I am a workaholic, I own a carpet cleaning/water damage restoration business, a rental restoration business and
I am also a professional landlord. I own 15 duplexes and two houses, my wife owns two duplexes and another house. Altogether my family owns about 50 duplexes and several commercial properties including one right next to the Ford dealership. I work very hard and I have a helper that does the carpet cleaning and helps maintain the properties. I collect all of my rent at the door and I have done almost all of my own duplex work. I've added rooms and bathrooms including the plumbing underground, concrete, drywall, electrical, everything but roofs and painting. I taught myself electrical and plumbing and have just about every tester and tool. I even have my own drain machines. I do my own air conditioning repairs and installations, I have every air conditioning tool there is. I have done everything from installing brand new windows to installing central AC from scratch including power supply and ductwork.

I consider myself very fortunate. I got into the rental business about 4 years ago. I will be 29 in two weeks and I am incredibly thankful for what I have been able to learn. I have worked about 12-14 hours a day for the last 4 years and it's all starting to pay off. Not too bad for a guy that couldn't turn a screw and rented a room for $300 per month 4 years ago.

And to you engineers, I admire that job. I had an engineer friend that designed intersections and bridges in my county that used to tutor me in Trigonometry and Calculus in high school. He was one smart dude. I shoulda been an engineer.

 

I'm a union electritian...loacal 90....it's been pretty good to me so far...

 

I'm a flat rate mechanic/technician. I work at a Saturn dealership and wish I had more money...wish I was making $$ for me, not for the fat old guy! Oh well

 

I work for the largest printing company in the USA use to be the the 3rd largest until until about 3 years ago when the 2nd largest decided to buy us out so we could become the largest we print some of the magazines some of you read like Truckin 4 wheel and off road Hot Rod Guns & Ammo just to name a few all I can say it is a job that pays the bills it will make you an old man quick climbing in and out up and down out of the large printing presses and working 12 hour shifts I hoping to get back to school so I can get out of this place someday soon until then I be printing some of your magazines you like to read.

 

Now I know. I'm not the only plumber here.

I'm a licensed journyman plumber. I work for my father who has owned his buisness for 23 years. I have worked for him for the past 11 years. It's a small company consisting of me and my father in the field and a secratary in the office. We do a lot of different work, from small res. repairs to lite industrial. I hate my job right now, no.1, because I work for family, I will never make that much money; no.2, because the stuff that we have to install, for the most part, is junk.
I would like to get into the auto aftermarket buissness. I would like to be a part in finding ways to impove power, and fuel economy. For now I will have to plum.

Tom

 

My curent position is in checkout. We complete new buisness jets, and my job is to go in after they are finished and operational check all the equiptment and make sure it works properly. Ocaisonally I get to go on the check flights.
Jeff

 

I'm with the Gubment, and I'm here to help! LOL

I'm a bank examiner with the Dept. of Treasury.

 

I'm active duty Air Force in the Transportation field. Just completed my 20th year in November. Retirements are frozen because of 911.

Once the freeze is lifted I'll have to make a decision; retire and start a new career or stay for a few more. Not really sure what I'll do at this point but I'm leaning towards staying at least one or two more years. I've enjoyed my time in the military.

 

Mortgage broker.

Had a FANTASTIC year!

 

Congrats JD!
20 years, you are good to go! If I had stayed in, I'd have twenty in 2006. Wife says I made a good decision. Sometimes I wonder.

JD, our local hero!

 

harleyrider,
It is actually a tight urban single point diamond with Texas U-turns. We are holding the north right-of-way and buying about 50' on the south. This is one of the busiest intersections in Central Florida, which is why we have triple lefts in one quadrant.

crazedf1.
No, I did not have a hand in that one. I helped out on one for the Texas Turnpike. We did the interchange and flyovers for the connection with I-35. I do not think they have started construction yet, though.

 

I'm a Toyota Technician...Please don't hurt me I've also worked as a civil engineer but i couldn't stand sitting in an office all day/

-Jon

 

I work for SBC Ameritech as a cable repairman in Michigan.
Fun job and it pays the bills.

 

no, thats probably me. Unfortunately i'm on a salary and don't get paid by the hours. I work easily 60-70 hrs. a week for $800 a month (including room and board). Oh well, i LOVE my job and in the end, thats all that matters.

 

Student. Engineering management major