What’s your Occupation?

Lynne said:
Martlet said:
1. Telecom IP design
2. Musician-bagpiper

and, as of last week....

Soldier again, only part time this time around.
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I *LOVE* bagpipes!! (could be because I'm part Scot :D ) And thank you for the part time job, this time around. [wink]
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there's nothing like being piped onto the battlefield by a piper who knows what he's doing... makes you appreciate why the Scots are such ferocious fighters. :D
 
Lynne said:
Martlet said:
1. Telecom IP design
2. Musician-bagpiper

and, as of last week....

Soldier again, only part time this time around.
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I *LOVE* bagpipes!! (could be because I'm part Scot :D ) And thank you for the part time job, this time around. [wink]
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There are bands that play throughout New England every week. You can go see them without having to travel, usually. Most people just don't know about it.
 
Years ago I had to drive into Cambridge regularly for work. Waiting for a light to change in the wee dark hours of the morning, I noticed some movement over on the town green. Sure enough, somebody who I assume was a reenactor comes walking out of the fog in full tartan, piping. Now that will wake you up as quick as an traffic accident. [wink] Made me think back on my grandfather.

Ken
 
derek said:
SgtUSMC8541 said:
Isn't that cute. The soxs fans are hooking up. You'll have all the time in the world to get to know each other later, once the Yanks knock you out of the playoffs. [lol]
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A team with a 200+ million dollar payroll is 1/2 game behind the lowly Twins. [lol] [lol] [lol] It's only a matter of time before Pavano comes back and starts to sink the ship again.
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True but we are only 1 game behind the R Soxs and 1 behind the A's for the wild card. Give it time...... We will be sitting on top soon.
 
Nickle,

I'm Army Guard, in a Field Arty unit, so, you'll have to type really loud.
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Reminds me of a great line from "Good Morning Vietnam":

Cronauer (Robin Williams): "Who do we have on the line?"

Caller" IT'S BOB."

Cronauer: Well hello Bob, what unit are you with?"

Caller: "ARTILLERY."

Cronauer: "Well Bob, what would you like to hear?"

Caller: "ANYTHING. JUST PLAY IT LOUD!"
 
Nickle said:
I'll second that. Good cops are hard to find. Thanks.
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Well thanks and you're welcome! It is nice to hear that from time to time.
As much as I bitch about the job, I really do like it. Never been a hard ass and I try to treat everyone the way I'd want to be treated. I let who I'm dealing with set the tone of the whole situation. Wanna be a jerk, I'll be a bigger one.
My 1st day on the job, I rode with a "old" guy. First thing he said was, "Be a good guy, anyone can be an a**h***". It's been very good advice!
 
JonJ said:
My 1st day on the job, I rode with a "old" guy. First thing he said was, "Be a good guy, anyone can be an a**h***". It's been very good advice!
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I've known a few State Cops over the course of time that have taken a similar track. It seems to work well for them. I know that I'm more inclined to cooperate with a polite officer than an a**h***. My first reaction is always nice, they actually have to work at it to make me uncooperative, like the bozo that tried to tell me he clocked me, when he couldn't have. Last I knew radar doesn't work through other cars. He knew he was wrong, and finally relented and let me go. If he'd been from a different barracks, and been polite, I'd probably taken the ticket, since he actually made a pretty good guess of my speed.
 
TonyD said:
Welcome back, JonJ. I thought we were going to have to send a SAR unit.
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Thanks Tony.
No need for the SAR, I made it out of the Folk Fest just fine. Surprisingly, this fest isn't as political as it could be. Sure the majority of people there are libs but for the most part, they're pretty civil!

YW Lynne [!]
 
Jobs

I am a little late to this question since I am new, but I am a Machinist / Tool & Die maker. (with some gunsmithing experience too) I am employed, but looking too, since things are on the downward slide at my company. It is good to keep a network open here as one member said, in case you hear of something.
Hiker
 
Used to run a casino kitchen in Michigan's UP.

Now my medical problems have caught up and got so bad on full SSD sitting around waiting for hip replacement and new arthritis meds.

And, I'm only 31.


JonJ - Thanks for not taking the easy rout and being a jerk as a police officer. I was actually civil and respectful to a State Trooper in Michigan, had me dead to rights for doing a rolling stop. Was all 'Yes Sir, No Sir.', meaning the respect and not giving lip. Conversation is priceless:

Trooper - Ok, if none of you have outstanding warrants I'll let you go with a warning.

Me to my buddy Jim - Jim, if you have one I swear I'll kill you

Trooper stops and you can see him laughing to himself.



Other time I am pulled over by a trooper in Michigan

Trooper - Are you out coonhunting?

Me - No sir, why do you ask?

Trooper - Your right headlight is hitting the tree's you passed by, please get it fixed and have a nice night.


Also, my local PD, got to love those boys in blue. One of them helped me get my LTC in 3 weeks from application to license in hand.
 
Too bad you can't do the same operations on people that you do on animals. If you were a dog we'd just cut the head of your femur off give you some morphine and you'd be good to go...
 

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