Erik V
TJ Enthusiast
wow, vey close.St. James-Smithtown ...my business is in Bohemia
what business do you have?
wow, vey close.St. James-Smithtown ...my business is in Bohemia
Well... All this geek stuff, not sure I should let everyone know I make my living in old fashioned manufacturing.
Started as a manufacturing engineer, have built many processes and designed many machines for machining steel, injection molding, assembly of all manner of parts, and material handling.
Interesting the diversity of professional backgrounds we have around here.
I know that if somebody told me I had to do it all over again, but choose a different profession than the one I have had (banking), it would be one of these:
Car salesman/General Manager (cars/trucks/Jeeps are one of the only products I am passionate about to be able to sell)
Working in an auto manufacturing plant (if it were 50+ years ago - for one of the big 3)
Mechanical Engineering (think it, create it)
Electrical Engineering (again, dream it, create it)
IT (I was employed a programmer in the DOS days for a while - life took me in a different direction)
Banking has been good to me. And I do count my blessings. But to say I am passionate about the products a bank sells would be a stretch...
I would agree with you on this one. Back in the day, I was quite the wheeler dealer (personally have owned over 300 cars). I've even sold two cars, sight unseen, based on my reputation for being honest with people. One was a Pinto wagon, of all things. Got the cash for them, and delivered the cars that night. I've owned cars for as little as ten minutes before flippin' them for double the money. And one car I sold as a middleman, never even having laid eyes on the car. Made $300 off it, and everyone was happy. So yeah, I could be a car salesman. I'd do that.Car salesman/General Manager (cars/trucks/Jeeps are one of the only products I am passionate about to be able to sell)
What? You could still do that now!If I could do it over again I would of hit the Lottery and lived happily ever after, lol
A Pinto Wagon!!! Awesome. I owned 3 Pintos. A 79 beater that I loved. I got into an accident with it in 92. My fault. Rear ended a line of stopped traffic. It was a blind curve lined by bushes...a freeway on ramp. Damage to 5 cars in front of me. First two ended up totaled. I had liability only insurance. I fixed that Pinto myself with $120 in junkyard parts and $75 to a guy that pulled the frame straight.I would agree with you on this one. Back in the day, I was quite the wheeler dealer (personally have owned over 300 cars). I've even sold two cars, sight unseen, based on my reputation for being honest with people. One was a Pinto wagon, of all things. Got the cash for them, and delivered the cars that night. I've owned cars for as little as ten minutes before flippin' them for double the money. And one car I sold as a middleman, never even having laid eyes on the car. Made $300 off it, and everyone was happy. So yeah, I could be a car salesman. I'd do that.
My wagon was also a '79. The guy I sold it to drove it for years, and loved it. I also owned a yellow '76 MPG. Only 64,000 miles on it. Almost bought a hot-rodded Pinto Cruising Wagon, but we couldn't get our schedules aligned for the purchase. Love those things! A guy across the street from where I work drove a 390 powered (Yes, an FE motor!) '71 trunk model for 4 years. Now that's dedication!A Pinto Wagon!!! Awesome. I owned 3 Pintos. A 79 beater that I loved. I got into an accident with it in 92. My fault. Rear ended a line of stopped traffic. It was a blind curve lined by bushes...a freeway on ramp. Damage to 5 cars in front of me. First two ended up totaled. I had liability only insurance. I fixed that Pinto myself with $120 in junkyard parts and $75 to a guy that pulled the frame straight.
My second Pinto was a 71 I bought in 1996 with 31k miles. It was that ugly yellow they had back then. It had the 2.0 engine. I put a cam in it but otherwise it was all original. I sold it in 2000 for 4x what I paid for it.
Third Pinto was my stock car. Have you ever heard of the mini stock class at your local oval asphalt track? I bought, built (with help) and raced that Pinto for 3 years from 92-95. #83. Won a good share of races. Nearly won the track championship for that class in 94. But crashed out both final weeks and finished 3rd in points. The guy that won the championship that year was racing a Pinto wagon.
I don’t care what anyone says. Pintos are cool!! Simple, good looking and are very modable.
40 years as a dairy, wheat, corn, asparagus farmer.
I was the program services director at an ICFMR for about 10 months before I got my current job. I loved the people, but I came from community based service provision and struggled with the institutional model of care. I’m back in community services where I belong.ADON RN at a long term care facility. Primarily work on admissions and d/c rehab patients and adult baby sitting most nights lol. It’s a good gig. Always work in health care.