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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 3 2007, 04:41 PM (269 Views) | |
| Culture Warrior | Jan 3 2007, 04:41 PM Post #1 |
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an Angry American
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bsb and countrymouse(?) were asking what the heck I was doing SAW (stuck at work) on New Year's eve. Well some of us need to keep a fire watch on an empty building. Usually they find the lowest man on the totem pole of electricians, or the most gullible maintenance electrician, just in case a light bulb burns out. So there ya have it - I'm a lowly shift maintenance electrician. What do you do for a living?? ![]() PS - on my time off, I'm my wife's sex slave
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| Gi_Bill | Jan 3 2007, 05:05 PM Post #2 |
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100% Disabled Gulf War Veteran ! Gi Bill |
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| Tami65 | Jan 3 2007, 05:07 PM Post #3 |
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Full time mom and wife. |
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| Sunshine | Jan 3 2007, 05:09 PM Post #4 |
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Full Time Wife to a wonderful Marine and proud of it !! ![]() Veterans Are my Heroes !!
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| countrymouse | Jan 3 2007, 05:53 PM Post #5 |
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Ruler of the Hill
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um, um, umm........ i gotta mountain i'll sell ya'.....or how 'bout riverfront.....maybe you build your own town.......well, how 'bout a jar of dirt? wanna buy a sheep? how's 'bout a couple o' cocks (my brother in law won't lemme cook 'em! mean sobs!) k, well, how's 'bout a jar o' ticks?! we rent our kids out too ya' know....know anyone in need of birth control?!
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| Almtnman | Jan 3 2007, 05:57 PM Post #6 |
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I used to have an occupation, several different ones during my working career. Now I just wait on the mail and the checks. :lol: Retired!
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| Condor | Jan 3 2007, 06:10 PM Post #7 |
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Ruler of the Mountain
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Used to work for a living too. Now I do it for free. Retired! Used to do electronics. electrical and computers. |
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| Toothless Dawg | Jan 3 2007, 06:24 PM Post #8 |
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Used to work, retired for six months and got tired ... was reborn as double dippin' contracting scum. Now I work again because the #&^%$# PhDs can't do the work. But life is good!!! |
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| Condor | Jan 3 2007, 08:01 PM Post #9 |
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A good old and wise friend of mine told me back in the early 1990's that the State Department was going to start promoting mostly women. I asked how they would do the job because I knew a few by then. He said, they will just bring people like us back under contract to do the job - they get the glory. Down side, it cost three times as much to run government as it used to. Not trying to step on toes here, but that is truly stated. |
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| countrymouse | Jan 3 2007, 08:10 PM Post #10 |
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OOOOOORAH! |
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| Toothless Dawg | Jan 3 2007, 10:07 PM Post #11 |
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Gee I love that kinda talk ... :lol: :lol: |
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| countrymouse | Jan 3 2007, 10:12 PM Post #12 |
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Gee I love that kinda talk ... :lol: :lol: [/QUOTE] dawg, it's just so much fun to say! :lol: OOOOOORAH! |
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| Toothless Dawg | Jan 3 2007, 10:27 PM Post #13 |
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dawg, it's just so much fun to say! :lol: OOOOOORAH! [/QUOTE] hahaha I have a woman working in my unit that will come in giddy on some mornings. She will sometimes bring hot chocolate/cookies for the marines at the gate ... if they give her a rousing 'OoooooooooooRah', it makes her day and she is floating on cloud nine all day long and tells me about it several times ... and yes, she's blonde :lol: :lol: :lol: |
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| countrymouse | Jan 3 2007, 10:37 PM Post #14 |
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you know dawg it's not true blondes that have that issue, though it does come in handy on occassion ...it's people who dye their hair blonde...all that peroxide goes down into the brain and fills their heads with bubbles oooooorah! |
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| Toothless Dawg | Jan 3 2007, 10:40 PM Post #15 |
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Yes dear ... :lol: :lol: :lol:
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| legitlinda | Jan 3 2007, 10:49 PM Post #16 |
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Beernut, there's nothing lowly about being an electrician. My grandfather learned the electric trade and opened his own little mom and pop business, taught his five son's the trade and of course they were his crew. He was still climbing telephone poles when he was 85. He was a tough old guy, kind of like Popeye. :lol: P.S.- I bet your wife thinks you're a real live wire. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: |
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| CorsicanRedneck | Jan 4 2007, 12:42 AM Post #17 |
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Officially, I'm The Biggest Hank Williams Jr. Fan West Of The Colorado River. Occasionally, I get a pay check as a software engineer... <_< |
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| AbidinHim | Jan 4 2007, 01:45 AM Post #18 |
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I'm a grunt on a manufacturing line that makes reverse osmosis filter elements for a global company. The line I work on we make elements for both fresh water and sea water to drinking water. (and most waters in between.) We supply civilian as well as military. |
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| bsb006 | Jan 4 2007, 03:19 AM Post #19 |
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"reverse osmosis" won't that rip a whole in the universe????? I am officially a Customer Service Technician for Social Security's 1-800 #. I had my first day on the phones tonight - after 13 WEEKS of classroom training. (Anyone ever been through government training? They read to you for 13 weeks!!!) Tonight I only disconnected two people and got accused of being a criminal who was responsible for all the homeless in the country.....b/c I steal all of their money.. ..but I got 4 or 5 compliments for being helpful. My brain is now mush!!!! I think there's some oatmeal in there!!! Geez, there's alot to know. I thought I had most of it down, but as soon as that first call popped in, all the book-read knowledge fell out of my left ear.....
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| bsb006 | Jan 4 2007, 03:49 AM Post #20 |
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didn't or doesn't one of you computer geeks (said with love, of course ) design computer programs for the government?
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| greatwhiteelkhunter | Jan 4 2007, 06:20 AM Post #21 |
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I'm a patriotic bum and dad. I'm a good lover my wife's says but that don't make you any money. That and 15 cents wont even get you a phone call.
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| greatwhiteelkhunter | Jan 4 2007, 06:24 AM Post #22 |
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NOW THAT IS FUNNY!! I don't care who you are. YEP I always knew she was the cause of all the world homeless problems!!
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| Sibs | Jan 4 2007, 08:12 AM Post #23 |
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My first career I was the only female tech in a repair and maintenance lab. I did a damned good job!! I always say you can send a woman to do a man's job, but never, never send a man to do a woman's job. Just dont work :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: |
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| Condor | Jan 4 2007, 08:59 AM Post #24 |
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Did I mention that I used to be a government instructor too? Taught computers, air defense digital systems ands computer user courses. Last course was a one week course that integrated Information Management Officers into the Foreign Service at the Foreign Service Institute. Beltway bandits wanted me to stay on the beltway and teach that one under contract. They simply can't figure who does what in the Infromation Resource Branch and thusly, have no idea who to sell to. Five and a half years of the beltway was enough. You have to make 300K per year to have a living wage there! |
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| Condor | Jan 4 2007, 09:01 AM Post #25 |
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You don't make money from that???? You should read my instruction manual or take one of my courses. |
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| greatwhiteelkhunter | Jan 4 2007, 10:11 AM Post #26 |
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Yep I hear you!! I worked at Quantico and DISPISED going to DC. Don't even get me started but the money you had to make to live there is just insane. NOT my kind of life! They could honestly pay me 1 million to work there and I would tell them to pound sand and KMA!! |
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| Culture Warrior | Jan 4 2007, 10:22 AM Post #27 |
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an Angry American
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ABSOLUTLY SHOCKING!!!!!
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| greatwhiteelkhunter | Jan 4 2007, 10:43 AM Post #28 |
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What you talking about Willis???? |
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| legitlinda | Jan 5 2007, 03:55 PM Post #29 |
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ELECTRIFYING!!!
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| GRITS | Jan 5 2007, 11:23 PM Post #30 |
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Was a builder - houses from footer to ridge shingles. General Contractor. Now I'm full time retired and working 7 days a week. Really miss that old 5 day a week job. |
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..but I got 4 or 5 compliments for being helpful.
) design computer programs for the government?
