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02-05-2007 02:42 PM #1
Layabout!
Actually, I am retired (disability
almost fifty years of self abuse). In real life, I am an electrician. The job I had was at a large power company, and I worked in substation construction/maintenance, and operations; my job had elements of four trades - electrician, lineman, millwright, and test tech. For many years, on the side, I also had my own electrical contracting business, did residential concrete work, twisted wrenches for folks sometimes, and generally made a nuisance of myself.
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02-06-2007 01:25 PM #2
Spent forty-odd years turning 329 acres of land from standing bush into a dairy farm. In order to get working capital I went driving cranes, trucks, (large ones, 40 tons or more,) bulldozers, excavators, buses, (tour trips,) also did a lot of contract welding on building sites, anything that paid good dollars.
Chucked it all away four years or so ago. I now spend most of my time playing in my shed, (40ft x 80ft) not doing much, but having fun.
I also run a caravan rental business, site vans, not for dragging behind a car.
It's a good racket....I pay $1500 to $2000 for a van, tittivate it up a bit, and lease it out for $35 to $45 a week. I can recoup my capital inside 12 months.
If one gets wrecked, (and so far only one has,) it's not a great loss.
It pays the bills and keeps me amused.
johnboyjohnboy
Mountain man. (Retired.)
Some mistakes are too much fun to be made only once.
I don't know everything about anything, and I don't know anything about lots of things.
'47 Ford sedan. 350 -- 350, Jaguar irs + ifs.
'49 Morris Minor. Datsun 1500cc, 5sp manual, Marina front axle, Nissan rear axle.
'51 Ford school bus. Chev 400 ci Vortec 5 sp manual + Gearvendors 2sp, 2000 Chev lwb dually chassis and axles.
'64 A.C. Cobra replica. Ford 429, C6 auto, Torana ifs, Jaguar irs.






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