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I sell MINI parts...at discounted prices....

 

I'm retired and don't do jack s%#@! Wait a minute, I did just buy a motor-

cycle in Sept. and I'm currently very happy!

 

WOW, there is an interesting group of people here. Me, I'm a Goldsmith. I design and produce items of personal adornment, i.e. jewelry and stuff like that. I operated a one man studio at the same location for 28 years. I closed my studio 3 years ago, but still have a studio at home. I have been on vacation for the last 35 years --or it has felt like that .

Before that, I practiced law for 5 years before I realised it wasn't for me. To thy own self be true...

 

From Ft Lauderdale to Minnesota.... Do you realize how F&@kin cold it gets there? Your body will crack from the difference in temperature... I used to do business in International Falls.... They have the record at -46F.... My hand stuck to the car door handle and I thought it removed a layer of skin.... All the cars have plugin engine block heaters... It's crazy cold there...

This is what the women look like there...

Blind date bar hookups can sometimes be a real shocker... Just sayin...

 

I have been an Aerospace Engineer for 32 years. That includes; software programmer and test engineer on the Space Shuttle Elec Power System, test engineer on the B2 Bomber data acquisition system, test engineer and program manager on Titan Rocket Inertial Guidance System, and finally program manager and staff systems engineer on various systems associated the Air Force's launch/test ranges.

 

:cornut: Retired Physician Assistant who at various times worked family practice, hospital internal medicine, orthopedics, emergency room, aviation and diving medicine, battle field trauma, a smattering of dental, veterinary and preventive med, guerilla medical teaching in a world wide environment.

Jason

 

I am a technician in a pharmaceutical company that manufactures drugs (legal type). I am also a retired US Army Soldier (Infantry (SCOUTS OUT) and then MP)

 

I am a Marine Engineer. I operate, repair and maintain merchant ship's physical plants and their auxiliary equipment. I am licensed for Diesel, Steam and Gas Turbine plants. I restore old British cars as a hobby.

I was just thinking, Motor ships, Steam ships, Gas Turbine ships and old British cars all smell different.

Dave

 

Retired after 20 years active duty Air Force, returned home to Pittsburgh Pa, went back to graduate school and have been serving the past 12 years as a readjustment counseling therapist working with combat veterans.

 

I retired in 2008 as a Battalion Chief from California's largest fire service organization, CAL FIRE, after serving for 33 years. I taught in the Fire Technology program at our local Community College for 13 years and have mentored many young men and women seeking a fire service career.

I still work for the Department on a part time basis, am an active member of our Department's Historical Society, enjoy my family, travel some, landscape, cook and drink a bit of beer and wine and, dabble with these Minis... both off and on the track.

It's nice ta meet y'all.

 

Stagehand, Scenic carpenter, Props builder. If you can draw it, I can build it, ship it, and run the show.

 

Retired from the Army and Civil Service. I currently do some contract work for NSA and DIA, but lately that has been few and far between, which is fine with me. More time to get the MINI dirty and fall off our horses. :biggrin5:

 

My hero....

 

I build stuff, and break things...

Have the goal is 50 of these this year.

 

Manager for Bed Bath and Beyond (18 years). We don't fix phones there.

 

I doubt it is a surprise to anyone I own and operate Motoring Magic, a MINI specialty shop in Thousand Oaks, SoCal. Started working at a Chevy dealer in 1971 at age 17, moved to Porsce-Audi in 1975 and never looked back. Along the way I spent 2 years at a Harley Dealer for fun, owned an insurance adjusting deal for 10 years and an Airbag Service franchise for 12 years before Motoring Magic. The Airbag Service gig led me to partner in a collision shop (the most money I ever made AND the WORST business I was ever involved in-money is NOT everything) which brought me my 05 MCS and the rest is now history. I never wake up and don’t want to go to work!

 

Even more original than might think. My first job out of school was at IBM Research, and I was there for years.

 

Career Truck Driver, 34 years this summer, approx. 3.5 million so far, everything from Dump/Straight truck to Triple Trailers, been in every one of the lower 48.
Still enjoy it.

 

I am a flake! I have done all kinds of things. I worked for a construction company out of school because of summer jobs. Sold tires, and that got me in the racing business. I was the Goodyear racing tire dealer around Washington DC, and was involved with a race preparation business. Mostly we did Formula Fords. I was in the machine shop business, and that lead to working for an industrial engine manufacturer. Got tired of the airplane on my back and got in the HVAC business. Today I am partly retired and do HVAC engineering work for a hand full of clients.