I think the consolidated wisdom of the forum has been proved over and over again, but i am often interested in what the forum members do for a living... i own a plastering business in southern spain although am an mineral exploration geologist by trade.

Would love to know what makes the forum tick

Cheers

Maintenance Electrician(Shift) at a Tyre Factory.

I'm an Aeronautical Engineer specialising in fatigue analysis and I am currently working at AgustaWestland Helicopters at their factory just outside Milan, Italy.

Neil.

When i worked in africa always used to use alouette 3 helicopters, even had "Titos" ex chopper, LUV 'EM

Spot-welder, Land Rover

Not WW1 related in anyway but I work mainly on the EH101

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Rebuild/Repair/Maintain power plant boilers working for a large global power plant provider/contractor.

Spent a long time at this one in Khartoum.

Roop

Solicitor, formerly a police officer.

Until taking early retirement a couple of years back, I was a civil servant.

I spent the last few years as an administration manager with the Probation Service in Greater Manchester and, prior to that, as its Purchasing Manager.

John

You all sound sooooo interesting.

I'm a Purveyor of Bespoke Pedagogical Solutions and Provider of Online Learning Solutions.

In other words I teach and moonlight for learn.co.uk

I'm a Regional Manager for this lotThe Blue Cross

Been with 'em 25 years, man and boy, so I must like it.

Seventeen years as a motorcycle mechanic , seventeen years as an LGO , early retired and made redundant with not enough pension so now work as an electrical tester in the tool hire business and see no sign of retiring at 65 .

Chris

- AKA 'I sleep at work'

I am a gov't contractor/Dilbert supporting an application that tracks incoming visitors and students to the US.
Andy

ICE

boring Accountant.

19 years, and still the tea boy...

Steve.

I was with the police for 15 years till I was invalided out 9 years ago because of always returning depressions...well, this give me much time for hobbies; reading about military history, scalemodelling, visitng the battlefields, my PC
pascal

Fast Recue Craft Coxswain in the North Sea. This isn't me by the way but the same kind of boat. I'm a much safer driver.

For my last 20-odd years of work, a Dilbert in the IT department of a well-known, taxpayer-funded UK organisation, had enough of "perpetual revolution" management ("don't get used to anything - we'll change it again and again and again etc to justify our existence and bonuses") and took early, poorly-paid retirement a few years ago. Now a house-husband, cat-sitter, gardener, family history researcher, forum lurker and professional Victor Meldrew. Harrumph innit. Not arf.

Jim

Joined Royal Mail for the summer of 1988.
Still there!
Must get the van back tea break is over.

Andy,

My great Uncle Benjamin Bradley sailed from Liverpool and landed on Ellis Island 12th April 1913. Any idea what happened to him?

Roy

I'm an accountant. Enough said - i'll get my coat.......

Medically retired Department Superintendent in Electronics and Electrical Engineering at Edinburgh University before they made me redundant in a Department merger. Got bored doing very little, now do two and a half days at the local High School in Physics/IT. Easy-peasy work but keeps the brain active. Walk the dogs, go swimming, gardening, forum - great!!

Aye
Malcolm

Primary Headteacher

Roy - His last place of residence was Wolverhampton where his brother William was the next closest living relative, he was 28 yrs old when he arrived and married (although his wife did not accompany him on this trip). He arrived on the ship Baltic which departed from Liverpool. He was a builder by trade and his final destination actually was Montreal.

Anything else???


Andy

In case you are curious about the Baltic
Built by Harlan & Wolff Limited, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1904. 23,884 gross tons; 726 (bp) feet long; 75 feet wide. Steam quadruple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 16 knots. 2,875 passengers (425 first class, 450 second class, 2,000 third class).Two funnels, four masts.

Built for White Star and Dominion Lines, in 1904 and named Baltic. Liverpool-New York service. Largest ship afloat, 1904-05. Troopship during World War I. Scrapped at Osaka, Japan in 1933.

I spent 20 years working in operations within the rail industry and took the beer money and ran as soon as they offered it.

I now own my own photography business. weddings pay the mortgage, but landscapes are what its all about. i'm currently planning a book of photos of the somme battlefields / memorials / cemeteries etc. the original plan was to depict the battlefiels 90 years on, but this might actually turn out to be a century on. i start shooting in france in early june. if any pals are on the somme and spot a fat bloke with a big camera and a somme 90 badge, they might stop and say hello:)

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Roxy

Head of History and Politics at a Northern Grammar School.

I run a project teaching IT to mostly retired people.

Cas

HGV driver....been stopped doing the France and Belgium runs...I can't understand why....

Stainless steel welder/fabricator making stainless steel drainage systems, grease traps, gulleys, channells etc and of course the occasional 'nixer' that means a little jobbie for myself when the boss is not about. What is that called where you are?
Exciting stuff.
Tom.

I'd know private jobs on the boss' time as a "foreigner". Dunno why it's called that but it is.

John

a water engineer ok a Firefighter
bruce

I hope I'm not stating the obvious, but your attachment is upside down...

What a lot of exciting things you all do.

I'm a translator with the European Court of Auditors in Luxembourg. French, Danish and German and I'm learning Lithuanian (well, trying to).

Christina

I am a high school teacher and also do translating work from home.

Hello

I work for a Bank...yawn...always wanted to join the Army but couldnt on medical grounds...

Ian

Hi

I am an Architectural Technician in Local Govt....even bigger yawn

Anth

Started off as a Toolmaker then progressed on to a Mechanical Designer - mostly for the Automotive Industry, but always willing to take on any design work.
Glyn

Sorry - another teacher, of English

Retired supervisory financial investigator for the U.S. government. Currently doing some consulting work overseas on a 400 hour a year contract, which is just right. Also working on a Master's.

Matt,

We have something in common it seems, I head the SIU (Special Investigative Unit) of a national insurance company, the anti-fraud unit.

Ralph

Museums & Archives Projects Manager & Adviser (Bit of a mouthful).

Currently completing a WWI Memorials & Our Community project called '14 - 18 More than Statistics' with Kirkbymoorside School and a related project with the Green Howards Regimental Museum, Richmond.

Rodge Dowson

Yet another English teacher, although now happily retired after 33 years in the trenches. I also did 32 years with the Canadian army reserves (artillery) until booted out over the hill in 2003. Involved with the cadets so I have closet full of uniforms

Retired contented amiable nonentity, formerly time served carpenter and joiner, radar op in the RAF, several years in civil engineering and construction and almost 30 years at the sharp end oil refining.

Cheers: Terry

Got a degree (just) in Mechanical Engineering when I first left school, but failed to find a job in that line, due to graduating in the 80's recessions.

After a few shelf-stacking and van-driving jobs, trained as a Psychiatric Nurse, eighteen years ago. Now a Community Psychiatric Nurse, until my Trust runs out of money.

Hence, I have an interest both in the technology of war and also in the human experience.

Would like to have been a pilot, but my eyesight and being crap at sports meant neither the RAF nor the airlines would have me. Also when I was eighteen I was going through an idealistic pacifist phase, and the RAF don't take pacifists (at least they didn't then; its probably a requirement these days). I've managed to have a few flying adventures when I've had any spare money (i.e. pre-children), but I am thankful to have a worthwhile job working with people.

Adrian

Former soldier - 15 years as signalman for the railway now Chief Clerk for the railway Signal & Telegraph dept

Chris

Do you know my old mate Graham Smith then???

Currently in my 33rd year of active duty in the Hun Air Force

Another Teacher. High School History and Government.

Also, Army Reserve Officer for 21 years(as of next week).

Butcher , Cricket Pundit , Aussie Baiter.

Full-Time: Senior Ops Manager for Royal Mail.

Part-Time: Military & Aviation Researcher specialising in WW1 & WW2 Casualties.

Regards

PAUL J