Working for a living...

[LarryAmboy]

Don't normally discuss my occupation and when most get a grasp of what I do they say ' f*** that, you couldn't pay me enough'! Takes a certain breed, high functioning, even keeled and able to switch gears in an instant. Part of my day can be spent in meetings with city officials, engineers and architects, the other part picking up trash or scraping mud off the road. Construction superintendent means wearing every hat and being responsible for everyone and everything on the job site. Deal with a diverse set of personalities daily and of course most trades and contractors come in thinking they're alpha male. Unrealistic deadlines, terrible blue prints, bad ground, bad weather...from utilities and road work to a paint drip on the wall, I own it.

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Nice description.

Me too. Been in the business for 43 years and only a couple left. Can’t wait.

 

[Russ989]

I work for a rural water district. I do everything from daily work orders, bid and supervise line extensions, repair pressure valves, I install all of the electronics, purchase orders.....etc.

 

[WhiteLightning]

I pass gas for a living as pipeline operator our pipe line starts in Wyoming and runs to Springfield Mo . I do anything from paint to keep these huge compressors running to rebuild and read domestic meters and service town borders and locate our line for construction and incroucments And I get to fly the line once a yearView attachment 150533View attachment 150534View attachment 150535View attachment 150536View attachment 150537View attachment 150538View attachment 150539View attachment 150540View attachment 150541View attachment 150542View attachment 150543View attachment 150544View attachment 150545

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Sounds like a sxs ride. From Springfield to Wyoming. Down a pipeline. Let's do it..

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[WhiteLightning]

Those are big ass saw blades

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20 inch circle saws. 52 of them run in the gang saw. 37' 6" band saws.

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[BWAF]

Sounds like a sxs ride. From Springfield to Wyoming. Down a pipeline. Let's do it..

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Way too many fences

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[70Bones]

Post up some workplace pics if you can. Bonus points for gynecologists or secret government agencies.

My Nissan is still haunting me. No wonder the owner let it go back. Bad coil. Botched distributor install. And after I got all that...went for a test drive to assess the rest, and started running very poorly, and obviously very rich. A snack on the old MAF confirmed it was bad. Another piece of the puzzle replaced. Now for the A/C...

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Nissan's are right up there with Chrysler and VW products... they'll nickle and dime you to death!

 

[Russ989]

Sounds like a sxs ride. From Springfield to Wyoming. Down a pipeline. Let's do it..

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I’m in!

 

[DDDonkey]

I am retired from the USAF, and after that I was a Director at a local non-profit for a few years. Now I am just a stay at home dad to three kids. I hope to get back into the work force next year.

 

[DG Rider]

Got the job on that 2012 Ram evap core...

This truck shows signs of a flood event.

 

[Hondasxs]

This is most of my days.

 

[DG Rider]

This is most of my days.
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LOL!

WOW!

The good news is the wet spot circled. Oil/dye. The Smoking gun.

 

[Chooglin]

I am a Machinist for a living and make Aircraft parts. 99% of our work is aircraft but we also have a small racing division. This is a part we machined for the University of Akron for their race car. This is part of the wheel hub for the car!!!

I really enjoy what I do and the company I work for, are very good to their employees.

 

[Mopower58]

I am a Machinist for a living and make Aircraft parts. 99% of our work is aircraft but we also have a small racing division. This is a part we machined for the University of Akron for their race car. This is part of the wheel hub for the car!!!

I really enjoy what I do and the company I work for, are very good to their employees.

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If you do Aerospace work you might run into my son-in-law. He is an engineer specializing in Carbon Fiber and assembly line production.

 

[Mudwing]

I’m a Union Steamfitter specializing in combustion control. I’m a service tech for a mechanical contractor. I work on commercial/industrial boilers, burners, incinerators, furnaces, oven, heaters, whatever burns. I work on piping systems(mainly steam, condensate and fuel). I lay pipe like a wizard. Pump and valve rebuilds, no problem. I work like a mad man, getting 20-30 days off a year with a bunch of 14+hour days throughout. I love my career and wouldn’t have it any different. I don’t work to live, I live to work.

 

[DG Rider]

Fuel pump. 2003 Ford exploder.

 

[BWAF]

I am a Machinist for a living and make Aircraft parts. 99% of our work is aircraft but we also have a small racing division. This is a part we machined for the University of Akron for their race car. This is part of the wheel hub for the car!!!

I really enjoy what I do and the company I work for, are very good to their employees.

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I miss machining did it for 22 years

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[Chooglin]

I miss machining did it for 22 years

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Why did you get away from it ?

 

[BWAF]

Why did you get away from it ?

Company I worked for treated us like a number. It was a fortune 500 company that kept it all to them selves . 6 months at gas company making 1.50 more in five years ill be 11 bucks ahead with better benefits

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[HondaTech]

Some of you fellas already know what I do, but for the uninitiated....

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

General contractor.

Part owner/ Project manager/ general manager.

Can really appreciate a good superintendent.



$6.5m addition to a high school.



Doctors office.



Local automotive shop.



Veterans memorial wall.





Alaska Brain center.