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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 02:00 PM
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23 and a student at the University of Saskatchewan. I'm studying psychology and hope to get into law school in the next year or two. Job-wise I'm a front desk guy at the local Ramada Hotel and also a cashier for the City of Saskatoon.

I don't know jack about cars, except what I learned working on the 7.
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 02:06 PM
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I think I'm an oddball. I'm accountant for a law firm and I love first gens. This my 4th one - 1 base model and 3 gsl-se's!!
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 02:11 PM
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28 and I am a licensed A&P mechanic working for Boeing fixing helicopters.

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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 02:29 PM
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Originally posted by ray green

Me, I'm another biology teacher, specializing in biochem, microbiology, immunology and rx-7 repair.

Ray
I've needed that kind of back-up a couple of times in th DoO corner when the infamous YZR-F1 was in combat mode...
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 04:33 PM
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You got me on that one, Mar, I don't have a clue what you're talking about, but now I'm curious - what's a DoO corner and a YZR-F1, in combat mode? Are they job related? People who drive 1st generation RX-7s sure are an interesting lot.
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 05:05 PM
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Correction: Presently employed.

- Pete (And we do import performance installs, too)
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 05:20 PM
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19 done with school. Taking a little time off to save money and work and so on. Planning on getting into engineering with computers and i am a huge computer freak... broke down and bought a crazy amd fx-51 system.... Work full time at NAPA driving delivering parts. It pays my bills for now. This also freedom to get my car worked on where ever/deals for cheap.
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 05:38 PM
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 05:46 PM
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I am a 21 year old prfessional photographer in San Marcos, TX. After owning 4,6, & 8 cyl. don't think i will ever go back to them now that i own my 7.
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 06:42 PM
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I'm 18, a student (currently in the mazda asset program) and a technician for mazda. Its nice cuz parts for my 7 are cheap.
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 08:21 PM
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I'm 31, currently grabbing a degree, but I'm well-versed in graphic design. Current job title would be Senior Creative Director were I so employed.

I've been an Apple technician and salesperson as well as managed both full-service and fast-service restaurants.

Jack of all trades, master of quite a few
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 09:30 PM
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I have degrees in Electrical Engineering Technology and Electromechanical Engineering Technology. Earned those in '96 and left Univ. in '98 after I ran out of funding to pay for my BS (paid for school mostly out of my pocket and loans). Been working since then and have work as a Systems Technician for MobileComm (second largest paging company before being bought out by Arch), Electrical Engineering Technician for one of the best Pharmaceutical Consulting firms (that job was a blast!) in the US (we had some overseas consulting jobs too), a prison guard for the State of Missouri for about two months (got along with the inmates, hated the staff), and currently a Technical Support Specialist in the MIS department for a Souteast Missouri drug and alcohol abuse facility where I travel around SE MO to there different offices fixing computers, networks, and software. I've also started going back to school again to finish up a BS (may turn into an MS) in Electrical Engineering with either the electromag, sig. proc. or quantum/optical electronics option. I also maintain my own website http://milisake.com and http://highline-racing.org plus the photo gallery in my sig. I build computers and answer questions from people that know I work with computers in my spare time, tinker with electronics and radios (licensed amateur radio operator), and of course work on my cars. Current projects are over-the-horizon laser communications and installing a dual sidedraft carb setup on my '83 GSL, 12A. Boy, that was a long post!
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 09:37 PM
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I'm 27 and I work as a mechanic in San Diego. Its cool because I get all my parts wholesale. And it gives me a place to work on my car.
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 11:24 PM
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Forgot to say I am 28 and will be 29 in March. Cheers!
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Old Feb 6, 2004 | 12:36 AM
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WILL WORK FOR FOOD.

thats the sign i hold on the side of the road.

how did anyone find this post? almost 2 years old.
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Old Feb 6, 2004 | 01:11 AM
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i have no job at the moment. i am looking for one. i'm a school drop out that wants to be a mechanic... we will see how life goes for me.

also i have no rx7 i am trying to find one.
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Old Feb 6, 2004 | 01:39 AM
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Mild mannered Checker Auto Parts manager during the day - Ebay Powerseller at night.

Its great, since the jobs go hand in hand - I always find new ebay customers through work, and make lots of local 7 connections for parts and cars.
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Old Feb 6, 2004 | 01:53 AM
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Army Recruiter........ Hey! wanna get enlisted?
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Old Feb 6, 2004 | 01:57 AM
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programmer here.
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Old Feb 6, 2004 | 06:52 AM
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28, auto tech and just recently purchased my own shop. I bought my first rotary when i was 16, now 20+ cars later im back in a first gen it just has a T72 on it.

mike
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Old Feb 6, 2004 | 08:02 AM
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I work at a discount auto parts, and getting shipped out to the NAVY on sept.20. Next week I will be a proud owner of an 85 sa22c. CAN'T WAIT MAAAN!!!
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Old Feb 6, 2004 | 08:31 AM
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FLY AIRTRAN! I need the money.
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Old Feb 6, 2004 | 10:56 AM
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I am an automotive engineer (generic term) working for Dinan Engineering, Inc. (The BMW Tuner). I am the companies lead troubleshooter, I write software applications for the engineering department and I tune cars (mostly older turbo cars). Almost every chip that leaves Dinan was made by me. I also do tech support for driveability and electronics, etc. and when there is a car in the field that one of our dealers can't get running right or fix I fly out and make it right. All in all its a very fun job but a lot of work.

I have 3 cars: a 1967 Ford Mustang w/ 64k original miles, a 2003 Honda Civic Si, and my 85 GSL-SE. Even though I have a brand new car I still drive my RX& more than any of the others.
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Old Feb 6, 2004 | 01:04 PM
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I'm a 46 year-old self-employed electronics technician specializing in dictation and transcription machine repairs. You know, those little microcassette recorders?

I also spent several years as a jeweler and ivory cutter.

Before that, I was a diesel mechanic in the Navy.

And before that, I was a cowboy.
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Old Feb 6, 2004 | 03:50 PM
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I'm a 41-year-old software architect for a rapidly-shrinking telecommunications company located in the central plains of the US. I have an undergraduate degree in biology. How I got from biology to programming to systems administration to software architecture is a long and boring story. At one point I was a licensed pest control technician. Then I monitored asbestos abatement projects for an environmental engineering firm. Got fired from every job I held before I started working with computing systems.

My life's ambition at this point is to win the lottery, quit my job, go back to school and explore the math I never liked when I *had* to take it, and restore as many 1st gens I can get my hands on. And race, that too. Seeing my ex-wife rot in hell would be a bonus. But then I'd have to be there to watch.
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