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We kinda know where everyone lives,now...what do we do for a liveing(or did before retirement)?I farm.have worked as :professional welder,mechanic,plumber's helper,parts runner,factory worker.My
"life's work"has been a farmer(35years),done these other things to survive
 
I just bought my F-I-L's farm this past September 10th. I guess that makes me an Organic Chicken Farmer.

For the 8 years before that, I sprayed crops for UAP, now CPS. I still got my Commercial Applicators License, but hope to never use it again. I've also driven semi truck during harvest - sweet corn, green beans, peas, seed corn, fertilizer what-have-you.
 
Claims supervisor for a major crop ins. company. Supervised Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.
I farmed full time with my dad for 15 years, and worked full time doing crop ins. work for 25 of those years. All while undergoing kidney failure and a kidney transplant 19 years ago.

I am not trying to be a martyr, but people who fake disabilities and then fish for crappie all day tick me off big time!!!
Gene
 

UAP - United Agri products. Bought by Agrium a couple years back and fed to CPS - Crop Production Services. Second biggest agronomy business in the US bought by the biggest (canadian owned).
 
Ah but from when to when?? My first paying job was a pressman's helper and I was 12 I also delivered newspapers till 74 when I went in the navy and was an E.T. Also worked in gas stations on and off for a few of those years. When I retired I was driving truck I have done many jobs over the years living in this area. That is the good and bad thing of living in a tourist area. Lots of 6 month jobs an hope you got called back in the spring or move on to something else
 
was in the trucking business for many years, hauling around here didnt slow down, it stopped, also have a small farm, guess its a hobby farm as i cant make a living from it, now im all busted up and trying to find something i can still do
 
Hey Rich, What is an ET? Didn't your son go into the Navy last year? How is he doing?

My son got out of the Navy in July after 4 years.

Bet you're snowed in, I know we are.

Stay warm, Gene
 
Worked on farm teen age years, mufler plant, 1.5 years, chemical plant 33 years, production supervisor last 19 years of the 33, retired for last 10 years, grow veggs and fool around with a old pulling tractor now.
 
Rich ,How far are you from Thad in VERONA MO? .Wild Windy Sun of a gun out there tonite ,,WARM 54 degrees. ??? ... btw ,, Currently I am serving 3rd yr of 4 yr term as County Council member ,While Farming, /Helping son in My home improvement Business I turned Over to him . EST in 74 and made a good livin driving nails and feedin hoogs.. burned the candle on Both ends way too long ... in 2002 ,. Got elected as County Commissioner , part of My Platform WAS THE NEED for FARMLAND PRESERVATION, ...also , currently chair of George ROgers Clark Land Trust . (No pay except for knowing the benifit to society )
 
Doctors orders and he/they will not release me to go back to any full time works so I do off and on stuff on my place. I can work for 30 to 60 minutes then have to take a break for about the same amount of time. I live with pain 24/7 and also limit to 35lbs lifting and there is a whole lot more to it that I will not get into on the forum and even this will probably get me attacked
 
E.T electronics Technician computer. I repaired computers when I was in plus worked on radios and all sort of other electronic stuff
Yep son it in the Navy in Kenya Africa right now. Last time I talked to him he was complaining about the weather and the fact it was 90 plus in the shade.
Yep sort of snowed in till tomorrow. I have my V plow sitting ready so will plow my drive way whenb it stops snowing
 
I have heard of Verona MO but have no idea where it is.
Back when I was in high school and did a lot of burning the candle at both ends. I had a morning paper route and got up at 1 am and worked till around 6am then home and a fast nap then school then another paper route after school. Made more money doing that then I ever did in the 6 years I was in the navy. Took at least a 50% pay cut to join the navy but that was better then getting drafted
 
My son,Phillip,is in the'Seaman to Admiral'officer program.currently 'stationed' at moscow,Idaho.studing mechanical engineering.they are reguiring him to get a 4 year degree in 3 years,then on to 'officer school',then be deployed to a carrier.He's a smart boy-no,young man.I am a very proud papa!
 
Raised next door to where I live work on the farm, in a factory, for NCR, Dairy Farmed for 25 years, been driving a truck for a Bumper to Bumper Auto Parts Distrbuter for the past 13 years. will be 70 Nov. 27 2011

I live about 45 minutes from Verona, Mo.
 
i grew up on a farm got out of school in 1975 started workin on asphalt plants with dad and grandpa been there 35 years now need 10 more to make it to 65.
RICK
 
Wokrd on the family farm from the time I could drive a lawnmower, I think I was about 6 or 7. Drove a school bus when I was 16 for 2 years, and still had my farm chores. At the same time I was baling hale and selling it own my own for about 4 years. Dad retired from farming in 87, so I took over for a few years while working at a small family owned business making additive packages for antifreeze, which later converted to a packaging manufacture in the mid 90s.I gave up farming in 95 when I could no longer do both, made more more "working in the city" and saved more of what I made bcause I wasnt farming. The hurricanes of 2004 shut down our main suppliers and customers, and eventually us in 2005. I now manage 4 warehouse for a major plastics company along with invetory control for a company that manufactures flat top stove tops.
 
I worked for MoDOT for 33 yr. Either in contract administration or maintenance. As a Resident Engineer, I was in charge of 20-30 inspectors who made sure the jobs were built according to plan and spec. I had hundreds of millions dollars worth of projects in St. Louis City, County, and Jefferson Co. As District Maintenance Engineer, I managed 350-60 employees in 26 subunits (maint barns)in 13 counties in South Central Mo. The personnel problems were quite bad sometimes. I was on call 24/7 365. I dont miss that or fighting the winter weather. Salt cost MoDOT the same as asphalt. Hated waisting money on salt. Prefered to use same money to buy rock, oil, asphalt, etc.
But at heart, was always a farmer. So I farmed on the side best I could.
My son is following in my footsteps, working for MoDOT as an engineer. he has been there going on seven years now. How time flies! Here is a pic of him at work at his desk. He started pretty young.
Henry
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finish carpenter.Pretty much been in the construction trades since I was 17.

Vito
 
Farmed until I was 25 then went to work for a plumbing and heating contractor and now have spent the last 15 years as head of maintenance at the local school.
 
With THAT and part time recording artist - what do you do with the rest of your time? LOL
 
Our shipboard (old destroyer) ET's either worked on Radar (CIC) or radio equip in the radio shack where I worked.
 
I"m mainly a heavy equipment mechanic. As part of that I also do some fabrication, welding, and machine work when needed (ie building up and line boring boom ends, buckets, frames, etc, as well as turning new bushings, etc when needed). Beyond that I also did industral maintenance and fab work for about 12 years, for several different places, right after I got out of the Navy. Eventually though I got back to what I loved, and grew up doing, and hope to be able to do mechanic work until I"m old and gray....
 
All this talk about sons in the Navy, so I have to chime in. Our son (Casey) is in the final months of his first tour(submarines). His is going to re-up, going to Fla. in March for 5 weeks training to be a recruiter, then will be stationed in the midwest(closer to home). Davenport, Ia is looking real promising (real close to home). Chris
 
Own a auto repair shop, a 1 man show, and farm on the side, wish I could be a full time farmer but live in the wrong part of michigan for that!
Ryan in northern michigan
 
Grew up working on farm. After highschool joined the Air Force; after 34 years decided it was no longer fun and retired. Took a year off to take care of wife until she passed. Now work as a consultant to the department of defense: until late this year or next spring. Bought some property down in the Mo Ozarks and plan to move down there to run a few cattle and elk. Life is good.
 
Elephant circumsiser........for 32 years; salary is (traditionally) minimum wage, but the tips are enormous.
 
Started out working for dad in his machine shop. Later worked for a die shop, a special machine builder, an aerospace shop, Chrysler, then GM, all in the tool & die trade. Retired in 08, as my plant was closing. Every single plant I worked in is now closed. I guess that's the story of manufacturing in this country.
 
Retired Union Carpenter since 1999.20 years self employed,12 years for Raytheon Constructors in a BWR Nuclear Electric Generating station.Last 3 years as the Craft Safety Rep on a 600 man shift.Carpenters Pension check was direct deposited yesterday,Still mostly healthy at 73 and enjoying retirement.
 
Thurlow. The winter has gotten to you. I know the feeling. Try to calm yourself. "Don't think about elephants." (;>))
 
Married and left family farm in 1971 , stint in military , 37 yrs in auto body / paint / restorations / salvage re-building , 1yr rebuilding diesel pumps/injectors and last 8yrs as paint dept mgr @ Morbark Inc. Less than 2 yrs will do what I want, when I want, for a change. When I work , it will be for people who appreciate it ( farmers,family and myself).
 
Have been a Metal Inspector. Carpender Helper, Equpement Operator, Truck Driver "Semi", Part-time Farmer & Service Tech. and some more I would rather not list.
 
Retired Union Carpenter from Local 106. Direct deposit yesterday for me, too. Say Jogn, The pension office held out more money this month than last month for Fed. tax. Office is closed due to weather. Did your Fed deduction change too?
 
Been twistin those little green nuts and bolts for 26 yrs. Worked for 2 different dealers in that time, the last one for 22 of those years under 2 different owners. Help Dad on the farm when I can.
 
Road construction in Southern Illinois - mostly layout staking and construction inspection/supervision/payment.

Also worked part time in a gas station and raised hogs and cattle (small timer) on the side.

Now retired and fool around with about a dozen cows.

Paul
 

Good morning: GUYS
Went in the Army in early 1968 got out in1976, I was a sniper, that gave me 10 years Army, Went To I.L,E,A Iowa Law Enforcement Academe in 1976 I was a State Trooper was medical retired in 1999. Got shot in the right knee and had many Operations on it to save the knee And that did not work now we are going to have a new knee put in some time in the few weeks. Now I work with people with special needs and that is the best job I have ever had, and very rewarding. I would not trade this for nothing.I have 15 adults that I work with 4 days a week 5 hours a day. They are great
JR FRYE
 

After getting out of large scale farming a few years ago, I make a living in computer work (and just dabble at farming on the side).

I support about 1500 computers on a fiber network across about 25 buildings at the university where I work and do database programming/consulting on the side.


Howard
 
Been a truck/equipment mechanic for 31 years, and retired on disability now.
Doing light farming and planning on putting in an orchard on a plot I"m buying for back taxes.
I figure I"ll keep myself busy till the day I die!
 
Pretty well never strayed to much from the farm. Ive drove trucks, worked at a fertilizer company,and ran heavy equipment such as excavators,dozers,graders,and pans. Farm 1600 acres full time and work part time for an excavating company.
 
I was a propulsion engineer for a big airplne outfit in Seattle, whose name I won"t mention. retired as Chief Engineer-Propulsion Research and Preliminary Design in 1999 after 34+ years and now we have a small irrigated ranch in Western Montana.
 
Retired after 35 years from my teamster truck driving job. Now play on my small farm feeding some cattle, raising pumpkins and running my roadside stand in the fall. I started driving school bus which was suppose to be a sub. just part time. But it seems like they been calling me in everyday. My pension payment was also less yesterday too. Guess uncle sam needs a little more of my money too.
 
I worked for a Cat dealer for a year and a half, and decided it wasnt for me. I know work as a field engineer for an oilfield service company.
 
I went from a sub to an air craft carrier so I got to do a little bit of all sorts of thing. On the sub did the computer stuff and on the carrier did radio and antenna stuff. Remember saying hello to an admiral when I was hanging up side down pulling cable through to over head. Found it was easier to hang that way and pull the cable then to get up and down on a ladder. Admiral just looked at me and said what you doing sailor and I said pulling cable sir.. He then said ok carry on. My nick name on that carrier was Monkey
 
Is he on a boomer or a never come back also known as a fast attack?? He also might say it as big and black and never comes back. Yep BTDT on the USSBN 633 Pulaski Boomer out of Groton CT back in the mid 70s
 
Retired disability after forty years on the road. Generator mechanic. Now live in a small town. Work around town when I can. Worked at Cat,Onan and Cummins/Onan.
 
Got out of high school in 1972 on a Friday and went to work Monday morning with a IH dealer ship and still working for the same company. Started out Turing wenches and then 18 years as a Service Manager and not the last 6 working in the Corporate Office filing claims on all our product lines for six stores. Case/IH, Case, Krone, Kubota, and more small lines than I can count.
 
Worked for the JD Dealer when I got out of college, ran a farm equipment shop for 10 years while selling Case IH equipment, worked as a salesman in the local New Holland / Case dealer until he sold out now I'm at Trux Trailer and Tractor, Inc. as sales manager we sell new and used over the road trailers, tankers and used road tractors, been in Springfield, MO all my life, farmed and milked cows until about 1984 and figured out there had to be a better way to go broke than this.
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Civil Engineering Technician. I draft the plans for engineers, but my specialty is in civil engineering.
 
The draft ended in 1973 - you could avoided the "draft" in 1974 easier than joining the USN. Must not have carried that info in either of those papers that you dlivered. Grin
 
Just retired January 1st. Spent nearly 33 years working for the State of Mi. fighting Forest Fires and working in outdoor recreation.
 
ET in the Navy stationed at Pt Mugu Cal. Then underground miner for 40 yrs. In supervision and mgmt for the last 20. I loved underground mining. Where else can an unskilled person make 100 grand a year? Momma finaly said I had to stay home.
 
Nuclear Power Industry. Electrician, instrumentation & control. Emergency response team for 10 years. Green badge rad protection holder for 19 years.
 
The draft was stopped in 1975 ya they may not have drafted many after 73 but the draft was still n fact active till 1975. Recruiter flat out said I had the choice of being drafted or join so I joined. So I guess I got railroaded if so then I could have a legal action pending. Ya like that could happen
 
I clean up farms and yards of scrap metal and other junk . Found some real treasures in the year I've been doing this, I'm going to do it till I'm through college at least. I graduate high school this spring and plan to go to college to get my Heavy Duty Mechanic ticket next fall.
 
Always electric or mechanical from 10 years old. Radio and TV, Electrician, contractor, Navy recruiter(I did not lie!),tire recapper,engineer(only a year),auto electric, landlord, business owner. Some jobs two at a time. Now retired and not real healthy but pretty happy. Rockwood, mich, 26 miles north of Toledo, Ohio.
 
Taught high school mathematics for 36 years, Junior college math for 24 yrs (mostly evening classes), worked family farm for about 60 years, for the last 20 as an FFA farmer (Father Farming Alone). About 8000 square bales per year as a one-man hay operation. Mess with tractors -alot.
 
Taught high school mathematics for 36 years, Junior college math for 24 yrs (mostly evening classes), worked family farm for about 60 years, for the last 20 as an FFA farmer (Father Farming Alone). About 8000 square bales per year as a one-man hay operation. Mess with tractors -alot.
 
I've been a hay and cattle farmer since I was in high school. First working for my dad, then on my own. Now, as the wheel of life has turned I'm farming his and mine. Along the way I've done a few jobs to help support the farm habbit. Professionally, I spent a few years as an Ag Extension Agent, and several years as an Ag and Ag Mechanics teacher. Been away from that since 06 or so.

I do some some consulting agronomist work now, and some excavation contracting but mostly I try to stay on the farm or on the road.
 
As the handle implies, full-time Firefighter/Paramedic the last 20 years. Teach firefighting/technical rescue locally on days off.
 
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