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    House & garage builder, originally. Construction & re-construction (& repair or re-build), roofing (metal & shingle) & siding, septic systems, plumbing, electrical, drywall, mudding, painting, cabinet building, etc... basically everything from digging the hole, to setting the last brick in the chimney.
    Last 4 weeks? ...nothing. Can't even swing th' coil 'til work picks back up. >:\

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    Done a lot of things in my life, but now I restore and repair old British sports cars here in California. I would rather be out detecting, but my customers always want their cars back
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    Started out working at a 24 hr. mini mart and now drive a cab . Life is good .

    Baba

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    Grunt, here. Seriously. I lug furniture for a living. I do other stuff like use my brain and make the company money, but for the most part, I'm a grunt. And getting too old for it.

    And nothing changes Angel's profession ~ once a professional silver coinshooter, always a professional silver coinshooter. lol

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    I'm a house husband.

    I retired from the Dept of Defense after 30+ years. My wife has nine more years to go until she retires, and my days are pretty much mine to do as I please.
    I've traveled a long way, and many of the roads weren't paved.

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

    Quote Originally Posted by Sheik Yerbooty View Post
    Started out working at a 24 hr. mini mart and now drive a cab . Life is good .

    Baba
    You a funny man!! rofl
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    Re: What do you do for a living American Detectorists?

    Quote Originally Posted by MT View Post
    Done a lot of things in my life, but now I restore and repair old British sports cars here in California. I would rather be out detecting, but my customers always want their cars back
    Tom
    Hey, glad you made it over here Tom!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lowjiber View Post
    I'm a house husband.

    I retired from the Dept of Defense after 30+ years. My wife has nine more years to go until she retires, and my days are pretty much mine to do as I please.
    Hey, John... are they takin' applications? I'm gettin' pretty good at that. lol

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    I'm a &quotelivery Expert for Dominos Pizza part time... and a Substitute Teacher the rest of the time. I'm certified 4-9 Science/social studies... Know of any teaching jobsthinkingabout: I love the teaching, and even though i'm middle school, I seem to be spending most of my time in the Kindergarten and 1st grade range... Gotta love the little ones!
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    Postal worker for the last 15 years. I know, postal worker, oxy-moron. lol lol. But it is in a mail processing plant, more like factory work.
    White's DFX...Never enough time.

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    Stay at home mom/part-time treasure hunter lol

    Before I had kids (2 boys- 2 & 4 yrs old) I had many interesting 'careers'---- wilderness expedition leader, naturalist, campjack for hunting outfitter, 4-H club leader, counselor for male prison inmates & my last job was running a greenhouse program at a psychiatric hospital.
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    Re: What do you do for a living American Detectorists?

    Quote Originally Posted by toehead View Post
    Postal worker for the last 15 years. I know, postal worker, oxy-moron. lol lol. But it is in a mail processing plant, more like factory work.
    I did the casual temp work for the Post Office for a Christmas season. BMC (bulk mail center) Never again. It seemed the casuals worked an awful lot lol
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    Re: What do you do for a living American Detectorists?

    I'm what some people call construction trash ..i operate heavy equipment specializing in trachoe work. i also run cherry pickers and crawler cranes up to 230 tons. lots of boom on those babies

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    Union Ironworker, Local #1 Chicago Ill. Helping build America thumbsup01

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    Owner of a local two-way radio communications sales and service facility. In this field for over 33+ years. Worked in Broadcast Engineering prior to that.
    Randy - Old North State Detectorists Newsletter/Website/YouTube Editor

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

    Member of IUOE (International Union of Operating Engineers) Local 150 .
    I run heavy equipment too just like Hook.... just not the cranes.
    Anything from the big hoes (excavators) down to skid loaders and directional drills.
    Oh yeah ....I can dig some holes lol
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    I am an engineer at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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    I am also an engineer for local 399 in Chicago, I am currently an engineer at UIC in Chicago.

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

    Quote Originally Posted by Ill Digger View Post
    Anything from the big hoes (excavators) down to skid loaders and directional drills.
    Oh yeah ....I can dig some holes lol
    Love it lol get to dig for work AND play!
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    Started out as a carpenter for 28 years.(Started at 17) I loved it and made a good living but the knees finally said enough. crying01
    I had my master carpenters card and several code enforcement certifications so when a building inspector job opened up for the county I grabbed it. Works out well for two pensions. I've been very lucky to have always loved my work. The great thing about being an inspector is that I'm thru at 2:30 so that leaves alot of time for dirtfishing.

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