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    What do you do for a living American Detectorists?

    I'm a market manager in a huge meat dept in South Carolina across the river from us. Spent right at 32 years in an Anhydrous Ammonia plant here in Ga. as the control board operator and decided I'd had enough of shift work a couple of years ago. I'm coming full circle I guess you can say. When I left from being a market manager @ $1.95 hour in the late 70's to make $2.35 hour in a chemical plant it was a big raise! Paid all the bills and had plenty left over.............I love what I'm doing now! thumbsup01My my how things have changed
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    Re: What do you do for a living American Detectorists?

    We have always done a lot of different things over the years. We now have a commercial cleaning company, and we will be re-starting our wind chime / drummer's chime manufacturing business again. Just need that last major piece of machinery to get re-started. Anyone have a CNC vacuum, router table used in the sign making business, laying around their living room, they want to get rid of?? rofl I like being self employed. I can't take orders very well
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    Re: What do you do for a living American Detectorists?

    i've been employed at Hallmark Cards ( their huge east coast Distribution center ) for almost 18 years now and have had numerous different jobtitles since . right at the moment i'm a warehouse stacker crane operator on third shift and i'm pretty content with that at the moment lol lol

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    I had been a Relationship Manager/Sales Director at a large insurance firm, and was with the company for 10 years, but the recent downturn in the economy resulted in a major layoff. Unfortunately, my position was one of the casualties. At this moment I'm in a transitional position - taking a short breather before joining the workforce once again.

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    USAF 1984-1994 as a Telecom technician
    Sonitrol Communications (based in Rocky Hill CT) 1994 to present as a Telecom Technician

    I'm a phone guy that's basically it. I also teach night school every Thursday night to guys going for their electrical license for the State of Connecticut..

    I've been lucky and actually like my job alot..
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    I'm a health care provider in a large hospital in Lexington KY
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    And all the while I thought Angel was a professional Silver coin shooter!! I do hope the economy turns around for all of us though!!

    After college I worked at a small research foundation studying lung cancer and cell signaling pathways. After 8 years of that and not wanting to get a Master's or Phd, and still make the same amount of money or less, I decided to try something I really enjoyed. Had the opportunity to work with a top notch carpenter and have been doing carpentry ever since. I am self-employed and lucky to have a spouse who makes the big bucks, otherwise I'm not sure if I could be doing what I'm doing now. I really enjoy the work but sometimes the dirt, the dust, getting paid, no paid vacation, no retirement, the physical toll day in day out, and the anxiety of getting the job done or getting new work makes me wonder how long... Might work with someone else down the road as all the regualtions, workmen's comp, insurances and liabilities don't quite seem worth getting any bigger and having employees.

    One of the best things I have found about being a carpenter is that I get to metal detect the yards of some really old fancy places. I wish I had picked up this hobby before last year, really has been the best part of my job lately.
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    2nd phone guy here. My title is Systems Engineer. I perform service and add moves and changes on business phone systems. Work for a major telcom company. Been doing it since 1979. Guess I better stay with it.

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    Re: What do you do for a living American Detectorists?

    I am a cnc machinist for an architectual woodworking company during the week.Relic hunter on the down times.
    For every relic that rots away........a piece of history is lost.

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    At present I am disabled with heart failure but I was a custom Harley builder ,custom Harley painter,anything Harley I did.I have been a welder and a machinist ,a bartender and a bouncer in my younger days. Life has been fun.Life is Good more time for detectin now. H.H. Yazoo

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    Re: What do you do for a living American Detectorists?

    I have my own IT company. I have been in the computer business for 25 years now. I specialize in small business automation and support services. I work a lot with mobile computing including smartphones, PDA's, GPS and digital camera surveillance systems. I am a computer geek.

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    I do marine oil exploration for super huge oilfield services company. My actual title is Marine Data Acquisition Specialist.

    I basically sit on a boat for half the year monitoring the incoming seismic data flow from the ocean and making sure it can be used for further analysis for geologists to best guess where the oil is.
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    Re: What do you do for a living American Detectorists?

    I started out as a journeyman power lineman but when the legs couldn't handle the climb anymore I went to industrial electrician. I have been with the same company now for 27 years and love it. Our maint. force is a little different than most as its not a union shop and we are required to fix everything. So although my main title is systems electrician I do machine repair, millwright work, welding, mobile equipment, machining and the list goes on. . IMHO being able to work on it all is not only fun, but it really gives you a broader knowledge base to work with.
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    Re: What do you do for a living American Detectorists?

    Presently retired, I was Vice President for an aerospace electronics manufacturing firm in Seattle. That was my last position. I have also been in management in electronics firms in CA, AZ, TX, FL, Portugal, Barbados, Puerto Rico and the northeast. A very enjoyable career I might add. Now living in the Catskill Mountains of NYS and enjoying my hobbies. RickO
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    Retired Air Traffic Controller.

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    Re: What do you do for a living American Detectorists?

    Retired about 3 years now from our local gas & electric utility (PG&E). Started digging ditches on the gas side of the company (See, I always loved playing in the dirt! )
    Retired from the electric side of the house as an engineer/estimator. Now I am a full time detectorist and grandpa!! 8)
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    Re: What do you do for a living American Detectorists?

    I have been with the department of defense for twenty three (23) years now. Currently I am a program manager for the KC-135 program. Prior to this position I was in quality for ten (10) years. Seven more years and I'll be retired!!!
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    I was a home builder for 12 years..then the housing market crashed. So for the past few years I paint homes. Got my own painting business. Working for yourself is much more relaxing..no one looking and screaming over your shoulder. Now I paint and raise my son. Happy Hunting!!
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    Mechanic at a paper mill. I also have a rice levee surveying business.
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