The misery you endure..... - Page 2

Merk · #11 12-01-2009, 08:54 PM

Been involved in farming for 40 plus years.
Machinist 32 years.
My main job is developing new parts, debugging new programs for CNC lathes and mills.

cadetfarmer · #12 12-01-2009, 09:22 PM

Oh yeah, I have been engaged in farming of one sort or another all my life, corn, soybeans, hay, cattle, dairy and beef, hogs, and chickens.
Nowadays I just raise a few chickens,and truck garden.

P.S. Have a Nice Day

Mouse · #13 12-01-2009, 10:06 PM

Got into the construction field in 1985 as a laborer. Ran a jackhammer for most of those years, poured a lot of concrete, then in 1994 I got a job making babies, only lasted 6 years, got fired! (over qualified) Moved up the ladder in construction, joints gave out, back is just about gone, and now I am a superintendent for a general contractor. I am qualified and trained in just about all concrete restoration products. I have worked on buildings like the John Hancock, Presidential Towers, 980 N. Michigan and many other famous buildings in Chicago. I have dug holes,(lots of treasures) worked on swing stages, roofs, and even worked under Navy Pier, but the best job I ever got was being a father, pay sucks, hours are long, but to watch the kids grow and develop into young adults is priceless!
Mouse

eastonct124 · #14 12-01-2009, 10:39 PM

Your last sentence says it all.

IAfarmer · #15 12-02-2009, 11:13 AM

I test corn hybrids for a living for a company that used to have the name of a town in Northern IL.

Mouse, your last sentance says it all. I am the father of 4 and would not trade that for anything. The only other job I add is husband, another I would not trade for anythig.

truckntran · #16 12-02-2009, 03:12 PM

I run my own pilot car heavy haul support truck , have been doing wind towers for the last few years. I actually was able to escort some other stuff this year.. Normally I am the guy in the back of the 13 axle setup runnning the steering dolly so we can get around tight turns like the onramps onto the interstate.... I also do rental property maintenance for my bro, and dabble in signmaking, welding, and jeep restoration.

Like everyybody else, the economy has hurt us badly.. We used to be paid "overnights" for every night on the road, now the big companies refuse to pay overnights and expect us to either sleep in the car or eat the $50-75 a night motel... Revenue went down to 25 percent of last year. So, I have plenty of time to play, as long as it doesn't cost anything.

The upside is that I have been on the road in every state in the country and got to see a lot of stuff some folks never will see in a lifetime. We have one awesome country here in the US....Don't know which is my favorite, the Columbia river gorge,the Grand canyon, the mountains in Kentucky, or just plain ole dry Texas. And while traveling, I get to read the local Craigslist and go to flea markets everywhere... That's how I ended up with my first Cub, a 1200 from Iowa.

cj4200 · #17 12-02-2009, 04:36 PM

I work for a concrete ready mix company. I started here as a driver now I run the conveyor truck, do tech work, turn wrenches, and I was in charge of safety for our plant but thank god they hired a guy to do it for all the plants.

Truckntran I hear ya on seeing the country I drove over the road for awhile and loved all the sites. I live in northwest PA and the city I live in has the wind mills going through all the time. All summer long there were 4 or 5 a day. I was told they come out of Canada?

67hydro · #18 12-02-2009, 08:51 PM

Well
Was a heating and air installer/service tech for the last 17 years.
Installed and serviced residential and commercial equipment, primary role was install for the last 8 years, trained and evaluated all the new guys, engineered all the new systems from a to b, got a bit rough on the old knees and over the years the company started to slash here and there and take.

So I started about a month ago working for a housing maint. Company at a local Army base for the service guys housing, great job, rewarding and 40 hours to boot.
Jason

MBounds · #19 12-03-2009, 08:01 AM

It's not hard to figure what I did for 30 years - I retired as an E-9 Signals Intelligence Operations Chief.... I'm mechanically inclined so while in the Army I had a portable hobby.. clock collecting and repair. After retiring from the Army, I operated a clock shop for about 10 years and re-retired. That's about when I acquired 15 acres of family property (since 1855) and needed a mower. I recalled my Father's comment that the IH-made Cub Cadet was "the best mower ever made". I found a neglected 108 & a sad 109 in a field with weeds growing up in them and bought both. Needed an engine for the 108 (to come much later) but the 109 was resurrected and I began mowing grass and then came the 782D, then an Original, thus the tractor and library collection began....

Now I'm also watching those grandkids grow up...and Yep, it's priceless...

Myron B

tubbyfirefighter · #20 12-03-2009, 07:46 PM

my first real job was working for a pest control company as their termite tech, got tired of the snakes and went to work for a uniform delivery company. 300 miles per day got old quick so i started at the job i am in now which a government subcontractor called eba@d or Ensign Bickford. we make explosives for the great U S of A. Very rewarding and when i see something go boom on the history channel, i can tell my wife, "hey, I made that." Business is booming! No pun intended!