What does everyone do for a living?
01-09-2006, 07:55 PM
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Danny 54 hours a week 
i must have done 115 hours last week 
did get a nice thank you though 
Mike
i must have done 115 hours last week did get a nice thank you though Mike
i've done 92 hours in 6days before, and that was not nice. but the wage was good, till the tax man took his large bit.
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01-09-2006, 08:23 PM
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roll former. but most folk havent usually got a clu what that is
basically make kit houses but out of metal instead of timber.
piss easy job really and moneys not to bad
basically make kit houses but out of metal instead of timber.
piss easy job really and moneys not to bad
IT - mainly web/intranet/mobile @ the moment, database stuff & associated servers.
01-09-2006, 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by nightdavva
Forgot to add,also freelance as a race engineer and crew chief for race teams..... 
Mainly worked in BSB since 1999........
Here`s one of my babies celebrating a race win at Oulton Park back in 2003.....
Mainly worked in BSB since 1999........
Here`s one of my babies celebrating a race win at Oulton Park back in 2003.....
who are you working with now then? Not that i pay much attention to BSB
I'm a moto gp fan and nothing else comes close
01-09-2006, 08:49 PM
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Generator engineer/show electrician.
I basicly provide temporary power to shows, rock tours and festivals like Glastonbury etc
Im at proms in the park next week, we have lads on tour with robbie williams at the mo, an i am on the olympic team suppliying power to the olympic comitee untill after 2012. i just spent 4 months living in Turin for the winter Olympics an should be off to Beijing next summer.
Its a hard life but somebody has to do it lol
I basicly provide temporary power to shows, rock tours and festivals like Glastonbury etc
Im at proms in the park next week, we have lads on tour with robbie williams at the mo, an i am on the olympic team suppliying power to the olympic comitee untill after 2012. i just spent 4 months living in Turin for the winter Olympics an should be off to Beijing next summer.
Its a hard life but somebody has to do it lol
01-09-2006, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Lambchop
Originally Posted by nightdavva
Forgot to add,also freelance as a race engineer and crew chief for race teams.....
Mainly worked in BSB since 1999........
Here`s one of my babies celebrating a race win at Oulton Park back in 2003.....
Mainly worked in BSB since 1999........
Here`s one of my babies celebrating a race win at Oulton Park back in 2003.....
who are you working with now then? Not that i pay much attention to BSB
I'm a moto gp fan and nothing else comes close In the past have worked with various good lads......Mark Heckles,Steve Brogan,Jamie Morley,John McGuiness,DJ,Ian Lougher,Micheal Rutter etc etc.....
01-09-2006, 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 2418
Generator engineer/show electrician.
I basicly provide temporary power to shows, rock tours and festivals like Glastonbury etc
Im at proms in the park next week, we have lads on tour with robbie williams at the mo, an i am on the olympic team suppliying power to the olympic comitee untill after 2012. i just spent 4 months living in Turin for the winter Olympics an should be off to Beijing next summer.
Its a hard life but somebody has to do it lol
I basicly provide temporary power to shows, rock tours and festivals like Glastonbury etc
Im at proms in the park next week, we have lads on tour with robbie williams at the mo, an i am on the olympic team suppliying power to the olympic comitee untill after 2012. i just spent 4 months living in Turin for the winter Olympics an should be off to Beijing next summer.
Its a hard life but somebody has to do it lol
Some people get all the fun lol
01-09-2006, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by jamesXXX
im an owner driver, i did have a nice car once, but i sold it to buy this...
it has been chipped already....... now runnig 420 horsies
it has been chipped already....... now runnig 420 horsies
I fix these bad boys, just coming to the end of my apprenticeship
( hope you do not mind me using your pic James)
01-09-2006, 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by nightdavva
Originally Posted by Lambchop
Originally Posted by nightdavva
Forgot to add,also freelance as a race engineer and crew chief for race teams.....
Mainly worked in BSB since 1999........
Here`s one of my babies celebrating a race win at Oulton Park back in 2003.....
Mainly worked in BSB since 1999........
Here`s one of my babies celebrating a race win at Oulton Park back in 2003.....
who are you working with now then? Not that i pay much attention to BSB
I'm a moto gp fan and nothing else comes close In the past have worked with various good lads......Mark Heckles,Steve Brogan,Jamie Morley,John McGuiness,DJ,Ian Lougher,Micheal Rutter etc etc.....
How would someone such as myself go about getting into a position like yours? How did you start out etc?
01-09-2006, 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
PS derby folks its not bubbles its out of town, bought as a going concern
put it this way I have more hand jobs from lots of birds in the last 2 years than I have had in my life.
well life is a bitch
put it this way I have more hand jobs from lots of birds in the last 2 years than I have had in my life.
well life is a bitch
01-09-2006, 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by MINI ME
Originally Posted by nightdavva
Originally Posted by Lambchop
Originally Posted by nightdavva
Forgot to add,also freelance as a race engineer and crew chief for race teams.....
Mainly worked in BSB since 1999........
Here`s one of my babies celebrating a race win at Oulton Park back in 2003.....
Mainly worked in BSB since 1999........
Here`s one of my babies celebrating a race win at Oulton Park back in 2003.....
who are you working with now then? Not that i pay much attention to BSB
I'm a moto gp fan and nothing else comes close In the past have worked with various good lads......Mark Heckles,Steve Brogan,Jamie Morley,John McGuiness,DJ,Ian Lougher,Micheal Rutter etc etc.....
How would someone such as myself go about getting into a position like yours? How did you start out etc?
The rest has sort of gone from there.....
Have always been involved in racing though,everything from Jetskis and powerboats to cars and bikes etc..(Even 2CV`s at one point..
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02-09-2006, 12:08 AM
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NDT Technician / Rope Acces Technician,
(NDT)= Non Destructive Testing currently doing MPI (Magnetic Particle Inspection) soon to have my Ultrasonic test certificate.
I inspect oil rigs and stuff for the petro chemical industry.
The rope Access is just a means of getting to work areas inacsesible by other means pay is hideous....
(NDT)= Non Destructive Testing currently doing MPI (Magnetic Particle Inspection) soon to have my Ultrasonic test certificate.
I inspect oil rigs and stuff for the petro chemical industry.
The rope Access is just a means of getting to work areas inacsesible by other means pay is hideous....
02-09-2006, 12:08 AM
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run my own business selling industrial plastics to the likes of north west water and drilling contractors through out the uk.
also supply new developments eg, houses, barn conversions, stable, farmers, industrial units etc etc with all the nessasary pipe work for goverment regs.
if any 1 is building there own house then let me know, will help any passion ford user as much as i can.. or any 1 for that fact???
we supply pipe work(all sizes from 1" up to bigbore preasure pipe), septic tanks, sewage treatment plants, all pipe work fittings, oil tanks, water tanks, biodiscs, guttering you name it really lol.
also supply new developments eg, houses, barn conversions, stable, farmers, industrial units etc etc with all the nessasary pipe work for goverment regs.
if any 1 is building there own house then let me know, will help any passion ford user as much as i can.. or any 1 for that fact???
we supply pipe work(all sizes from 1" up to bigbore preasure pipe), septic tanks, sewage treatment plants, all pipe work fittings, oil tanks, water tanks, biodiscs, guttering you name it really lol.
02-09-2006, 05:26 AM
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i work with stainless steel and build these for a living and other stuff in stainless steel and this gives me oppetunity to make lots of things in stainless steel for my car
02-09-2006, 08:53 AM
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i make these currently http://www.palfinger-northamerica.com/palfinger/9832_EN
so i would say coded welder/fabricator, hydraulics and sparky all rolled into one. also qualified as a Plant engineer.
hopeing to move into new field soon, quite dancy panel beating/spraying
Chris
so i would say coded welder/fabricator, hydraulics and sparky all rolled into one. also qualified as a Plant engineer.
hopeing to move into new field soon, quite dancy panel beating/spraying
Chris
02-09-2006, 05:32 PM
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Test pilot for RAF and also stuntman, also ex pro adult film actor, oh yeah and helped out with the CI5, and I have hair.
Sorry last bit was a lie.
Sorry last bit was a lie.
02-09-2006, 09:16 PM
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Im a business improvement manager (trouble shooter / cost cutter) for these people www.gleason.com supply gear cutting machines and tools primarily to the motor industry
02-09-2006, 10:08 PM
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Im a business improvement manager (trouble shooter / cost cutter) for these people www.gleason.com supply gear cutting machines and tools primarily to the motor industry
02-09-2006, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by B9KOS
Work as an engineer on one of these. Has about 15,000 Shaft horse power
And its steam powered
02-09-2006, 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by trevCOSS
Originally Posted by B9KOS
Work as an engineer on one of these. Has about 15,000 Shaft horse power
And its steam powered
02-09-2006, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by RWD_cossie_wil
Yes mate i'm at Lyneham - did any of your guys get to go fly on a herc? amazing what they can do with a 40 year old aircraft spoil sports wouldn't let us drive the car though 
- did any of your guys get to go fly on a herc? amazing what they can do with a 40 year old aircraft spoil sports wouldn't let us drive the car though im just down the road from lynham
and ive been up in a herc! and yes,, they are pretty amazing!