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SlowMoFo
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SlowMoFo 12/29/2014 3:54pm
12/29/2014 3:54pm
US Army 17+ years.
PressPassP
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PressPassP 12/29/2014 4:00pm
12/29/2014 4:00pm

Ex pro Speedway rider,now retired due to a bad injury racing left me paralysed,I'm now in a chair as a result,broke my neck at C6/7,spent 4-5 weeks in halo traction had an operation to fuse things together and spent 6 1/2 months in hospital,that was 2002...

Thankfully family,freinds and my partner have helped me along the way to make the best of things,still obviously love Speedway,Moto and now occupy my spare time with classic/custom cars and bikes aside from the challenges that life obviously hits me with,and also most importantly here trying to be a great dad bringing up my new baby son Smile
kopfjaeger
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Panther City, TX, USA
kopfjaeger 12/29/2014 4:31pm
12/29/2014 4:31pm
19 1/2 years as a cop with one of the large depts in DFW 11 years on a fed task force. Love it when the politics are not an issue
sleeve1
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Meadville, PA, USA
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sleeve1 12/29/2014 4:39pm
12/29/2014 4:39pm
i posted way back on page 3/4.
Just got to catch up.
lots of cool careers here.
It puts some humanity to the avitars to the left.....

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Team Ideal
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Ste. Marie, IL, USA
Team Ideal 12/29/2014 4:57pm
12/29/2014 4:57pm Edited Date/Time 12/29/2014 5:02pm
nice to see what everyone does, thanks to those that served and those that continue to do so, both military and public.

I'm co-owner of a small machine shop. consists of myself, partner and my oldest son. we do CNC and manual machining along with CAD/CAM and welding. production work on the CNC's is the biggest part of what we do, 3 of us keep 5 machines running and when we have long run times my partner does the CAD work and I weld or do manual machining if we have anything that needs done. we also do some custom pistons, connecting rods, block plates, intake manifolds and sweet stuff like that for pulling tractors.

I have made some moto stuff but it just doesn't work out to spend the time drawing and programming for things I can just go to the shop and buy lol, for some reason a lot of my friends don't understand that. it is cool to make some of your own stuff, just not profitable.
mx836
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mx836 12/29/2014 5:11pm
12/29/2014 5:11pm
Field service technician for Crown Equipment Corp. 10 years in the biz...2 with Crown.
The Rock
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HAIKU, HI, USA
The Rock 12/29/2014 5:25pm
12/29/2014 5:25pm
Team Ideal-Way cool working with you son. Curious how things are in the Midwest because in the east we've had a very difficult time getting ANYTHING done from machine shops. Two different shops took our work and promised to have it done within a couple of weeks but in each case they hadn't even started at the end of two weeks. Rather than go through this a 3rd time we finally bought a 15K dollar used lathe and did the work ourselves.
Lawrence_Hamm 12/29/2014 5:27pm
12/29/2014 5:27pm
Superintendent/CEO of Schools in my hometown, also known as the hometown and birthplace of the famous one..... Steve Matthes. Can't believe there is no monument here in the city Smile Seriously though, I have to agree with a many of you that this is an excellent thread.
hvaughn88
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hvaughn88 12/29/2014 5:29pm
12/29/2014 5:29pm
hvaughn88 wrote:
I work at a college as a janitor even though I feel like I'm smarter than most of the people who go there. Sometimes I see...
I work at a college as a janitor even though I feel like I'm smarter than most of the people who go there. Sometimes I see an equation written on a blackboard like half an equation and... I just figure it out.
Derpin' DJ wrote:
Do you like apples?
Haha, you caught it!
Detroit Dick
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Detroit Dick 12/29/2014 5:36pm
12/29/2014 5:36pm
agn5009 wrote:
My wife is a PTA. She loves it. It's a very relaxed atmosphere and she says it's very rewarding
Great to hear that, always needed more than a paycheck to get myself motivated and the PTAs I've talked to have all told me the money's pretty good but the payoff is helping people live fuller lives. As an added bonus I can rehab my own moto injuries!
elsinore
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Columbus, GA, USA
elsinore 12/29/2014 5:44pm
12/29/2014 5:44pm
I worked for a Honda dealership from 1977-1983. Started off assembling bikes out of the crate at age 17, then moved up to wrenching in 78. Quit racing in 83 and didn't really follow the sport for a while until I saw RC kicking ass on a 125 in 97.....been and ardent fan since.

I have worked for various defense contractors since 1995 supporting US Army simulations (think flight simulators for Abrams tanks, Bradleys, and Humvees). Started off as an electronic technician, and have been a systems administrator since 99.
Electro21
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Electro21 12/29/2014 5:46pm
12/29/2014 5:46pm
Active duty Army for 10 years. I am a 12P, medium voltage electrician/power plant operator.
mx510
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mx510 12/29/2014 5:50pm
12/29/2014 5:50pm
My job title is customer service technician for the local natural gas utility PSE, and I work in Gas first response (in other other words if you smell gas I investigate why). We also service furnaces and water heaters.
TanHner36
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Houston, TX, USA
TanHner36 12/29/2014 6:10pm
12/29/2014 6:10pm
CNC and Manual Machinist/Programmer in the Oil/Gas Industry and I do high end architecture and artwork fabrication. Not in motorsports industry but I did the artwork in the entrance way of Cowboys stadium, massive sculpture at the Food and Drug Administration and other things in museums and other building all over the world.
yzweldon
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yzweldon 12/29/2014 6:23pm
12/29/2014 6:23pm
Facilities Maintenance 24 years American Airlines traveling just about anywhere I want to go on a Whim and free wing, wouldn't trade it for any hourly job, I go to at least one Supercross and National abroad a year and have been to all the classic tracks but Washougal
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Anonymous (not verified) 12/29/2014 7:16pm
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High-tech @ HP, Microsoft, Cisco. Application Programmer, Data Center Manager, Software R&D, now Marketing. All big data center stuff for Fortune 500, governments, etc.

Up until this year - taking a year or so off - several years volunteering with MXforChildren - www.mxforchildren.org

selous scout
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Ft Victoria Rhodesia/ Jarrettsville Md/, MD, USA
selous scout 12/29/2014 7:23pm
12/29/2014 7:23pm
Owner of North Harford Industrial Inc , Electric Power Vehicle and Industrial specialist Maryland USA
agn5009
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agn5009 12/29/2014 7:30pm
12/29/2014 7:30pm
agn5009 wrote:
My wife is a PTA. She loves it. It's a very relaxed atmosphere and she says it's very rewarding
Detroit Dick wrote:
Great to hear that, always needed more than a paycheck to get myself motivated and the PTAs I've talked to have all told me the money's...
Great to hear that, always needed more than a paycheck to get myself motivated and the PTAs I've talked to have all told me the money's pretty good but the payoff is helping people live fuller lives. As an added bonus I can rehab my own moto injuries!
Why do you think I married her, I have plenty of injuries that need rehabbed Smile

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SLO1667
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SLO1667 12/29/2014 7:33pm
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Detroit Dick
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Detroit Dick 12/29/2014 7:43pm
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PressPassP wrote:
Ex pro Speedway rider,now retired due to a bad injury racing left me paralysed,I'm now in a chair as a result,broke my neck at C6/7,spent 4-5...

Ex pro Speedway rider,now retired due to a bad injury racing left me paralysed,I'm now in a chair as a result,broke my neck at C6/7,spent 4-5 weeks in halo traction had an operation to fuse things together and spent 6 1/2 months in hospital,that was 2002...

Thankfully family,freinds and my partner have helped me along the way to make the best of things,still obviously love Speedway,Moto and now occupy my spare time with classic/custom cars and bikes aside from the challenges that life obviously hits me with,and also most importantly here trying to be a great dad bringing up my new baby son Smile
Sounds like you can't miss in the Great Dad department.
ruskymx
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ruskymx 12/29/2014 7:59pm
12/29/2014 7:59pm
Salesman at a new car dealership for 11+ years and then the last two years, I have been a finance manager.
lukaitis9
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lukaitis9 12/29/2014 8:01pm
12/29/2014 8:01pm
Life long member of the powersports industry. All aspects of dealer work in the parts and accessory department. Left that life 4 years ago for the job of a lifetime as the Brand Manager at Bel-Ray Lubricants. I manage our social media, racing activities and a whole bunch of other stuff.

I also manage and provide content for NJMotocross.com and am a photographer for racing in the New Jersey area.

See you at the track
JG463
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Stillwater, OK, USA
JG463 12/29/2014 8:22pm
12/29/2014 8:22pm
It is! My Grandma is the oldest of 9 who are all 1/4 which puts me at 1/16. My cousin has 4 daughters who all would be 1/32. The first 3 have blonde hair and blue eyes, the last one looks like she came straight out of the teepee. Crazy how genetics work.

They all reside in Oklahoma where I was born and raised.
John250
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John250 12/29/2014 8:25pm
12/29/2014 8:25pm
Sales for a broker, selling employee benefits.

Thanks to Obama and ACA, most if my field would like to just move onto something else!
TerryK
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TerryK 12/29/2014 8:28pm
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Self employed home renovation and new construction contractor.
willie838
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willie838 12/29/2014 8:51pm
12/29/2014 8:51pm
meh, it's just a job. Somebody has to do it.

pays well, good benefits, stable. I do my best to not figure out what they did. I'm not the judge, i'm there to maintain order while time is served.
bents
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bents 12/29/2014 8:59pm
12/29/2014 8:59pm
29th year as a women's volleyball coach at the university level in Canada. Was an assistant coach with the 1996 Canadian Olympic Women's Volleyball Team in Atlanta. Won 6 national titles at the university level, so far....!
mx510
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mx510 12/29/2014 9:53pm
12/29/2014 9:53pm
Uncleof2 wrote:
Sales Manager of a Yamaha, Honda, Can Am dealership in Washington state. Ironically I have not been able to have my nephew to our shop for...
Sales Manager of a Yamaha, Honda, Can Am dealership in Washington state. Ironically I have not been able to have my nephew to our shop for autograph signings, but we have had the previous #2. Hopefully once he retires he can return to the
shop that gave him his first ride.
Gonna go out on a limb and gues the Brothers?
50dippin
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50dippin 12/29/2014 10:03pm
12/29/2014 10:03pm
waiting on my california dental licence so i can get a job to make a dent in these ridiculous student loans
Agent717
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Agent717 12/29/2014 10:23pm
12/29/2014 10:23pm
6 years at Honda R&D in off-road product planning before moving on to an automotive/powersports market research company.

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