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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 10:36 PM
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this is a really great thread! this could even be a neat enough thread to be a sticky. am i the only cop that owns a first gen on this board? the guys at the station always get on me about the 7, but i think its because they're jealous

what a coincidence. I have over 20 years of law enforcement experience also.
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 10:38 PM
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don't know if I already chimed in on this thread, but I work in Law Enforcement and a second job for Loss Prevention.
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 10:40 PM
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I've done landscaping, worked as a delivery driver for a BMW franchise, worked for the Smithsonian as a rigging chief on a large object move, sailed around the Caribbean, now that I am 38 I work as a data analyst so I can have money to work on my RX7s (three and counting)
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 11:33 PM
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I am 20 work for Detroit Forming Inc. as a utility person pays good and gives you more than plenty of over time bin there a whoping 7 months waiting to be promoted to assitant supervizor any day now. Before that washed dishes in a buffet restourant for 2 years.
i used to work there, '88-'95. the job title was assistant foreman, not supervisor, the one that loaded up those presses with rolls of material and kept them running. don't know how they came up with that job title, has nothing to do with what u actually do, which is machine operator. during the time i was there, i even set some of them up when the regular setup guy was off. and i know EXACTLY what u do. is it still all black women operators?
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 11:58 PM
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 12:26 AM
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I am 30 and i own an Econo Lube N' Tune in Poway California. We have many happy rotorhead customers. I like to work on cars, been doing it since I was 13.
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 12:52 AM
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24 and i'm a street pharmasist... and I occaisonally pimp, but not too much.
But I'm a carpet manufacturers rep, I was an intelligence analyst in the army and I'm considering going back to that field. It's more intertaining knowing secrets than playing with carpet. Well playing with dry carpet is boring...

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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by wackyracer
what a coincidence. I have over 20 years of law enforcement experience also.
20 years of getting arrested isn't quite the same thing.
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 12:57 AM
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im 21 im a kiwi and seeked employment in america wounded up working for a ausie doing construction im a jack of all trades by nature and was a supervisor in exterior concrete in the first 4 months of learing also have my own personal company truck..companys called
Koala construction of course lol dont build homes under 8000 square foot woot.....

my previous employment in new zealand
at 17 was a carpenters aprentice for 8 motnhs
then i was self employed for 4 months as a painter teamed up with a friend
at 18 worked for a computer shop only 3months the boss was a 60year old dyke what a bitch
then it was back to building for another 14months then i jumped the ditch

iv only been into rotarys since november 05
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 12:57 AM
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i'm 47 and a geologist ..... have been a consultant for 20 years working on cleanup of contaminated soil and water problems ..... like the chlorinated solvent problem in a CIVIL ACTION with John Travolta and the chromium 6 problem in ERIN BROKOVICH with Julia Roberts ... nice tushy in that movie

heres the back end of my 7's
That's funny that's it's your job to help clean up the planet, yet you drive one of the most poluteing cars on the planet. Classic... I suppose you're just cleaning up after yourself!
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 07:21 AM
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"im 15, my first occupation is to worshship the rx7, second is to teach about the rx7, third, i go to school, fourth is loving my car a little to much, and finally fifth, i master the art of joyriding half naked and maybe to learn girls how to drive stick (too bad the rex is auto)" - Mr. Snakey

Nice start in life Snakey, keep up the good work! Except here's a hint, move going to school (and getting good grades) up to number one. That will make all the other things easier, you'll have lots more money and lots more girls, a bunch of them smart enough to drive a stick!
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 07:54 AM
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Okay,

Not enough "senior" people are fessing up about their age.... I am 46 and on my 4th RX-7. I work at a little company called Lockheed Martin building systems that support the daily delivery of mail.

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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 10:43 AM
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Scott1982
Okay,

Not enough "senior" people are fessing up about their age.... I am 46 and on my 4th RX-7. I work at a little company called Lockheed Martin building systems that support the daily delivery of mail.

Ok, I am 103 and one of my part time jobs is being a test and affects patient at a Viagra testing lab.
Of course since my main job as previously stated is the loss prevention supervisor at Victoria Secrets in the dressing rooms. They just believe that my condition is part of the job.
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by rx7doctor
Ok, I am 103 and one of my part time jobs is being a test and affects patient at a Viagra testing lab.
Of course since my main job as previously stated is the loss prevention supervisor at Victoria Secrets in the dressing rooms. They just believe that my condition is part of the job.
hahaha Now that is comedy.
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 01:57 PM
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I am new here but I will add on

24 and work in IT operations for Emerson
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by ray green
"im 15, my first occupation is to worshship the rx7, second is to teach about the rx7, third, i go to school, fourth is loving my car a little to much, and finally fifth, i master the art of joyriding half naked and maybe to learn girls how to drive stick (too bad the rex is auto)" - Mr. Snakey

Nice start in life Snakey, keep up the good work! Except here's a hint, move going to school (and getting good grades) up to number one. That will make all the other things easier, you'll have lots more money and lots more girls, a bunch of them smart enough to drive a stick!
lol that sounds like a good plan, right now im in a trades class at school, its 3 years long for grades 10, 11, and 12. Then after im graduate I have a place in the local trades college with out any hassle. So im well on my way into the automotive career. And being a rotorhead, i might just start a business specializing in rotary's, who knows! lol Thanks for your advice aswell
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 04:15 PM
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Alright already.... I give up.

32... I'm a mechanical engineer, currently working for a garage door company... previous jobs in molded plastics and automotive manufacturing. Owned an Rx7 since 1994.
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 04:48 PM
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well guessi might as well as chime in...I'm 25 and i'm a bartender at a nightclub in downtown orlando...been doing it for about 7 years...and when i'm not pimpin my ride..i'm usually having sex with someone else's girlfriend...
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Scott1982
Okay,

Not enough "senior" people are fessing up about their age.... I am 46 and on my 4th RX-7. I work at a little company called Lockheed Martin building systems that support the daily delivery of mail.


OK. I'll fess up. I'm 52. My son bought the car...then I bought it from him...then he bought it from me. Then I...well, you get the picture. We "both" own it now and whoever wants to drive it, can. (So why does he get to drive it every day???)

I'm retired from the USAF after 20+ years and still work for the government as a computer programmer (though I like to call myself a "Software Visionary")

DD
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 05:48 PM
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I'm 20, 21 in less than a month Been doing CNC machining for around 2 years, and I'll be out of college before summer with a degree in business management and high performance automotive. I bought my '85 gs just before I turned 16 and did my first custom turbo setup on it when I was 17.
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 05:54 PM
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i'm 17, and work at a place called Rt. 85 Lumber which is basically a lumber yard and hardware store (duh) i've been working there for a year now, and i gotta say, for a high school kid, it's an excellent job. (driving forklifts and huge deisel trucks ROCK!!) Plus, i've learned an amazing amount about the building industry and construction. Way better than bagging grocieries. And all for $8 and hour!


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haha nice thats very similar to my job. Im 18 and work at my dads tile shop. Im the warehouse guy. I am responsible to load and un load semi trucks with the fork lift (they rock) Deliver tile to customers, and drill glass block. I pull all orders and do alot of miscellaneous things! It rocks and has taught me alot. Nothing like driving under powered fork lifts and beastly V8 trucks!
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 06:05 PM
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43, been there done that, had about 20 jobs including 16 years law enforcement, prisoner transport, private investigator, personal security, bouncer, journalist, construction, mechanic, tiler, courier, sales rep, gofer, static security, site cleaning and more.

currently own my own business, Taxi owner/driver in smalltown USA
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 06:22 PM
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im 19 and i smoke lots and lots of grass... and i stock shelves, and i enjoy long poops on warm moonlit nights
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 06:37 PM
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23, Degree in Graphic Design with a minor in Business Administration.

Didn't like the graphic design, and since I have worked in body shops since I was 16, I fell into the insurance business.

I know work at Crawford and Company as a Casualty Adjuster. I basically handle people that get into accidents with tractor trailers. I don't like it too much. Long hours, huge work load because of understaffing. I can make much better money as an estimator at my old body shop.

Have had 2 GSL-SE's since I was 16. Still currently own one. Ive also convinced 2 of my friends to get into RX-7's.

Currently looking to reclocate to NC because the DC area is way to expensive. $1000 minimum for a 1 bedroom.
So if any of you NC or SC guys are looking for a hard working person with a degree, let me know.

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