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Old 09-21-2009, 04:15 PM
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I drop bombs. and kill bad guys
Now that one got my attention. Be safe !
 
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I drop bombs. and kill bad guys


Irrigation Technician (In CT you need to be licensed to service/install irrigation systems)
 
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Originally Posted by 4.6 Punisher
Substitute teacher, pretty high on the totem pole for being just 21 IMO.
what grades do you teach? when i was a senior we had a pretty young substitute (female) teacher that flirted. be careful!

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Hired killer. Been killing bugs for a living here in FL for almost 9 years.
nice!

Originally Posted by Raoul
I've had many different jobs in the past.

I used to be a lumberjack, but I just couldn't hack it, so they gave me the ax.
I worked in a blanket factory, but it folded.
I was a welder at the submarine repairyard, until it went under.
I had a job in a soup kitchen, but I got canned.
I was a cobbler's apprentice and he gave me the boot.
I bagged groceries until I was sacked.
I was a member of the Flying Walendas Trapeze Act, but they let me go.
this thread would not be complete without you, Raoul!

Originally Posted by gcw
I drop bombs. and kill bad guys
and we appreciate it!! thank you!! what kind of jet do you fly?

as for me i just had an interview today so lets all hope things go well for me!
 
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My job title is Rail Specialist / Inspection Diving Supervisor.

Once I get my PE (hopefully within the next 6 months) I'll be a Rail Engineer or Rail Project Manager.

As for how much $? Let's call it "enough".

- NCSU
 
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Old 09-21-2009, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by awalkinrain
I'm a paralegal and work for an attorney who specializes in intellectual property cases. I do the work lawyers don't want to do or are too lazy to do.
That's exactly what my wife does. She just loves her job


I'm in residential construction. Estimating is my primary job but since the economy went to crap and we've cut our staff by over 50%, I find myself wearing several different hats.

Livin' the dream
 
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Old 09-21-2009, 04:37 PM
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Full time mechanical engineering student and over the breaks i work doing pipeline engineering work in houston
 
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Originally Posted by Raptor05121
and we appreciate it!! thank you!! what kind of jet do you fly?

as for me i just had an interview today so lets all hope things go well for me!
Im no fly boy. Im a artillery scout observer I control the majority of indirect fire that the Marine corps uses. by that I mean I tell them what to shoot. here are a couple pics from a while ago before my camera broke.

setting up a smoke screen from 155mm howitzers


Range and lateral spread Illumination mission with 155mm lights up about 3 square miles at 1,000,000 candle power


here we were working with AH-1W cobras they were doing gun and rocket runs on targets that we had marked with a laser. the 20mm gatlin gun sounds amazing or scary depends on what side your on


Its an ok job.. pays the bills
 
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Full time Mechanical Engineering student.

Work 30 hours/wk during the school year at both a golf course and internship at a manufacturing plant. Work full time over the summer at both jobs. How much I make...well....I scrounge up enough each month to pay for bills and my truck.


Glad to see so many engineers in here.
 

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Old 09-21-2009, 05:51 PM
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Full time Mechanical Engineering student.

Work 30 hours/wk during the school year at both a golf course and internship at a manufacturing plant. Work full time over the summer at both jobs.


Glad to see so many engineers in here.
What yr are you in?
 
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Old 09-21-2009, 05:58 PM
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What yr are you in?
My last one. That is, unless I decide to go to grad school, which is a big possibility. You?
 
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My last one. That is, unless I decide to go to grad school, which is a big possibility. You?
in my junior yr. ill be a technical senior after this semester (hours wise) but i wont be able to graduate early because of pre-recs which isnt a problem.

in my opinion and from people ive talked to grad school is slightly overrated unless you plan to teach or do research for your career. im just going to get my PE later and then maybe do an mba later on.
 
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Old 09-21-2009, 06:10 PM
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in my junior yr. ill be a technical senior after this semester (hours wise) but i wont be able to graduate early because of pre-recs which isnt a problem.

in my opinion and from people ive talked to grad school is slightly overrated unless you plan to teach or do research for your career. im just going to get my PE later and then maybe do an mba later on.
Nice. Yeah I quit worrying about graduating early. I'm technically a semester behind but it's nice to take your time through college.

Yeah I've got the same ideas about grad school. I made a thread over at the CR4 forums and got the general consensus that it wasn't worth it. Most places looking to hire don't need too many engineers with a Master's degree. The fact that they would have to pay them more is a big factor in hiring, too. Personally I'm tossed up. I would love to teach at a university but I'm burnt out. It's been a long four years. Clemson also has a program where the whole Master's degree for Mechanical Engineers is paid for completely. Not many MEs go to grad school so it's all funded. It's a big decision.

Truck's coming along, nicely, btw. Looks mean.
 
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I build these.

 
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Old 09-21-2009, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by mblouir
Nice. Yeah I quit worrying about graduating early. I'm technically a semester behind but it's nice to take your time through college.

Yeah I've got the same ideas about grad school. I made a thread over at the CR4 forums and got the general consensus that it wasn't worth it. Most places looking to hire don't need too many engineers with a Master's degree. The fact that they would have to pay them more is a big factor in hiring, too. Personally I'm tossed up. I would love to teach at a university but I'm burnt out. It's been a long four years. Clemson also has a program where the whole Master's degree for Mechanical Engineers is paid for completely. Not many MEs go to grad school so it's all funded. It's a big decision.

Truck's coming along, nicely, btw. Looks mean.
Thanks man. im enjoying most of the classes im in espcially my materials class lab (minus the lab write-ups).

i actually used your how-to for re-painting the wheels im running
 
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