreather, living by scamming gangie's SS and scrips (the ones I don't use myself) and a touch of light buggery.

[Rooskibar03]

Digital Marketing. Online Reputation and Review Specialist. I provide a service that gets my clients more 5 Star reviews, which 93% of people look at when evaluating companies to do business with.

Shameless plug http://infopage.anchorwave.com/morereviewslp

[trlcavscout]

I do IT, PBX phone systems, camera systems, and phone/data cabling. Unfortunately i do more cabling then anything at this job now so i am job hunting.

[sniper7]

I live in my moms basement working on my professional gaming, a semi-professional snack tester, and I am working on a new Facebook challenge on who can chug a 2 liter soda the fastest.

Other than that I have one of the fastest offices and am not scared of heights.

[Gman]

Had me even missing working hospital ERs and all the nastiness that entails.
Wow. That's some serious withdrawal. I worked armed security in some hospital ERs and there's truth to the craziness that goes on during a full moon.

[JohnnyDrama]

I live in my moms basement working on my professional gaming, a semi-professional snack tester, and I am working on a new Facebook challenge on who can chug a 2 liter soda the fastest.

Nice!

That's what I want to do when I grow up.

[JohnnyDrama]

I wanted to be an archaeologist when I was little. Would be cool if you started a thread on findings and such, JohnnyDrama.

Thanks for the vote of support. Like I said earlier it's usually pretty dull. I have and will put things up from time to time though.

[bellavite1]

Range Officer at Silverbullet Shooting Range.

[Mazin]

Porn / Chunk'n'Dales exotic dancer

[skoodge]

FHA mortgage underwriter. Hopefully soon to VA underwriter too.

[wctriumph]

Motorcycle dealership Service Manager.

Worked in the motorcycle industry since 1977 at every level. Looking to get back with an OEM again now that the daughter is out of the house ... mostly ...

[BPTactical]

Porn / Chunk'n'Dales exotic dancer

[ROFL3][ROFL3][ROFL3][ROFL1][ROFL1][ROFL1]



Funniest post of the year!

/thread

[ChickNorris]

Waves a 5-spot. Here monk monk.

[SideShow Bob]

Waves a 5-spot. Here monk monk.

You’ll soon be waving a whole hand full of Franklins to unsee what has been seen.

[Gman]

Porn / Chunk'n'Dales exotic dancer

https://vimeo.com/263727709

[jamesm7485]

Oh, crap. You sit 2 rows over from me. My cover may be blown. [Peep]

Haha oh crap! So are you in pmo, change, edm?

[jamesm7485]

I hate slack and everyone who has time to post in the random channel. Also git. Git sucks.

Slack is awesome, some people just need a serious lesson in basic IT etiquette.

[SideShow Bob]

I’m sure glad that link didn’t work for me.

[Walker2970]

HVAC/R and low temp from 1995 to current

[bgouker]

Director of Operations for a developer

[AirbornePathogen]

I'm a police dispatcher, or sometimes a professional cat herder.

[Mazin]

Waves a 5-spot. Here monk monk.

76213

Bowchica wow wow Chica chica wow [Coffee]

[BREATHER]

RETIRED. Worked in mental health 15 years. Vocational rehab. Talk about some libtards asshats.

[cstone]

30 years in law enforcement. Currently a federal agent conducting internal affairs investigations.

I want to be a truck driver. It seems like it would be so much more beneficial to society.

[Great-Kazoo]

30 years in law enforcement. Currently a federal agent conducting internal affairs investigations.

I want to be a truck driver. It seems like it would be so much more beneficial to society.

You should start out with a moving company. This way you get an idea of OTR w/out being an O/O or driving with an unknown partner.

[Rucker61]

Nice!

That's what I want to do when I grow up.

Make up your mind.

[BlasterBob]

Been retired a little over 25 years so now go to the shooting range whenever I feel like it and other “job” is keep my recliner rocking while enjoying my retirement checks. Retirement IS worth working for. [blaster]

[68Charger]

Day job is a Señor network engineer for a large telecom, on an MPLS network product dedicated to financial transactions (securities trading) in the US and EMEA. Emphasis on high availability and low latency using redundancy and multiple levels of diversity to maintain connectivity. At least this week- big shake up at work, not sure what the final outcome will be after it's all said and done.

I moonlight as an amateur cattle rancher- have 20 acres, Agricultural tax exemption, tractor, stock trailer, and farm/ag plates to go along with it.

[cstone]

You should start out with a moving company. This way you get an idea of OTR w/out being an O/O or driving with an unknown partner.

Since you mentioned it, I have some recent moving experience with a little driving involved. [Coffee]

[mjzman]

Long ago retired from being content manager of secure Internet for one of the intelligence agencies.

[BPTactical]

I want to be a truck driver..

Spend one winter in a snowplow Chuck, it'll fix that thought process riki-tik.[Plow][Plow]

[Double00]

UPS driver. I'm so sick of delivering dog food. Go to the store already!

[Mazin]

UPS driver. I'm so sick of delivering dog food. Go to the store already!

No way Chewy is awesome, just keep rocking the hub man!

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

UPS driver. I'm so sick of delivering dog food. Go to the store already!

You can do that?!?!? I want in!

[Grant H.]

UPS driver. I'm so sick of delivering dog food. Go to the store already!

I bet you have fewer issues with dogs than most other delivery drivers...

*I'm done, I promise... :D*

[Double00]

Opposite. They can smell it on you and seem to be more aggressive. Never got bit until we started del. that stuff.

[Bailey Guns]

What can Brown do for me? Deliver that dog chow...

[Double00]

Full trucks mean bucks$

[Irving]

I get paid, among other things, to browse this site.

Seriously. Yup, making $ right now. As I post this.

Hide yo wife, hide yo kids.

I thought we weren't talking openly about how we figured out how to monetize our posts?

[MrPrena]

Opposite. They can smell it on you and seem to be more aggressive. Never got bit until we started del. that stuff.

I bet.
Wednesday early morning near purina plant stinks up north Denver and south commerce city. Yuk!!!!!!!

[OldFogey]

Hey man, do you drive a black Dodge Ram by chance?

Nope - blue cr-v. Too cheap to buy a truck when i was looking.

[Jer]

Nope - blue cr-v. Too cheap to buy a truck when i was looking.

I think I sold a set of gently used Duratracs to your coworker.

[OldFogey]

I think I sold a set of gently used Duratracs to your coworker.

Another cabbie? What shift?

[OldFogey]

Another cabbie? What shift?

Argh. (Expletive deleted) auto-correct! Labbie.

[SamuraiCO]

You guys must be lying.

All of the grabbers and the mainstream press keep telling me that gun owners are all a bunch of uneducated rural bumpkins with Oxy addictions.

I know I see you every day. I'm your legal dealer, aka your pharmacist. Can't wait to retire.

[Jer]

Another cabbie? What shift?

Dunno. All I know is he drove an older black Dodge Ram & was close to retirement. Super nice guy. Just checked my email (Gmail rules BTW, I've got all my emails from over a decade & they're searchable) & I think his name is Bob Metli. Know him?

[rondog]

I manage maintenance work and repairs on fiber optic cables. From a desk, where it's dry and warm.

Also a part-time practice dummy for various surgical professions, it seems.....

[Graves]

Been done a while back, Ray [Coffee]

https://www.ar-15.co/threads/17477-What-do-you-do-for-a-living

[CS1983]

Been done a while back, Ray [Coffee]

https://www.ar-15.co/threads/17477-What-do-you-do-for-a-living

The progression of some is fascinating.

I found my spirit animal: https://www.ar-15.co/threads/17477-What-do-you-do-for-a-living?p=193957&viewfull=1#post193957

[68Charger]

*glances behind him at the guy in suit and tie, with dark sunglasses holding a flashy pen up in the air*

Awwww shiiiiiiiiiii

Oh no, not again...

[ray1970]

Been done a while back, Ray [Coffee]

https://www.ar-15.co/threads/17477-What-do-you-do-for-a-living

Dang it. I'll admit I didn't even try to do a search. [fail]

[ray1970]

Man... just browsed that other thread. Lots of people on there that I haven't seen here in a while.

Apparently I missed that thread in 2010/11 and it must have slipped past me when it got bumped back up in 2016 as well.

[ChickNorris]

Spend one winter in a snowplow Chuck, it'll fix that thought process riki-tik.[Plow][Plow]

I know Plow Fu. Where FU =umg (4) ... waka waka

Been a while, but I used to plow the old DFAS, Buckley Annex. Only place I ever found boring to do, made some damn fine & massive wind rows however. Just a side gig, when I wasn't on an island.

[BPTactical]

I know Plow Fu. Where FU =umg (4) ... waka waka

Been a while, but I used to plow the old DFAS, Buckley Annex. Only place I ever found boring to do, made some damn fine & massive wind rows however. Just a side gig, when I wasn't on an island.

Commercial lot work is a tad bit different than interstate in a tandem w 14' plow and 30,000# of sand/deicer.
We had moving targets to contend with[Muaha]

[SideShow Bob]

Commercial lot work is a tad bit different than interstate in a tandem w 14' plow and 30,000# of sand/deicer.
We had moving targets to contend with[Muaha]


THUMP..... THUMP..


Co driver : What was that ?


Bert : Just a Mazda....

[ChickNorris]

Commercial lot work is a tad bit different than interstate in a tandem w 14' plow and 30,000# of sand/deicer.
We had moving targets to contend with[Muaha]

Silly me, I thought we were doing declarations & I didn't know this was a qualitative contest.

Is that the 'tad bit different' direction you want this to go, Sir?

[mlp]

[thedave1164]

Upgrade and maintain virtual infrastructure for a large defense contractor

[MrPrena]

Yeah, i do remember the original page of what do you do. I had to edit what I use to do around 2011.
It is top secret. :D

[stevew]

Programmer and own a company that makes a bandwidth management product.

[Grant H.]

Almost bumped the 2010 version of this, not the 2018 version... (Only sorta necro-thread this way...)

Got these from one of the guys working with me in STL last week.

~160' aiming microwave dishes. The tower itself is 295', and we are all thrilled that we don't have anything above 160'.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7866/46718706641_6fa6d45c94_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2ebnzQ6)Tower STL (https://flic.kr/p/2ebnzQ6) by ARNEWB (https://www.flickr.com/photos/61071044@N08/), on Flickr


Zoomed in... Yes, that's one of my Steiners that is on a home built mount for aiming dishes. It makes aligning PTP links a cinch... Standing on the sidemount like this can get a little interesting. Still attached via fall arrest lanyards, but yeah...

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4803/32843764898_4d69c02d9b_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/S3hT3A)Tower - Zoomed In (https://flic.kr/p/S3hT3A) by ARNEWB (https://www.flickr.com/photos/61071044@N08/), on Flickr

[GilpinGuy]

^^^^ F that. I give you guys credit.

[MrPrena]

I know Plow Fu. Where FU =umg (4) ... waka waka
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Almost bumped the 2010 version of this, not the 2018 version... (Only sorta necro-thread this way...)

Got these from one of the guys working with me in STL last week.

~160' aiming microwave dishes. The tower itself is 295', and we are all thrilled that we don't have anything above 160'.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7866/46718706641_6fa6d45c94_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2ebnzQ6)Tower STL (https://flic.kr/p/2ebnzQ6) by ARNEWB (https://www.flickr.com/photos/61071044@N08/), on Flickr


Zoomed in... Yes, that's one of my Steiners that is on a home built mount for aiming dishes. It makes aligning PTP links a cinch... Standing on the sidemount like this can get a little interesting. Still attached via fall arrest lanyards, but yeah...

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4803/32843764898_4d69c02d9b_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/S3hT3A)Tower - Zoomed In (https://flic.kr/p/S3hT3A) by ARNEWB (https://www.flickr.com/photos/61071044@N08/), on Flickr


Wow that requires multiple special skill sets.
Now, we can use that chicknorris' F=mgh equation.

[ChickNorris]

Wow that requires multiple special skill sets.
Now, we can use that chicknorris' F=mgh equation.

Finally! Thank you for getting it. I think : )

[Grant H.]

^^^^ F that. I give you guys credit.

I totally get that heights aren't for everyone, and I honestly won't make fun of folks for it.

The first time I went past 80' I had to take a moment, rope off, settle down, say a quick prayer that amounted to "Lord, don't let me screw up", then on I went to 180'. The highest I had been to that point was 60'.

All that said, I enjoy climbing. It's definitely a different set of challenges.

[Grant H.]

While I'd be happy to do 260' if they paid for it, what people don't realize about tower work is it's exhausting (from my limited experience of even 100' towers). Even if you have no fear of heights, the ladders suck/hurt after awhile, and it's hard to just stop anywhere for a breather, as you're still using almost all your muscles to "relax". With nothing flat to stand on it also kills your arches if it's a long job. Props.

All true. 100% true. The only thing I would say is that having a rope access harness makes it a little easier to get settled and relax for a few minutes. But you're still 100% correct, you're still working muscles while "resting".

Long days on towers are normal. It takes a ton of energy, and you have to weigh the need for sustenance and the lack of bathrooms against each other... (Nothing worse than HAVING to climb down for facilities, just to climb back up and finish the task).

Steel shank boots help with the aching arches, but only so much. You're spending your whole day standing on .5" round bolts, .5" angle iron edges, etc, and none of them are equal height, as Foxtrot alluded to.

I've been to 230', but 260' or 295' wouldn't bother me, except that it's just that much more effort to get there and back... lol. If I don't have to go higher, I'm usually good with it.

[Grant H.]

Wow that requires multiple special skill sets.
Now, we can use that chicknorris' F=mgh equation.


Finally! Thank you for getting it. I think : )

I apparently didn't see the original posting, so I have to admit I'm lost.

Knowing that I enjoy Chick's sense of humor, I expect I would find it funny...

[SideShow Bob]

I never thought of the bathroom angle, but I've always held out there well. If you're high enough maybe people wouldn't notice your trousers half off. [LOL] [Constr][pileoshit]

Pretty views on towers at least. Esp. at night.

The only thing if is, is that it doesn’t freeze solid on the way down like when an airliner dumps its holding tank, so aim, wind speed and trajectory is very important.

[Irving]

I want to climb a tower someday.

[cableguy11]

I used to monitor the power grid for the Western United States and part of Mexico/Canada...That was last year...Now in the process of getting California to start managing their power grid as well a Mexico. Later this year we will expand and take over most of the Western US except for some Rocky Mountain Power Companies. I used to climb Utility poles...but that was over 25 years ago....lol.

[electronman1729]

Electrical and Instrumentation engineer in oil industry.

[OtterbatHellcat]

I want to climb a tower someday.

This.

[Bailey Guns]

I want to climb a tower someday.

You can have my spot in line. No thanks.

[buffalobo]

No towers for me. You folks need a raise and your heads examined.

I am a "Professional Adult Day Care Provider".

I manage installation, shipping and service dept for countertop manufacturer.

[tmckay2]

Was a retail pharmacist until very recently. So basically dealt with addicts and spoiled stay at home moms 24/7 who over drugged their kids. Now I work as a pharmacist for a government entity and its waaaaay better.

[JethroBodine]

Opposite. They can smell it on you and seem to be more aggressive. Never got bit until we started del. that stuff.

I went for a job interview there years ago and got to tour the plant. Man my dogs LOVED me when I got home :)

[MrPrena]

Anyone here a referee or umpire for professional sports? :D

[spqrzilla]

Anyone here a referee or umpire for professional sports? :D

And admit it in public? No way.

[Great-Kazoo]

I want to climb a tower someday.


This.

Last guy we knew that said he wanted to climb a tower. Is doing 15 for a related incident ;)

[BladesNBarrels]

Best Tower to Climb?

https://i.imgur.com/MEPHsZL.jpg

[Captain Trap]

30 Years with my head in the clouds. Last 18 years driving a bus followed by animals on the tail.