Re: Main Occupation?
Started with Metalurgy and Machinist ticket,
I got into welding right out of Tech school, and then ended up tigging character changes on automotive body dies (that was cool.) Then I got into stress related welding and machining (bridge girders and booms for cranes.) But..., I always went back to trucking.
I went back to school and aced an aircraft maintenance tech course, got the apprenticeship and did a few years of stuff I liked and then went into helicopters, but none of the aircraft fields interested me for too long, as I was too involved to enjoy it, although I love aircraft and flying.
I did get my fixed wing pilots license, and flew legally for a while (Didn't like flying the Eggbeaters too much, too many rotating things to selfdestruct, and too expensive to get a license for), but I still have more hours on me that were NOT logged then the other way around!
Since a sense of humor is hard to come by any more for state officials, I quit that too. (I know....I'm a rebel!)
I had my nose into boats (read ships) from early in life as a grandson to a freighter outfit owner (he was a bosun and other neat things for a good stretch, 'til he got his own outfit going), and my dad was a sailor and held some good spots doing that, until I showed up.
Most of the relatives are Captains, Owners or otherwise involved in shipping and some of them are very successful, too bad the family has a feuding problem! (keeps me away!)
I had a feed business, a trucking outfit, another trucking outfit, but hated working them.
I am not built to be a business guy. I want my freedom and my rights!
I owned trucks from way back 'til about 4 years ago, when I finally gave up owning the Critters (that business thing again) and got into buddy's truck instead to make him quit asking, and I still do that today because he pays very generously for what I do, and surprisingly enough, it doesn't bore me.
A few million more jobs would make me a thousand years old to have done them, but I came close!
Boats and water have always attracted me, but for some stupid reason I never persued that avenue, duh!
Now I enjoy small boats, making old things work again, and I'm having a good time with it.
I am learning about a new department in boating, that being the I/O phenomena, But I don't think "boating" magazine will ever do a story on MY creations! (Red Green would probably like my stuff.)
How do you write a resume on all of that??
PH.
