what do you do?

[hdm48]

would it be out of line for me to ask what other members do for a living? i'm an ex drag racer and nascar guy. i now build race motors for motorcycles and atv's. winning motors buy the way. i build 2 and 4 stroke motors. i've been doing this for the last 11 years. my motors average 5 high points championships a season.

it's called Miller Racing Engines. my logo i put on cylinders is an MR.

i don't do suspensions anymore but i have a lot of knowledge in that area. inovation is the only way to stay ahead in this field and it takes a lot of time.

anyone else ?

maybe this is giving out too much personal info?

maybe no one cares



heavy sigh!!



just thought i'd ask

 

[Evan A. Beck]

Ex-electrician and framer here, now I'm a diesel mechanic with specialties in Cummins and PSD fuel systems.

 

[KMC]

Fisheries engineer... Habitat modifications, in-stream structures to get fish where they need to go... . Through culverts, over dams, through turbines, etc. Also other general civil engineering stuff.

www.chinook-engineering.com



Ken

 

[BFC]

Skydiving instructor. I know, I know but it's so much fun. Use to be an Army grunt, sure beats digging holes. I do miss blowing stuff up though.



Glenn

 

[redneckdr]

work

old worn out redneck orthopaedic surgeon here. golf? what's that? i'd rather be BOMBing my CTD!!

 

[MOWPAR]

Equipment mechanic for a utility authority (engineer of a gravy train with biscuit

wheels)

 

[Case500D]

I am a graduate student at the only Indiana university, Purdue. My interests are in hay and forages. I also love to farm (hay and Christmas trees), collect antique Case tractors (3 tractors and lots of equipment), previously worked at an ag repair shop for 5 years (janitor, go-fer, and mechanic), and find jobs that require the mighty Dodge.





Jeremy

 

[Deerhound]

Journeyman Power Plant Operator for the local electric utility. I've operated large coal fired units in the Four Corners area, and now I work at a small gas fired plant in Albuquerque, NM. I've don this for 29 years, get to retire soon.

 

[Happy Camper]

Ex computer freak! Mainframe, Systems and programming for Oregon State System of Higher Ed. Retired and enjoying it Do not know ANYTHING about computers as you can tell by some of my posts.

 

[Steve Campbell]

During the summer, I am a shovel operator on a small irrigated ranch in Central Idaho.

 

[JHansen]

Contract production operator for a small oil and gas company here in east-central Alberta. Pretty good job actually-9 and 5 shift, 9 hrs. a day, no real hard manual labor (although looking at the size of my belly right now that may not be such a good thing ), good guys to get along with, and the plant is only 3 miles from my house. Callouts at 2:00 in the morning ain't so much fun-but luckily they don't happen to me very often.



Jason

 

[SWassermann]

Soon to be (01DEC) retired from the US Coast Guard. Still tryin' to figure out what I want to be when I grow up! (That also means soon to be unemployed)



Scott

 

[Diesel Freak]

EX Navy Nuke MM (USS California CGN-36 1994-1999)

Journeyman Power Plant Operator

Steam Engineer

Part Time Semiconductor Vacuum Field Service Engineer

Full Time Skirt Chaser, and Mudbogger (on the Quad)



Take your pick

 

[Power Wagon]

Originally posted by Deerhound

Journeyman Power Plant Operator for the local electric utility. I've operated large coal fired units in the Four Corners area, and now I work at a small gas fired plant in Albuquerque, NM. I've don this for 29 years, get to retire soon.

So yer the one responsible for all that haze and pollution over by Shiprock



Small world. I went to school for 3 years at Sandia View Academy in Corrales, and lived in Monument Valley for 4 (concurrent with the school time in Corrales)



BTW, does the city STILL keep the sign up that says :



<b> Drive slow and see our village,

Drive fast and see our judge. </b>



Inquiring minds want to know

 

[Power Wagon]

I'm presently a student, attempting to aquire a degree in computer science. I'm looking at becoming a web developer, programmer, web programmer, or administrator. Basically, I love doing the back-end stuff for web sites and am fascinated with programming. It's not an easy career to "break into", because to be "good" requires experience, and experience is hard to get if you're not "good".



For more than 13 years, I was a diesel injection technician. I held only Stanadyne certifications, but worked on Bosch, American Bosch, Lucas, Cummins, and a bewildering array of brands of just injectors, including Detroit, Cummins, and lots of Japanese stuff in addition to the Stanadyne stuff.



After coming home smelling like it for more that many years, the wife has developed a strong dislike for the smell now that I don't anymore



Computer stuff, and technology in general, was always my first love, but when I took that job, I was desperately in need of some gainful employment at a decent-paying job. Had I remained in the industry, I would have eventually become an auto mechanic, because the market for people to repair pumps is shrinking fast, with the advent and widespread use of "captive" sytems and unit injectors, and our business was and is slowly converting to vehicle service. While I'm an avid hot-rodder, doing mechanical for a living holds no charm for me. And, after all those years, the diesel injection business held no love for me, nor me for it. It's fun to tinker, now, and experimenting always seems like fun (the hot-rodder in me).

 

[Koa Man]

Stihl chain saw operator

 

[Deerhound]

Yup,

Up until 1995 that was me up there in the Four Corners burning coal. Here in good ol' Corrales we still have the signs you remember. We're getting a new sign soon that will say that "Coyotes Live Here". Been having trouble with all of the city folk moving out here and complaining that their cat got ate.

 

[Power Wagon]

Originally posted by Koa Man

Stihl chain saw operator

Heh... back in the late 70's I logged with my dad in Northwest Montana (yes, I was barely in my teens), and Stihl's wer the butt of many jokes, like, "Are you stihl cranking that thing?"



"Is that a stihl sound I don't hear?"



"Couldn't you get lucky and have someone stihl that thing?"



"Are you stihl on that same log?"



BTW, dad had Husqevarnas and Homelites (darn homelites were slow and noisy, but dang good starting). I bought an almost new Big Red Homelite to make firewood, but some !@#$%@^@^@ stole it from me while I was moving.

 

[TomGolden]

Computer geek. System administrator on various Unix platforms. Wannabe drag racer, golfer and ocassional Elk hunter.



Tom

 

[JAnderson]

Network Administrator for the State of Oregon. Been doing it for a couple years now and ready to exit government. Could get laid off due to unemployment rate in oregon. Emergency legislative meeting soon to decide. Wish me luck. Maybe a good time to just leave anyway. Love computers but try to stay away from them outside of work. As you probably have seen I dont post too much on the computer help threads. Got enough support out there without my interjections. If you run into real problem without a solution I will do all I can to help.