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Is your job boring?
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I'm just scraping the surface!
The first character should be a voice-over actor for Eeyore from Winnie-the-Pooh.
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Boring, never. Aggravating at times you bet. Best thing I ever did was walk out of my Plastics Plant after 20 years in 2005 and went to airplanes full time. That has never been boring and no matter which business it's been, my Wife has always been there to keep me sane and not hit trees! LOL
Best helper ever..
She listens to their stories, so I can get the work done.. LOL
How many Wives will ride the trailer through a make shift road to recover an airplane?
TREE!
Best helper ever..
She listens to their stories, so I can get the work done.. LOL
How many Wives will ride the trailer through a make shift road to recover an airplane?
TREE!
j-c-c-62
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I have been in the concert business for 52 years. In Jr High I walked by the shop class every day and always peeked in the window. The teacher often had his shop students work on his race sports car in class. The teacher was on the Chapparral team that won Sebring 12hrs in 1965.
I pleaded with my parents and school advisors to let me take shop class. They said NO, colleges ignore shop class credits.
So I went to Georgia Tech for Mechanical Engineering. Built and raced go karts at the Annual on campus Tech 200. They were in some ways the early beginnings of the now nationally College contested SAE competition. Attended a number of concerts at Tech, Chicago, Grand Funk, etc found that industry rather fascinating. I have no special fondness for music, but the rush of the raw energy from the interaction of the band and the audience when they take the stage is rather addicting, knowing all your efforts behind the scenes made it technically possible. I left Tech started my own production company, designed, innovated, built a full machine/wood shop and built most my own equipment in every facet of the industry, was always my own boss, played by my rules, traveled 37 countries, 47 states, made more money at the shows than everyone except the bands and sometimes the promoters, I have only paid to attend 3 concerts in my life, and have worked many thousands, never had two days alike, and retired with a very positive solid reputation and my integrity intact and probably have the best safety record of anybody in the industry. I likely have been very lucky and blessed. I have never been bored. Now being retired I have more projects than ever, and no concern if I finish any of them. Life is too short to worry about that.
Any secret I had, I was never afraid of failure as much as I worked to avoid it, and perseverance usually pays off, but changing direction always has to be an option.
PS, I need to add, any success I achieved was with many others right alongside me busting their butts for a shared dream, and I can never thank them enough
I pleaded with my parents and school advisors to let me take shop class. They said NO, colleges ignore shop class credits.
So I went to Georgia Tech for Mechanical Engineering. Built and raced go karts at the Annual on campus Tech 200. They were in some ways the early beginnings of the now nationally College contested SAE competition. Attended a number of concerts at Tech, Chicago, Grand Funk, etc found that industry rather fascinating. I have no special fondness for music, but the rush of the raw energy from the interaction of the band and the audience when they take the stage is rather addicting, knowing all your efforts behind the scenes made it technically possible. I left Tech started my own production company, designed, innovated, built a full machine/wood shop and built most my own equipment in every facet of the industry, was always my own boss, played by my rules, traveled 37 countries, 47 states, made more money at the shows than everyone except the bands and sometimes the promoters, I have only paid to attend 3 concerts in my life, and have worked many thousands, never had two days alike, and retired with a very positive solid reputation and my integrity intact and probably have the best safety record of anybody in the industry. I likely have been very lucky and blessed. I have never been bored. Now being retired I have more projects than ever, and no concern if I finish any of them. Life is too short to worry about that.
Any secret I had, I was never afraid of failure as much as I worked to avoid it, and perseverance usually pays off, but changing direction always has to be an option.
PS, I need to add, any success I achieved was with many others right alongside me busting their butts for a shared dream, and I can never thank them enough
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Never.
Pre-show, post-sound check break:
Randy Travis - amazing show. Unbelievable story. What a guy.
Mets pyro
Mets pyro, ready to set up
Local band, cool venue
My 80s band, an annual event at Deep Creek Lake Yacht Club
Great White/Slaughter
Start Making Sense - an amazing Talking Heads tribute band
My 80s band again, playing an over-capacity house (don't tell the fire marshal!). We play Ocean City MD Sunfest this coming Saturday...
Never the same day twice. And the people-watching.....wow....
Pre-show, post-sound check break:
Randy Travis - amazing show. Unbelievable story. What a guy.
Mets pyro
Mets pyro, ready to set up
Local band, cool venue
My 80s band, an annual event at Deep Creek Lake Yacht Club
Great White/Slaughter
Start Making Sense - an amazing Talking Heads tribute band
My 80s band again, playing an over-capacity house (don't tell the fire marshal!). We play Ocean City MD Sunfest this coming Saturday...
Never the same day twice. And the people-watching.....wow....
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I've been a Stripper for the past few weeks..... not a bad gig, and it pays well. 
.....as long as the price of scrap copper stays up, I'll keep doing it.
My bud Nathan says I should hook up a VSD with a foot pedal and a three-phase motor .....for those real long teaser strips.
.....as long as the price of scrap copper stays up, I'll keep doing it.
My bud Nathan says I should hook up a VSD with a foot pedal and a three-phase motor .....for those real long teaser strips.
padam
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Here’s a “reframe” from Scott Adams, Dilbert creator and the author of books including “Reframe Your Brain.”
If you’re bored, the problem isn’t boredom. The problem is that you’re not embarrassing yourself enough. Do something you would not normally do, like public speaking, or something your not sure you can do.
If you’re bored, the problem isn’t boredom. The problem is that you’re not embarrassing yourself enough. Do something you would not normally do, like public speaking, or something your not sure you can do.
j-c-c-62
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Those are impressive builds. Done by a craftsman with skills.
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