what do you do or did you do for a living?

[Boaz]

Full time-Ranch contract cowboy-slaughter butcher/kill floor-hide handler-oilfield/roughneck/driller/blackleg/pumper/rig up driver/equip operator/casing crew- had a rig mechanic field service-second hand store-made wholesale ornamental concrete-pallet manufacture-auto related service

[billyb]

Worked as a meat cutter the first ten years of marriage .Worked on the railroad as a switchman, engine foreman, and conductor for the next 33 years. Retired at 60 , will soon be 69. Celebrated being married for 50 years in February.

[flyer1]

Soon, to retire down in Texas.

[EMC45]

Navy Vet (Seabee) did 5 years with that, afterward did some retail, some LE, interior remodeling/carpentry, machine shop cnc operator/welder. Worked local BOE doing maintenance & grounds. USAFRC, active for 3 years with that doing freight/logistics. DoD employee after that doing C2ISR stuff, and mobility- weapons and gear (MOPP) issue. Currently NPS firearms/supply tech. Sig, Remington & Colt armorer.

19 years married today!

[RichardF]

Career Navy, 10 years Health insurance company, another 10 years with a major home improvement chain, now semiretired doing part time work pushing paper.

[atlas366]

Run a team of data analysts and project managers. Also do database, leadership & firearm related consulting on the side.

[opos]

Almost hate to admit it with things in the news what they are but I was in the election and voting systems business for almost 30 years...the punch card kind with the "hanging chads" that became world famous in the 2000 election mess in Florida during the Bush/Gore/Supreme Court election...Can't tell you how glad I am to be far far away from politicians, voting clerks, precinct workers, grand juries, and all the rest...I seldom tell folks what I did..I usually tell them I had played piano in a bawdy house...just seemed more refined to say that..
"vote early and vote often"...and I didn't do it!

[mac60]

4 yrs. USCG. Commercial telegraph operator 14 yrs. Truck driver since 1998.

[salpal48]

printing Industry, packaging designer 35 years

[fixit]

Machinist, mechanic, jack of all trades, troubleshooter and fixer, frequently doing two or more on any given day. Love to tinker, brainstorm and create, which is what I often do in my spare time!

[Tom Myers]

1. Sandhills Ranch Hand.
2. Rodeo Circuit Rider - Bareback Broncs.
2. Medical, Surgical & Records Tech 101St Airborne Mobile Field Hospital.
3. Circulation Representative - Army Times newspaper.
4. Construction Worker - Jackhammer and Powder Man.
5. Owner Operator - Frontier Service Station & Automotive Repair Service.
6. Owner Operator - Dairy Farm.
7. Over the Road Semi Driver.
8. Boom Crane operator.
8. Owner Operator Over the Road Semi.
9. Computer Repair Service.
10.Computer Software Development.

[Quickdraw4u]

Family Practice Doc x 32 yrs. Firearms enthusiast x 42 yrs. Still a newb caster but learning fast. BTW, 1st gun: S&W Highway Patrolman... $229 at Walmart! Miss those days!

[StuBach]

Business consultant for convenience store chain.


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[Mad Jack]

I was the Chief Engineer at one of Los Angeles's top TV / Film post production companies. I managed all the technical aspects of several recording studios. After the death of one of the two owners, who was my boss and father, figure I ended up quitting. I worked for the other owner for 18 months before throwing in the towel and moved to Washington State. There ya go.

[1989toddm]

Tree trimming/removal, barn roof and grain bin coating/painting, pressure washing truck fleets, carpenter, construction work, custom harvesting and soil fumigation, semi mechanic, and now I'm helping a plumber part time and starting a small custom leather business. I'll be 27 in August. Also do a bit of gun repair for friends.
Lord willing I will be able to support my family and raise a few animals. I will be content.


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[Grits]

I am a master biscuit making burger flipping burrito building adult day care provider. For short, I manage a fast food restaurant. 37 years if I make it to June.

[country gent]

I was am a tool and die maker. Started in a little job shop at age 15. Learned alot there moced to a local food plant with big can plant for 18 years and medically retired at 51 due to multi[ple schlrocisis. I enjoyed what I did and worked alot in R&D and new line set ups. Was great as the production workers would come to me with a problem we would talk and with in a couple days Id have a proto type tool ready for them to try. Not always completely perfect but a good starting point. I retired from one of the big three auto parts plants.

[RayinNH]

Fifteen years as a full time blacksmith. Gave that up when the economy went in the toilet in the early nineties. Still run the shop doing fabricating for the granite and sign trades. Started in 1978, been at it 38 years now. I was 23 when I started my own business.

[PaulG67]

Machinist 40+ years, 35 of them working for a manufacturer of aircraft, jet engines, aerospace, nuclear, power generation forgings. Retired September 2014.

[snowwolfe]

Retired from the USAF at the ripe old age of 39 after giving them 21 years of my life. Then spent the next 20 years piddling around Alaska as a wildlife photographer. Being a photographer was fun but then it became a business and the fun went away. Quit everything in 2013 and have no plans to work for anyone ever again. Totally retired now and loving it.