What do you do for work ....

[petnlyn]

Work whats that !!!
Gave it up a couple of years ago (retired)
Now we are apprentice prospectors.

 

[bg68]

Me, well I wanted to be a painter ( building trade ) when I left School in the UK, so the youth employment found me a job in a Grocery Shop.
Then I went on to a trainee Chef, spent most of my working life cooking, baking.
Retired in 2011.
Now retired, new into prospecting , love the caravan, love the wife.

 

[SCROUNGER]

Me, well I wanted to be a painter ( building trade ) when I left School in the UK, so the youth employment found me a job in a Grocery Shop.
Then I went on to a trainee Chef, spent most of my working life cooking, baking.
Retired in 2011.
Now retired, new into prospecting , love the caravan, love the wife.

Good post bg68

 

[SWright]

Exploration and mining geologist, 20 plus years in the industry all over Oz, SE Asia, USA, Canada and Africa. Then government mining and geology work - all gone now as they do not want any mining background to advise them on mining issues. Planning for retirement and full time gardening with prospecting. Its the same thing really - both digging in the dirt. What I would love is gardening on an alluvial patch.

 

[Chewy]

Sounds like a great plan. Welcome to PA.

 

[GaryO]

Mechanical Fitter , did my apprenticeship at Garden Island Dockyard working on Naval Support Vessels like tugboats , fuel lighters and crane lighters personal boats , landing barges etc .
I learnt Diesel , pneumatic and hydraulics , tig arc and oxy welding , metal fab ,and using lathes , mills , shapers , surface grinders etc.
My best and most interesting job was doing a total refit of " MV Krait " which was used in the 2nd world war by a highly trained and secret Aus comando unit called Z Special Unit , which is now held at the Maritime Museum in Sydney . I believe it is out off the water though now .. . I will do a future write up about it oneday
I also was able to go aboard many US ships and see things unavailable to the general public , such ships as mighty Mo.. which was the Missouri and her sister ship the New Jersey . They were just mind blowing .
These days ive got out of the trade and im a Maintenance co-ordinatior for a group of licenced clubs.

Look forward to the write up on the Krait.

I havnt forgotten , i have one last mission into my research about these special men . Hope to write up an epic story in the next month or so

 

[nuggetino]

Prospecting, hiking, and photography until my savings run low or I find the big nugget. Was a baker for 10 years until we close up shop end of month.

 

[kawman]

bugger... :|

Prospecting, hiking, and photography until my savings run low or I find the big nugget. Was a baker for 10 years until we close up shop end of month.

 

[Jaros]

My father was a carpenter/joiner. I helped him a lot when i was in my teens. Learnt a lot. His Alcoholism drove us all away from home.
I joined PMG as a Tech. in Training. Completed course 1970. Installed telephone exch gear for 4 yrs. from grd up. Went into installing and maintaining customer equipment like switchboards in large factories as well as in houses installing different types of telephones and gear. The digital age was coming,so Telecom trained us up in the necessary equipment. Did fault finding and maintenance in exchanges for many yrs. Telstra came along and I moved into office based remote repair of exch and customer equipment. Was made redundant 1999 so approx 36 yrs in the job. Drove cabs for a while till my legs and back started to become too weak.
2012 bought a Renault Trafic LWB delivery van new (hate paying things off). Started having back probs again in 2014. Woke up and was dragging my left leg-in 3 hrs i was in specialist office and being operated on 2 days later for a compressed nerve. Back probs ever since. Am selling the van now --very good buy for a tradie. Low klms etc.
Now have Centrelink topping up whats left of my super after the GFC and current low interest rates.
Age 66 pretty well retired now- bugger it.
Jaros

 

[limpalot]

Sorry to hear about the back Jaros; had similar probs 20 years ago, all about managing the body now. I found Emu Red Hot Chille rub excellent for aches and cold, don't use much and works when others sort of work. Do what you can when your able.
Cheers LL

 

[BigWave]

Hi Jaros, I can commiserate with your back op. Not many laminectomies and diskectomis are better off than 80% recovery. I've had two of each following an accident, and am now 60%. Now for the knee and hopefully 90% so I can keep up with all these young buggers raiding my GT gold All the best mate - use it or lose it. Cheers BW

 

[A300]

30 years ,give or take a few in the nursery trade
We sell mostly to regional towns in central/northern vic .My favourite run finishes in Maryborough........ I can detect at the end of it.So if you ever see a box truck drifting on and off the road looking at sidecuts diggings etc.
It's probbably me.

 

[davent]

Lol! Im terrible on the stretch between Adelaide river and emerald springs, looking at cut outs, creeks, any fresh dirt, any bridge, any water dodging agile wallabys, and orgasim birds, shit hawks, hills valleys, bet im a nightmare to drive behind.

 

[casper]

In my mind I am retired; in my wife's mind I should be looking for another job.

Previously served 30 years in the Navy where I was overworked and perhaps underpaid. Highlight was being the commanding officer of the warship in my avatar.

Then spent 10 years as a consultant to a global Defence company where I was perhaps underworked and overpaid.

Now spending too much time on the mother-in-law's grazing property replacing and repairing kilometres of very badly neglected fencing, where I am working too hard and not getting paid at all. I must be crazy!

HMAS Brisbane Y/N?

 

[Shep]

Lol! Im terrible on the stretch between Adelaide river and emerald springs, looking at cut outs, creeks, any fresh dirt, any bridge, any water dodging agile wallabys, and orgasim birds, shite hawks, hills valleys, bet im a nightmare to drive behind.

Same here except I am from the Edith river to Adelaide river

 

[heathcote]

Retired from Vic. police as fingerprint expert. Most recently 3rd year geology student 'till the chemistry did me in. Now just looking to go gem fossicking.

8)

 

[Matturbo]

I run my homebrew shop, with sausage, jerky, cheese, smoked meats, bacon and other strange DIY foods stuff,

 

[Heatho]

I run my homebrew shop, with sausage, jerky, cheese, smoked meats, bacon and other strange DIY foods stuff,

Funny you mention that Matt, was driving through Bathurst on Monday and heard your radio add, was great. I think it was yours anyway.

 

[jamie]

I run my homebrew shop, with sausage, jerky, cheese, smoked meats, bacon and other strange DIY foods stuff,

wish i knew this a couple of weeks ago, would of called in while i was there, i bought some home made jerky from home cause had no idea if i could get good stuff while i was there

 

[Matturbo]

That was me Heatho lol
Sorry Jamie I only sell dehydrators and spices for now.... I'll be making to sell soon I hope.